With a client list that reads like a who’s who of Hollywood - Kim Kardashian, Penelope Cruz, Sienna Miller, Nicole Kidman and Amal Clooney to name just a few - the world’s number one makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury is an infinite source of beauty wisdom. A knowledge that’s clearly evident in her eponymous vanity-worthy cosmetics range - cue glow-inducing hybrid formulations, palettes of glamorous, flattering shades and a cult, secret ingredient-infused Magic Cream.

While the trusted red carpet aficionado was in Hong Kong for the exclusive launch of her makeup line at Lane Crawford, it was impossible not to gravitate towards her infectiously passionate and positive personality. We wanted to know everything – from the one thing she can’t live without, the advice she would give her 16-year-old-self and who she’d want to play her in a story of her life. Unsurprisingly her advice and musings pack as much punch as her larger-than-life personality. “Dream big! Visualise what dream you want to come true, and think without limits. Dare to believe, dare to do it. Without that mentality, I would never have been able to create my makeup range,” shares the modern make-up trailblazer.

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