Do you love Charlotte Tilbury?

Some of the most iconic beauty products have come from this brand. Also, some of the best dupes have been inspired by her products. I must admit there aren’t too many of her products that I don’t like. That dry oil mask is so good and how about Hollywood flawless filter? Her products have made a big impact on the makeup world and you can’t make that big of an impact without people buying your products. So, do you love Charlotte Tilbury too?

Total revenue 2017- 2022 for Charlotte Tilbury

These statistics are from Statista. As you can see the growth from 2021 and 2022 was significant. Yes, the last graph column tops out at 310.3 billion British pounds. The growth of the brand is outstanding and could be a good factor in why it is now at Ulta.

About the brand and the artist

Her products are good and a few have become iconic. This may be why many other brands try mimicking her brand’s products. She is also known to be a great makeup artist in the industry and has been for years. Charlotte loves to teach her craft and does a significant amount of training for the people who represent her company. According to her niece, Sophia, who is in upper management of the brand Charlotte Tilbury, Charlotte is into customer feedback and wants to know what her customers want and love in a product. For this reason, her niece had to start at Charlotte’s company at the beauty counter for over 2 years and then went on to assist her auntie with makeup artistry before moving to product development.

Product Manufacturing

The brand has grown from the reputation of quality products which could be attributed to the fact that their products are mainly made in the top factory in Italy. That factory is known for having extreme standards and using quality ingredients that can be traced to their source. Charlotte Tilbury is not the only brand that uses that factory, but it seems to me that we are getting less and less that use it. Nyx pencils were made there and now I think they are made in Mexico. Not to say that I don’t still use Nyx pencils, I do. However, I can tell the difference for the older ones.

The best of Charlotte Tilbury

This is my list of the best of Charlotte Tibury’s makeup, not the skincare. I haven’t used too much of the skincare so I can’t give an opinion on it. Although if the reviews are to be believed the magic cream sounds fabulous.

This is the first product that I ever used from Charlotte Tilbury, that was many years ago. Since then many companies tried to make something similar. I never found one that measured up to this one. However, there are many bronzers and highlighters, separately, on the market now that are just as beautiful. The mini is $29.00.

Bronzers – cream to powder

Charlotte Tilbury makes some great bronzers and contour products. When her liquid bronzers came out they did create an impact on the beauty world. They were easy to blend and long-lasting. The tones of all of her bronzers mimic shadows on the skin. They are iconic.

Charlotte Tilbury cream bronzer comes in skin like tones as well. The matte looks very natural on the skin. The cream one is easy to blend and pretty. However, I feel like Chanel is a better value to me. The quality of both are similar. Chanel bronzer is products for $50.00, but it isn’t as travel-friendly as this one. It is a give-and-take. Charlotte’s bronzers are $58.00. That may be an out-of-budget range for many people. Don’t worry have some drugstore or online store options for you, below.

Drugstore or online store options

Some drugstore options that I believe are just as good in the bronzer lines is Kiko Milano. Kiko has a beautiful, creamy contour stick called Sculpting Touch Creamy Stick Contour. Every time, I get a new one of these I look at the color of the product and think that is so beautiful. It has the prettiest tone. I feel that same when I open up a new Chanel one, their tones are so similar. Just beautiful.

I am not sure why this brand is not talked about more in the US, because it is great quality for a reasonable price point. This product is $15.50 at Ulta and Amazon. Guess where this product is made. Of course, if it is made in the same factory it doesn’t mean it has the same ingredients or formula. There has to be a difference (may be not a big one) but same high quality.

Beauty Pie

The products that I have found that are extremely similar to Charlotte’s are from Beauty Pie. I know Beauty Pie doesn’t want to be known as a “dupe company”. As I don’t think they are a dupe company they do have some good quality products that happen to be made again at the same place. Not all of Beauty Pie’s products are made there. Beauty Pie sources products from all of the main factories around the world. This brand is transparent about where they have their products made.

Bronzer from Beauty Pie

This is a great bronzer and as a bonus, it has a case that you can refill. These bronzers are $25.00 and $15.00 for the refills. No, the packaging doesn’t overwhelm me. It doesn’t feel luxe and it doesn’t feel cheap, just the middle of the road. If packaging is important to you, Charlotte is the way to go for you.

I feel like Beauty Pie offers some fabulous bronzers and blushes. The thing I don’t like about Beauty Pie is the fact that they don’t keep too many makeup products long-term.

Wand Packaging

I liked Beauty Pie’s bronzer wand so much that when it was out of stock I contacted the brand to ask if they were going to bring it back.

The wand is not a travel-friendly packaging. If you are flying, you may not want to take any wand packaging with you. It isn’t the product or the brand it is the packaging.

That being said, wands are great for applying makeup products. Charlotte might have come out with the first one that was packaged like this and it was amazing. People went wild for her wands. This one from Beauty Pie is so similar. I can’t tell the difference. I can in price, this one is $16.00 and Charlotte’s is $42.00.

Okay, I don’t want you to think that all I know are similar products or dupes for Charlotte Tilbury products, I do know quite a few. That is because I like her products. I don’t like the price tag for my budget.

Here are some products from Charlotte that I can’t dupe no matter how hard I have tried.

Iconic products that don’t have a substitution from Charlotte Tilbury

Her eyeshadows are amazing, creamy yet still powder. I can’t find a formula like it. Beauty Pie has something that looks similar but is not. I have tried others that look similar as well but they aren’t quite the same. Costco has Charlotte Tilbury last November for $25.00. My friend ran and got her one, she loves it. So, you could keep a look at for it there.

Charlotte Tilbury brand is $55.00 and quite honestly rivals Tom Ford.

Don’t roll your eyes and think there are plenty of good eyeshadows out there. Yes, there are and people love the drug store options.

I have sensitive eyes so I have to seek out the brands and the eyeshadows that have high quality ingredients and leave out all of the crap that the US allows manufacturers to use. That means I usually have to pay more for my eyeshadows and I am picky about them. My sensitivities are not minor. If you have seen eyelids swell up to the brow bone and you can’t tell where one starts and one begins, you would have seen what my eyelids look like after an episode.

But she has more products that I have been able to find anything similar like her dry oil mask.

Instant Magic Facial Dry Sheet Mask

One of a kind. This mask is so good and could go with you anywhere. Saves dry, inflamed skin in a short amount of time. You can use it up to 3x if you put it back in the bag and close it up tightly. The material is a quality fabric yet somewhat silicon. It is hard to describe. The mask is $25.00 for one mask which makes it very pricey for an upfront investment in a mask. However, $8 to $9 is about the price of a luxury sheet mask.

I currently don’t have one and just looking at it makes me want to go get another one. Ulta used to make one similar and so did another brand. I liked Ulta but they discontinued it several years ago. This means I am still on the hunt to find something similar enough to be a substitute at a better price point for this mask and the oil below.

So if you are looking for a beautiful oil this one is probably worth the price tag.

Collagen Superfusion Firming & Plumping Facial Oil

This oil is just a beautiful blend of oils, there is not much more to say. It is hydrating and doesn’t break me out. I have allergic reactions to rose, so I usually just avoid products with it. However, this one uses Rosa Damascena Flower Extract and Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, there have been no issues with my skin reacting to it. It has a pleasant smell not overly perfumed, I don’t think it has perfume or fragrance in it. It is just the smell of some of the extracts that makes it pleasant.

As for the brand’s claims, I don’t know if it is a break-through oil but it is really good and it does plump up the skin for a long period. Better yet, it feels luxurious and if you are paying $30.00 for the travel size, it should. It is a sensorial experience which is why I am going to continue to purchase it.

I am going to have to do a whole other post of more similar products to Charlotte as this one is already a bit long. It just goes to prove that everyone loves Charlotte Tilbury products.