Charlotte Tilbury Net Worth

What Is Charlotte Tilbury's Net Worth?

Charlotte Tilbury is a British makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur who has a net worth of $500 million. Charlotte Tilbury earned her fortune as the founder of the skincare and makeup brand Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Ltd., and she is also the company's chair, president, and chief creative officer. In 2018, the company's revenue exceeded £100 million. Tilbury has served as a contributing beauty editor for the magazine British Vogue and as a global ambassador for the charity Women International. In 2018, she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the beauty industry.

Early Life

Charlotte Tilbury was born Charlotte Emma Bow Tilbury on February 10, 1973, in Kensington, London, England. She is the daughter of production manager Patsy Dodd and artist Lance Tilbury. When Charlotte was nine months old, her family left London and moved to Ibiza, Spain. Tilbury returned to London at the age of 13 and attended Rudolf-Steiner, a Sussex boarding school. During her time at the school, she began experimenting with makeup and started giving her friends makeup advice. Charlotte later studied at the Glauca Rossi School of Makeup.

Career

Tilbury's makeup career began as an assistant to Mary Greenwell, who she had met in America at the age of 11. She has called Greenwell "an incredible mentor." In 2012, Charlotte created the "CharlotteTilbury" YouTube channel and the blog "Charlotte's Beauty Secrets." The following year, she launched Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Ltd. with a line of makeup and skincare products sold at London's Selfridges department store. According to the official Charlotte Tilbury Beauty website, "Inspired by her successful career as one of the most influential makeup artists of all time and driven by her passion for science, technology and innovation in formula, ingredients and performance, Charlotte's mission is to empower everyone, everywhere to look and feel like the most beautiful, confident version of themselves through the transformative power of makeup." The company's flagship store opened in 2015 in London's Covent Garden, and its products are sold in more than 75 countries and are available at stores such as Sephora, Ulta, and Bloomingdale's.

Charlotte's work has been seen in numerous fashion magazines, including Vanity Fair and Vogue. She has been involved with Fashion Week in Paris, New York, London, and Milan as a makeup director for the brands Chloe, Prada, Lanvin, Cavalli, and McQueen. Tilbury has collaborated on beauty campaigns with Burberry and Tom Ford, and in 2020, she entered into a partnership with Puig, a Spanish fashion and beauty company that acquired a majority stake in Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Ltd. Charlotte retained a significant minority stake and has continued to serve as the company's chair, president, and chief creative officer. In 2024, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty partnered with F1 Academy, an all-female single-seater racing series that competes at the Formula 4-level. The partnership's focus is "to empower, inspire confidence, and encourage young women to chase their dreams," and it includes the Charlotte Tilbury Scholarship, which will support one driver's participation in the British Indoor Karting Championship. Charlotte Tilbury Beauty supported Lola Lovinfosse for the 2024 season and Chloe Chong the following season. Charlotte said of the F1 Academy partnership, "With this partnership, we will use our global platform to celebrate and amplify this new generation of inspiring young female drivers, opening up the traditionally male-dominated world of motorsport to even more talented young women. Empowering everyone, everywhere to unlock the magic of confidence has always been my passion and purpose – and I was so excited when I discovered that this vision was shared by Susie Wolff and F1 ACADEMY!"

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Personal Life

Charlotte has been married to film producer George Waud since June 2014, and they have welcomed sons Valentine and Flynn together. Waud earned several award nominations for the 2022 documentary "The Ghost of Richard Harris," and he has also produced films such as "Domestic Disturbance," "Snakes on a Plane," "Exist," and "Terminal." In late 2018, Tilbury filed a lawsuit against Aldi in which she accused the supermarket chain of selling dupes of her Filmstar Bronze & Glow palette. In August 2019, a High Court judge ruled in her favor. That year Brooke Shields sued Charlotte over an eyebrow pencil shade named "Brooke S." The lawsuit stated, "From the beginning of her career, Shields' bold eyebrows have been the trademark of her look and a target for endorsements and collaborations. … Shields was shocked to discover while out shopping (earlier this year) that her name was already stamped on an eyebrow pencil created by another cosmetics company … and sold by multiple retailers." Shields dropped the lawsuit later that year.

Awards

Tilbury won the Rodial Award for Best Makeup Artist in 2012 and the CEW Achiever Award in 2014. In 2016, she earned a nomination for Veuve Clicquot Businesswoman of the Year. Her company has won over 300 awards since it launched in 2013, including the CEW Best British Brand of the Year (2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019) and the  Walpole award for Emerging Luxury British Brand (2014). In 2023, The Fashion Awards honored Charlotte with a Special Recognition Award, which Amal Clooney presented to her. Tilbury said of the award, "Over the past 30 years I have been lucky enough to have worked with the most extraordinary and talented photographers, designers, editors, stylists, celebrities and models and live out my dreams as a make-up artist. I owe this award to each and every one of them and I am so grateful for their support throughout my career."

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