18 Makeup Looks To Wear with your Little Black Dress

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Charlotte’s Magic Serum Crystal Elixir: A potent face serum with vitamin C and polyglutamic acid to intensely hydrate, boost radiance and reduce the appearance of wrinkles.

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Your black dress is pared-back and classic, darling, so a makeup look that uses soft, romantic tones like light, rosy pinks and muted mauves is a perfect makeup match for your look. My Pretty, Glowing Beauty look is inspired by the magical, mesmerising pink makeup looks you see on the red carpet. The 7-pan colour story includes pink eyeshadows to give your eyes the dreamiest wash of sparkling pink, pink blush colours to give cheeks an irresistible, in-love glow, a pink finishing powder to brighten and diffuse, and a neutral bronzer for definition and warmth. It’s a full-face in 5 minutes – you can’t go wrong!

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Hollywood Instant Look in a Palette – Pretty, Glowing Beauty: Limited-edition palette for face and eyes that creates a beautiful, blushed makeup look.

Magic Mini Brush Set: Mini makeup brush kit with 4 travel-sized brushes for your face and eyes and a magical travel case.

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Do you love dreamy, bronzed makeup? I created my limited-edition Hollywood Instant Look In A Palette in Dreamy, Bronzed Beauty to give everyone, everywhere the most flawless bronzed bombshell makeup look! This palette includes warm, bronze shades from tan to copper to sunset terracotta – they work together to give your eyes and complexion the dreamiest bronzed glow. This look is a gorgeous accompaniment to any black dress, darlings… It’s sultry yet sophisticated and so classic – I just know you’ll keep coming back to this look.

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Hollywood Instant Look in a Palette – Dreamy, Bronzed Beauty: Limited-edition palette for face and eyes that creates a quintessential bronze makeup look.

Magic Mini Brush Set: Mini makeup brush kit with 4 travel-sized brushes for your face and eyes and a magical travel case.

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Red lipstick is instant glamour and beauty confidence in a tube! There’s nothing like the sensation of swiping on a radiant red lipstick from glassy ruby and showstopping scarlet to blushed reds and magical maroon. Looking for your dream red lipstick, darling? Hollywood Vixen is the shade of party season! It’s a vivid red with cool blue undertones that helps teeth to look whiter and makes your party pout turn heads!

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Lip Cheat in Red Carpet Red: True ruby red lip liner that shapes and defines the look of lips and creates a pigmented base for easy lipstick application.

Matte Revolution Lipstick in Hollywood Vixen: Super-flattering blue-toned red lipstick that exudes Hollywood glamour. It’s everyone’s perfect red lipstick for the holidays!

Tilbury Tip: Prime your lips with my Life-Changing Lip Mask to boost hydration and create a smooth, pillowy canvas for lipstick.

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Darlings, emphasise your eye colour with my Palettes of Beautifying Eye Trends – they’re inspired by colour theory and designed to make every eye colour sparkle!

Blue eyes look even bluer with Denim Dimension - my blue eyeshadow palette with turquoise, slate and cobalt blue shades.

Make green eyes glow with Emerald Effect - my green eyeshadow palette with olive, khaki and jade green shades.

Complement brown eyes with Super Neutral - my nude eyeshadow palette with cool-toned taupe brown shades.

Give hazel eyes a golden glow with Sensual Sunset - my brown eyeshadow palette with warm-toned sunset browns and terracotta.

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Darlings, eyeshadow is like jewellery for your eyes! Icy silver, slate and gunmetal or warm golds, ambers and rose gold can look gorgeous alongside your little black dress. If you’ve accessorised your outfit with jewel tones like statement silver earrings or towering gold stilettos, try incorporating similar metallics into your eye makeup to expertly coordinate your party look. Whether you add a subtle pop of silver to your inner corners or gift wrap your eyes with golden shimmer, jewel-toned eyeshadows will instantly enhance the look of your eyes.

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For golden girls, reach for Eyes to Mesmerise cream eyeshadow in Star Gold or Rose Gold, Hypnotising Pop Shot in Diamond Eyes, or my Emerald Effect palette for gorgeous, green-gold looks.

To be a starlet in silver, reach for my Rock Chick Luxury Palette, my Bigger, Brighter Eyes Palette in Exagger-Eyes, or my Beautifying Palette of Eye Trends in Super Neutral.

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Darlings, like your black dress, fluttering, fanned-out lashes and sky-high winged eyeliner never go out of style. To create a classic makeup look to wear with your little black dress, create an iconic feline flick and get the perfect party look with dark, dramatic eyes that hypnotise! Don’t forget to coat your lashes with lashings and lashings of Exagger-Eyes Volume Mascara for an eye-enhancing, cat-eye effect.

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Rock N Kohl eyeliner in Bedroom Black: My creamy kajal black eyeliner that’s designed to glide across the lash line to create a flawless Feline Flick.

Exagger-Eyes Volume Mascara: A volumising mascara that adds volume and curl that exaggerates and defines the look of your lashes with one coat.

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We all love nude makeup because it just works for everyone! I consider black to have the same superpowers as a nude, darlings… It’s so flattering, so versatile, so timeless and makes everyone feel like their most confident and stylish self! Nude makeup is the perfect partner for your little black dress; no clashes and no competition, a nude makeup look lets your natural beauty shine and marries flawlessly with the chic and simple outfit you’ll be slipping into.

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Lip Cheat Contour Duo: Fair, Medium, Tan and Deep double-ended lip liners that create a super-sculpted lip contour look in your perfect shade of nude.

Big Lip Plumpgasm – Nudegasm Diamonds: My nude plumping lip gloss with champagne shimmer that gives any nude lip a dazzling diamond finish.

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Pillow Talk goes with everything, darling! You can't go wrong by accessorising your black dress with blushing cheeks, a pretty pink glow, and Pillow Talk eyes that steal the show!

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Pillow Talk Luxury Palette: 4 Pillow Talk-inspired eyeshadow shades for creating soft, everyday eyes.

Pillow Talk Palette of Pops: all-shimmer Pillow Talk eyeshadow palette to make eye makeup dazzle on the dancefloor!

Pillow Talk Beauty Light Wand: Pillow Talk blush-highlighter beauty wand that gives cheeks a party-pink glow... Just dot, dot, blend and glow!

Pillow Talk Lip Kit: my signature lip combination in a universally flattering nude-pink shade that beautifully complements every black dress.

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A little black dress is an investment, darlings! You can always depend on your go-to black dress - love it and wear it again and again, it always fits the dress code! One way to give a loved black dress a new lease of life and personality is changing up your lipstick. If you don’t feel like going all out with sequins and sparkles, swiping on a new shade of lipstick is a timeless way to complete your black dress makeup look. My Matte Revolution lipstick formula is iconic, darlings. Choose your party shade then apply a moisturising, pigmented pop of colour that unlocks instant pout perfection.

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Hot Lips Gift Set: This lipstick gift features 3 full-sized matte lipsticks in iconic shades: Red Carpet Red (true ruby red), Pillow Talk Original (classic nude pink) and M.I. Kiss (rich berry red). This kit gives you options to switch up your lipstick look, as well as featuring a velvety, lip-shaped clutch bag that’s a perfect accessory to your little black dress.

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Black dresses are the queens of too-cool-to-care, darlings, and cool-toned makeup looks capture this quality with ease. Cool-toned eyeshadows like minks, taupes and beiges harmonise beautifully with the sleek and slinky aesthetic of a little black dress. Softly define the look of your eyes with the cool-toned shades in my Super Neutral palette or create a cool-toned smokey eye to embody the nonchalant, effortlessly chic style of a timeless black dress.

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Palette of Beautifying Eye Trends in Super Neutral: a nude eyeshadow palette with all the cool tones you need. It’s a masterclass in cool-toned eye makeup.

Rock N Kohl eyeliner in Barbarella Brown: a medium-brown kajal eyeliner that’s perfect for smudging and smoking out along the lash line.

Exagger-Eyes Volume Mascara: a volumising mascara that amps up lashes with 24-hour fast volume and curl.

With a beautiful black dress comes an opportunity to dial up your blush, so make your cheeks pop with a swirl of head-turning hot pink! Blush is an easy way to bring life back to your complexion, and radiant, rosy cheeks will look particularly flattering alongside your little black dress. Wearing brighter colours like red or blue can clash with bright pink blush, whereas a chic black outfit will allow you to dial up your blush and create party-pink perfection.

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Beauty Light Wand in Pinkgasm: This iconic wand acts as a shimmering liquid blush and highlighter, giving cheeks a pearlescent pink glow that’s beyond compare.

Unreal Blush Healthy Glow Stick in Pinky Glow: Easy cream blush stick in a bright pink shade that makes cheeks glow with healthy-looking, hot pink blush!

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Your outfit may be strictly all black, but on the eyes, try experimenting with colour to make them pop! My eyeshadows are dazzling formulas that look like crushed diamonds on the eyes. They’re available in magical, multi-dimensional shades with show-stopping colour payoff that looks gorgeous alongside your goes-with-everything black dress. Tap your favourite shades onto the lids for all-over sparkle that’s sure to put you in the mood to party!

Tilbury Tip: Whichever shade you choose, try working it into the rest of your holiday look – maybe a pretty pink manicure, ruby-red accessories, or a purple pair of pumps!

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Charlotte’s Palettes of Beautifying Eye Trends: Discover the perfect pop of colour for your look in my limited-edition eyeshadow collection! Will you choose pink, blue, green or purple?

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Little black dress makeup looks should have a gorgeous glow that’s ready for the disco! As the Queen of Glowing Skin, I suggest reaching for glow-boosting products that are perfect partners for your black dress. Use my Hollywood Blush and Glow Glide Palettes and Charlotte’s Hollywood Superstar Glow Kit to create an ultra-flattering blush and glow party look.

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Charlotte’s Hollywood Superstar Glow Kit: Apply Beauty Light Wands – my glow-giving liquid highlighters and blushes – using Spotlight to create a lit-from-within glow that gives the high points the sparkle of champagne, and Pinkgasm to leave a pretty pink flush.

Hollywood Blush and Glow Glide Palette: Since there’s no such thing as too much during the holidays, layer the powder blush and highlighter shades in my Hollywood Blush and Glow Glide Palette to unlock a disco glow that perfectly complements your little black dress.

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The simplicity of a little black dress is what has cemented its icon status, and you can channel this style philosophy into your makeup by keeping it minimal. By sweeping a neutral brown eyeshadow shade through the crease, you can softly contour the look of your eyes with an understated, eye-defining wash of colour. This black dress makeup look is perfect for anyone that prefers a less-is-more makeup technique but still wants to enhance the look of their eyes.

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The Super Nudes Easy Eye Palette: My Super Nudes collection is infused with 90s supermodel DNA and is perfect for recreating the sculpted-looking makeup looks of the era. This matte eyeshadow palette has warm and cool tones to create everyone’s perfect eye contour.

Exagger-Eyes Volume Mascara: Complete your look by applying lashings and lashings of mascara, focusing on the outer corners to unlock an eye-lift effect.

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Sparkle lovers, light up the look of your black dress makeup with my Exagger Eyes Party Eyes look. This eye makeup look starts with the crystal-shimmer shades in my Exagger-Eyes palette; tap the shimmering, brightening-effect eyeshadow along the lash line, onto the eyelid and up across the brow bone, helping eyes to appear bigger and brighter. The high-shine pigments will twinkle under party lights, helping your eye makeup to pop while complementing your little black dress.

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Bigger, Brighter Eyes Palette in Exagger-Eyes: The PRIME and ENLARGE shades in this eye-enhancing palette are twinkling lash-to-brow shimmer options, and the POP shade is a glistening sparkle topper that’s perfect for dialling up your black dress makeup look.

Exagger-Eyes Liner Duo: This double-sided liner includes a shimmering champagne shade that perfectly complements your shimmering black dress makeup look, as well as a defining matte black for extra dimension.

Exagger-Eyes Volume Mascara: Enhance the volume and curl of your lashes for up to 24 hours with dynamic, dramatic, super-black mascara.

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There’s something about the moody, sultry, sophisticated aura of purple shades that pairs perfectly with a black dress. Adding a pop of purple to your black dress makeup look is a perfect way to play with colour while wearing all black; indigo, violet and plum are gorgeous choices for smoking through the crease and smudging along the lash line, while shimmering lavender and lilac look sensational patted onto the lids.

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Digital Lilac Palette: Darlings, I’m predicting all eyes will be on my Digital Lilac palette this party season! Discover my purple eyeshadow palette and create dazzling lilac eyeshadow looks to give your black dress makeup a gorgeous pop of purple!

Pillow Talk Ultra-Violet: Tap this jewel-inspired shade of my shimmering pop shots onto the centre of your lids to transform the look of your eye makeup with kaleidoscopic, colour-shifting purple shadow.

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Mirror the slick, sultry qualities of your little black dress with a classic smokey eye. With dark eyeshadow shades like black, charcoal and chocolate brown, you can create a deep and dramatic eye makeup look that pairs perfectly with an all-black aesthetic. Smoke deep eyeshadow shades through your crease and onto your lash line to build intensity, then use a high-impact eyeliner to create a Feline Flick winged liner look to give your smokey eye a captivating, cat-eye effect.

Tilbury Tip: Add eyeliner to the waterline and the inner corners to make your eyes appear even more entrancing.

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Luxury Palette in The Rock Chick: I love to use the cool-toned, satin-matte and shimmer shades in this palette to create a classic, rock ‘n’ roll-inspired smokey eye.

The Feline Flick in Panther: This liquid eyeliner is my secret to creating my iconic Feline Flick eyeliner look, gliding along the lash line to sketch out an easy winged eyeliner. It’s a waterproof formula designed to wear beautifully in the waterline.

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Red is one of the most striking colours you can wear – it’s reserved for statement makers and superstars. Wearing red lipstick with a red dress might seem predictable, but the impact of matching your jaw-dropping red dress with a head-turning red lip is undeniable. When wearing a red dress, you may choose to reach for nude shades that let your outfit do the talking, but a vivid red lipstick is a surefire way to make sure your ensemble is red hot. I’m also a firm believer in pairing a red dress with a smouldering black eyeliner and lashings of mascara to enhance the look of the eyes as you lock eyes with those around you.

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Matte Revolution Lipstick in Cinematic Red: Cinematic Red is a deep, delectable cherry red inspired by on-screen Old Hollywood sirens.

Unreal Blush Healthy Glow Stick in Rosy Glow: Rosy Glow is a soft pink cream blush stick that gives cheeks the healthy-looking rosy glow you love.

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Looking to colour theory, blue is the opposite of orange on the colour wheel which means that they are complementary colours. Thanks to this, it can be particularly flattering to pair a blue dress with copper, orange and warm-toned brown eyeshadows, blushes and highlighters. Blues are naturally cool toned, so keeping your makeup warm and bright can help to prevent your outfit from washing out the look of your complexion and adds eye-catching contrast to your blue dress makeup.

Tilbury Tip: If oranges and coppers aren’t your style, pair your blue dress with your favourite shade of pink. The pretty, delicate tones of pink lipsticks and blushes make blue attire feel ethereal and romantic, and if you’re unsure, you can’t go wrong with a slick of Pillow Talk lipstick.

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Charlotte’s Palette of Beautifying Eye Trends – Sensual Sunset: The sunset-inspired shades in my limited-edition Sensual Sunset palette gild eyelids with gorgeous, copper-gold shimmer to create glistening bronze eye makeup looks.

Hollywood Glow Glide Face Architect Highlighter in Sunset Glow: This silky-smooth highlighter is a golden copper shade that can be used as an eye-enhancing inner corner highlighter and a coppery highlighter or blush topper.

Eye Colour Magic Liner Duo in Copper Charge: Use the matte, burnt-orange shade to line and define the look of your eyes, then add shimmering contrast with the coppery-orange metallic shade.

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A shimmering silver dress deserves a sparkling makeup look to match – think luminous, dewy-looking skin and twinkling cheeks and eyes. Reach for reflective, high-shine shades to adorn the eyes, lips and cheeks with and give your makeup look a gorgeous glow. To complement all the silver sparkle that your outfit has to offer, try adding foiled, metallic shades to the eyes to give them the appearance of dazzling precious metals.

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Bigger, Brighter Eyes Palette in Exagger-Eyes: I created this palette to help exaggerate the look of every eye shape and colour. The glistening shades flawlessly complement a silver dress, especially my shimmering POP shade – it’s a transparent eyeshadow topper that catches the light from every angle!

Collagen Lip Bath in Pillow Talk Intense: A reflective, high-gloss lip gloss with magical, mirror shine and a hydrating feel that makes lips appear bigger and plumper.

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Your gold dress makeup look should channel the glistening gold tones of your outfit. Glowing eyes and beaming cheekbones are a must when wearing a gold dress, darlings, and as the Queen of Glow, I’ve got all the makeup secrets you need to create luminous, luxurious makeup looks that are as good as gold! If you’re feeling bold, I suggest pairing gorgeous golds with a shimmer-packed lip gloss; the two work in harmony to ensure all eyes will be on you!

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Hollywood Instant Look In A Palette in Dreamy, Bronzed Beauty: Creates a full, sunset-inspired bronze makeup look that will perfectly complement the glimmering gold tones of your outfit.

Big Lip Plumpgasm in Strawberry Chocolate: This limited-edition plumping lip gloss is a light pink shade with pink diamond shimmer that creates gorgeous light play that looks so flattering alongside gold jewel tones.

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There’s something so striking about a purple dress – it’s like wardrobe royalty! Purple pops alongside colours like berries, golds and bronze, so try styling your purple dress with sultry warm tones that bring out the playful side of purple. My Dreamy, Bronzed Beauty look is a perfect match for your purple dress – it pairs the sophisticated, Hollywood glamour of a bronze makeup look with the magnetism of bronzed bombshell makeup, creating an easy look that will take your purple dress to the next level.

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Dreamy, Bronzed Beauty Palette: Limited-edition 7-pan makeup palette for the face and eyes with warm, bronzed shades that set pops of purple ablaze!

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Two words, darlings… Pillow Talk. Every pink dress will find its perfect makeup match in my globally loved, universally flattering, nude-pink collection. I’ve created an entire beauty universe of Pillow Talk makeup for the lips, cheeks and eyes to give everyone, everywhere their dream Pillow Talk look. This iconic shade is known for its soft, dreamy beauty – it will complement everything from ballet-pink cocktail dresses, satin pink midis to velvety, orchid-pink gowns. Darlings, Pillow Talk suits every look and everyone! Pair it with your favourite pink dress and prepare to become a devout Pillow Talker!

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Luxury Palette in Pillow Talk: The dreamy pink shades in this palette create romantic, eye-enhancing looks that suit everyone.

Beauty Light Wand in Pillow Talk Original: My easy liquid blush-highlighter dots effortlessly onto the cheeks to deliver glowing blush in a lovestruck, glossy pink shade.

Matte Revolution Lipstick in Pillow Talk: My signature lipstick will pair beautifully with any pink dress, darlings. Line the lips with Pillow Talk Lip Cheat, then swipe on your lipstick to transform the look of your lips with my iconic nude-pink shade. Add Collagen Lip Bath to give your lips a gorgeous, glossy finish.

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