I also loved my makeup on set. I’m very particular about the things that I put on my face, and her products don’t cake on my skin; I love how it melts on my face. I’m even wearing Charlotte Tilbury right now.
TV: You mentioned earlier how you’ve always wanted to work with Charlotte Tilbury, but what was your first introduction to the brand?
QB: Early 2000s YouTube gave me my introduction into Charlotte Tilbury for sure. Back then, that’s what all the girls were wearing — and you go into somebody’s vanity or their makeup bag, they have Charlotte Tilbury. I remember being introduced to the brand through the internet and in real life.
TV: What are your favorite products from the holiday lineup?
QB: The Big Lip Plumpgasm. It’s this minty, perfect pink, and luscious lip gloss. It smells like chocolate, and it tastes sweet — I would know because it got in my mouth after applying it during the shoot so many times. This is one of my favorite Charlotte Tilbury products.
What makes it a good lip gloss is how it doesn’t leave that annoying white residue between the lips. It also has a good pigment to it — if you were to kiss an envelope, it would stick to it. It tastes good, has a light shimmer (not too much to where it’s giving holographic, but a decent amount so the lips look extra big), and has mint to really invigorate the pucker.
I also love the Airbrush Flawless Finish Setting Spray. I express my face all the time, but it never creases. It’s that good.
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Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray
TV: I totally relate to what you said about the early YouTube days. As someone who’s had an Internet presence since their adolescence, how has your personal style — both fashion and beauty-wise — evolved over the years?
QB: When it comes to my personal style, I’ve been learning about fashion throughout the different spaces that I’ve been in. I don’t like to wear what everyone else wears. I like to be a little bit different. I remember I used to wear anything, and if you look back at pictures of me when I was 15, you could see that. It took me learning about brands that I felt aligned with, going into their archives, doing research, and wearing those things that helped with my style. But I feel like I’m in a constant evolution because all people are when you’re living, aging, and experiencing life.
TV: You mention wanting to dress as freely as possible. But do you have any favorite (or least favorite) trends?
QB: There are too many trends that I’ve let go of, like wearing different color shoelaces with the same set of shoes and half the things that I wore before I hit puberty. Since I graduated high school, I’ve maintained the same vibe. But my favorite trend right now is a good lip stain just because I talk, eat, move, and laugh a lot, and my lip stain keeps my look on my face. But there isn’t a trend I don’t like. Right now, I just like to see people explore [different styles] and be the best versions of themselves.
TV: Would you say it’s because of microtrend exhaustion?
QB: I think the microtrend exhaustion is because people lack community in reality, so they’re trying to find it on the Internet. People want to feel different, but they don’t realize you can do that from reading a book and connecting with someone outside, so they just find their community through trends. It feels more like digital fatigue than microtrend exhaustion.
TV: Do you have any advice for our readers?
QB: Be who you think that you are. You can do it. Just be good and you’ll be good. Just do it.
