Charlotte Tilbury Credited Moms For Fabricating Genius Since 1973

KEY POINTS

•Charlotte Tilbury said during a podcast interview in November 2025 that she doesn’t experience imposter syndrome.
•She credited her parents' mantra 'Be yourself' and attending a Rudolf Steiner Waldorf school for her confidence.
•Her mother frequently told her she was 'fabulous', which Tilbury embraced from an early age.
•Tilbury also said she raises her two sons to work hard and believe in themselves.

Charlotte Tilbury, the 52-year-old makeup mogul famous for Magic Cream and telling us to 'just be yourself' since 2013, claims that imposter syndrome is a foreign concept thanks to her visionary parents and a Waldorf school education courtesy of Rudolf Steiner's holo-learning vibes. Raised at a Rudolph Steiner school where presumably spreadsheets were replaced with soul-searching, her mom dubbed her 'fabulous' repeatedly—no tough love, just a relentless chorus of praise which Tilbury gratefully believed, saving years of therapy bills. She credits 'be yourself' mantras from her parents for crushing any fake-it-till-you-make-it impostor nonsense. She even raises her sons to follow this foolproof recipe: believe in yourself despite the crushing reality of life. She's in exotic company—Shonda Rhimes, also immune from self-doubt due to a powerhouse mom, and Oprah, who couldn’t recognize imposter syndrome even if it slapped her with a 'Get your coat' from her dad. The moral? If you’re not born into unconditional praise, may your therapy be swift and your selfies flawless.