(upbeat, funky music)
- Hey everyone, it's your girl, Jen,
and today I have a make-up video for you.
I am doing a, kind of like an effortless glam look,
using all drugstore products and I am so shocked
that this is my first time doing a video like this
because this tag as been around for years,
and this has been on my to-do list for years.
But 2018 is the year where I'm just knocking everything
off that list, so if you'd like to see how
I did this look and watch me answer questions
from Twitter, please keep watching.
So, first up, I always wanna start with sunscreen,
I am an advocate of sunscreen because
I am terrified of wrinkles and the UV rays
and the best way to keep wrinkles at bay
is prevention and so I'm using this sunscreen
by Olay, it is their Total Effects 7 in 1,
it's SPF 15 so it's a really light, everyday sunscreen.
I love how absorbent it is and my skin
just really sits well with it.
So now I'm gonna move straight into foundation,
I'm using this Wet 'n Wild Cushion Foundation.
This is also SPF 15, so I've got that extra coverage
and I am the shade nude beige.
I really like the coverage in this cushion
because I like how my skin still peeks through,
but it's still really buildable.
So the first question is from Bianca
and she asks, "Any tips of staying organized
"with the ridiculously busy lifestyle?"
So I'd say the best way to stay organized
is to write everything you wanna do down.
So I still religiously use my happiness planner,
like I use it every single day.
I don't know if you can see it,
but it's right over there, behind me.
I use that to a tee
and I write down everything I need to
because I know that my mind is such a terrible office,
it literally forgets so many things
so the instant I have to do something,
I write it down or I'll put it on my phone.
I'm also a huge advocate of using the calendar app
on your phone, so, it always gives me reminders
of things that I need to get done.
I want a little bit more coverage underneath my eyes,
so I'm gonna use a holy grail of mine,
this is Maybelline's Instant Age Rewind.
I am in the shade medium and I'm just
gonna pop that underneath my eyes.
It's really important for me to break down large projects,
so, for example, let's say I have to upload
on the 23rd, I'll make sure that on my calendar
I'll have a specific day where I finish the treatment
and then I'll have a specific day where I'll film
and then I'll have a specific day where
I'm finishing editing and then I'll turn that into my editor
and she'll put in all the cool graphics
and the trimmings on it.
By breaking it down into all these different days
it really helps me finish huge projects
and I don't feel like I'm overwhelmed.
If I don't do something when I say I'm gonna do it,
it kind of ruins my entire schedule
and I don't know, I find that planning really allows
me to do everything that I wanna do.
I think for some people, they're afraid of planning
because they feel like it might constrain
or constrict their life, but I find that
to be the complete opposite.
The more I plan things, whether it's like planning
to have a self-care day, planning to have dates
with friends, planning on having a full filming day,
I find that it frees me up to do everything
that I truly wanna do on my list.
That is such a Virgo thing to say.
Alright, so the base is looking really good,
I'm gonna seal that in with another one
of my favorites, this is Rimmel Stay Matte Powder
and instead of using a brush,
I'm gonna use this little cushion guy
and I'm just gonna pack this all in.
I've noticed that when I pack it like this
I really don't stay oily and it also keeps any wrinkles
from forming 'cause these days
I always have these smile lines
but when I do this technique, I've noticed that
it doesn't show, it doesn't crease as much.
So, I've been digging this.
So now I'm gonna work on my brows, I'm using this product
by Joah, and it is their Brow Down To Me
in the shade taupe and this is actually gonna be available
in CVS really soon so I'm so excited
for you guys to try it.
I'm just gonna do kind of like a straight, gentle brow
with like a small arch.
So, I'm just gonna go for it.
(jazz music)
Alright guys, brows are finished
and now I'm gonna move straight into the eyes,
I'm using this palette by Wet 'n Wild,
it is their Rose In The Air and I think
I'm gonna just go for something quite natural.
I'm gonna go in with this transition shade over here
and I'm just gonna pack that onto my eyelid.
Ooh, it's pretty, I'm gonna do the other side.
(jazz music)
So now that we have the base, I'm gonna go in
with this orangy shade, right over here,
get in, get a fluffy brush
and I'm just gonna start smoking that out, ooh.
(jazz music)
Oh, and by the way, I feel like I never call out
my brushes, so I'm gonna do that today.
This is the Pro Blending Brush by Sephora in the large 27.
But yeah, this is like my go-to blending blush.
I find that whenever I make mistakes
this brush will usually save me.
And now I'm gonna get a clean blending brush
and I'm just gonna smoke that even more.
This is the Sigma E 25 blending brush
and this has no product on it, I'm just going
to smoke that out and diffuse it even more.
We just want like a soft, brown haze for this look.
I'm gonna intensify this a little more, I pray to God
I don't ruin this, but I'm gonna
go in for like this darker brick red color
and I'm using this Urban Decay brush
that I got in one of the pallettes.
I'm just kind of poking it where I would like it to be
and then using the other side to kinda blend it out.
I kinda don't want mess this up,
because I'm really enjoying the way this looks,
just looks really nice and soft.
So now I'm gonna go with the transition color again
and I'm gonna just pop it underneath my eyes
to just complete this really diffused look.
(jazz music)
I can't forget about the inner corners
so I'm gonna go in with this champagne shade over here
and we're gonna pop that, I need to stop saying pop,
I'm going to apply that right in the inner corners
and this is just gonna highlight this area
and make it look nice and fresh and bright eyed.
And then with that same champagne,
I'm gonna place it on my brow bone.
This is going very swimmingly.
It's gonna go straight into mascara,
I'm going to give my lashes a little pump.
Okay, and now I'm gonna use this waterproof mascara
from Wet 'n Wild, this is their Megaslim Skinny Mascara
and I love the little wand, it is so tiny
and it's gonna really get into the nooks and crannies
of my lashes and while I'm doing this,
I should answer a question.
"Hi Jen, I love your content and appreciate the way
"you conduct yourself with so much grace and soul."
Thank you!
"How do you maintain close knit bonds with your family
"and friends that are further away
"while balancing constant travel and a busy work schedule?"
I thought this was a really great question
because as you get older it does get harder
to see your friends and your family
because life gets in the way.
I mean, especially your friends
because when you're in school you're kind of forced
to see them every single day and so it's very convenient
but when you get older you have to make the time
and effort to go and see them
and as someone who considers herself a workaholic
it's really important for me to find time
for all the things that I love,
which is work, family and friends
and I think the biggest lesson for me
is to never take anything personal.
If someone's too busy for you at the moment,
don't take it personal.
They're going through a lot and you gotta give
them their space but just know that
you will eventually see them and when you do
don't try and have grudges or don't be spiteful.
I think it's really important as adults
to recognize that schedules come in waves
and business comes in waves.
I think with the age of technology
there are so many different ways that you can reach
out to your friend, whether it is
a call or a text, email, FaceTime.
When I am missing a friend, I'm just really honest,
I don't care about sounding needy
or anything, I'm just like, hey,
I really miss you, how are you?
Are you free on this day, do you wanna catch up?
And when we do meet even if we haven't seen each other
in a month it's like nothing has happened.
We just pick up where we last left off
and we're just excited to see each other
and I think that is what friendship is about.
I mean, we're gonna live for a pretty long time,
and there's still so much time for us to be friends
so if we don't see each other every single day
it's not the end of the world.
As long as we care for each other and we're gonna make time
for each other, that's what matters.
I finished mascara and I just want a little extra help,
just at little bit, so gonna go in
with these Ardell Demi-Wispies
which are another holy grail of mine
and I'm just gonna pop that onto my eyelids.
(jazz music)
The lashes are on, the glue is a little bit wet
so it's gonna dry down.
It's okay Cheeky, oh man, Cheeky's right next to me
and she looks so messed up.
So, it's kind of an off-tangent, but basically
we took Cheeky to our normal groomers
and they normally do a decent job, it's not amazing
but she's cleaned, she's washed, but this time
we took her in and we got a call
and they said that they had nicked the back of her neck.
And we're like, oh my God is she okay?
They're like, "Yeah, she's fine, we're gonna put
"some antiseptic on it, she'll be fine."
And we're like okay, just let us know when
we can come get her and then we get another call saying,
"Okay, so Cheeky's in the Vet now, and she had
"to get two stitches on the back of her neck,
"everything's fine, but she had to go to sleep."
Now she keeps scratching the back of her neck now
and I can't put the cone on her
because the cone chafes where the whole cut is,
but (sighs) it's just freakin' annoying,
obviously the groomers took care of the bill
and everything, but it's just very inconvenient
for us and it's just very traumatic for Cheeky
'cause she was having such a great day
and she didn't expect to go in the hospital
and get all drugged up, but, yeah,
they weren't able to even finish cutting her,
so half her body is shaved and the other half is full.
So, I'll show you a picture later,
but poor girl, they have to take
the stitches out in two weeks,
but I'm never going to that place ever again,
so definitely in the market for a new groomer.
So, today I'm just gonna skip contour,
I wanna go straight into blush.
I'm using this one by Colourpop
and unfortunately I don't know the name
of this palette, it's not on here at all,
but it is this orange one and I'm gonna grab
my little blush brush and apply that
to the apples of my cheeks.
And I know Colourpop isn't a drugstore brand
but it's so affordable that I thought
that you guys wouldn't be too mad
if I gave 'em a little shout out.
But I'm gonna put this on my cheeks.
(jazz music)
So let's move on to highlighter now.
I'm using this one by Wet 'n Wild,
it is their Bronze Over The Rainbow highlighter
and as you can see there's a bunch of little strips
on there, but I'm just gonna focus my brush just
on these three here 'cause I just want the lightest colors.
And while I do that, I will answer another question,
I guess this will be the final one.
"Do you have any advice for introverts
"who are just trying to make friends
"in a world full of extroverts?"
So I wanted to highlight this question
because I actually think that the world
is more full of introverts.
The more I live my life I meet more people,
the more I realize that people like to categorize
themselves as introverts because, I don't know,
even the people with the loudest personalities
and are always telling the funny stories
they have social anxiety and they need
a day or two to recover so I think understanding
that you don't need to be an extrovert
to be interesting is really important.
And I also think that being shy
and being like the classic textbook introvert
is really beautiful because I feel like
the world needs a lot more listeners.
'Cause these days I feel like a lot of people are talking
at each other, bombarding them with different facts
and stuff, but personally, I really prefer to listen.
I would categorize myself as an ambivert,
meaning that I swing both ways.
But it's true, there are some days where I feel extroverted
and I feel pumped up from being around a lot of people
and I just feel amazing, but like 70% of the time
after a big event or after just constantly talking
I need a day to just kind of shut away
and not be around anybody.
But regardless, I think being an introvert
is a beautiful thing because you can make
a lot more friends just by being interested in someone,
rather than being interesting.
Like personally, I love when communication
is like a two-way street and it really means
a lot to me when someone listens to me.
It takes a lot for me to speak up
and I don't know why that is,
but I guess I've just always naturally been kind of shy,
it took me a long time to get this far
and I've been working at it.
But to answer your question, I think that
you can absolutely make a bunch
of friends while being introverted.
I think you just need to start creating
kind of like an arsenal of questions
you can ask people, because that's what I do.
I feel like that's my social defense mechanism.
Whenever I feel really anxious about meeting new people,
I literally just ask them a bunch of questions,
whether it be where are you from,
tell me about your home town, what did you do today?
Sometimes if I see their Insta Story, I'll be like
oh my gosh, what happened with so-and-so?
So, yeah, I think just start off
by creating three or four questions
that you would just naturally like to ask people.
And at first it's gonna feel very odd,
you know, you're gonna ask questions
like what's your favorite color?
But I think as you continue to do it and you practice
it's gonna be something that comes more naturally to you.
So I'm gonna finish this off with the lip color,
I'm using this one by Maybelline,
it is their Super Stay Matte Ink.
(jazz music)
Alright guys, this is the finished look.
I hope you guys enjoyed it.
I would call this look kind of like
an effortlessly glam look for the summer,
whatever you wanna call it.
But it was super easy to do and I love that you
could just get all these items at the drugstore.
If you would like for me to do more makeup tutorials,
please let me know what types of makeup looks
you'd like to see in the comments down below.
And if you enjoyed it, please hit the Like button,
it would mean a lot to me.
And I want to thank you guys so much for watching
and I'll see you guys in the next one, bye!
(jazz music)