Lipsticks drawn in battle of the beauty queens

ONE is Amal Clooney’s trusted make- up artist; the other a supermodel who’s made millions for Marks & Spencer with her lingerie range.

And now beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury has made an astonishing attack on Vogue cover girl Rosie Huntington-Whiteley over the supermodel’s foray into beauty products.

Devon- born Rosie, 31, right, launched a make-up range in 2016 with M&S, Rosie for Autograph, and Charlotte, 43, accuses her of ripping off her own successful brand, which she brought out three years earlier.

‘It’s very difficult to launch a makeup line,’ Charlotte, below, tells me. ‘For any entrepreneur, I have nothing but respect, but Rosie should stick to what she’s doing — modelling. She’s got a beautiful face.’

Choosing her words carefully, she adds: ‘ Her make-up for M&S was actually inspired by my line. A few products were very similar. It was just . . . too much inspiration.’

Beauty specialists have noted the striking similarities between Charlotte’s luxury brand, whose distinctive bronze packaging is instantly recognisable across the world, and the Rosie for Autograph range.

Television presenter and beauty blogger Trinny Woodall noted the physical resemblance and claimed that, in her opinion, there was little difference in quality between Charlotte’s expensive wares, which cost £100 for a night cream, and Rosie’s budget-friendly line, which charges only £10 for body cream.

Trinny added insult to injury by claiming that Rosie’s line lasted longer.

Charlotte’s comments come weeks after Rosie — who lives in Los Angeles with her fiance Jason Statham and their year- old son Jack — launched her own beauty website, Rose Inc., which offers tips and tutorials. Tilbury — who lives in London’s Notting Hill with her film producer husband George Waud and her two sons, Valentine and Flynn — did Amal’s make-up when she married George Clooney.

A close friend of Kate Moss, she also counts Hollywood stars Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Aniston among her clients.

Charlotte is, however, keen to make clear that she has nothing against Rosie personally, telling me: ‘She’s a great girl.’