Worth The Hype : Charlotte Tilbury Film Star Bronze and Glow

This is the most beautiful thing in my entire make up stash. I am sure many of you have already heard about Charlotte Tilburys Filmstar Bronze and Glow, but for those who haven't, this a contour/bronzer and highlighting kit. This wins the award for the most beautifully packaged product. Sometimes I just take it out of my Muji unit and just stare at it...I'm not even joking.  

This compact is fairly weighty with a rose gold casing. Just heaven.

Anyway, aside from being a beautiful thing, the important question is- does it work? At £49, it needs to be good. 

You may well have guessed from the title, but this is well and truly worth the hype. I feel excited every single time I use it.

Lets starts with the Contour shade. The interesting thing about this is that this actually works as a designated contour AND bronzer. Classic shadowy contours such as Kevyns Aucoins have a very cool ashy tone to them to create a shadow, which they do fantastically, but that is their sole purpose. You would look very ill if you attempted to bronze up your face with Aucoins offering.
The opposite tends to be true with bronzers, for example the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer which  creates a gorgeous warmth to the skin, but would look incredibly fake as a contour.

Charlotte somehow manages to have created a shade that works for both...this is a pricey item, but the way I see it, this is kind of three products in one...that's my justification folks. 

The contour shade contains a faint shimmer- which doesn't translate to the skin so it does not affect the contour, I assume it is there to help blending and also to add some warmth if you are going to use it all over the face.
I always take this away with me as I can contour the cheeks and than dust this all over the skin. It's so smooth, easy to blend and looks natural on the skin.  

L-R : Contour and Highlight

The highlight shade is a golden champagne which gives such a lovely glow to the skin, but I would advise using this with caution. My favourite brush to use is my Smashbox Fan Brush as I find other brushes pick up too much product and this stuff is very pigmented so an over application can look a little obvious. But hey if that's your thing you will love this anyway!

For me, I love a glow so a dusting with my fan brush is all I need, but its nice to know that you can build it up if you so desire.

Bottom Line : The Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze and Glow is one hundred percent worth the hype. The packaging is beautiful, it comes with a large mirror, the contour somehow manages to double up as a natural looking contour and bronzer whilst the highlight adds such a lit from within glow. I adore this and even though I have used it tonnes- I am nowhere near hitting pan.

Gorgeous. Thank you Charlotte.