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Charlotte Emma Bow Tilbury (born 10 February 1973) is a London beauty entrepreneur and makeup artist. She is the founder, president, chairman, chief creative officer of the makeup and skincare brand Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Ltd. Tilbury is a contributing beauty editor for British Vogue and a global ambassador for Women International.
Tilbury was born in Kensington, west London on 10 February 1973 to artist Lance Tilbury and production manager Patsy Dodd. Her family moved to Ibiza, Spain when she was nine months old. When she was 13, Tilbury moved back to London to attend a Rudolf-Steiner boarding school in Sussex, where she started experimenting with makeup. Tilbury would give her friends makeup advice and show them which colours would look nice on them. Tilbury attended the Glauca Rossi School of Makeup.
Tilbury began her career in makeup assisting Mary Greenwell, whom she had met at age 11 in the US. She would later cite Greenwell as “an incredible mentor.”
In October 2012, Tilbury launched a YouTube channel, CharlotteTilbury, and a blog, Charlotte’s Beauty Secrets. On these, she posts advice about skincare and makeup tutorials. Tilbury’s work can be…
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