The Charlotte Tilbury Beach Sticks are a lip to cheek product in a stick form. She released five shades which range from a bronze shade, highlighter shade and some bright blush shades.
As the name applies these beach sticks are meant to give you a nice glow and color to the face and make you look like you just came from the beach. They have a slight vanilla scent which actually reminds me of the beach. They provide a natural finish so if you want a highly pigmented product you should skip these.
I picked up three shades: Ibiza (a bronze shade), Formentera ( sun kissed berry shade) and Moon Beach (luminous rose gold with a hint of peach).
Ibiza is a bronzing shade with a touch of shimmer. When applied the shimmer is not noticeable, instead you’re left with a gorgeous bronze look to the face, like you just came back from the beach.
” With Ibiza, think Beyoncé, Adriana Lima, Jourdan Dunn, Joan Smalls and Jennifer Lopez.”
Formentera is a burned light berry shade. Layered with Ibiza it gives the perfect beach look. It has great pigmentation and can be layered for a stronger look.
” With Formentera think Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley, Gisele and Ursula Andress – perfect for sun-drenched Sophisticates and Golden Goddesses.”
Moon Beach is a luminous rose gold shade with a hint of peach.
” Moon Beach is a universally flattering shade to light up your face, ideal for Dolce Vitas, from Barbara Bach to Angelina Jolie and Sophia Loren.”
This shade can be used for a highlighting the cheeks or if you have lighter skin tone this would be great as a luminous blush. On my medium skin tone I can use this layered as a blush or as a highlighter if I apply a thin layer.
The application is very simple with these, you just use them out of the stick, apply directly to the face and you only need your fingers to blend. They blend very easy and never look streaky, they just leave a nice glow to the face. The lasting power is around five hours and then you have to touch up but that’s expected from a cream product.
From left to right: Ibiza, Formentera, Moon Beach
As I previously stated these are great for achieving a natural beachy look, I see myself reaching for them a lot in summer.
Have you tried the Charlotte Tilbury Beach Sticks? What is your favorite shade?