Charlotte Tilbury Is Having a Site-Wide Sale—These Are the 12 Must-Have Products I'm Adding to My Cart

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published 25 April 2023

My Charlotte Tilbury products are among my favorite items in my makeup bag (or, more accurately, bags). They feel great on my skin, never dry me out, and, frankly, they look luxurious, with their glossy, golden packaging. And I'm not alone in my fandom: Charlotte Tilbury counts dozens of celebrities among its fans, including Penelope Cruz, Kate Moss, Nicole Kidman, Kim Kardashian, and Amal Clooney. The latter even wore an all-Tilbury look on her wedding day, which the brand outlined in a tutorial on its website.

And now, in celebration of the Met Gala and the Prince's Trust Awards, Charlotte Tilbury's entire site is going on sale from noon on April 25 until the end of the day on May 4. When you use the promo code REDCARPET at checkout, you can enjoy 20 percent off anything you bought across the site—not to mention the fact that, as always, you can add two free samples to your cart when you pay.

From makeup to skincare to tools, I've done a deep-dive into the site (and into its celebrity fans' wishlists) to bring you the very best options that editors and A-listers alike swear by. Below, my (overloaded) shopping cart.

Gabrielle Ulubay is a Beauty Writer at Marie Claire. She has also written about sexual wellness, politics, culture, and fashion at Marie Claire and at publications including The New York Times, HuffPost Personal, Bustle, Alma, Muskrat Magazine, O'Bheal, and elsewhere. Her personal essay in The New York Times' Modern Love column kickstarted her professional writing career in 2018, and that piece has since been printed in the 2019 revised edition of the Modern Love book. Having studied history, international relations, and film, she has made films on politics and gender equity in addition to writing about cinema for Film Ireland, University College Cork, and on her personal blog, gabrielleulubay.medium.com. Before working with Marie Claire, Gabrielle worked in local government, higher education, and sales, and has resided in four countries and counting. She has worked extensively in the e-commerce and sales spaces since 2020, and spent two years at Drizly, where she developed an expertise in finding the best, highest quality goods and experiences money can buy.

Deeply political, she believes that skincare, haircare, and sexual wellness are central tenets to one's overall health and fights for them to be taken seriously, especially for people of color. She also loves studying makeup as a means of artistic expression, drawing on her experience as an artist in her analysis of beauty trends. She's based in New York City, where she can be found watching movies or running her art business when she isn't writing. Find her on Twitter at @GabrielleUlubay or on Instagram at @gabrielle.ulubay, or follow her art at @suburban.graffiti.art

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