Charlotte Tilbury
Makeup Artist
Having discovered makeup’s transformative power at a young age, she has worked for top brands and launched her own cosmetics line.


The Great Makeup Crash of 2019
Many of the largest cosmetics brands are seeing US sales drop as new rivals enter the market even as consumers spend less on makeup.

The Great Makeup Crash of 2019
Many of the largest cosmetics brands are seeing US sales drop as new rivals enter the market even as consumers spend less on makeup.

How Fenty Beauty Is Selling Cruelty-Free Products to China
Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty, Drunk Elephant, Charlotte Tilbury and others are using a variety of tactics to bypass a Chinese law that mandates animal testing for foreign brands.

How Fenty Beauty Is Selling Cruelty-Free Products to China
Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty, Drunk Elephant, Charlotte Tilbury and others are using a variety of tactics to bypass a Chinese law that mandates animal testing for foreign brands.

Losing Hong Kong: A Catastrophe for Luxury Retail
Violent clashes between pro-democracy protesters and China’s government spell long-lasting damage to the local retail sector, leaving Richemont, LVMH, Kering and others exposed. What options do brands have? BoF does the analysis.

Losing Hong Kong: A Catastrophe for Luxury Retail
Violent clashes between pro-democracy protesters and China’s government spell long-lasting damage to the local retail sector, leaving Richemont, LVMH, Kering and others exposed. What options do brands have? BoF does the analysis.

How to Break into China as a Niche Beauty Brand
Niche is all the rage in the world’s second largest beauty market. Here’s how brands can cash in on the opportunity.

How to Break into China as a Niche Beauty Brand
Niche is all the rage in the world’s second largest beauty market. Here’s how brands can cash in on the opportunity.

Does Fenty Beauty Have a Future in Asia?
Rihanna’s two-year-old cosmetics label ignited an inclusive beauty movement and has generated massive sales. But as the brand prepares to enter China and South Korea for the first time, it will need to adapt its messaging and product mix to find the same success.

Does Fenty Beauty Have a Future in Asia?
Rihanna’s two-year-old cosmetics label ignited an inclusive beauty movement and has generated massive sales. But as the brand prepares to enter China and South Korea for the first time, it will need to adapt its messaging and product mix to find the same success.

How Nars Made Its Orgasm Last 20 Years
The 25 year-old brand is about to double the size of its business for the third time in the past decade, on the back of sexually charged products like 1999's Orgasm blush. Many of its ‘90s peers haven’t been so lucky.

How Nars Made Its Orgasm Last 20 Years
The 25 year-old brand is about to double the size of its business for the third time in the past decade, on the back of sexually charged products like 1999's Orgasm blush. Many of its ‘90s peers haven’t been so lucky.

Today's Instagram Star May Be Tomorrow's Cosmetics Mogul
A new generation of celebrity makeup artists hopes to parlay social media influence into big business. But it takes more than a couple million Instagram followers to become the next Pat McGrath.

Today's Instagram Star May Be Tomorrow's Cosmetics Mogul
A new generation of celebrity makeup artists hopes to parlay social media influence into big business. But it takes more than a couple million Instagram followers to become the next Pat McGrath.

Glossier & Rent the Runway: A Tale of Two Unicorns
This week, the two start-ups raised large funding rounds at billion-dollar valuations. Do they deserve the tech-style multiples?

Glossier & Rent the Runway: A Tale of Two Unicorns
This week, the two start-ups raised large funding rounds at billion-dollar valuations. Do they deserve the tech-style multiples?

Why Makeup Brands Are Selling Mystery Bags
Inspired by a traditional Japanese custom, popular beauty brands like Colourpop, Tatcha and Charlotte Tilbury are selling mysterious ‘lucky bags’ filled with products. But are shoppers being duped?

Why Makeup Brands Are Selling Mystery Bags
Inspired by a traditional Japanese custom, popular beauty brands like Colourpop, Tatcha and Charlotte Tilbury are selling mysterious ‘lucky bags’ filled with products. But are shoppers being duped?

Why Goop Is Equally Good at Selling Skincare, Sports Bras and Spices
Gwyneth Paltrow has parlayed her rabid Goop fanbase into a lucrative events business, including sold-out summits like last weekend's In Goop Health.

Why Goop Is Equally Good at Selling Skincare, Sports Bras and Spices
Gwyneth Paltrow has parlayed her rabid Goop fanbase into a lucrative events business, including sold-out summits like last weekend's In Goop Health.
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