Devotees of Charlotte Tilbury will know that the makeup and skincare brand doesn’t often have sales, but this week it launched its early Black Friday deals. As well as 50% off its Mystery Boxes – now sold out – there are offers on best-selling skincare and makeup bundles.
One particular deal has caught our eye: a 30% discount on the Complexion Trio, a set including three of the brand’s most popular products that shoppers say give « glowy » skin.
It includes travel-sized versions of the brand’s popular Magic Cream, which works as both a primer and moisturiser; its much-praised Airbrushed Flawless setting spray, and a full-sized Beautiful Skin foundation. Purchased individually, the products would cost £87, but the bundle drops the price down to £60.90.
The set contains a 15ml tub of the best-selling Magic Cream, which works as both a primer and moisturiser. It is infused with hydrating hyaluronic acid, vitamins C and E and plumping peptides.
Fans of the moisturiser are leaving glowing reviews online, with one saying: « Makeup applies beautifully on top of this cream, nothing else I’ve tried compares to the result this gives. »
Another shopper on Cult Beauty said: « I don’t know how it does it but it makes my oily skin less oily throughout the day, skin looks and feels more plump and hydrated. It can literally turn a heavy, dry-looking foundation into natural finish. »
Not all agree: « As an oily/combo skin I do find this too much for every day, » wrote one. « But I prefer this as a treat for my skin whenever I’m going for dinner and just want a really beautiful and flawless finish. »
This kit also includes a full-sized 30ml tube of Charlotte’s Beautiful Skin Foundation. This is a medium-coverage foundation that the brand says combines skincare benefits with buildable coverage, designed to brighten skin and « restore its glow ». According to the brand, it has been formulated with skincare ingredients like hyaluronic acid for hydration and a rose complex for targeting pigmentation. It comes in 30 shades, but for anyone unsure, the brand’s online shade-matching tool Foundation Finder could help.
One fan wrote: « This foundation makes my skin look so nice and glowy, I absolutely love how smooth my base comes out, when I use it! » Another said: « The best foundation ever! I have rosacea and it covers it up amazingly. I’m 72 and my friends tell me that my skin glows with health. »
However, not all felt it lived up to promises, with one writing: « The coverage was medium but I found it just never melted I to my skin like I was hoping! I wanted the finish to be a little more dewy and brightening than it was. it dried down more than I expected so I wouldn’t recommend using much powder to set. »
The kit also includes a travel-sized bottle of its Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray, which claims to give up to 16 hours of transfer-proof hold.
The setting spray contains ingredients like hydrating aloe vera and rejuvenating green tea, but it also has a resin extract that claims to « blur » pores, creating the illusion of smoother skin.
With Christmas party season approaching, it could be a useful addition to makeup bag. Express writer Eve Wagstaff used the spray on her wedding day. In a review of the product, she wrote: « My foundation, blusher, and even highlighter looked fresh from being applied in the morning through to last dance — not a smudge in sight. In fact, the only thing I topped up all day was my lipstick. »
One shopper who left a review on SpaceNK where it has a rating of 4.7 out of five from over 4000 reviews, wrote that as well as its impressive saying power that it keeps makeup « flawless with no creasing ».
Another wrote via SpaceNK: « It has a really fine mist which doesn’t leave your face feeling wet, has a light and lovely smell and really keeps my makeup on all day. It it also really hydrating and makes my skin look really good. »
Some reviews were was less positive, including one that said: « It stings my sensitive skin. I tried it again. After the third try I decided, it doesn’t work for me at all. The scent is also overbearing. »
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