Charlotte Tilbury matte revolution pillow talk lipstick
This is the ultimate your-lips-but-better lipstick, thanks to its pink undertones that add a coat of natural-looking colour to compliment your complexion and eye looks, no matter how bold.
The rose-gold packaging with a “CD” engraving on the lid has instant appeal and every bit as luxurious as you would expect from the price tag.
The lipstick bullet itself is synonymous with the rest of the Charlotte Tilbury range, with a square, angled tip that’s designed for the most precise application possible. It helps deliver an even matte coat of product to lips and reach into the inner corners and onto the cupids bow with ease.
There’s a slight scent but it’s not overpowering and the formula is a mix of papaya and orchid extracts and oils to keep it from drying out lips. You do need to apply a bit of pressure when applying it and we found we needed to use a few coats to get the finish we were happy with.
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It’s a tad dry on the first application, but throughout the day we didn’t notice that feeling continue, though with any matte lipstick we would recommend applying lip balm to prep skin first.
We wore it without a lip liner and found it lasted incredibly well, barely transferring onto a cup of tea or onto our cutlery when we ate with it on.
It’s not hard to see why it has such a cult following, it’s ideal if you want to forgo a bold lip colour but still want to wear something to finish off your make-up, along with being perfect for pairing with bolder make-up looks.