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Indiana Fever star Lexie Hull almost never plays a WNBA game without taking at least a 20-minute nap first.
It’s one of her many pregame rituals that focus on her “look good, feel good, play good” mentality.
“For me, before a game, I always do a nap before the game, and as soon as I wake up, I do my skin care, makeup and hair, and I pick out a walk-in outfit, and that’s been my routine for the last four years at the W,” Hull told Pakinomist Digital, adding that the nap is her favorite part of the routine.
“I sleep at home or in the hotel, so I sleep five hours before the game … everyone has their version of it, I think most of my teammates sleep.
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Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull (10) arrives before Game 2 of a WNBA playoff game between the Indiana Fever and Atlanta Dream on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Grace Smith/IndyStar)
“It feels low maintenance … some people don’t like to do their makeup and don’t like to get ready, but for me, I love all of that.”
One of Hull’s signature pre-game beauty moves is keeping her nails in check. She has previously said that it is even one of her superstitions.
“I like to get my nails done before I play. It’s kind of like looking down and feeling put together. So if there’s a chip and the nail is broken, I’ll fix it the morning or the night before the game to make sure everything’s ready to go for the game, and it’s kind of just a personal preference,” she said.
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Lexie Hull of the Indiana Fever looks on during a WNBA basketball game against the Washington Mystics at CFG Bank in Baltimore, Maryland on September 7, 2025. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
“I think just the whole idea of looking good, feeling good, playing good has always resonated with me. Showing up as my most confident, my most really just confident self has been important because I want to be able to perform at my highest level.”
Hull’s commitment to beauty routines has manifested in her own personal beauty brand, FORTA Cosmetics. She has partnered with athlete-led marketing platform Faves, which allows athletes to leverage business opportunities beyond traditional sponsorship models by giving an athlete’s fans access to their products.
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Indiana Fevers’ Lexie Hull, Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham look on as the Golden State Valkyries celebrate their 88-77 win in the WNBA game at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Thursday, June 19, 2025. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
“Athletes live in extreme conditions many times when training and playing, and I partnered with Faves at launch to see female athletes on their platform… so we could get [FORTA] in their hands and have them try it and test it to see how they like it and share it with their audience,” Hull said.
Hull enters her fourth season with the Fever and third with superstar teammate Caitlin Clark. Hull led Indiana through the WNBA playoffs last season after Clark went down with an injury, falling one game short of reaching the finals.
