Last week Charlotte Tilbury has released The Book of Makeup Magic as part of her range of makeup sets for Christmas 2015. This particular one is a 12 day advent calendar and I signed up for notification as soon as it was released (on CharlotteTilbury.com) so I wouldn't miss out. It arrived at my door step two days ago (a week after I ordered it with free standard shipping) so I'm very excited to show what's inside in case you were interested. ^_^
Here's what Charlotte Tilbury says about this advent calendar:
"THE BOOK OF MAKEUP MAGIC TO CAST A SPELL…A book of 12 best-kept beauty secrets, beautifully presented in 12 mini makeup cabinets. It’s the perfect way to discover the world of Charlotte's makeup products. The kit is a mix of mini and full size versions of all of Charlotte's time-tested favourites from the world of fashion, makeup artists, facialists and industry insiders, this exquisitely-indulgent gift is the perfect present for making a loved one feel empowered by makeup.
And as an extra-special, exclusive Christmas treat, Charlotte has included her not-yet-launchedMAGIC NIGHT CREAM, in the final cabinet, so you can be one of the first people to try it for yourself."
The package arrived safely and beautifully wrapped with Charlotte's signature wine and rose gold colour scheme. Love how the receipt comes in the letter-sized envelope. It feels kinda personalised. I bought the cute little white squirrel from the gift shop at St. Paul's Cathedral in London years ago. It's so cute so I just had to add him in there for a bit of holiday/Christmas ambience. [grin]
Above: three sides of the box have rose gold lines on them to make them appear like the pages within the "book".
Above is a shot of the side of the box which is designed to look like the spine of the "book". Below is the back of the book with the "blurb" and it has a large sticker that lists the sizes and all of the ingredients in each product included in the Book of Makeup Magic.
Each of the products in the book come in their own little box packaging as per the photograph below. Love the "You are a Star" message - it just gives a lot of love and positivity for that special someone you are gifting this to, or for yourself. ;-)
There are twelve boxes/products in total. It's a bit of fun putting the boxes back in like a puzzle. Ha!
Each box has the product description of what's inside it, which is very helpful.
As an example, the first box is a deluxe mini-size of the Goddess Skin Clay Mask. This one contains 15 ml of product and I've photographed it with its full sized version (75 ml) next to it for comparison. I bought the full size tube of this a while ago and have used this a couple of times and so far I quite enjoy it (finding the time to use it a bit more often is a bit challenging with a new bub to look after, so it's a real treat when I have managed to find time to use it!).
Below is box for day 4 of the advent calendar. It's the new Nocturnal Cat Eyes to Hypnotise Easy Shadow in the shade 'On the Prowl'.
Above are all the twelve products included in the book - they are as follows:
1/ GODDESS SKIN CLAY MASK 15ml
2/ MAGIC CREAM 15ml
3/ WONDERGLOW 15ml
4/ NOCTURNAL CAT EYES Eye Shadow: On The Prowl
5/ Mini ROCK ‘N’ KOHL Eye Liner: Supernova
6/ LIP MAGIC
7/ Mini K.I.S.S.I.N.G Lipstick: Penelope Pink
8/ MATTE REVOLUTION Lipstick: Red Carpet Red
9/ SUPERMODEL BODY 15ml
10/ TAKE IT ALL OFF 15ml
11/ MULTI MIRACLE GLOW 15ml
12/ MAGIC NIGHT CREAM 15ml *** brand new product to be released next year!
Same products below shot up a little closer...
This looks to be an amazing way indeed to trial several Charlotte Tilbury's products including some new ones - not to mention a small size of the new Magic Night Cream that's to be officially released next year! A great gift for the beauty aficionado in you or someone special.
You can also get this luxurious advent calendar from Selfridges.com.
Hope this was helpful. :)
Thanks for looking! ^_^ xo
Are you already thinking of Christmas? My, hasn't time flown?! >_< Which of the many beauty advent calendars available this year are on your wish list?