Charlotte Tilbury is launching a new lipstick collection which comes with a £1 million donation to Women for Women. Charlotte Tilbury discovered that women who lived in conflict zones wore lipstick as a symbol of their womanhood and defiance – this is where her work with Women for Women started. Women for Women is an organisation that helps women living in countries affected by war and violence to rebuild their lives.
Three years on and Tilbury is a Global Ambassador for Women for Women with a £1 million from the sales of this year’s collection. The money will support even more women to enrol in Women for Women’s year-long training programme. This programme empowers women to make their voices heard at home and in their communities, manage their finances and improve their family’s health.
“I have seen the most incredible, heart-warming change from our work with the charity so far. To date, we have raised enough to fund over 350 women through Women for Women International’s training programme. With this donation, we will reach and change these women’s lives across the world,” said Tilbury.
To this day, Tilbury has raised £190,526 to support over 350 women living in some of the most dangerous conflict zones by the year-long training programme.
Brita Fernandez Schmidt, Senior Vice President of Partnerships at the charity told Vogue: “Charlotte Tilbury’s unparalleled drive, passion and commitment to championing women survivors of war and celebrating both their strength and resilience makes her an inspiration. This incredible £1 million pledge to Women for Women International will transform the lives of women living in some of the world’s most dangerous places. The next phase of our partnership will mean more women will graduate from our year-long training programme with the tools and resources to choose their own future.”
The eleven shades in the collection will be taking the names from some of Tilbury’s greatest inspirations. Tilbury has said the lipsticks are “ULTIMATE EMPOWERING ” but has not revealed any big information about the lipsticks so we all just have to sit and wait…
