I don't know why I'm nervous.
I'm nervous. [CROSSTALK]
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>> Welcome to YA for a day with me,
Jason June, where I'm given a challenge based on our favorite YA books to see just
what it's like to do in real life.
All the things we read about, let's go.
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[NOISE] >> Facing your fears is freaking scary
>> Right?
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>> Hey, everybody, it's JJ and I am freaking the flick out,
because it is finally time for my Merperson dreams to come true.
I am here with world renowned Merperson, makeup artists, Meredith John's, and
she's gonna completely transform me into the Merperson, I know I am inside.
Meredith I'm so happy to meet you.
>> So excited to be here,
I think you're gonna be the most perfect Merperson I've ever created.
So I'm so excited to do this with you, you're gonna earn your friend today.
>> I've been obsessed with Merpeople, as we can see,
with Crest on the cover of my book out of the blue, and so
now to finally become part of the community I've always known I'm a part of.
Just means the world.
>> To be magical >> Fantastic, incredible, phenomenal
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>> So my inspiration on this is your beautifully colorful cover.
>> Really by Ricardo Baisa.
>> All right, so this is one of our prosthetic options,
this one goes right on the forehead right here.
And it's going to get rid of your eyebrows and give you an even more like fishy
kind of feel like less human, a little bit more aquatic.
>> Yeah.
>> Kind of vibe, so I'm gonna just kind of hold it over here, so you can see,
so you see how it gets rid of your eyebrows.
>> Yeah. >> It kind of just changes you up.
>> Yeah.
>> Makes you a little more regal feeling.
>> Totally.
>> So that's one thing.
>> Okay.
>> So these would go right here.
>> Perfect.
>> And it just gives you a little bit.
>> Yeah.
>> You see the difference already?
>> Yeah, >> So we're gonna take a little adhesive,
so this way when you're swimming around in the ocean it
doesn't go floating off your face.
>> Pacific tested.
>> More person approved.
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>> All right, you ready for your cheeks?
>> Yes.
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>> I wish you could see what's happening >> I wish I could see it too.
>> [LAUGH] But then it would give away the whole game.
>> Yeah, we made a promise that I'm not gonna look at myself.
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>> It feels nice, it's like a little massage.
>> It's like a facial, a Merperson facial.
>> So now the blue Crest is the male body, they've been given this body by whatever
magic that the blue has decided to bless them with for their journey,
where they come on land and become a human.
But they're in love with all things fem much like myself.
And so I feel like Crest would really, really, really love this whole process.
They get all these funny looks every now and then from like,
really embracing their feminine side and wearing feminine clothing and
liking to experiment with makeup and all that.
If you light up inside when you see a palette in Sephora or your makeup store of
choice, go for it regardless of how your body is, it's for you.
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>> Now start colouring.
>> First with the color.
>> Now what shade is this?
>> This is aqua.
>> Aqua, which is the most appropriate color we could possibly have for
this challenge.
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>> Sorry, that was surprising [SOUND].
>> That's refreshing, smacks you in the face
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>> Literally and figuratively
>> Yeah, you're like surprise [INAUDIBLE].
>> [LAUGH] So if this was happening to Crest,
this would trigger their fin coming out.
Because it's jarring enough when you're wet that you're, whoa, that's wet.
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I could already tell I'm in love with it.
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So I'm getting sparkle and rhinestone, liquid bling and real bling.
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I would like to know what it looked like >> And then the last step,
you just take a little bit of glitter, a little bit of aloe vera, kind of gives
you like a scale kind of vibe I feel like >> That's the exact vibe I want
right now >> See,
this is why you had to have the glitter, time for your hair.
>> Okay.
>> You wanna see your face before the hair?
>> No.
>> Okay.
>> My hair is the source of my power, and now it's like my whole Merbeing,
is my power.
>> Blends perfectly with your natural color.
>> Right, because this is my natural color.
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>> Here's the last little glitch.
>> Wait, the last, last, last, the real last.
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My God, are you ready?
>> Yes, let's go look.
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>> My God [LAUGH] >> Do you love it?
>> I love it, this is wild, I mean creature from another world.
I can't even speak, look at this.
>> Do you love it?
>> I love everything about it, this part in out of the blue where Sean and
Crest go to Hollywood Boulevard and they see for the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and
they see all of these actors like dressed up and everything.
Crest would see me on the street and think I was a murderer.
They'd be like, that person is from under the sea.
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Nothing has ever looked more natural, but this outfit is not the right outfit for
this space.
I gotta go change and then let's meet back, poolside in my natural element,
the water.
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>> My, my gosh.
>> Mirdif, you made all my dreams happen, and I cannot thank you enough.
>> I just can't even get over it the whole luck.
>> You know what I'm gonna have to do?
>> What?
>> I'm gonna have to happen that pool and put this to the test.
Thank you so much for everything,
I'm gonna be seeing you soon because this is not the last time we're doing this.
>> My God, so tomorrow sounds good?
>> Perfect.
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Cheers, y'all, here's to amazing life
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