Please note that my camera does a very weird auto adjustment thing, sometimes, if my face is reflecting more light in one photo. But then again, I wouldn’t be categorising this as a foundation if it didn’t provide at least some coverage, so – oh bloody hell, let’s just get on with it shall we? Let’s take a look at the coverage level, because I know how you like my close-up photos! And I don’t want anyone buying into the Flawless Filter dream thinking that they’ll get a full-on face makeover – spots and dark circles will not be totally covered. For those who have always searched for a minimal coverage base that makes their skin look amazing, but in the most natural and unobvious way, this is just the business. In fact it ticks all of the boxes that most foundations don’t adding a liveliness and healthy glow to the skin that many foundations, especially heavy coverage formulas, take away. If you can imagine the juiciest primer, one that makes your skin feel immediately plump and rested, and then add a modicum of coverage (just enough to knock back unevenness of tone and slight redness) and a huge dose of non-glimmery glow, you’re halfway to imagining just how lovely this Flawless Filter is.Ĭharlotte Tilbury in no way describes this Flawless Filter as a foundation, but I’ve put it into the foundation category nevertheless because it ticks so many of the boxes that a foundation should. I’m usually hesitant to rave about something unreservedly, because my opinion of something – although I like to think well-informed – is never going to be representative of everyone’s feelings.īut I’ll stick my neck out here and say that I can’t think of many people – apart from perhaps those with oily skin – who won’t like the Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter*. In all – and absolute – honesty, it does all of the above beautifully. I think it’s perhaps because I’m not quite sure where to place Charlotte Tilbury’s Hollywood Flawless Filter is it a foundation or a complexion enhancer? Is it an illuminating primer balm or a dewy finish, low-key highlighter? I’ve found this review surprisingly difficult to write considering that this is one of the very best makeup products I’ve used in years. ![]() It’s not a cure-all, but it might make you look and feel a little less gray.(links marked * are affiliate links, for more info see disclaimer below post) If you’re like me, you might be thinking, So, all over my entire face, then? but actually, it does work surprisingly well as a very dewy tinted moisturizer. You can put it anywhere you think needs a little brightness. It’s a liquid highlighter that comes in a variety of skin-based shades, so it provides a little coverage too. This isn’t a new product, but I’m drawn to the fact that you can now get a small version for $15 (the full size retails for $44). I can pretend to feel a little brighter, too, when I catch my reflection in a blurry Zoom rectangle looking a little less matte and flat. But with a dab of Charlotte Tilbury’s Hollywood Flawless Filter, I can look a little brighter. I might feel like the emotional equivalent of a matte Benjamin Moore beige paint swatch. I’ve been doing some of that, hoping that it might have some sort of associative effect on my insides. Maybe some of you out there feel the same.īut the gift of beauty products, for better or worse, is that they let you fake your outsides. I’m not saying that only happy people get glowy skin, but after absorbing and processing last week’s news, my outsides are feeling as dull as my insides. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, as I haven’t been feeling like a sunshine-y sparkle girl full of rainbows and optimism, and it shows. ![]() Real beauty, as celebrities always say when they’re trying to downplay their hotness, comes from the inside.
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