EXCLUSIVE: Miss Universe’s official makeup artist shares contestants time limit and which one has near-perfect skin

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Andrés Felipe Cabrera spoke EXCLUSIVELY with HOLA! USA to share behind-the-scenes details on how he and his team are helping the Miss Universe 2023 candidates highlight their natural beauty with classic and timeless tools.Cabrera, a Miami-based entrepreneur and founder of MUBA Cosmetic, has been the official makeup sponsor of the pageant since 2020.

Recently, he and his team chose this year’s contestants Camila Avella of Colombia, Mariana Downing of the Dominican Republic,Rikkie Valerie Kollé of the Netherlands, Athenea Pérez of Spain, and Antonia Porsild of Thailand to star in a photoshoot and beauty video themed Appetite for MUBA “Eat, Sleep, Do Makeup & Repeat.”From the InterContinental San Salvador-Metrocentro Mall, the official hotel residence of this year’s pageant in El Salvador, Andrés Felipe Cabrera shared insights on how much time the pageants have to get ready before the finale and which Miss Universe 2023 contestant has had a top-notch skincare regimen and therefore has the best canvas to work with.In Miss Universe, we do not use trends because they are beauty queens; they are girls who need to enhance their beauty, and that is why we do not change faces.

We do not use contour palettes or cream contours to give structure to the face. We don’t use black and white shadows, only neutral colors, with brown being the darkest.As for hairstyles, we look for simple options since time is short and we cannot change intricate hairstyles.

It depends on their order; we may have a minute or two to change the look.The times are short since there are 86 contestants, so I advise them that when it comes time to sit in our chair, they arrive with 50 percent of the makeup done.