The Bombshell – How to Get A Glamorous Makeup Look

Discover how to apply the Bombshell, for an old Hollywood makeup look with a slick of hypnotising red lipstick!

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Who Is the Bombshell?

The Bombshell is a lover of martinis, leopard print, and old Hollywood. She wakes up in the morning with a gorgeous, fresh-faced natural glow but, her favourite thing is slicking on her signature hypnotising Hollywood red lip to feel instantly empowered and inspired by the glamour.

How to Get the Bombshell Look

  1. Pearly-white face cream in a glass jar, luminous face serum in a glass bottle with a dropper lid, light face cream in a glass bottle, and eye cream in a glass pot, all having gold-coloured lids.

    MAGIC STEP 1: PREP YOUR SKIN WITH SKINCARE INNOVATIONS

    Prep your skin to create a gorgeous, hydrated, plump-looking canvas using Charlotte’s skincare innovations*! Begin with Charlotte’s Magic Serum Crystal Elixir before moisturising your skin with Charlotte’s Magic Cream or the NEW! LIGHTWEIGHT moisturiser, Magic Cream Light! Finish your skin prep by applying Magic Eye Rescue eye cream to your under-eye area.

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  2. An open, warm beige coloured-foundation in a frosted glass bottle in clear and rose-gold packaging with its metallic lid next to it.

    MAGIC STEP 2: APPLY AIRBRUSH FLAWLESS FOUNDATION FOR A FLAWLESS-LOOKING COMPLEXION

    Create a poreless flawless looking complexion using your shade of Airbrush Flawless Foundation*! Apply the full-coverage formula to your skin using Charlotte’s Hollywood Complexion Brush!

    Shop Airbrush Flawless Foundation

  3. An open, chubby eyeshadow stick in a shimmery, amber shade with dark crimson and gold packaging.

    MAGIC STEP 3: DRAW ON A WASH OF AMBER

    Charlotte’s easy to use Colour Chameleon in Amber Haze is a luxurious, tarnished amber shade with warm sparkling shimmers to bring out the natural glimmer in your eyes. Run the eyeshadow pencil along your lash line and blend upwards. Tap out the edges with your finger or a brush for a flawless-looking blend. Draw along the lower lash line and blend out with the Eye Smudger Brush* to add a sultry intensity to your gaze.

  4. An open, black-coloured eyeliner pen with its cap next to it.

    MAGIC STEP 4: GLIDE ON A CLASSIC FELINE FLICK

    Add a bold black line for a classic feline flick. Glide The Feline Flick Eyeliner in Panther along your upper lash line and extend out to create an exaggerated dramatic wing or a subtle cat-eye.

  5. A black mascara in dark crimson packaging with its applicator next to it.

    MAGIC STEP 5: DIAL UP THE DRAMA WITH MASCARA

    Sweep on lashings and lashings of Full Fat Lashes Mascara in Glossy Black to your upper and lower lashes for the look of false lashes instantly! Apply a second coat for even more volume and drama.

  6. An open, creamy contour wand in dark bronze-coloured packaging with the lid next to the tube.

    MAGIC STEP 6: SCULPT YOUR FACIAL ARCHITECTURE

    Use Charlotte’s Hollywood Contour Wand* to sculpt the hollows of your cheekbones, sides of your nose, and along the jawline for magically contoured facial architecture. Use with the Hollywood Complexion Brush* for easy blendability and perfect precision.

  7. An open, mirrored-lid pressed powder compact for fair skin tones.

    MAGIC STEP 7: SET AND PERFECT

    Lock in your look using Airbrush Flawless Finish* and the Powder & Sculpt Brush* . Dust over your T-zone, nose, and any other areas you want to lock down and mattify for an all-day flawless-looking finish.

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    MAGIC STEP 8: GET A CLASSIC, HOLLYWOOD RED POUT

    Define and perfect your lip shape Lip Cheat Lip Liner in Kiss ‘n’ Tell, a rich scarlet shade ideal for reshaping and resizing the look of your lips before going in with bright, bold lipstick. K.I.S.S.I.N.G Lipstick in So Red, a dreamy red lipstick, is the ultimate choice for a bombshell looking to turn heads all night long. Add a vibrant, glossy red with Charlotte’s Lip Lustre Lip Gloss in Red Vixen for maximum glamour and a Hollywood finish.

  9. An open, mirrored-lid two-tone powder blush in warm pink and brown-pink.

    MAGIC STEP 9: FINISH OFF WITH A TOUCH OF COLOUR

    Swirl Cheek to Chic Blusher in Sex on Fire, a tawny rose shade, for glowing skin and the ultimate final step to your bombshell look.

    To apply: SWISH your brush around the outer shade and tap off any excess product from your brush. Blend the brush up the cheekbone from the apples to the top of your cheek. Then POP your brush directly into the middle shade, tap off the excess again, and apply just to the apples of your cheeks to make them pop and glow! Blend both shades together for a seamless touch of colour.

    Tilbury Tip: For deeper complexions, Charlotte recommends Cheek to Chic in Pillow Talk Intense* , a deep, rosy-pink powder blush for Pillow Talk magic!

Who Will You Be?

The Bombshell Light, Fair and Medium Look

  • Hollywood Contour Wand, Airbrush Flawless Finish, makeup brushes and skincare products not included in The Bombshell Look kit

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Author Details

Charlotte Tilbury

Founder, President, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Charlotte Tilbury Beauty

With over 30 years experience, Charlotte Tilbury MBE is the world's number 1 makeup artist and British beauty entrepreneur. Charlotte established Charlotte Tilbury Beauty in 2013, which is now a record-breaking beauty brand that has won over 400 awards.