- A big thing of makeup that I love,
is it makes me stronger and I'm very empowered
when I have a full face of makeup on.
[light music]
- I've heard you've been a fan of Gaga forever.
- Mm-hm.
- And you have a letter for her?
- I do, yes.
- Oh my god, would you read it to me?
- Of course.
So, dear Lady Gaga.
You have unknowingly had a huge influence on my life.
I don't know exactly what age I knew I was gay,
but I always felt different
and I felt I had no one to turn to for advice.
I couldn't talk about my sexuality at school
for fear of being bullied or violence.
But your lyrics in Born This Way spoke to me.
[gasps]
Oh my god.
- Hi.
- Oh my god. - How are you sweetheart?
- Hi.
- It's nice to meet you.
- Oh my god, hi.
- Hi.
- Oh, I'm sorry. - It's okay.
- Can I read this to you?
- Yes you can.
- But your lyrics in Born This Way spoke to me,
no matter gay, straight or bi, lesbian, transgender life,
I'm on the right track, I was born to survive.
This song made me realize that I had to be me.
I came out to my mother and sister
and they immediately accepted me with the blink of an eye.
When I told my father, it drove a wedge between us
and he became a stranger.
But I found strength and permission to accept myself
in your words.
Don't hide yourself in regret,
just love yourself and you're set.
Your story has helped me recognize my own gifts and talents.
When I was 18, I moved to Los Angeles to attend college
for both fashion, and for esthetician classes.
Your bold makeup is another source of inspiration for me.
I take your concepts and try to make them my own.
Your makeup artist, goddess, Sarah,
signature winged out look is one I attempt to emulate often.
You're my role model.
I am unsure if I would have the courage to accept who I am
and be where I am today without the acceptance
and peace I found in your music and life story.
And in closing, your words that gives me strength,
no matter how much success you have,
no matter how many opportunities, fame, fortune,
no matter how many people accept you to your face,
the person that really needs you is to accept you.
- That's absolutely right.
That was so beautiful. - Thank you.
Thank you.
- [Sarah] That was so beautiful.
- You make me feel brave.
You remind me that it's important to see yourself
as you see you.
I'm so proud of you.
You've been through a lot.
I've been through a lot.
Many people have been through a lot.
But we're not alone, we get through things together, right?
- Mm-hm.
- It's hard sometimes to love yourself.
I've looked in the mirror some days
and gone who the hell are you?
Right?
- Mm-hm.
- And then I go, I think I know who I am.
And sometimes I can do it without makeup.
And sometimes I need makeup to help me.
- Yeah.
- And makeup really helped me.
- When I started wearing makeup,
I just wanted to enhance my brows,
and I just wanted to do a little foundation,
and now, makeup is something that I love.
I just, a huge passion for.
Just makeup.
Wow.
- You are gorgeous, my dear.
- Thank you. - In every single way.
It's not how we look that makes us beautiful, right?
It's what we've been through, and how we survive.
Coming out to your family, not everybody can do that.
Way to go.
- Thank you.
- And thank you for that beautiful letter, you made me cry.
You're the reason that I'm here.
You're the reason Sarah's here.
We really care about you.
And I'm gonna do a little more makeup on him too.
- [Sarah] Go for it.
- I just might.
[Sarah speaks off mic]
I would like, uh, I would like Aphrodite please.
Thank you Sarah.
Oh that.
Legend into that.
Aphrodite, and you have biker.
You're a trifecta, my love.
- I love it so much.
Thank you.
- It's very brave of you, every day,
to put on your bravest face.
You know I used to watch my mom do it
and she kinda instilled that in me.
And then when I first looked out into the arena
and saw my fans, and then stadiums,
theaters, all of that, right?
I saw myself.
I saw a whole lot of people
that had a hard time believing in themselves.
But we found a way, didn't we?
- Yeah.
- And I think the best way that we find that way
is together.
- Yeah.
- [Lady Gaga] From the bottom of my heart,
I really care about you.
- I care about you guys so much, too.
- We really do.
We really love you.
And you've inspired all of us.
- Thank you.
[Lady Gaga laughs]
- It's so nice to meet you.
- [Lady Gaga] It's so nice to meet you.
- You're so brave and so beautiful.
- Thank you for that beautiful note
and how about, for each other, a round of applause.
[applauding]
We love you Brandon.
- Oh, I love you too.
[smooching]
- This one I love, because it's really great
to create a super easy smokey eye.
So you put it on.
You put it on with the doe foot.
But watch what happens, the pearl really comes out.
- Wow.
- [Sarah] Just watch it.
See how it almost transforms a little bit?
- That is just so pigmented.
- [Sarah] And Aphrodite is the one
that you used as a highlight.
- I love it.
- My mic's not on anymore,
and they can't even hear me.
But I just wanted to tell you
that that letter that you wrote,
this is why I do what I do.
Thank you for sharing that.
That's so vulnerable.
That's so honest and so real.
Thank you.
That's not easy, what you just did.
So, thank you.
You just changed a lot of people's lives.
When they see this, they'll be less afraid.
- [Brandon] Thank you.
- While you're arm-swatching.
[laughing]
I just had to come say goodbye again.
Because when I left you, I broke down. [sniffs]
You're like, and she's crazy and crying.
- [Sarah] No way.
- [Lady Gaga] Bye.
- Bye.
[light music]
- Legit.
She is who she says she is, you know?
She's just so pure and so amazing.
- She is.
- I feel like the luckiest person in the world
that she came into my life too, you know?
'Cause I feel some similar things that you said,
and she gave me a lot of courage too.
So, we have a lot in common.
I have to tell you that I have failed several times
and had to move home and start all over again.
And it's hard to leave your hometown.
But I just knew I wanted this so bad
that there wasn't a backup plan.
So, I got up, started all over again, and here I am.
Just continue to believe in yourself and perfect your craft
and there's no way you can lose, you know?
- [Brandon] Mm-hm, yeah.
- And I'll be there for you, if you ever need a friend
or someone to bounce an idea off of, or anything.
- [Brandon] Thank you.
- You got it.
Bye, so nice to meet you.
- You too. - I'll see you again
soon, okay?
- Okay.
I'm in shock right now.
I can't get up, honestly, right now.
Can someone pinch me right now?
So, it's the next day, I still have the shadows on me.
They're still right here.
They're very shiny, they're so cool.
Didn't wanna wash it off.
Seeing Sarah do my makeup, it was so cool.
It was really cool.
And then, I was preparing my speech,
and Gaga was right behind me.
[light piano music]
I didn't know for a second, and I turned back,
and I didn't know what to do.
I was just overcome with the feeling of just,
oof, just happiness.
It was just a dream come true.