Cool-Toned Pillow Talk Makeup Look
How many cool-toned lovers have felt personally ousted by the sea of warm-toned beauty trends? Thankfully the tides of trends have begun to shift thanks to trends like ballet core, mermaid core, pilates core, etc., and we must remember all the gorgeous cool-toned products from Kbeauty brands! If you are unfamiliar with Korean beauty, check out Rom&nd’s Milk Grocery, Peripera Pink:terest, and Dasique Berry Smoothie collections - spoiler, they are dreamy!
Before I was introduced to seasonal colour analysis, I always had an affinity for cool-toned colours, especially with clothes and makeup. Although, I found myself trying to make the trendy Too Faced Sweet Peach and the Morphe 35O palettes work, and then feelings of frustration these beloved palettes didn’t look great on me. Around 2015 the hype around the reasonably new makeup brand (2013 launch) from celebrity makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury was growing, and the Pillow Talk Lip Cheat and Matte Revolution Lipstick were all over social media during 2017/2018, which led to the first Pillow Talk Collection in 2019!
With the buzz surrounding Pillow Talk, I remember purchasing the Pillow Talk Lip Cheat Lip Liner and Pillow Talk Matte Revolution Lipstick when I began working at Nordstrom in May 2018. At the time, I worked for MAC and favoured smokey eyes for my shifts at the MAC counter, and the Pillow Talk lip liner and lipstick were easy grab-and-go colours! Since the lip colours were I love for me, I put my name on the waitlist for the Pillow Talk Luxury Eye Palette and Cheek To Chic Blush as soon as the pre-sale forms were opened. It was finally getting to wear the eyeshadow quad that made me feel disenchanted as the colours made my eyes look sleepy and slightly irritated. Eventually, the blusher and eyeshadows that I was coveting made their way to the back of the makeup drawer, and then, at some point, I passed the palette along to a friend who wanted it. After I began creating YouTube videos, I felt a void in my collection that could only be filled with the Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Luxury Eye palette. I purchased it for a second time and felt disenchanted all over again—heavy sigh.
In 2021, I was introduced to seasonal colour analysis/seasonal colour theory, and it felt like my knowledge of colour evolved into this expansive palette filled with nuance! After I was typed as a summer light, I began to compare the products I wanted against the light summer colour palette. I found the colours I had always viewed as easy neutrals were easy because they were part of my colour palette, and then I began creative cool-toned alternatives for warm-toned colour stories that I felt enchanted by! That leads us to this post, so let’s look at some Pillow Talk cool-toned alternative products!
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Pillow Talk Highlighter Alternatives?
Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Multi-Glow in Romance Light
NARS Highlighting Powder in Capri
Wet 'n' Wild MegaGlo Highlighting Powder in Blossom Glow
Pillow Talk Blush Alternatives?
Charlotte Tilbury Cheek To Chic Blush in Pillow Talk
Pat McGrath Labs Divine Blush in Divine Rose
Bobbi Brown Powder Blush in Sand Pink
Clinique Cheek Pop Blush in 14 Heather Pop
L'Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Blush in C3-4 Tender Rose
Pillow Talk Lip Liner Alternatives?
Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat Lip Liner in Pillow Talk
Huda Beauty Lip Contour 2.0 Automatic Matte Lip Pencil in Muted Pink
MAC Cosmetics Lip Pencil in Dervish
Pillow Talk Lip Stick Alternatives?
Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick in Pillow Talk
MAC Cosmetics Satin Lipstick in Faux
MERIT Signature Lip Lightweight Lipstick in Millennial
Pillow Talk Lip Gloss Alternatives?
Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Lip Bath Gloss in Pillow Talk
Bobbi Brown Crushed Oil-Infused Gloss in Force of Nature
Bobbi Brown Crushed Oil-Infused Gloss in New Romantic
Pillow Talk Eyeshadow Alternative?
Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Eyeshadow Palette in Pillow Talk
Dior BACKSTAGE Eyeshadow Palette in Cool Neutrals
If you haven’t already watched my first Pillow Talk video, be sure to check it out!
Makeup Used
Smashbox Photo Finish Primerizer+ Hydrating Face Primer with Hyaluronic Acid
Lisa Eldridge Elevated Glow Highlighter in Pink Moon
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Bronzer in 01 Amber
Givenchy Prisme Libre Skin-Caring Glow Foundation in 1-C105
Bobbi Brown Skin Corrector Stick in Light Bisque
IT Cosmetics Hello Light Creme Anti-Aging Creme Luminizer - Highlighter in Radiance
Canmake Marshmallow Finish Powder SPF 26 PA++ in MP Matte Pink Ocher
Wet 'n' Wild MegaGlo Highlighting Powder in Blossom Glow
Laura Geller Baked Bronze-n-Brighten Multipurpose Bronzer in Fair
L'Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Blush in C3-4 Tender Rose
Clinique Cheek Pop Blush in 14 Heather Pop
MAC Cosmetics Lip Pencil in Dervish
MERIT Signature Lip Lightweight Lipstick in Millennial
Bobbi Brown Crushed Oil-Infused Gloss in New Romantic
Dior BACKSTAGE Eyeshadow Palette in Cool Neutrals
Sephora Collection 12 Hour Contour Pencil Eyeliner in 33 Love Affair
MacQueen New York The Big Waterproof Pencil Gel Liner in 07 Aura Heroine
Clinique Lash Power Mascara in 04 Dark Chocolate
Essence Baby Got Blush in 010 Tickle Me Pink
Tools Used
IT Brushes for Ulta Airbrush OMG! Foundation Brush #106
Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge
BK Beauty A506 Concealer Brush
BK Beauty 102 Large Powder Brush
Real Techniques RT 402 Setting Brush
BK Beauty A501 Lid Shader Brush
BK Beauty A502 Crease Shader Brush
BK Beauty A503 Blender Brush
BK Beauty A504 Detailer Brush
Products Mentioned
AURIC Glow Lust Radiant Luminizer in Morganite
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter in 2 Light
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Contour Wand in Fair/Light
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Vanish Color Corrector in 1 Fair
Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Light Wand - Liquid Highlighter in Spotlight
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish Skin Perfecting Micro-Powder in 1 Fair
LYS Beauty Triple Fix Setting Powder in Resilience/Translucent
Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Multi-Glow in Romance Light
NARS Highlighting Powder in Capri
Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze & Glow Contour Duo in Fair/Medium
Charlotte Tilbury Cheek To Chic Blush in Love Glow
Charlotte Tilbury Cheek To Chic Blush in Pillow Talk
Pat McGrath Labs Divine Blush in Divine Rose
Bobbi Brown Powder Blush in Sand Pink
Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat Lip Liner in Pillow Talk
Huda Beauty Lip Contour 2.0 Automatic Matte Lip Pencil in Muted Pink
Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick in Pillow Talk
MAC Cosmetics Satin Lipstick in Faux
Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Lip Bath Gloss in Pillow Talk
Bobbi Brown Crushed Oil-Infused Gloss in Force of Nature
Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Eyeshadow Palette in Pillow Talk
Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Eyeliner in Pillow Talk
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