Christina Aguilera is having a beauty comeback moment, and honestly, I cannot think of a better person to front Charlotte Tilbury’s holiday campaign.
Twenty-five years after Lady Marmalade turned four pop stars into the ultimate early-2000s glamour squad, Christina has returned to her showgirl era for Charlotte Tilbury’s 2026 Holiday campaign.
And this time, the rhinestones, theatrical makeup and full-volume glamour have been transported into Charlotte’s world.
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Dubbed Charlotte’s Hollywood Holiday Wonderland, the campaign is a theatrical, burlesque-inspired beauty spectacular starring Aguilera alongside Victoria’s Secret supermodel Jasmine Tookes and Bella Tilbury.
The result is exactly the kind of holiday beauty fantasy you want to see at this time of year: glossy, glamorous and just a little bit extra.
Christina says the campaign was filled with nostalgia, with everything reimagined through Charlotte Tilbury’s playful and glamorous lens.
“There’s so much nostalgia in the campaign,” Christina says. “Everything’s been reimagined in Charlotte’s world in such a playful, glamorous way.”
The collaboration also arrives with a seriously tempting lineup of Charlotte Tilbury favourites, including several limited-edition releases that look destined for the Christmas wish list.
First up is the new Hollywood Flawless Light Tricks Eye Palette, priced at $111. Designed for creating an eye look with plenty of dimension and luminosity, it is the kind of palette that feels made for party season.
Then there’s the Limited Edition Beauty Soulmates Palette, priced at $88, joining Charlotte Tilbury’s collection of complexion-and-eye beauty icons.
For anyone who considers mascara the non-negotiable step in a holiday makeup routine, the Exagger-Eyes Volume Mascara Kit is priced at $50. It is an easy gift option too, particularly for the person who somehow gets through mascara at an alarming rate.
And then we have the one I can already see becoming a handbag fixture: the Big Lip Plumpgasm Mini Trio, priced at $58.
The mini trio taps into one of the most enduring beauty trends of the past few years, with a trio of lip products designed for a fuller-looking, glossy pout.
What makes this campaign so fun is that it does not attempt to separate nostalgia from modern beauty. Christina is instantly recognisable as the pop star who helped define an era of maximalist glamour, but the campaign gives that aesthetic a distinctly Charlotte Tilbury makeover.
It is theatrical beauty for the holiday season, with permission to go bigger on the eyes, glossier on the lips and generally have a little more fun with makeup.
There is also something wonderfully fitting about Christina being at the centre of it all.
Her career has always involved transformation, from pop princess to powerhouse vocalist to full-blown showgirl, and Charlotte Tilbury has built an entire beauty universe around the same idea of turning up the glamour.
So, if your usual December makeup routine involves a little more shimmer, a slightly more dramatic eye and a lip that can survive at least one Christmas party, this collection has plenty to tempt you.
The Christina Aguilera campaign is essentially an invitation to embrace your inner showgirl. And after 25 years of Lady Marmalade nostalgia, I am very much ready for it.
