Meghan Markle's Best Hair and Makeup Tips and Secrets

Meghan Gets Tiny Trims to Avoid a Big Haircut

Much like Princess Diana, Meghan chooses to get her hair cut with very small trims, rather than one big chop. We noticed the tiny change back in November 2018, when Meghan stepped out with a slightly shorter cut with freshly snipped layers added at the bottom and along the face-framing pieces. Diana apparently did this to ensure the press attention was entirely on her charity work rather than on her hairstyle.

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Meghan's Freckles Must Be "Peeking Through"

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One of Meghan's most widely known beauty secrets (which we guess isn't really much of a secret anymore) is that she keeps her freckles on show at all times. This is just one of the reasons her makeup always looks super natural and fresh. According to a makeup artist who's worked with Meghan on an occasion, her number one request was to make sure her freckles were "peeking through," which is exactly what she did on her wedding day. And it's not just on herself; for the recent issue of British Vogue that Meghan helped edit, she requested all the models' freckles be seen — no Photoshop allowed. If there's one tip we love most from Meghan, it's embracing what mother nature gave you.

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Meghan Loves to Wear Lip Liner

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One of the most surprising of Meghan's beauty tips is her love of lip liner, which she wears in the most subtle way. She very lightly overlines her mouth with a liner that's a shade slightly darker than her natural lip colour, then adds a layer of gloss on top. The trick is barely noticeable, which makes all the difference in maintaining a natural finish.

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The Secret to Glowing Wedding Makeup Is in the Skin

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Of course, a successful wedding-day makeup look has a lot do with the makeup used, but it also has to do with how well you've taken care of your skin leading up to the big event. Meghan's friend and longtime makeup artist, Daniel Martin, revealed that her wedding glow was mostly thanks to facialist Sarah Chapman. Martin shared that Meghan invested a lot of time into her prewedding skincare routine to ensure she didn't need to wear heavy makeup on the day of. We also know that the duchess is a fan of inside-of-the-mouth facials (yes, they exist), which gave her a temporary "lift" on the big day.

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Meghan Adds Eyeliner For a Special Occasion

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Although Meghan is all about looking extremely natural, that doesn't mean she doesn't experiment with makeup from time to time. During her and Prince Harry's tour of Morocco, she took inspiration from the country's beauty tradition of using thick kohl liner, drawing her own black eyeliner both across her lashes and along her waterlines.

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Wedding Hair Doesn't Have to Be Perfect

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In keeping with her "purposefully messy" hairstyle preference, it was only fitting that the duchess wore her hair soft and slightly imperfect on the big day, which, yes, was totally intentional.

Hairstylist Serge Normant brushed Meghan's hair into a low chignon with a middle part that complemented the large circular stone right in the centre of her tiara. He also kept two face-framing pieces of hair loose to give the overall style a laid-back feel. Although you might not have a spare heirloom tiara hanging around your house to wear on your own wedding day, there are plenty of beautiful hair accessories and headbands these days that can help you re-create a similar vibe for your own special day.

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Meghan Wears Dark Nail Polish For a Night Out

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One royal "beauty rule" Meghan stuck to during her engagement and early months of her marriage was keeping her manicure pale pink or neutral. That was until December 2018, when she wore dark — almost black — nail polish to the British Fashion Awards.

Other royals including the Duchess of Cambridge and the Queen — who has famously worn the same pale pink Essie shade for decades — adhere to this rule, although not everyone is so keen. Princess Eugenie often adds a splash of colour to her nails — she's even a fan of nail art. Maybe one day we'll see Meghan trying out one of the simple nail designs we're currently obsessing over.

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Meghan's Must-Have Under-Eye Brightener Is Makeup Artist Approved

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Since Meghan is such an advocate for natural beauty, and of course, freckles, it's no surprise that she forgoes thick concealer and chooses something super light and brightening instead. Enter: Yves Saint Laurent Beauté Touche Éclat (£26). She revealed to Birchbox back in 2014 that it was her go-to for looking wide awake, "especially good when we are filming at 3am," which we can imagine still comes in handy with baby Archie.

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