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Beauty Queen Beauty Product Favorites: Skincare
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rom 30s to almost mid-40s (one of us) our group is diverse and so are our skincare products! We met through pageantry in our twenties, became a girl gang of best friends and continue to celebrate holidays and travel together annually (Christmas pajama party, Easter, to Vegas!) Vegas is our time to get glammed up like our pageant days and we always share our latest product finds when we get ready together in ONE bathroom – just like we did backstage for pageants.
I thought it would be fun to share each gal’s skin type, skin problem, and also skincare routine in products. Some products many of us use – see some Olay Regenerist lovers and Tarte’s Shape Tape. Certain products work for certain gals and not for others which depends on skin type and problem areas – fine lines, dryness, oily skin, etc. But once one of us says we love it, all of us definitely try it and see if it works for our skin type. I’m really excited to share their favorites with you and I hope you can find one of us with similar skin type. We’d love to hear if one of these products work for you – and also your favorite skincare products.
Miss Arizona USA, Top 15 at Miss USA
Skin type: Dry
Skin care concerns: Occasional blemishes around the chin maybe hormonal
Prefers and focuses a much as she can on her preference of non-toxic clean beauty when available. Brenna likes to find similar products at a fraction of the price that work just as good as the pricier version.
Favorite Skincare
- Mario Badescu blemish drying ointment – use at nighttime for blemishes
- Josie Maran Argan Bright Skin Vitamin C Serum – use in morning
- The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid
- Boscia purifying gel cleanser – use at night with Foreo (morning just cleans with water)
Favorite Makeup Products
- Tinted moisturizers: Supergoop! CC Cream Daily Correct Broad Spectrum SPF 35 Sunscreen (can build coverage), Medium coverage: Bare Essentials COMPLEXION RESCUE™ Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30
- Concealer: e.l.f. 16HR Camo Concealer – alternative from Tarte because it was too drying
- Primer: Smashbox hydrating under eye primer – for dry skin, brightening
Must Try Cosmetic
Fiesta Bowl Princess, Top 10 Miss Arizona + Top 15 Miss Arizona USA
Skin type: Combination/Oily
Skin care concerns: Light Melasma
Yours truly is constantly experimenting with new products like it’s my job, because it is! I have light Melasma and freckles – always had them and sometimes you can see them depending on the foundation I use ;). While I don’t have fine lines yet, I recently got 3 Xeomin units ($30 total for the visit) – two top of forehead and 1 between brows for a muscle bump that popped up while I smiled. Worked like a charm.
Favorite Skincare
- Moisturizer: Olay Regenerist– all the versions in the red jar, basic jar as night cream, SPF for day
- Cleanser: Osea cleanser (non-toxic) – refreshing, lightweight, smells amazing. Only used to wash makeup. Mornings I use a wet cloth to wipe my face, no over cleansing.
- Face mask: SK-II Treatment sheet masks – immediate hydrating results, excellent for before and after flights
- Monthly facials, light chemical peels with extractions. PCA Peel to lighten melasma.
Favorite Makeup Products
- Foundations: full-coverage: Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation (SPF15 and great for Melasma), buildable medium-full coverage: Juice Beauty Phyto Pigments, medium-full coverage: IL MAKIAGE (able to purchase for minimal amount for trial before being charged full price).
- Concealer: Tarte Shape Tape – for under eyes and concealing
- Contour and Highlight: Tarte Tarteist PRO Glow To Go Highlight & Contour Palette
- Setting spray: Urban Decay All Nighter Long-Lasting Makeup Setting Spray bonus: with Urban Decay All Nighter Waterproof Setting Powder
Must Try Cosmetic
Miss Phoenix Chinese Princess, Chinatown USA Congeniality
Skin type: Dry
Skin care concerns: Sagging, age spots
Jennifer has amazing skin, no wrinkles (good genetics) and enjoys high end products which she often finds at TJ Maxx and her beauty drawer consists with several high and low product brands.
Favorite Skincare
- Moisturizer: Shiseido Advanced Super Revitalizing Cream – been using for over a decade. Alternative – Dirty Works Miracle Cream Multi-tasker 8-in-1 Face & Neck Cream
- Olay Regenerist
- Cleanser: Eve Lom cleanser – face balm cleanser
Favorite Makeup Products
- Primer: NYX Hydra Touch Primer
- BB cream: The Crème Shop BB Crème
- Foundation: Dermacol Make-Up Cover Waterproof Hypoallergenic Foundation (bargain)
- Fake lashes: KISS lashes in Tulip style
Must Try Cosmetic
Miss Gilbert, 3rd runner-up to Miss Arizona USA
Skintype: Dry
Skin care concerns: Dryness
Sommer loves beauty products and we consider her a beauty junkie. She’s always sharing new product finds and has a solution to nearly every skin problem.
Favorite Skincare
- Cleanser: Skin Script cleanser
- Toner: Skin Script toner
- Moisturizer: Aria Starr Beauty Rosehip seed oil face moisturizer – use morning and night
Favorite Makeup Products
- Primer: NYX Hydra Touch Primer Face Makeup
- Concealer: Tarte creaseless concealer – under the eyes
- CC cream: It cosmetics CC+ with Anti aging hydrating serum SPF 50+
- Foundation: Clinique Beyond Perfecting Foundation + Concealer
Must Try Cosmetic
- MAC Retro Matte Liquid Lipcolor in Lady Be Good (warm mid-tone nude)
Miss Arizona and Mrs. Arizona
Skin type: Combination/Dry
Skin care concerns: None
A lover of bargain brands, teen staples and believes what you eat – like apple vinegar gummies helps with skin. She has no major skin problems as her skin looks the same as when she was a teen (we can all vouch for this).
Favorite Skincare
- Cleanser: OXY cleanser and OXY astringent
- Moisturizer: Olay Regenerist
- Goli Apple Vinegar gummies
- Jillian Michaels 7 day Detox Water
Favorite Makeup Product
- Foundation: e.l.f. Flawless Finish Foundation
- Concealer: Tarte Shape Tape
- Blush: Bare Minerals Warmth all over Face bronzer powder – use for blush
- Eyelashes: DUO lash adhesive – in dark
- Setting Spray: NYX setting spray – in dewy and matte finish
Must Try Cosmetic
Miss East Valley USA, Top 5 Miss Arizona USA
Skin type: Dry, sensitive skin
Problem skin concerns: Fine lines
Lover of old school favorites, especially products that are tested and true from her mother and sisters. Melayne has an active outdoor lifestyle having spent most of her adult life playing outdoor beach Volleyball in the OC. Due to sensitive skin, she sticks with what works – her motto is if it’s not broke don’t fix it.
Favorite Skincare
- Cleanser: Dial soap bar. If in a hurry, Neutrogena Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes
- Moisturizer: Olay Regenerist – Whip is preferred version, SPF 25 for day
- Sio Beauty pads – chest and under eye
- Clarisonic
Favorite Makeup Product
- Foundation: It bye bye foundation full coverage moisturizer 50 SPF sunscreen (buildable) – full coverage not cakey. Wears Fair light tint had to pick a shade that disappear into skin.
- Powder: Dermablend professional Intense PowderCamo in Ivory
- Bronzer: Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer in Chocolate
Must Try Cosmetic
- NYX butter lipstick in Hubba Bubba topped with NYX Filler Instinct clear gloss on top
Diana Elizabeth and her friends would like to know what your favorite skincare products are! Leave them in the comments and we can try the out. If you want more pageant juice, check our her post – 11 life lessons I learned from pageantry.
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