The Year in Review: A Magical Look Back at 2022

2022 was off to a BEAUTIFUL start with the launch of Charlotte’s Beautiful Skin Foundation, following her ambition to make everyone, everywhere feel like the most beautiful version of themselves. Beautiful Skin was a natural extension to Charlotte’s foundation wardrobe, offering medium-buildable coverage with a radiant finish that unlocks skin confidence, every day. Charlotte loves it, the stars love it, and now the world loves it – Beautiful Skin Foundation is a complexion icon that belongs on every red carpet and in every makeup bag!

Charlotte’s long-time friend and ICONIC supermodel Kate Moss was revealed as the face of Beautiful Skin Foundation. Kate has mesmerised wearing Charlotte’s beauty icons on photoshoots and at events for years; she’s the perfect brand muse, embodying supermodel stardom and inspirational confidence. The campaign was all about feeling beautiful and comfortable in your own skin and featured the gorgeous Jourdan Dunn and Phoebe Dynevor, showcasing the natural, healthy-looking glow of Charlotte’s latest foundation innovation across a spectrum of skin tones.

Charlotte also launched her first ever face oil - Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil - a high-performance oil that’s formulated with powerhouse plant extracts, soothing essential oils and a skin-conditioning collagen matrix to perform a spa-quality facial at home. This was a new category for Charlotte to step into, adding a luxurious, self-care potion to her line-up of supercharged skincare.

The Pillow Talk Party took over April, and it was ICONIC! Charlotte introduced the world to new Pillow Talk essentials including Pillow Talk Multi-Glow, a limited-edition beaming highlighter in two shades with pearly and peachy pink hues, as well as a new shade of her Pillow Talk Push Up Lashes! Mascara, Dream Pop, the dreamiest berry-brown mascara that makes the eyes pop! Charlotte’s beauty muses starred in the campaign including iconic talents Twiggy, Kate Moss and Jourdan Dunn, reminding the world that Pillow Talk is everyone’s perfect shade!

Charlotte also made strides in the metaverse, launching her 3D Volumetric Avatar – a first for any beauty brand! This quantum shift merged the realms of beauty and tech to create her iconic avatar within a virtual reality store. Beauty lovers could use a QR code to join Charlotte in her virtual world, exploring her Pillow Talk collection and even shopping with friends. Everyone was invited to the Pillow Talk Party!

On the first Monday in May, Charlotte attended the Met Gala, working with iconic beauties including best-dressed Blake Lively. With the theme In America: An Anthology of Fashion, Team Tilbury created all-American makeup magic to accompany Blake’s captivating, colour-switching gown by Atelier Versace, inspired by the architectural beauty of the Statue of Liberty.

The second phase of Charlotte’s Beautiful Skin takeover took place in May with the release of Charlotte’s Beautiful Skin Sun-Kissed Glow Bronzer! Her radiant cream bronzer welcomed in the summertime sun, helping everyone, everywhere to unlock their ultimate, sun-kissed glow just in time for summer.

At the Klarna Beauty Disruptor Awards, Charlotte was awarded by The Sunday Times Style, winning Best Beauty Industry Icon of 2022! She received her award from renowned Beauty Editor India Knight and further cemented her status as an industry icon and Beauty Disruptor.

For Pride Month, Charlotte encouraged everyone, everywhere to glow with pride! Celebrating 50 years of Pride in the UK, Charlotte asked the LGBTQ+ community what makes them glow with pride, with makeup lovers including RuPaul's Drag Race UK alum Bimini discussing the ways beauty and pride go hand in hand to help everyone express their most authentic, beautiful version of themselves.

Queen Elizabeth II has been a constant source of inspiration for Charlotte throughout the years, and so she was extremely honoured to be the official beauty partner of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant. Charlotte attended the pageant with Kate Moss and Phoebe Dynevor, riding on the Union Jack bus and celebrating a wonderful moment in modern British history. To mark the occasion, Charlotte released a limited-edition Platinum Jubilee collection in the Queen’s honour including a plush, velvety makeup bag, while highlighting the magic of her ICONIC Charlotte’s Magic Cream and jewel-inspired lipstick shades in The Queen, Gracefully Pink and Runway Royalty.

Later in June, Charlotte sat down with Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor to film Beauty is a Feeling. The pair talked about all things beauty, what it was like to be a part of Charlotte’s sensational Beautiful Skin Foundation campaign and the ways that beauty can empower and inspire everyone, every day.

In July, Charlotte added to her line-up of supercharged skincare with the launch of Glow Toner, a daily radiant glow solution with pore-refining niacinamide and resurfacing acid alternatives. The formula gently exfoliates and helps to reduce the look of pores, leaving skin feeling baby-soft with a gorgeous, lit-from-within glow. This glow-getting toner slotted into Charlotte’s magical skincare routine between her Goddess Cleansing Ritual and Charlotte’s Magic Serum Crystal Elixir, helping skin to look born to glow!

After having the pleasure of being the makeup artist to the beautiful and ICONIC Britney Spears on her wedding day, Sofia Tilbury recreated the look for Charlotte’s YouTube channel in a mesmerising tutorial. Britney’s wedding to Sam Asghari was the event of the year and Sofia was honoured to do her makeup for such a special occasion. The video breaks down the steps Sofia took to create Britney’s blushing bridal makeup and is perfect inspiration for creating wedding day makeup!

Following the launch of Beautiful Skin Foundation and Beautiful Skin Sun-Kissed Glow Bronzer, Charlotte unveiled the third instalment to her Beautiful Skin franchise, Charlotte’s Beautiful Skin Radiant Concealer. It’s a hydrating concealer that’s like SHAPEWEAR FOR THE EYES AND FACE, helping to conceal, brighten and lift the look of skin! Infused with hyaluronic acid and golden vitamin C, the formula combines the power of an eye cream with the impact of a concealer, adding medium-buildable coverage and helping to improve skin with every wear. Formulated in 30 shades to give everyone, everywhere their perfect shade match, Charlotte’s newest concealer was one of her most anticipated launches of the year!

Alongside her new concealer, Charlotte revealed a brightening counterpart to the #1 LUXURY PRESSED POWDER IN THE UK + US*, her award-winning Airbrush Flawless Finish. Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish is available in two shades, Fair/Medium, a translucent pressed powder, and Tan/Deep, a yellow-toned shade; it’s a new, brightening version of Charlotte’s iconic powder that pairs perfectly with Beautiful Skin Radiant Concealer, lifting and illuminating the look of the face by adding a veil of luminosity that makes the high points pop. It truly was a month of brightened, beautiful-looking skin!

Charlotte announced BREAKING BEAUTY NEWS that British actress Lily James is the NEW! face of her award-winning moisturiser, Charlotte’s Magic Cream. Lily is a perfect beauty muse, joining countless experts and stars from across the world who LOVE Charlotte’s Magic Cream, the globally loved moisturiser that started it all.

September continued to spotlight Charlotte’s supercharged skincare. She launched her new Instagram page, @charlottetilburyskincare, a must-follow account where Charlotte and her team of beauty experts can share skincare secrets with the world! Follow her new skincare page to discover inspirational and informative skincare content!

The new skincare Instagram launched just in time for Charlotte’s first ever Skincare Summit! The sensational skincare event was held in New York and had industry experts in attendance including A-list Aesthetician, Georgia Louise, former editor of Vogue Magazine, Jenna Rennert, and Charlotte’s Global Director of Scientific Development, Jonathan Reynolds. At the event, Charlotte dove into the science behind her iconic skincare products, including the development process for Charlotte’s Magic Serum Crystal Elixir and the backstage origins of Charlotte’s Magic Cream.

After the magic of London Fashion Week, Sofia was joined by the extraordinary Harris Reed to recreate one of the runway looks from their show. The look featured a sky-high, winged eyeliner bejewelled with light-catching crystals and looked fabulous on Harris. The pair discussed backstage secrets from the show, as well as Harris’ collaborative creative process and the jaw-dropping looks that ruled the runway. Watch the video on Charlotte’s YouTube channel…

Charlotte also took over Palm Jumeirah in Dubai with a SHOW-STOPPING Studio Tilbury event, becoming the first beauty brand to do so! The event was hosted by Bella and Sofia Tilbury at Aura Skypool and featured an astounding drone show, lighting up the sky in honour of Charlotte’s award-winning Magic Cream.