Since models are constantly jetting off to photo shoots around the world, they have to be camera ready at any given time. Lauren Koenig, a top international plus-sized model, divulged some of her beauty regiment with True Hollywood Makeup.

Protect: Always wear SPF outside!

Oil It Up: Lauren loves to switch between using castor oil and olive oil as a facial wash. Synthetic oils will clog pores.

Optical Illusion: Dark lipstick will make teeth appear whiter.

Make Lipstick Stick: Very lightly sweep toothpaste over lips to hold your lip liner longer and prevent feathering.

Turn Up The Volume: To avoid flat hair, do not apply conditioner to roots.

Lauren’s Must Have Products

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer – Maintains makeup.

MAC Paint – There is no creasing with this superior eye base that helps to keep your eye makeup on.

L’Oreal Paris Infalliable Lip color – A dark shade that won’t come off until you tell it to.

Batiste Dry Shampoo – It’s especially a lifesaver, for blondes, that refreshes and revives hair in between shampooing.

Moroccan Oil Light – The tiniest bit helps to repair damaged ends.

Listerine Whitening Pre-Brush Mouthwash – There’s nothing sexier than a white smile!

Smashbox DNA Mascara – The complex proteins and amino acids bind to lashes to create mega-length.

Lauren A. Koenig is an internationally represented plus model, new to the industry and taking it by storm.  She was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago.  Her appreciation for the arts spawned as a young girl and she credits her creative mind, interests and abilities to her artistic upbringing.  She swam competitively throughout childhood, high school and college. She graduated from Ball State University with a B.A. in Telecommunications and a minor in French. Following graduation, she moved to Nancy, France where she worked as an English professor and backpacked throughout Europe. In 2009, she decided to take on a whole new career and started modeling. Her hard work and determination has led to representation in nine different countries as a plus model and her portfolio continues to grow. Her passions are broad ranged – she spends her time dabbling in Photoshop, painting or traveling anywhere she can, her most favorite place in the world is her family’s lake cottage in Ontario, Canada. Lauren is also known for her upbeat personality – always empowering those around her – and her own personal motto: “On a scale of 1-10, I’m a 12!”

For more on Lauren, visit http://www.lakoenig.com/