I still remember the day I discovered my favourite Charlotte Tilbury lip product. It was the height of lockdown. Working from home was the new normal and we didn't leave the house without wearing a face mask. While many of us retreated to our skincare routines to seek moments of solace amid the chaos of the outside world, Charlotte Tilbury quietly crafted a lip essential which, for me, managed to surpass the lure of its iconic Pillow Talk Lipstick. I fell in love with Charlotte's Magic Lip Oil Crystal Elixir, £28, the moment it arrived on my doorstep one sunny lockdown afternoon. The comforting serum-like oil glazed over my mask-induced chapped lips reviving them instantly with a skincare infused formula that applied byway of a crystal rollerball applicator, of course. As the first lip oil I was truly obsessed with, you can only imagine my excitement on learning the brand has just released a line-up of all new lip oils just in time for summer. Enter, the Unreal Lips Healthy Glow Nectar Oils, £21.
What is the Charlotte Tilbury Unreal Lips Healthy Glow Nectar Oil?
A step up from the original game-changer, these Y2K-core tubed lip oils are tinted with six Juicylicious shades and scents, two of which boast pH Powered Filter Technology that adapts to your natural skin to enhance its pinky tones and develops into a truly personalised, one-of-a-kind hue uniquely suited to you. Look to the shades Juicylicious Pink Watermelon, a candy pink tone, and Juicylicious Strawberry Vanilla, a cool pink, for a new lip hero with colour adapting benefits.
That said, the lip oils offer stunning colour ways outside of ever trending pH tech, too. There's Juicylicious Coconut Water, a high-shine clear oil, Juicylicious Cherry Glaze, Juicylicious Pure Peach, and Juicylicious Candy Fig, which are all balanced with sheer pigments to lend a soft, true-to-you tint. Plus, each is loaded with a skin barrier-boosting matrix of hyaluronic acid microspheres to hydrate and plump, skin softening vitamin E, and smoothing antioxidant-rich fruit oils.
The result is a product that does it all: it comforts like a nourishing lip balm, glides on like a lip oil, and glazes like a high-shine vinyl lip gloss. Given the serious lip-hugging, glass-like finish, it's not surprising these lip oils were developed leading scientists who helped to engineer its next-level texture, which packs a glossy, never sticky finish.
Speaking of its science-first approach, Charlotte Tilbury also enlisted the power of AI technology and the master perfumers to identify a combination of notes that brings the six fruity essences to life, which is only bolstered by Charlotte Tilbury's Unreal Mood-Boosting Scent Technology to really help uplift. And it works, Juicylicious Strawberry Vanilla takes me right back to my teens.
My honest review of the Charlotte Tilbury Unreal Lips Healthy Glow Nectar Oil
Sameeha Shaikh, beauty writer, says: 'As a real fan of the original Charlotte Tilbury lip oil, it's safe to say I had high expectations for this newbie. I'm glad to say it did not disappoint. If anything, it builds on the comforting, glossy original formula with something that feels familiar but is totally new in the same vein. The sheer wash of colour, the fruity, dopamine-inducing scent and the lip-hugging gel applicator all contribute to a winning lip enhancing experience that feels truly elevated. While I'm not usually into pH powered beauty products, I have taken to the shade Juicylicious Strawberry Vanilla not only because of its nostalgic scent but the sheer and flattering pinky hue it imparts. You'll likely find a couple of these at the bottom of my handbag from now on in.'
Shop: Charlotte Tilbury Unreal Lips Healthy Glow Nectar Oil
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What the brand says: 'Darlings, do you want the juiciest, most unreal lips of your life? Lips that make you glow with happiness? Unreal Lips Healthy Glow Nectar Oil is my tinted lip oil for glossy, juicy-looking lips that look and feel unreal! It's your unreal summer-glazed glow-up in one swipe!'
What we know: Available in six subtle and sheer shades, including two pH powered formulas, these lip oils are loaded with a skin barrier-boosting matrix of hyaluronic acid microspheres to hydrate and plump, skin softening vitamin E, and smoothing antioxidant-rich fruit oils.
Sameeha Shaikh, beauty writer, says: 'As a real fan of the original Charlotte Tilbury lip oil, it's safe to say I had high expectations for this newbie. I'm glad to say it did not disappoint. If anything, it builds on the comforting, glossy original formula with something that feels familiar but is totally new in the same vein. The sheer wash of colour, the fruity, dopamine-inducing scent and the lip-hugging gel applicator all contribute to a winning lip enhancing experience that feels truly elevated. While I'm not usually into pH powered beauty products, I have taken to the shade Juicylicious Strawberry Vanilla not only because of its nostalgic scent but the sheer and flattering pinky hue it imparts. You'll likely find a couple of these at the bottom of my handbag from now on in.'
Pros
- Subtle, hazy tints
- Three-in-one finish
Cons
- Doesn't feature a crystal rollerball applicator like the original
Sameeha Shaikh is Grazia's beauty writer, covering all categories to bring you insights on the latest trends, industry news and the products you need to know about, viral or not (most probably viral).
