My London: Charlotte Tilbury
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Home is…
Notting Hill. Portobello Market is an eclectic mix of incredible characters and one-off finds.
Last play you saw?
Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar Warehouse. I went to support my old friend Dominic West, who is magnetic in it.
Best place for a first date?
Chiltern Firehouse. It’s got an old-school bar where you feel like you’re on a 1930s film set. They do great cocktails — mine’s a margarita with Casamigos Tequila.
Most romantic thing someone’s done for you?
My husband George wrote a love letter for me to open on our wedding morning, and gave it me along with a beautiful vintage diamond necklace.
What would you do as Mayor for the day?
Everything I could to support entrepreneurs building London-based British businesses.
Favourite pub?
The Cow in Westbourne Park — it does great food and I always bump into old friends there.
Earliest London memory?
My most potent memory is coming here to work for make-up artist Mary Greenwell. It was a pivotal moment in my life.
Who are your heroes?
Beauty industry legends such as Helena Rubinstein, Estée Lauder and Coco Chanel: strong, powerful women who helped pave the way for women in beauty today.
Last album you bought?
Adele’s 25. ‘Hello’ still makes me feel uplifted, emotional and empowered.
Best piece of advice you’ve been given?
To never, ever limit yourself — from Laura Forbes, the bodytalk practitioner.
London building you’d like to buy?
The Royal Albert Hall. It would be the most amazing place for parties. I’d have Fran Cutler and producers Gainsbury & Whiting recreate Truman Capote’s masked Black and White Ball, and Antz, Ben Bridgewater and Dan Lywood to DJ.
Best place in London to let your hair down?
A house party, with people dancing around my kitchen table. A few years ago on my birthday we got snowed in, so everyone had to stay until 5am, which I loved. We danced the night away to tracks like Candi Staton’s ‘You Got the Love’.
What do you collect?
High-heeled shoes — I’m a bit of a stiletto addict! They make everything look more finished, and the legs longer and leaner.
Favourite London shops?
Bella Freud for the coolest jumpers; Alice Temperley and Stella McCartney for a killer outfit; Mairead Lewin for the most special vintage dresses. My favourite was a black satin chiffon 1930s dress with gold embroidery, which I wore to launch my brand in America.
Charlotte Tilbury Legendary Lashes mascara is out now (charlottetilbury.com)
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