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After all, reality TV isn’tthatreal.
Love IslandUSA season four contestants got all dressed up.
Some islanders take a proactive approach to their beauty routines.
So, according to past contestants, it’s best to come prepared in the beauty department.
Some contestants got treatments they knew they wouldnt be able to access once they were on the show.
A group ofLove IslandUSA season four contestants go for a stroll without a hair out of place. (Pictured from left to right: Deb Chubb, Phoebe Siegel, Courtney Boerner, Nadjha Day, Sydney Paight, and Zeta Morrison.)
It made my hair much easier to manage in the heat and quicker to [style].
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Samira Mighty, a contestant onLove IslandUK, season four, agrees that proactive beauty measures are beneficial.
“I did zero prep before the villa,” says Mighty.
I got my weave done, which in retrospect was a mistake.
There aren’t many restrictions as to what contestants can bring, beauty-wise.
Thereisa professional glam squad, but not for what you think.
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“It’s hard to do full glam every night.
Exley and her team have fine-tuned their own techniques from season to season.
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“It is like no other show, [where] they are normally studio-based with controlled climate.
We are filming in full sun and [working with] close-up camera [shots].
We, of course, want the islanders feeling incredible.”
A group ofLove IslandUSA season four contestants go for a stroll without a hair out of place.
But beauty prep for all other days of filming was left to the contestants, she confirms.
“You were able to order stuff through the producers,” says Paight.
Production stocks the villas with beauty essentials.
But what about those prestocked products and hair tools for contestants to use during their time in the villa?
“I, personally, never felt any pressure to look a certain way,” says Dipman.
I went makeup-less a lot.”
“They fully encouraged us to be our natural selves,” adds Morrison.
At times, they’d tell us we are the ones putting pressure on ourselves to put makeup on.
They totally encouraged natural vibes, if that was our vibe."
Even if they didn’t find love, some contestants walked away with a few beauty lessons.
The lack of a regular glam team also provided the opportunity for bonding moments among the contestants.
She even recalls the girls attempting to wax each other.
“Spain was ridiculously hot.
I got extremely tan and didn’t bring enough shades.
It didn’t bother me so much, but it was a lesson learned.”
Life after the show proved lucrative for many contestants.
UK season five finalistMolly-Mae Hague, for example, joined fashion brandPretty Little Thingas its creative director.
Beauty deals have also proven particularly lucrative.
Polack landed a contract with Boots as its newest beauty ambassador after her time in the villa.
There’s still much to be done when it comes to diversity.
Some contestants say the living conditions made it difficult to embrace their natural hair types.
She wishes that there had been more products stocked in the villa that catered to her hair throw in.
“I would love to see many girls in different hairstyles, protective styles, and shaved hair.
You need more diversity at the top and then it will funnel down.
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