15 Beauty Hacks Victoria's Secret Angels Are Hiding From You

What we all want to know is: what really is Victoria's secret? The Victoria's Secret angels are famously the most gorgeous girls on the planet, and while they've all won the genetic lottery, what's no secret is that even they undergo a rigorous regime to stay lingerie-ready at the click of a camera. Despite their fearsome beauty, it's clear that what makes the brand so successful is that it is all about empowering women to feel confident and sexy. We all want to join in this celebration of female beauty and seduction, which makes us feel great and at the same time motivates us to do squats. But it isn't just an apple bottom that makes a Victoria's Secret angel. These fashion industry seraphim are selected to ascend to the highest orders because they radiate an inner beauty, a vibrance and vivacity that we'd also all like to emulate. You don't reach the loftiest perch of pulchritude by sky high cheekbone alone. But once the models do get there, they are greeted by a heavenly host of the fashion industry's most ferociously talented creative experts. Beyond being professionals in looking good, Victoria's Secret angels have daily exposure to the best fashion and art directors, photographers and make-up artisans in the business. So don't let their angelic looks fool you: these ladies are hoarding a treasure trove of beauty secrets that help keep them catwalk-ready. So we've mined this gold to give you the lowdown on how they get as glam as they are. Here's how to get your angel wings.

15 Hydration is key

Queen of the Victoria's Secret angels, Brazilian beauty Adriana Lima the secret to her vital complexion is staying hydrated. Adriana drinks a range of health drinks to stay radiant and close-up ready. She says: "I drink at least one coconut water a day- it gives you that healthy, glowing skin. Juices with native fruits like acai and acerola are also amazing." Naturally low in calories and fat and cholesterol free, coconut water has a sweet, nutty flavor that will kill your craving for sugar but not your weight loss. The super-drink comes highly recommended by a host of top celebrities and athletes. It's not only incredibly hydrating, but one serving contains more potassium than four bananas. This means it's also a low-calorie shortcut to heart health and muscle strength, which will also mean that you burn calories faster. Like Adriana, Acai is indigenous to Brazil, and Brazilians have eaten the fruit for centuries. Its wealth of diet and health benefits have been well documented, but what you might not have heard is that its beneficial impact on blood circulation may improve mental functioning and raise your drive in the bedroom! Adriana's acerola advice is also on the money. The cherry-like fruit is a great antioxidant that slows the aging process and gives your immune system a boost - perfect for keeping you at your most glamorous throughout the winter months.

14 Big Lashes

Dutch beauty Doutzen Kroes is one of Victoria's Secret fans' all-time favorite angels, for her glamazon looks and down to earth comments like "I have a voluptuous body. I am not one of those skinny girls. I like to enjoy life." Despite her perfectitude, the supermodel has a few beauty tricks up her sleeve after years in the beauty business. What you might not know is that Doutzen debuted as the face of L'Oreal long before she was a Victoria's Secret angel. Maybe that's why her top tip is beauty-related. The naturally stunning Doutzen says when she wakes up in the morning she wakes her eyes up too by curling her lashes. Curling your eyelashes opens up your eyes, making the most of your natural features and giving you those covetable doll eyes that define Doutzen. She says:"I feel like it's always important to curl your eyelashes. I always do when I wake up and you know you look tired, when you curl your eyelashes and put mascara [on] it makes such a huge different, so that's the trick that I always use." Doutzen's beauty regime doesn't stop there, though, beyond a quick eyelash curl, she says "I take really good care of my body." So sadly it's not all doughnuts and ice cream.

13 Contour Contour Contour

We are always after the tips from the best in the biz, and Victoria's Secret models have an army of talented creatives to help them achieve the heights of perfection they do. One such magic maker is the legendary beauty expert Pat McGrath. Model Hilary Rhoda says Pat taught her how contouring her face can make all the difference and help you present your features in the best light. Her top beauty secret is: "Contouring the cheekbones and the eye sockets. It enhances everything, and then you don't really have to do much else. I just use bronzer of a taupe color. I want to get ready fast, so whatever I brush over my cheeks, I also do it on my eyes. I think [contour] is something you start from and then you can build on it, but that's always the starting point." There you have it - even the most naturally blessed beauties use a little contouring to amp up their features. It seems this basic beauty block is here to stay. A little bronzer goes a long way to lifting and sculpting those cheekbones.

12 Eyebrows on fleek

Eyebrow raising fact: it was also Pat McGrath who taught Karlie Kloss how to get her signature arched beauties. Kloss's sculpted brows are almost emoji-perfect and really define her striking features. Kloss comes out of the brow closet, confiding that: "Pat taught me how to do my brows. I have very sort of arched brows, and she taught me to appreciate my shape and how to sculpt them into something really strong." It's not only Kloss who has built an empire on a brow: get yours in shape and see how they naturally set off your whole face. And as usual wise, this Victoria's Secret angel is wise beyond her years. Karlie of the arrow-like brows points to another beauty secret often espoused by those in the business, which is to work with what you've got. Playing up your unusual features to your advantage and being confident in your own skin are absolutely essential to the Victoria's Secret ethos.

11 OCD washing

When you're Kardashing around the fashion world as fast as Kendall, you need beauty hacks you can count on. In fact, this member of the elite Taylor Swift squad keeps her beauty routine straightforward. She says: “I'm very simple and lazy with my beauty routine. I wouldn't say I'm that daring. But I've always been super OCD about washing my face-and that's even before I started modeling. But it's definitely enhanced now because I wear so much makeup all the time. I wash my face at least two or three times a day.” Keeping your face clean and hydrated is one of the easiest routes to getting healthy, clear skin like Kendall. She says that she inherited some of her top beauty hacks from her older sisters. Advice worth heeding, if their stunning skin is anything to go by. Asked who has had the biggest influence on her beauty regime, the family-oriented Kendall confided: “My sisters, since they're a little bit older than Kylie and I, they've always wanted to help prevent anything that they've gone through when they were our age. So they're like, Never touch your face, never pick your face, always wash your face, and wear eye cream. They literally give us everything that we should do. So ever since then, we've started taking skincare really seriously.”

10 A burger to stay sane

Despite being top of the fashion game and one of the most glamorous models out there, Gigi is another angel who takes a charmingly low-key approach to beauty. Talking about how her model-filled family (her mom and sister Bella are also models) approach makeup, Gigi says: “My go-to is the foundation, bronzer, and mascara. I think Bella and I have faces that if you put too much makeup on them and you're not a professional makeup artist, it goes drag real quick.” Even angels look up to other angels for beauty inspiration. Gigi has been vocal about the fact that she's always been a fan of Candice Swanepoel, saying "she's my favorite supermodel ever". The Malibu-born model says she loves to work out and is "really competitive", so she always strives to break the women's record at the gym before leaving. Overall, Gigi says: “My advice to women is eat clean, and workout to stay fit - and have a burger to stay sane." And that's why we love you, Gigi.

9 Au Naturel

There's no bigger confidence booster than glowing, healthy skin. As it's part of the Victoria's Secret contract to bare all, confidence is a necessity. And that's especially true when you're opening the Victoria's Secret show as top angel Candice Swanepoel did in 2014. This is a massively prestigious and career-boosting privilege, but nonetheless requires a pretty brave face. So if what you're after is a seriously vibrant complexion, Candice's skin secrets are sacred. The blonde beauty says she upkeeps her luminous looks by adhering religiously to her skin care regime, saying: "Because I wear a lot of makeup for work it's really important to keep my skin clean after work so I use a great natural face wash, Tea Tree Oil and Green Tea." Like Adriana Lima, Candice slathers coconut oil whenever she can to keep her skin hydrated and gorgeous. "I use organic coconut oil to take my makeup off, I also add it to my smoothies to keep my skin glowing. It's a great all-around natural beauty product" says the supermodel. And it wasn't just her fantastic genes that Candice got from her mom, it was her top beauty tip too:"The main thing my mom taught me was that you can never be too young to start taking care of your skin. No matter how tired I am, I will never sleep in my makeup."

8 Juicing

This English rose of bee-stung lips and boyfriend Jason Statham fame has just launched her own makeup line with British retailer Marks and Spencer. But when it comes to beauty, she says that she also starts with staying healthy and works from the inside out, to achieve her radiant looks. To get her washboard stomach, she says she has embraced the juicing phenomenon: "Kale, celery, apple, cucumber and a squeeze of lemon. I make my own juice every day at home. It really makes a difference. I can feel my body - everything's going the way it should and I then I don't feel guilty if I don't get to eat my five a day of vegetables." Juices are indeed a great way to get a vitamin, mineral and antioxidant boost into your daily diet. It is also easier for the body to absorb the nutrients in juices than without juicing. Vegetable juices are an ideal source of vitamin C, folic acid and must-have minerals like potassium and iron. So there you have it: it pays to get geeky about nutrition.

7 Blending beauty

Joan Smalls is blessed with a naturally bodacious body and a beautiful face, but she says that she considers looking after her body to be a part of her business life. She also acknowledges the beauty secrets that she has teased out of the industry's leading experts during her time working as a model, and especially since entering the Victoria's Secret limelight. She also credits the angels' favorite, Pat McGrath, as well as Tom Pecheux and Virginia Young with teaching her the best ways to maximize her luscious looks. She says that the makeup artists "taught me the art of blending your makeup, it's really important and you can see the difference. They're such amazing makeup artists so I'm lucky to have learned their techniques from them. Tom [Pecheux] also recommended Estée Lauder's Pore Minimizer to me. I use it to prep my skin before I apply makeup. I've know Tom for a little while now and trust him to always give me great advice."

6 Nude face

New Victoria's Secret recruit, angel Taylor Hill has a rather surprising beauty secret: despite making the big-time in modeling, her mom still cuts her hair. Echoed by most of the angels in our line-up, Taylor says that it's important for her to stay fit and healthy all the time, not just for the annual Victoria's Secret show: "For me, I think it's more of a lifestyle instead of getting ready for just one thing because it's hard to change your body in a short period of time, so it's important for me to live a healthy lifestyle year round." Taylor says that she rarely wears makeup when she isn't on a shoot: "Most days I don't wear any makeup and if I do, it's usually just a small amount - Lancôme makes an amazing face cream and mascara." She also uses coconut oil on her body and face to moisturize her unarguably glowing skin. Taylor carries around a travel-sized bottle of the wonder-product to keep her looking fresh, even when she's just stepped off a plane.

5 Bath time

Brunette beauty Lily Aldridge is known not just for her stunning looks but also her inner beauty and has just won a World of Children Award for her charitable works for disadvantaged young people. Beautiful inside and out then, Lily's top beauty tip will help you maintain your zen amidst the slings and arrows of modern life. Like the flower, Lily takes a bath every evening. Yes, that's every day and lets the cares of the world soak away. Taking care of yourself really is the key to being your best self. Lily says: “[When you're a mom] you have to remind yourself to take time for yourself. Then you can be the best person you can be for everyone.” She lights candles and takes bath salts with her in a Ziploc bag so that she can bathe wherever in the world she might be. There are a whole host of benefits to soaking in the bath: it can act as a detoxifier and muscle relaxer as well as providing you with that all-important deep breath moment.

4 Roses are red

Face of Kenzo and Victoria's Secret angel Ming Xi is known for her petal-soft looking complexion as much as her exquisite features and runway-ready body. The Chinese model says that she swears by rose face masks to keep her skin fresh and hydrated. And we do not doubt it. The good thing for you is that this beauty secret is easily attainable and very cheap! So you can look just as fresh-faced as this angel! No doubt it is especially important to give her skin a boost when the model is jet-setting all over the globe, as the air conditioning on long flights really dries out the skin. Despite constantly traveling for shoots like the rest of the VS models, Ming's complexion is always glowing. Surprisingly, Ming says that she rarely moisturizes, preferring instead to use multiple face masks to rejuvenate her skin and maintain that youthful, vivacious glow.

3 #HairGoals

Rarely seen without her gleaming smile and never without her glowing skin, Jasmine says of being an angel: "I love that coming to work feels like seeing family and I feel like I can really let my personality shine." She says when she is not working she uses as little makeup (a trend we are now realizing amongst every angel) as possible, always takes her makeup off before going to bed and keeps her hair shiny and healthy by using oil treatments: "I love using Moroccan oil" says Jasmine, whose long and luxuriant locks certainly prove the regime is working. On makeup tips, Jasmine says that it was not the fashion world's elite who have contributed the most to her makeup regime: "I actually picked up one of my favorite tips from my grandmother - she would use her lipstick as her blush." We actually love all of these tips!

2 Namaste

Alessandra of the toned Brazilian bod and sensual looks also balances being a mom with her glamorous but hectic Victoria's Secret angeldom. She says that the secret to getting a great shot is confidence. How does she relax before an important show, shoot or meeting? "There is nothing better than a sequence of yoga poses, or, even better, a moment alone to meditate on what is really important in life." It seems that the secret to Alessandra's beauty is a really wholesome and well-balanced approach to life. A common theme among the angels, like Rosie, Alessandra is also a juice queen, saying "Each morning, I alternate between a big class of fresh orange juice and my favorite combination of fruit and veg: kale, cucumber, ginger, lemon, and Granny Smith apples." So it's just like your mom told you: getting your greens is the key to great health, AND looking after your looks.

1 Love Yourself

Swedish supermodel, Elsa Hosk has admitted to committing some beauty faux pas when she first started out in the modeling business at the tender age of 13. Thinking that she styled herself for shoots, she cut her own bangs. Such was her beauty that the magazine ran with it. Today, Elsa says that she likes to work with beauty professionals and brands (like Victoria's Secret) who 'get' her. Her top beauty tip is one that every angel should carry in her handbag: learn to love what you see in the mirror. Even this doll-eyed Scandinavian siren had insecurities growing up. She says:“Don't compare yourself to anybody, I did that a lot when I was younger. I was so insecure about my butt. When I was growing up, around 14, it wasn't really cool at the time to have a big butt. I would always cover it with sweaters, and I was so ashamed of it. Now I'm like, 'Why would I ever do that? That's awful!' Don't change yourself, and don't try to be anyone who you're not.”Challenging as women (and men) so often find self-acceptance, having the confidence to strut your stuff, smile and play up your unique features is the ultimate Victoria's Secret.