@drivenbybeauty: 🚨 Beauty News: Charlotte Tilbury vs Kiko Milano… here’s what actually happened. If you’ve seen the viral conversation started by @ninaghoulina followed by @RICH LUX reporting and @Erin Parsons wear test, this video brings everything together in one place! With facts, context and my own side-by-side comparison. Yep, Ingredient breakdown. Formulating cosmetics is a lot like baking a cake. Two products can begin with similar ingredients, but the percentages, raw material quality, manufacturing process, testing and formulation decisions can completely change the final result. 👀 I genuinely love both @Charlotte Tilbury and @KIKO Milano ❤️ 🧐 One of the formulas contains silica and one contains talc. There for the same reason. Both powder. BUT - different. Did you spot this? 👀 🙌 We know Affordable beauty gives more people access to makeup they love, while luxury brands often invest heavily in research, development, innovation and testing. This isn’t about choosing sides or fuelling drama 🎭 it’s about understanding what’s actually behind the headlines. In this video we cover: 💄 What Charlotte Tilbury said about beauty dupes. 💄 What Nina Poole discovered. 💄 What Rich Lux reported about Kiko Milano. 💄 Erin Parsons’ wear test. 💄 My comparison of the lipsticks and lip liners. 💄 What is the difference between between Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution and Kiko Milano Velvet Passion Lipstick 💄 Whether products manufactured in the same facility are actually the same. I’d love to hear your opinion but let’s keep the conversation respectful and evidence-based ✌️ 🧠 My opinion - I think Charlotte responded in relation to Mco and that’s her biz baby. I’d be cranky too. Mco is not a dupe. It’s a copy. Kiko is amazing, and got caught in this drama. I rate the Kiko Booster Lash Serum and Mascara 🪄 I rate the CT Filmstar Bronze and glow. 🪄 #CharlotteTilbury #KikoMilano #BeautyDrama #beautynews #dupes Stitch @BBC News
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Wednesday 29 July 2026 11:57:45 GMT
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G1970216631 :
I’m on Charlotte Tilbury’s team ! Love her as a makeup artist love her as an entrepreneur love her for backing herself. She knows what she’s talking about !!
2026-08-01 12:03:07
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Oops.the.Daizys :
I don't have a problem with affordable makeup. I buy it all the time. But if the first argument is "not everyone can afford Charlotte Tilbury," you've already made Charlotte Tilbury the benchmark. Buy products because they're good, not because they look like someone else's.
2026-07-29 21:21:22
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Lucy Van :
Finally, an informed response that is presenting actual data ❤️❤️❤️Thank you xxx
2026-07-29 12:35:50
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Bee Bee :
And sometimes, people just cannot afford the real deal. So a dupe isn’t taking anything from anything, because that money was never going to be spent on CT.
2026-07-29 12:31:08
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casadelais :
Formulator here; The whole beauty industry raises my blood pressure to boiling point. Between the “natural “ fear mongering and the claims that all high end companies are just greedy, I’m going to scream!
2026-07-31 01:58:12
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Gerty 💋 :
Thankyou, this!! The McDupe formula is quite different when you break it down. I’d buy Kiko Milano over that rubbish any day too
2026-07-29 12:34:55
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Yael Ya'acovi :
Best follow up video on the matter. Thank you!
2026-07-29 12:23:32
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Jayde :
This isn’t about proving one brand is “better.” It’s about understanding cosmetic formulation, manufacturing and why similar products can still perform differently. What’s your take babe?
2026-07-29 11:58:17
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Jean Tik :
I wanted to love the MCO flawless dupe but straight away could tell it wasn’t as good
2026-07-31 11:09:10
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Sidney 💋 :
I think people are also missing that of course Charlotte is gonna defend her products. Do you really think she’s gonna say yes the “dupes” are the same as my products and give you the same experience!!
2026-07-30 03:41:22
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Dr. H, MD - Dermatopath🥼🔬 :
Appreciate you!🥰
2026-08-01 06:18:55
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Peru ✨ :
jupe
2026-07-31 03:04:33
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Maddy Edwards :
Yerp completely different products, copied the marketing which has lead them to sell due to being the “affordable “ product. Let’s be real if they didn’t have same marketing and packaging would they sell as many?
2026-07-31 03:32:30
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Butter Queen 4 :
That McCo is not even in the same ballpark as the originals. It sgeel cheaper and goes on and looks cheaper t
2026-07-29 12:24:25
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Ju Ju :
You should check out vanity mid price but premium products .Also Australian pioneers and innovators of many products first to market 💯
2026-07-30 03:45:48
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midmomdairy :
I believe Nina is genuinely trying to get customers feel like they are getting same experience by buying affordable alternative but most of her videos that I came across are kinda incorrect. Just because it’s in the same factory doesn’t mean they use same ingredients. Just because in the back product has same ingredients doesn’t mean it was formulated the same way. Kiko Milano is genuinely great brand but it is its own thing. Not some dupe for CT.
2026-07-31 03:34:56
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MrsWendal954673 :
I mean I love a cheap product but when 'influencers' say dupe because the packaging looks the same or the colour is the same is missing or misguiding the whole point of what people want in a dupe.
2026-07-30 01:54:31
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Chloe Burden :
My fav video on this topic 😍
2026-08-01 08:42:48
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NZFoodie🇳🇿 :
Great explanation ✨
2026-07-31 02:34:58
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Alondra Gatae | Hair & Makeup :
hello Claire danes
2026-08-02 13:06:03
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Mortification of the Flesh :
One thing that frustrates me about dupe reviews is they NEVER talk about longevity like it might look similar but you can't say it is a dupe if it doesn't perform the same
2026-07-31 23:12:35
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Emily :
only 7 manufacturers of all makeup in the world
2026-08-01 01:42:06
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DJ 🇦🇺 :
Unfortunately I live in a rural area where access to CT is only via online, which makes it harder to buy products that match my skin. McCo works well for me.
2026-08-02 07:46:09
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midmomdairy :
More people should have paid attention to actual product developers like Javon Ford and you. Cuz feels like people lack so much knowledge.
2026-07-31 03:30:50
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Kylie M :
I’m so over the ‘temu influencer brigade’ cancelling people without backing up their arguments. These ignorant people don’t care about the ethics nor the chemical shitstorm of nasty ingredients they’re using! TY for speaking up 👏 💕
2026-08-01 22:42:16
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