 I don't know if anybody was waiting for this video from me, but I can tell you I sure was anticipating this package And I could not wait to create a video today. We are gonna go head-to-head I'm gonna show you the direct comparisons between the Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood flawless filter and the new elf halo glow Liquid filter. This is very obviously supposed to be a dupe for the Charlotte Tilbury elf was definitely coming For Charlotte Tilbury and normally do they do a good job. So I'm excited to test this out Let's get into it. So if you are not familiar with the Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood flawless filter I mean it is everywhere. It's been so popular for a few years now pretty much It's like a shimmery glowy liquid item that you can pretty much use for whatever you want to create a glow to the skin You can under paint with it. You can use it as a liquid highlight You can mix it in with foundations to make your makeup more glowy. It is phenomenal as a bridal makeup artist It's phenomenal for bridal makeup But pretty much if you want a glowy makeup look this has been the go-to. It is $44 and they're always sold out of a bunch of shades such a popular product and elf recently came out with their own version the halo glow liquid filter at only $14 which is expensive for elf. Don't get me wrong. That's expensive But it is $30 cheaper than the Charlotte Tilbury So I had to test it out I had to get my thoughts out for you guys and let you know if they are at the same or not The claims are literally the same. Okay, I mean elf did not try and hide Nothing with this one the major difference that I'm seeing other than the price point is the elf has less shades So in the elf it looks like there is only eight shades Whereas in the Charlotte Tilbury there are 12 shades But of course I'm sure Charlotte Tilbury had more time to expand the shade range as elf is just throwing this out There it is brand brand new also other than the price point What is different is the amount of product you get you get one full fluid ounce in the Charlotte Tilbury And you get 1.06 fluid ounces you get just a wee bit more product and again for $30 less. All right Here we go. Let's get into it So I currently own two shades of the Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood flawless filter. I have shade one and three So I did pick up shade one and three from the elf halo glow I don't know. I just wanted to see how those numbers would react and I did also buy number six Just in case I needed to deepen any of those smash a Charlotte Tilbury, but I've done side-by-side I don't need to do that, but I can do a swatch for you. Okay, so let's get into it This is going to be interesting. I'm telling you So in terms of packaging obviously the Charlotte Tilbury is a lot nicer a lot more luxurious But then is it worth $30 for the packaging? You know think about it like that and the elf is obviously a little bit longer But I mean the elf is pretty nice all things considered. Let's open them up So one thing with the bottles that's very different is the opening is in the Charlotte Tilbury is a lot smaller So you actually get a lot less product on the brush with the Charlotte Tilbury Which I prefer because that way you can't glob too much on that's something that I noticed with the elf already is that too Much product will glob on because of the larger opening both have dough for applicators You can see that the elf is larger the elf also has a bigger dip in the tip of the applicator So again, you get more product the concept pattern that I was noticing from playing with it earlier Is you just get so much more product on the applicator which could be a good or bad thing with the elf for me personally? I did find it a little bit annoying with the Charlotte Tilbury to have to keep going in and dipping But at the same time the elf was a bit much. So I would have liked something more in the middle Let's swatch the first shade. Okay, shall we so this is the Charlotte Tilbury shade one And I am going to put it on this side of my hand and let's get to the elf Shade one on this side of my hand now the elf in the bottle definitely looked darker for shade one And they still look darker as well I'm gonna use my finger and get the Charlotte Tilbury And then let's get the elf the elf definitely feels more creamy and thick a little bit more Moisturizing then I would say the Charlotte Tilbury does so that's Charlotte Tilbury versus elf We're gonna give that a couple seconds to dry. Let's swatch shade three Now I have shade one in the Charlotte Tilbury to highlight and work as a liquid highlighter And then I use shade three as all over for when I'm under painting. So this is Charlotte Tilbury shade three This is a little bit closer to my skin tone. This is elf shade three again much more product comes out The elf I would say is a bit more of a pinky undertone Whereas the Charlotte Tilbury shade three is more of a peachy undertone And they do feel a little bit different like I said the elf definitely has a thicker more Moisturizing feel to it whereas the Charlotte Tilbury feels a little bit more like a true liquid highlight Consistency one and three in both the Charlotte Tilbury and elf are gonna be the main comparisons today, but I did also pick up number seven I do know some people like to use this to contour with I'm probably not gonna try this today The main reason that I picked this up was just in case I needed to darken any of the shades I definitely want to try this as a liquid contour. You know what? Let me get the Charlotte Tilbury one I have the fair medium Hollywood contour one from Charlotte Tilbury I don't expect them to like be the same But I just wanted to see the color and here is Charlotte Tilbury fair medium And not that these are supposed to be doofs, but doesn't the color kind of look the same, right? Yeah, so the Charlotte Tilbury as you know blends out to be quite sheer so I can definitely tell these are two different products But I'll go side by side today with them. Why not? So I turned down the lights a good bit so you can really see the difference again. This is the Charlotte Tilbury side This is the outside and you can see for shade one the Charlotte Tilbury definitely is more bright Whereas shade one and elf I think could have been lighter and then shade three for Charlotte Tilbury Shade three for elf. You can see they're slightly different tones But I can tell you on the face and they're blended out You can't really tell the difference, but both of them look very very similar by swatch I would say the elf definitely looks thicker Let's get it on the face and you guys are truly going to be able to see I don't normally apply my Charlotte Tilbury flawless filter like this But for today's video for you to truly see the difference I am going to so I'm gonna start off with the number three flawless filter I'm gonna go one stripe here one stripe here one stripe here three four five five stripes of product and I'm not gonna use this as just my foundation today I'm going to use a concealer over top and I'll show you how I actually make it wearable when I do this I'm gonna use the Sigma multitasker brush and we're just gonna blend this out So I don't wear the flawless filter like this often I will sometimes and I'll put like a skin tint over top and it's really really pretty But I definitely feel like I wanted to for today's demo because I know a lot of people will wear this as foundation alone I'm not gonna use this as actual foundation alone today, but I wanted you to see it on a larger area So this is shade three of the flawless filter from Charlotte. I did just wipe off my brush Let's go into shade three of the elf and immediately just so much more product Thumbs off here is the outside. Let's blend her out So all in all the elf is definitely a little bit more creamy and thick So I kind of think in terms of spreading it along the face the elf feels a little better than the Charlotte Tilbury Now I'm not saying that that's a good or bad thing because I like how the Charlotte Tilbury is a little bit thinner So that way, you know, it works better almost as like a liquid highlight I think that's gonna help it set and last longer. We'll see but here's the difference. This is the elf and This is the Charlotte side. I think they look pretty darn Identical the only difference that I would say and this is me looking into a super magnified mirror and looking for something different Is that the elf looks a little bit creamier and more hydrating on this side? Whereas the Charlotte Tilbury is like the most little bit of less middle is more sheer and dry But that's because I'm looking at it really really hard. You can't tell there's two different products on my face So in terms of initial application their dupes period point blank. We'll see what lasts longer I genuinely believe elf had the Charlotte Tilbury in their factories and they were like going side by side until they Got as close of a formula as possible. I'm telling you. Okay. Now. Let's do the number one fair shade I probably will go in with a little bit more after I apply the rest of my face makeup But I just want to see how they compare first So this is shade one use a sponge shade one Charlotte Tilbury I know I'm giving you constant reminders, but we cannot confuse them beautiful now This is how I usually will use a shade as a liquid highlight and let's get into the elf trying not to apply too much of the elf and Then the Charlotte because the colors a little bit more different has a little bit more gleam to it I would say the Charlotte has a touch more of a metallic finish as opposed to the elf Which is a little bit more glowy so a little bit more metallic and a little bit more glowy And that's easier to tell because of the difference in color. So in terms of using this as a liquid highlight I think that the Charlotte Tilbury is going to do a better job Just because the finish is more metallic and it's a bit brighter for my skin tone. All right. That is pretty darn crazy Oh my goodness. Okay, and then finally not that we're comparing these but I am going to use my Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood contour wand just like this and use my sponge and blend it out And here's what makes the Charlotte Tilbury so special you can see it looks intimidating But it actually is very natural. I don't think the elf is gonna be it's just the way that it shears out That makes it look so special. And by the way, I know I look crazy right now It's because I have direct light on my face. It doesn't actually look as crazy when you have a ring light ring lights do a lot Okay, let's go in with shade number seven of the elf I'm gonna use less because this obviously has more coverage So just a little bit more out here the elf one at least the shade that I'm using definitely has a little bit more Warm than the Charlotte Tilbury, but they both got their job done just as good I'm gonna fast forward through me doing the rest of my makeup. You'll see it. Keep it pretty light I use mostly concealer and you'll see what I'm doing But this is the way that I like to wear these when I'm using them mostly as foundation foundation All right, let's see how we go over powder So you saw I used a little bit of concealer and then I use the Fenty powder foundation in the center of my face When I wear these glowy products all over I do like to put a little bit of powder on top to kind of tone it down It will come through more during the day But that's the way I like to do it But now I want to go in with the lightest shade from both Charlotte Tilbury and elf and I want to see how they react now That we have a little bit of powder over our face. So we're starting off with Charlotte Tilbury shade number one fair I'm just gonna do two three dots and use my sponge And I'm gonna push it in and you can see what's beautiful about this product and this is why it's so popular You can literally do anything with it You can put it underneath makeup can literally put it on top of powder and nothing happens and it blends in seamlessly Let's give the elf same chance over here three dots one two Well, we'll do two because that was a little bit more product going in with the sponge Blending it in yeah, I'm thinking the Charlotte Tilbury works a little bit better as an actual liquid highlight There's just a little bit more gleam that it's giving me Elf is kind of just like being pushed in and that also is due to the shade Just being a wee bit darker, but it's giving me a little bit less metallic liquid highlight Then the Charlotte Tilbury is giving me but it's still very pretty don't get me wrong not crap talking at all That's just the difference that I'm noticing. Can you tell any difference comment down below? We're working through this together. Okay. I'm gonna do my eye makeup and lips And then I'll show you after everything has kind of settled how we're looking so over top of the makeup and everything My face has been sitting for at least a half hour I mean, I think everything looks identical. I literally Cannot tell a difference What do you think take a quick look So before we get into wear time, this is what I'm thinking about Charlotte Tilbury versus the elf I think if you are looking for a dupe for the Charlotte Tilbury flawless filter You literally have found it here elf did a great job now. What I noticed is the ingredients are different I'm not an ingredient bop, so I'm not gonna go over that if they don't have an identical ingredient list What I like the Charlotte Tilbury better for is more so on top of makeup because I feel like it has a little bit of a Dryer finish and more of a metallic finish. I think it looks better on top of makeup. It's more impactful But I actually think I like the consistency of the elf for Underpainting or for just getting that all over glow as the very first base because it is a little thicker It feels a little creamier. It feels a little bit more hydrating for my skin So in that case it almost looks a little bit more natural as well It is the slightest bit less Metallic so this is better in my opinion for under makeup Charlotte Tilbury is better for over makeup But they are pretty darn close I mean I suspect and I'm gonna see with where time that the Charlotte Tilbury might hang on a little bit better because it seemed a little bit drier and less creamy Of course, I will let you know and maybe if you have oily skin you might prefer the Charlotte Tilbury We'll see I'm gonna have to update you on that But yeah, I mean the elf is a dupe. I can't say otherwise I'm not gonna say I like one over the other elf did a really great job There's different reasons for when I would use what so I'm gonna be back in a few hours to let you know where I'm at and how my face is looking but so far looking for affordable alternative. This is great I'm really really excited about this. I also did before the day goes on one to show you how many makeup looks in front of the Window on my iPhone. This is the outside. This is a Charlotte side Identical can't tell a difference Both look great. So I wanted to close off this video by just giving you an update about how the product is wearing now Keep in mind. I have not had the most active day. I haven't gone outside today So it wasn't the best wear test Of course, as you know, I always do my speed review. So you will be updated But I think the Charlotte Tilbury definitely does wear a wee bit better It is not bad enough to where you need to get the Charlotte Tilbury over the elf I am noticing this is the elf side and a little bit more of the oils are starting to collect than the Charlotte Tilbury It's not super noticeable because like I said, I didn't do the most today But as I've been saying throughout the whole video, the elf seems to be a little bit creamier And so I think that is resulting in a little bit more of a shiny and oily appearance Compared to the Charlotte Tilbury, which did feel a little bit more dry So maybe if you have an oily complexion the Charlotte Tilbury might do you better, but both are still great elf Absolutely nailed this. This is a dead on do honestly If you don't want to spend $44 for the Charlotte Tilbury elf is the way to go For me, do I prefer one over the other? Like no, especially with that price difference I can't tell you that the Charlotte Tilbury is better or not But I'll tell you I do prefer the more moisturizing Qualities that the elf contains for under painting and I prefer the Charlotte Tilbury texture over top of foundation Because it's a wee bit more shiny, which is what I would want if I'm using a glowy product So anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed this review and found it helpful If you tried this product out, let me know down below Let me know which side looks better and I'll catch you guys in the next one. Bye guys. Have a good one