Mystical Es Vedra

Es Vedra is the name of an island off the coast of Ibiza (the Spanish party island). It is the most popular place in Ibiza to see the sunset. The sunset in Es Vedra is known for it's beautiful orange and pink color. It is also the inspiration for Charlotte Tilbury's Es Vedra beach stick.

Charlotte Tilbury's Beach Stick in Es Vedra is part of Charlotte's 'Makeup in a Minute' Range. It is a coral hued lip and cheek color in a stick form. It comes in a roll up tube in Charlotte's signature rose gold packaging.

The color is supposed to be highly pigmented and goes on smooth and creamy. For application on your cheeks, you are supposed to apply the product on your cheek bones and blend it into your skin.

On my skin tone (Charlotte Tilbury Light Wonder shade 9), the first application on my cheeks is very sheer. It feels like a swipe of gold sparkles (which seems to be blended into this color). It requires a few swipes of this product for the color to show up on my skin tone. It is easy to blend and creamy in texture. Once the color is visible, it appears as a deep coral leaning more towards a reddish shade of coral.

On my lips, as my natural lip shade is darker, again, it requires a few application for this product to show color. After a few swipes, it appears as a reddish brown color on my lips. The product is light but not lasting.

It's an easy product to apply but for the size (which is quite small - 0.23oz / 6.5g) the price feels a little on the high side.

$45 at Nordstrom or Neiman Marcus
$33 at Net-a-porter

Charlotte Tilbury Beach Stick Es Vedra swatch

Charlotte Tilbury Beach Stick Es Vedra single application on cheek

Charlotte Tilbury Beach Stick Es Vedra on the cheek and lips (multiple swipes of color)

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