Beauty & Style

Caroline Stanbury Has Some ‘Traitors’ Beauty Tea to Spill

July 23, 2025

Reality TV veteran Caroline Stanbury is currently sunning herself on a yacht off Positano, but her mind is still on Alan Cumming’s Scottish castle. On Uncut & Uncensored, the Real Housewives of Dubai star spills every drop of beauty department drama she endured while filming The Traitors—because there was zero chance she was going to be caught looking like a trainwreck on a high-stakes show.

Stanbury opens with her signature candor before launching into a rapid-fire rundown of the collagen peptides and Lion’s Mane supplements she swears by for “help[ing] me stay young.”

Panic before the cameras

Forget daggers and smoke-filled turrets. Stanbury admits her worst fear was showing up to the castle without a glam squad. “My biggest concern [about] Traitors before was not who’s gonna kill me. It was, ‘Oh my God, there’s no hair and makeup. I’m going on TV with no hair and makeup,” she says.

The worry didn’t last long. By day two, castmates were asking, “Who did your hair and makeup?” despite the show’s zero-stylist rule. Validation secured, Stanbury could finally focus on her beauty strategy.

Yacht-tested hair hack that saved the day

Between castle nights and boat days, Stanbury discovered a product combo that let her ditch hot tools entirely: “I have not pulled out a hairdryer once on this trip,” she says, almost incredulously. Instead, she kept her hair luxe and lavish thanks to “Dream Cocktail by Wow, a thickening treatment, and Living Proof Full Dry Volume and Texturizing Spray.” She swears the duo keeps her blonde “from really flat hair” even after towel-drying and running out the door.

In Stanbury’s words, the right products are “better than a facelift” when cameras amplify every flyaway.

Why effortless hair could sway the game

Time spent fighting a straightener is time not spent hunting traitors. Stanbury jokes, “Nobody wants to be going to the hairdresser instead of spending it on the beach or the boat,” she jokes. In castle terms, that translates to more hallway whispering and better reads on suspicious eyebrow arches—a crucial edge when alliances form at lightning speed.

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The concealer worth stealing

In a castle filled with Olympians and Housewives, the hottest commodity turned out to be makeup. “When I was on Traitors, all the girls kept stealing [my concealer] from me: Tarte Double Day Beauty. That concealer just lifts your face,” she reveals. Stanbury even dabs it “round my mouth to lift the corners” because, as she playfully notes, “the corners begin to droop” over time.

So, if you spot a contestant’s cheeks suddenly glowing mid-episode, chances are they raided Stanbury’s stash.

The castle glow formula

Stanbury’s glow begins inside, revealing that when it comes to peptides, “I put [it] every morning into my smoothies.” Her mix of peptides and mushrooms promises to deliver focus and plump skin. For instant radiance, she loves a self-tanner that “just takes about five years off you immediately.” A brown daytime mascara “brings out your eyes” without harsh lines, while dermaplaning removes “little baby fluff,” but demands SPF vigilance immediately afterward.

At night, she leans on retinol—available “at the pharmacy, you don’t have to spend a fortune” if used every other day—paired with vitamin C each morning to boost glow. Add a highlighter “down your nose, above your blusher…on my forehead” for that candlelit castle luminescence.

The method is less checklist and more philosophy: Keep it natural, find shades that flatter, and remember, as Stanbury quips, “Men love women who don’t take forever to get ready.”

What it means for the new season of The Traitors

Stanbury closes with quiet confidence: “I’m really good at it now. I’m really good and I like the way I look and who I am.” Whether she pulls a Faithful shield or a Traitor’s dagger, the former Ladies of London star plans to shine out and out-play—armed with peptide smoothies, pilfer-proof Tarte concealer, and hair that behaves under medieval chandeliers.

When The Traitors returns in early 2026, viewers should watch more than just suspicious glances; they should notice the glow on Stanbury’s cheekbones. In this game, looking unbothered might be the ultimate tell, and Caroline Stanbury has perfected the poker face, no glam squad required.