Charlotte Lawrence on Duet Perfume, Tour Makeup, and Her Non-Negotiable Skincare

Charlotte Lawrence is the kind of artist who can turn a pole-dancing room turned home office into a full creative headquarters. In 2026, she is still buzzing from her 20-city Somewhere tour, her first full-length album, and her role as the face of Sam Edelman’s Duet fragrance. Despite nursing a cold, the singer’s personality pops as boldly as the red zebra-print wallpaper behind her. She is a Gen Z style icon and a musician who treats vulnerability like a superpower. “I really wanted to create my first-ever full-length album that felt completely just me,” she says. “I wanted to feel confident enough to say all the things that were going on inside my mind.”

The Album, the Angst, and the Diary Energy

Lawrence wrote much of the record with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, whom she calls an idol. The songs swing between sad acoustic ballads, gritty rock moments, and glossy pop hooks. She describes the project as the inside of her brain in a good way, like her diary. The Somewhere tour gave her the chance to bring that honesty to fans across the country. She focused on creating an environment where the stage did not feel separate from the audience. She wanted to laugh, curse, mess up, and be human. That realness, she explains, is exactly what she would have needed as a kid at a concert.

Duet: Fragrance as a Confidence Ritual

The Sam Edelman Duet campaign is an homage to the perfume’s ballerina-flat-shaped bottle and features Lawrence’s song “Ballerina.” She admires Sam and Libby Edelman’s creative partnership, and the campaign felt authentic rather than forced. “They both love music and love creativity in different forms of art,” she says. Before a New York show, they sent her flowers and a personalized perfume bottle etched with her ballerina tattoo. She sprayed Duet right before stepping onstage. “I wanted to feel strong and powerful and sexy,” she recalls. The scent has a sweet floral side but also a sophisticated edge, which she says is fitting because it has dualities—hence the name Duet. For Lawrence, fragrance can steer a whole mood. 🩰✨

Onstage Beauty That Keeps It Real

On tour, Lawrence did her own glam. With a van budget and long drives, there was no glam squad at the venue, so she kept things natural. Mascara, blush, maybe a bright red lip. She loves the French girl move: no foundation, barely any concealer, no mascara, just a bold red mouth. That look makes her feel beautiful and cool. She believes her makeup should mirror her personality. “I always felt like, if I was a kid and going to shows and there was a musician on stage that I loved, that was like picking a wedgie and being crazy and just being herself, I would feel so heard and loved,” she says. Her tour glam was 100 percent her, and that was the point.

The Non-Negotiable Skincare Routine

Even when her hairbrush was lost in the van or stage clothes were still damp, Lawrence protected her skincare routine like a sacred ritual. She washed her face every single night after the show. Sleeping in makeup was not an option—one slip, she jokes, and her skin would break out immediately.

She has been maniacal about the collagen mist, blowing through two bottles in two months. Her routine is proof that even on a shoestring tour, glow does not take a day off. 🧴🌸

Style Heroes and a Tour Uniform

Lawrence’s style mood board includes 1990s Kate Moss, Mazzy Star, and Fiona Apple. She loves the understated kind of sexy—not va-va-voom, but simple and almost innocently alluring. Natural hair, natural makeup, and a vintage slip dress were her stage staples. On her feet? She wore her black suede Sam Edelman boots at every single show, switching sometimes to red. “A high boot is hot,” she says.

Rituals, Nerves, and the Art of Doing Nothing

Before each show, Lawrence did vocal warm-ups while applying makeup and hugged her bandmates and tour manager with a quick “love you, love you, love you.” In Los Angeles, nerves hit because so many friends were watching. She breathed, vented to her team, and took a little shot of tequila. Then she was fine. As for a perfect day off? On tour, that meant sleeping until 3 p.m., staying in bed, watching movies, and maybe getting an incredible dinner. At home in L.A., it might include the beach, surfing, and then a marathon sleep. She also found inspiration in the live action Alice in Wonderland films, which made her want to write a funky, weird song full of costumes and strange magic.