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Soft lips, tamed flyaways and more royal beauty hacks some of your favorite royals swear by

Meghan Markle, Princess Diana and more royals’ beauty secrets


FEBRUARY 25, 2020 6:16 PM EST

When it comes to beauty, it looks as though the royals have it all figured out. Every time they step out – whether it be to a royal engagement on a regular Tuesday or a day in the park, they never fail to look nothing short of perfect. Thankfully over time, we’ve come to discover several beauty hacks used by the royal ladies. Among them is  Meghan Markle ’s tips for taming pesky flyaways, how she keeps her lips soft and hydrated and one of her favorite exfoliators for smooth skin.

Then there’s  Kate Middleton ’s secret for maintaining a perfect bun, which is all in a hairnet, meanwhile,  Princess Eugenie  re-establishes the power of doing your makeup on the go. Getting some extra zzzz’s is always a yes in our book!

Keep reading for these and more beauty hacks the royal ladies rely on.

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Meghan’s soft lips

Meghan uses the Fresh Sugar Advanced Therapy Lip Treatment with SPF 15 to keep her lips naturally soft. She once told Beauty Banter, "I have searched high and low and tried every kind of lip balm but this is the very best. Soft, kissable, buttery lips. I swear by it."

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Facial exercises

In 2014, Prince Harry’s wife told Birchbox about her practice of facial exercises. "I do facial exercises from one of my favorite aestheticians, Nicola Joss, who basically has you sculpt your face from the inside out."

She reassured, "I swear it works, as silly as you may feel. On the days I do it, my cheekbones and jawline are waaaay more sculpted."

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Makeup on the go

We’re all for Princess Eugenie’s beauty hack if that means we get a few extra minutes of sleep. In 2016 she told Harper’s Bazaar, "I do my makeup in the car. I'm really good at doing it on the move! I use Charlotte Tilbury and Bobbi Brown — Charlotte's mascara and Bobbi Brown bronzer. They are geniuses."

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Rule of three

In 2012, Princess Diana’s makeup artist Mary Greenwell revealed the secret to her always-flawless beauty look. “You can combine full lips with a heavy eye; the trick is to wear a light blush," she told Stylist. "You just do two elements and not three. You never, ever do a full lip, eye, and blush!"

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Textured locks

The former Suits star told Birchbox her secret for luscious locks. She said: "When my hair is feeling a little weighted, Suanne, my hair artist on set, has me bend forward and she sprays a little Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray or nothing at all, and then has me 'flip back hard' to give my hair a little extra bounce."

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Perfect bun

The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, is known for keeping her buns and updos in chic status thanks to a hair net. Easy, peasy.

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Royal beauty hacks

Ever wondered how Meghan keeps her radiant glow? It’s likely thanks to Tatcha’s Deep Rice Enzyme Powder (among other things!) She shared with Allure she uses the gentle exfoliator, which contains papaya and rice enzymes to remove skin impurities. Sounds like a winner!