For female comedians, making it to household-name status comes with more than sold-out shows. It means endless travel, constantly being \u201con\u201d and, whether fair or not, the expectation to always look put together. So when we caught up with Heather McMahan during her Bamboozled Tour, we skipped the standard beauty questions and asked what actually keeps her feeling like herself while living out of a suitcase.<\/p>\n
The answer? She\u2019ll try just about any beauty treatment once, considers herself the easiest person on the internet to sell a product to and says she has only two settings: \u201ctruly like RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race\u201d<\/em> or \u201ctroll under the bridge selling riddles.\u201d From the facial she books whenever she can to the massage she refuses to skip and the sleep routine she\u2019s still trying to master, here\u2019s what she told us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cYou know, I would actually say comedy is the one space where, as a woman, you can completely be vulnerable and be the most gnarly version of yourself because it\u2019s all about committing to the bit. I personally, though, have always had the performance style of showing up, as we say in the South, completely suited and booted.<\/p>\n I will always be in full glam. I will always have on an eyelash, do a full skin care regimen and have on a full drag beat. That is how I feel ready to take the stage. I have two modes. It\u2019s either truly like RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em> or not a stitch of makeup on and you\u2019re lucky if I\u2019m even wearing sunscreen. There is no middle ground. It\u2019s troll under the bridge selling riddles or it\u2019s full glam.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy beauty routine hasn\u2019t evolved more, but I will tell you this: I get sent a lot of cool products now that I don\u2019t necessarily have to order online, so it\u2019s a lot more experimental because I am a guinea pig. If you send something to my house, I\u2019m going to open that box and try it.<\/p>\n I am also the queen of getting sold stuff online. Give me a late-night scroll and I\u2019m buying all the things. I\u2019m the easiest person to sell to. So I\u2019m willing to try anything. You want me to try a laser, a cream or microneedling? I will do it. You would think now I\u2019d be more decisive, but no. I\u2019ll try anything once.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m old school. I love a Hydrafacial. Everybody kind of says they\u2019re bullshit now, but I\u2019m obsessed with Hydrafacials. That\u2019s the one thing where I\u2019ve been blessed with pretty good skin, but when I get a Hydrafacial, I just feel refreshed and ready to go. I also swear that if you put castor oil or tea tree oil on anything, it will cure it, fix it or heal it. Those are my two all-natural things that I will put on anything.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy lifestyle is pretty gnarly. I live on the road, so I am in every different time zone and every different area of the world. I really have to be thoughtful and really try to take care of myself on the road.<\/p>\n That\u2019s one of the reasons why I partnered with Unisom. When they came out with the Sleep Support Gummies ($19), I thought it was helpful because that way I can lower my cortisol and not feel like I am constantly spinning. I will wake up in cities and have to remind myself where I am as I\u2019m walking on stage. I\u2019ll think, \u2018I\u2019m in Cincinnati. Okay, got it.\u2019 It\u2019s pretty crazy traveling as much as I do.\u201d<\/p>\n BUY NOW – $19<\/p>\n \u201cOn paper, my cortisol is up, it\u2019s down, it\u2019s low, it\u2019s high. I am all over the place. So I\u2019m a full doom scroller, and that\u2019s the thing that\u2019s really wild about being a woman. We\u2019re exhausted all day and then completely wired. I\u2019m doing zoomies like a French bulldog at night.<\/p>\n I\u2019m my own worst enemy. I do this to myself. You spend all day thinking, \u2018I can\u2019t wait to get to bed.\u2019 Then you finally unwind and that\u2019s when I get a wave of energy. Next thing you know, I\u2019m reorganizing my entire closet. It\u2019s midnight. Go to bed. In the words of Bethenny Frankel, \u2018Go to sleep.\u2019 Finally, you have the stillness of the evening and then it\u2019s like, let me go through my entire checklist, think about everything I\u2019ve worried about for the last 20 years, worry about the future, worry for my husband and everybody else. Then suddenly I\u2019ve decided to take up a new hobby at 1 a.m. and I\u2019m learning how to sew. What is wrong with us? Why are we wired this way?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI started seeing a naturopath a couple of years ago and I didn\u2019t know what I didn\u2019t know until I learned about magnesium and ashwagandha. I\u2019ve been on the magnesium and ashwagandha train for a really long time, so when they were saying this to me, I thought, why would I not try it in one formula since I already take these supplements separately?<\/p>\n When in doubt, if you can be drug free and tap into more natural things, I always feel great. People don\u2019t realize that everybody is chronically low on magnesium. I would wake up in the middle of the night with Charlie horses in my legs and cramps, and magnesium is just something everybody should have.<\/p>\n Ashwagandha can support better sleep quality. It\u2019s also great for stress and anxiety, and that\u2019s 99 percent of it. You can be physically tired, but as women our brains are always wired and always thinking about the next thing. Ashwagandha has kind of been a game changer just to curb that noise in the background.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI love a massage. I will let a stranger rub me down. I don\u2019t care. I will get a massage anywhere.<\/p>\n That\u2019s one thing that keeps me put together, taking that hour to get a deep tissue massage. When I get a massage, I want somebody to put an elbow in my spine. I don\u2019t want a light Swedish massage. I want somebody to really put my body back together. I do a lot of physical therapy, I love getting a massage and honestly it\u2019s about finding a small routine in the day no matter where we are. We make it a point to find the best breakfast and coffee spot in that city and create some sort of habit or sense of home by going to a fabulous neighborhood spot every day.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBecause we\u2019re on a desert island, somebody\u2019s going to tell me I have to have sunscreen, but I only buy European sunscreen. So. I\u2019m getting any sunscreen you can buy in an Italian or French pharmacy.<\/p>\n Then I\u2019m bringing Mega Babe ($14). I love all the Mega Babe products. The third thing is YSE Beauty\u2019s lip tint ($30). My lips are the driest on the planet and it\u2019s the most incredible lip elixir I\u2019ve ever used in my life. So I\u2019m staying hydrated, staying less stinky and staying moisturized.<\/p>\n And obviously, if we\u2019re on a deserted island, I\u2019m probably panicking or maybe I\u2019m relaxed. So I would probably want to bring my Unisom Sleep Support Gummies. However, maybe I just need to go to a deserted island to get away from everybody. 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Has your beauty routine evolved as you\u2019ve become more in the spotlight?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Are there any in-office beauty treatments you swear by?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Wellness can be hard to prioritize when you\u2019re constantly traveling. What habits have made the biggest difference for you?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/figure>\nWhat does your sleep routine actually look like?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What do you like about the Unisom Sleep Support Gummies?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
How do you take care of yourself while you\u2019re on tour?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What are your top three desert island beauty and wellness picks?<\/strong><\/h2>\n