Taylor Frankie Paul of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” was 15 years old when she moved to Utah from Colorado and experienced the culture shock of the state’s seemingly “perfect” beauty standards. But that doesn’t mean she didn’t fit in instantly. The next frontier? Starring on “The Bachelorette” as the lead of season 22. And we have no doubt that she’s going to bring fresh energy to the reality dating franchise.
“The beauty culture here [is about looking] well-kept because everyone else is,” Paul says of Utah. “You feel this obligation.” Some of the trademarks of “Mormon Wives” on Hulu include Botox (season one showed the moms getting laughing gas at their injectable appointments), boob jobs (Paul and a few of her costars have them), spray tans, and, of course, hair extensions to keep their renowned Utah curls looking perfect.
But Paul, who began injectables two years ago at age 28, doesn’t see herself as a beauty or fashion influencer. “I’m pretty much the Adam Sandler of the group,” she says. “If I could show up in sweats every day, every scene, I would.” If you’ve already binged season two, you may have noticed a more relaxed, comfier vibe from Paul all around (save for the Halloween party when she showed up as cat-suit Gretchen Wieners and gave her exes a piece of her mind), but one thing you won’t see her with is boring hair. Her secret to her perfect waves? “Just dirty hair,” she says. “I go probably four to five days without washing it.”
Ahead, Paul reveals her beauty essentials for filming, what shocked her most about sharing her story with the world, and the manifestations she has on deck for 2025.
Taylor Frankie Paul’s Beauty Favorites
Paul starts out each shoot day with the MCoBeauty Makeup Grip Primer ($12), and if you think the packaging looks familiar, you’re not wrong. “They do dupes, or dupés is what they call it,” says Paul of MCo and her partnership with the brand. “I love that they’re affordable and it’s the same thing, if not better.” For extra-long filming days that bleed into the night, she also reaches for the MCoBeauty Miracle Flawless Setting Spray ($12).