The Vintage Vamp – How to Get a Smokey Burgundy Makeup Look

Discover how to apply the Vintage Vamp for a smokey, glamorous makeup look with hypnotising eyes, blushed cheeks, and a berry pout!

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Who Is the Vintage Vamp?

The Vintage Vamp pairs her bedroom eyes and sultry berry pout with a unique look, she’s not here to win anyone over – she dresses for herself. She’s glamorous, hypnotising, and whip-smart – she intoxicates with just one glance! Her seductive gaze can leave anyone envious and intimidated, but ultimately intrigued.

How to Get The Vintage Vamp Look

  1. Pearly-white face cream in a glass jar, luminous face serum in a glass bottle with a dropper lid, light face cream in a glass bottle, and eye cream in a glass pot, all having gold-coloured lids.

    MAGIC STEP 1: PREP YOUR SKIN WITH SKINCARE INNOVATIONS

    Prep your skin to create a gorgeous, hydrated, plump-looking canvas using Charlotte’s skincare innovations*! Begin with Charlotte’s Magic Serum Crystal Elixir before moisturising your skin with Charlotte’s Magic Cream or the NEW! LIGHTWEIGHT moisturiser, Magic Cream Light! Finish your skin prep by applying Magic Eye Rescue eye cream to your under-eye area.

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  2. An open, warm beige coloured-foundation in a frosted glass bottle in clear and rose-gold packaging with its metallic lid next to it.

    MAGIC STEP 2: APPLY AIRBRUSH FLAWLESS FOUNDATION FOR A FLAWLESS-LOOKING COMPLEXION

    Create a poreless flawless looking complexion using your shade of Airbrush Flawless Foundation*! Apply the full-coverage formula to your skin using Charlotte’s Hollywood Complexion Brush!

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  3. An open, mirrored-lid quad eyeshadow palette with eyeshadows in shades of golden, red, plum, and rose gold.

    MAGIC STEP 3: PRIME YOUR EYES WITH IRIDESCENT PINK

    Sweep the iridescent pink PRIME shade from the Luxury Palette in The Vintage Vamp over your entire eyelid with your Eye Blender Brush*, focusing on the inner corners to brighten your eyes.

  4. Eye-Blender-Back-Packshot-Reflection

    MAGIC STEP 4: EXAGGERATE WITH BEAUTIFUL BURGUNDY

    In an exaggerated V-shape, on the outer corner of your eyelid, blend the beautiful burgundy ENHANCE shade upwards into the crease. Swipe along the upper and lower lash line for added intensity.

  5. Swatches of four powder eyeshadows in rose gold, medium-brown, golden, and dark purple.

    MAGIC STEP 5: ADD DEPTH AND DEFINITION

    To add even more depth and definition to your look, layer the plum SMOKE shade on the outer corner, throughout the crease, and along the upper and lower lash-line.

  6. An open, mirrored-lid quad eyeshadow palette with eyeshadows in shades of golden, red, plum, and rose gold.

    MAGIC STEP 6: STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD

    Using your finger, dip into the enchanting POP shade, peach-toned gold glitter, and tap onto your lid. Apply just to the centre or all over the lid for an extraordinary sparkle to really make you stand out from the crowd.

  7. An open, dark brown kohl eyeliner pencil with its lid next to it.

    MAGIC STEP 7: GLIDE AND FLICK

    A soft chocolate brown eyeliner adds the perfect definition to enhance your eyes in seconds. Glide Charlotte’s Rock ‘n’ Kohl Eyeliner in Barbarella Brown from the inner corner of your upper eyelid, getting as close to the lash-line as you can, to the outer corner. Flick the pencil outwards and upwards for a fabulous feline flick!

  8. A black mascara in dark crimson packaging with its applicator next to it.

    MAGIC STEP 8: ADD A HOLLYWOOD FLUTTER

    Curl your lashes and apply lashings and lashings of Full Fat Lashes Mascara in Glossy Black to your top and bottom lashes. The fine-tipped bristles catch even the tiniest of lashes to curl, separate, lengthen and volumise! Instant drama in one coat! Apply an extra coat for added intensity.

  9. Two highlight blush wands in rose-pink and peachy-copper shades with reflective, elegant-looking packaging.

    MAGIC STEP 9: SCULPT & GLOW

    Use Charlotte’s Hollywood Contour Wand* and Beauty Light Wand* to create a sculpted and highlighted complexion for a magical flawless base to elevate your look. Contour the hollows of your cheekbones, sides of the nose, and along the jawline for iconic red-carpet facial architecture. Look like you’ve been dipped in candlelight by applying a soft-focus spotlight to the tops of your cheekbones, nose, and cupid’s bow with highlighter.

  10. An open-pressed powder compact in a sandy brown shade.

    MAGIC STEP 10: SET AND PERFECT

    Lock in your look using Airbrush Flawless Finish powder* and the Powder & Sculpt Brush*. Dust the mattifying finishing powder over your T-zone, nose, and any other areas you want to lock down and for an all-day flawless-looking finish.

  11. An open, vampy-red lipstick with a satin-finish, lip liner pencil in a statement red shade, and a dark crimson lip gloss.

    MAGIC STEP 11: ADD INSTANT GLAMOUR

    Create an absolutely irresistible and kissable pout with three of Charlotte’s lip icons. Line and define your lips with Lip Cheat Lip Liner in Walk of No Shame, a modern, dark-rose shade that pairs perfectly with the berry-rose matte lipstick, Matte Revolution Lipstick in Walk of No Shame. Plump up your sultry, seductive look with Lip Lustre Lip Gloss in Unleash Me for a gorgeous, sheer plum lip lacquered finish.

    Tilbury Tip: For deeper complexions, Charlotte recommends Lip Cheat Lip Liner in Savage Rose, a rosy-red shade, and K.I.S.S.I.N.G Lipstick in Night Crimson, a deep plum lipstick, to add instant glamour.

  12. AN open, mirrored-lid two-tone blush in warm pink and magenta.

    MAGIC STEP 12: FINISH WITH A HEALTHY GLOW

    Finishing off your look with blusher is the ultimate final step! Start with a small amount and build up the pigment as you go so you can see exactly how much colour you need. Charlotte’s Cheek to Chic Blusher in Love is the Drug adds a youthful glow of cool-toned shimmering pink to your complexion.

    To apply: SWISH your brush around the outer shade and tap off any excess product. Blend the brush up the cheek, starting at the apples towards the top of your cheekbones. Then POP your brush directly into the middle shade, using the tip of your brush tap off the excess again, and apply just to the apples of your cheeks to make them pop and glow! Blend both shades together for a seamless flush of colour.

Who Will You Be?

The Vintage Vamp Light, fair and med look

  • Hollywood Contour Wand, Beauty Light Wand, Airbrush Flawless Finish, makeup brushes and skincare products not included in The Vintage Vamp Look kit

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Author Details

Charlotte Tilbury

Founder, President, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Charlotte Tilbury Beauty

With over 30 years experience, Charlotte Tilbury MBE is the world's number 1 makeup artist and British beauty entrepreneur. Charlotte established Charlotte Tilbury Beauty in 2013, which is now a record-breaking beauty brand that has won over 400 awards.