A Peek Into "Cheer"'s Morgan Simianer's Navarro Beauty Routine

That signature half-up, half-down hairstyle was the first thing Simianer did to get ready. She would even start it the night before by curling her hair with the Conair Instant Heat 1 1/2-Inch Curling Iron ($21). She'd secure the ponytail in place with hair ties, like the Scunci No-Damage Comfortable Black Hair Ties ($10), and tease the top for more volume.

If she was lucky, she and the other girls would get help from teammate Austin Bayles. "He would always do our hair because he would do it better than we could."

The Navarro Cheer team want the judges to be able to see their faces on the mat from where they sit in their tent. Although the full face of makeup they wear often took an hour to complete, they hardly ever dreaded applying it. "If you think you look good, then you feel good, then you're going to do good," Simianer says. "In Daytona, I was up early, [I] had nerves. I was like, 'I have two and half hours to get my makeup and my hair done. . . You need to make yourself feel confident.'"

For her base, she used the Revlon PhotoReady Insta-Filter Foundation ($7) and the Tarte Shape Tape Concealer ($30). Bronzer was the Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer ($34), and for highlighter, she'd brush an old compact of the now-discontinued Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter in Pearl onto her temples.

Eyes and lips were arguably the most important part of the look. Her favorite eyelashes were the Kiss So Wispy Lashes #01 ($12). "Those were the only ones I would use," Simianer says. "If I did not have the 01's, it just felt like an off day." She was equally particular about her bottom mascara — without it, she says she felt naked. The Too Faced Better Than Sex Volumizing Mascara ($27) was her product of choice. "I would use the waterproof one because I'd get emotional and cry because I'm competing."

For eyeshadow, the entire team used the Urban Decay Naked3 Eyeshadow Palette ($54) to do a smoky or natural-looking brown-toned eye look. They'd often share palettes when they forgot their own (something they were always told not to do for hygiene purposes, she recalls). "I was never good at eyeshadow, so I would always make Gabi do my eyeshadow for me," says Simianer.

The finishing touch was the lipstick — the Kylie Cosmetics Bite Me Matte Lip Kit ($29), to be specific — which was her favorite because of its long-wearing abilities. "Once you had your hair and makeup done and you are putting on your lipstick as the final touch, it was go time from that point on," she says. "You were ready for action. You had so much adrenaline built up, you're like, 'I'm ready. Let's go.'"