How Charlotte Tilbury Artists Prep Celebrities for the Red Carpet

“When I’m working with clients like Amal Clooney and Lily James before the Met Gala, Golden Globes or Oscars, or Bella Hadid before a big shoot, I always send them a selection of Charlotte’s 10-minute ‘skin saviour’ masks ahead of time, so they can multi-mask and help prep their skin for the occasion,” Schwarzkopf-Tilbury tells The MECCA Memo.  

Those ‘skin saviours’? “I’ll send the acid-exfoliating Super Radiance Resurfacing Facial to gently melt away dead skin cells, deeply hydrate the skin, and create a polished, marble-like glow, and the Goddess Skin Clay Mask to help soften, refine the look pores and reduce the look of redness.” 

Next, Tilbury turns to facial massage: “I always take the time to energise my clients’ complexions with a five-minute facial massage to help sculpt and contour the look of the face, and finish with the ‘Tilbury Tap’ method. Also, it’s super important to take skincare down over the neck, décolletage and onto the hands too!” 

Schwarzkopf-Tilbury follows with skincare tailored to each star’s skin type – though there are a few essentials that are always in the mix: Charlotte’s Magic Serum Crystal Elixir and its matching Lip Oil, plus the legendary Charlotte’s Magic Cream™- the infamous moisturiser created to deeply hydrate the skin as well as diffuse light. “I use this on every celebrity, on every red carpet and runway, to create a radiant, smoother-looking canvas. Your skin and your makeup always look better when using Magic Cream!” she explains. 

Ready to get into the specifics? Here’s the full breakdown… 

An all-white custom Louis Vuitton suit, complete with a dramatic broad-brim hat, was the perfect monochrome canvas for Zendaya’s luminous skin as she stepped onto the red carpet at the 2025 Met Gala. Emmy-winning MUA Ernesto Casillas attributes her incandescence, which he described as “sculpted and glowing” to a trio of Charlotte Tilbury’s most famous skincare products. He began with the Hollywood Revival Eye Patches before applying the Magic Serum Crystal Elixir and, of course, Charlotte’s Magic Cream. The Euphoria actress’ complexion was prepped and ready for an army of Charlotte Tilbury makeup icons to follow, including the Hollywood Flawless Filter (in shade 3), the Airbrush Flawless Foundation (in shade 6 warm), Hollywood Contour Wand (in shade Medium) and the Beauty Light Wands (in shades Spotlight and Pinkgasm Sunset).