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The weather has been glorious here in the UK recently, it's been so lovely to spend time in the garden (in the shade!) and enjoy the outdoors a little. And I've really been shunning makeup completely, other than perhaps a tinted moisturiser of sorts. Which is why today's review is so apt! I haven't posted a standalone product review here on BTB for what feels like ages, but there is so much hype surrounding the new Charlotte Tilbury Unisex Healthy Glow, that I feel I've got to allocate it it's own space. So, the big question - is it worth the hype? Let's find out.
The Unisex Healthy Glow (purchased as soon as it launched, because I'm not on their PR list, boohoo!) is a colour-adapting tinted moisturiser that supposedly morphs to your own skintone to provide a hint of imperceptible natural tan, and for both sexes, although F wouldn't let me near him with this ;)
Straight out of the bottle, it's a grey-ish white cream with little bitty flecks in it, which turns a terracotta shade (it looked pretty pink-toned on my olive/yellow undertone skin) once rubbed in, thanks to the 'bronze', (these look more ochre-yellow to me), tan and black pigments in the formula. This instantly reminds me of the L'Oreal Nude Magique CC cream from years ago, that had the same colour-morphing technology.
As far as ingredients go, there is the inclusion of humectants and antioxidants like glycerin and vitamin E but I can't say I'm not disappointed to see fragrance and parabens fairly high up the list. It doesn't contain any sunscreen either, which annoys me for a product I'd want to wear on it's own.
So far, I have to say, this is all sounding a little underwhelming...
...but we're yet to talk about the finished result.
The truth is, I can't get away from how much I like this product! Once I'd got it onto my bare face, and spent a few moments blending, because that's crucial, it gave my skin the most lovely hint of summer glow, like a soft veil of natural tan colour. I'm not sure how this would look on a very pale skintone, but on my Chanel 30 skin, the red/tan pigments in the formula matched the natural tan on my arms perfectly. What's more, I really noticed a smoothing effect, like a good primer, and felt my pores looked smaller, which is all good news for someone with combo skin and tricky skin texture. I wouldn't say there's any real coverage, but it perfects your skin enough to be worn alone - Mr Goss describes this as an Instagram filter, and I can't say I disagree.
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With a healthy, radiant finish, it's very similar in my mind, to the Estee Lauder EE cream (an absolute favourite), which is one of my go-to bases for summer off-days. The tanning effects are subtle, as you'll see in my before and after, so this won't be replacing your facial self-tanner if you use one, but for the face-filtering, glow effects - I'm in love!
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I always worry about the colour morphing products because I'm so pale! They don't seem to be able to morphe to my shade haha!
ReplyDeleteJaynie Shannon*
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It's definitely a concern, I'm not sure how well it would match me at my palest! It's such lovely product though so well worth trying it first if you can! xx
DeleteI've really been getting into Charlotte Tilbury products, this sounds so dreamy for summer!
ReplyDeleteKate xo // www.beautybabbles.com
Definitely! I'm not sure how this would work for me in the winter when I'm pale! xx
DeleteThis look so pretty on the skin, definitely made me tempted! xxx
ReplyDeletewww.natalieleanne.com
Thank you Natalie! I'm so glad you like how it looks, I love that it's so light and I can wear it alone! xx
DeleteLOVE the result... oh god CT makes me go broke..
ReplyDeletexx Lisa | lisaautumn.com
Doesn't it just? I splurged on the Instant Look palette, now this! I generally haven't been disappointed by her products though :) xx
DeleteI have a sample of this that I'm looking forward to trying - anything that acts like an Instagram filter sounds good! xx
ReplyDeleteBeautylymin
Would love to hear your thoughts once you've tried it! It's lovely to wear alone in summer xx
DeleteI've never tried any color morphing product before, it should be what picked me but it's the instagram filter thing got me hooked. Sounds like a lovely product for fuss-free summer, tho I don't think the unisex thing is necessary, there're other way to market this for men, I'm sure ;)
ReplyDeleteSelene Addicted
Haha absolutely, I don't think F will be shopping at Charlotte Tilbury anytime soon! It's definitely going to get much use during these warmer months! xx
DeleteI always read good review of CT skincare products - I wish I could try them first with samples because they are super expensive!!
ReplyDeletexx from italy
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I would definitely see if you can pick up a sample first! Even try eBay for samples perhaps? It's a lovely product though :) xx
DeleteOoh, I haven't heard anything about this product yet, but it does sound lovely for the summer months! I might have to pop to a counter and see how the tint looks on my skin- I'm pretty fair haha.
ReplyDeleteLouise | Lipstick & Luxe
Definitely go in and try it out, it'll be lovely for the warmer weather! xx
DeleteI love Charlotte Tilbury so I already know that I am going to love this!
ReplyDeleteDanielle xx
http://www.fashionbeautyblog.co.uk/
It's great having that security in a brand isn't it? I don't think I've bought a CT product I didn't like! xx
DeleteWOAH! I watched Wayne Goss talk about how much he loved this product and this post makes me want to buy it. IT LOOKS AMAZING!!!
ReplyDeleteLaila from Townhouse Palette
Thank you so much Laila! I'm so glad you like how it looks! I'm loving light, summer bases at the moment xx
DeleteLove how subtle this is!
ReplyDelete- Greta
www.mintyfrosting.com
Absolutely, there's nothing good about brashness in a base! xx
DeleteThis sounds wonderful! I really want to try more of CT base products so I will start with this :) xx
ReplyDeletewww.lpagebeauty.com
You should definitely check it out if you can, it's a lovely product! xx
DeleteThis sounds pretty awesome but I'm one of those people with super pale skin and I worry that I'm so pale it just can't morphe to my skintone...
ReplyDeleteJulia // The Sunday Mode
This looks like a really interesting product! Great post!
ReplyDeleteEmily xo
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