Shadowing Practice: Hailey Bieber Reveals Her Latest Obsessions | Burning Questions | Harper’s BAZAAR - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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Hi, Harper's Bazaar.
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I'm Hailey Bieber, and I'm answering your burning questions, obsessions edition.
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OK.
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What is your current beauty obsession?
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That's a big one.
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My current beauty obsession is probably those overnight face masks.
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You peel it off, and then you just have the most glowy, radiant skin and under eye patches.
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I learned about the masks.
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I want to say it was probably TikTok, because don't we learn so much from TikTok?
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What's your current go-to nail that you're obsessing over?
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I always have gel over my nails to help them grow, like builder gels.
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My natural nail with clear gel and then chrome.
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So it's just clear with chrome, and it's just like the tiniest little bit of glow glaze and just natural nail.
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I don't have that on right now, but this is my nails with gel over them.
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So they're pretty long.
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Which artists or album are you obsessing over?
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Well, I think it goes without saying without saying that Swag is my album on repeat currently.
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I love daisies, but I love the whole thing, so it's hard for me to choose.
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Name three fashion items you're obsessed with right now.
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Okay, these black, like, little thong flip-flops that have the little baby kitten heel.
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I wear them every day.
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Capris.
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I just think that they're sporty and cute.
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And trench coats.
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I think a trench coat is a kind of universally seasonal jacket.
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You know, sometimes it still gets a little rainy in the summer or it gets a little chilly at night.
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And I think just like a really light little trench coat is great.
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What movie are you forever obsessed with?
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The Notebook.
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It's so good.
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Recently I rewatched it and then I was at a friend's house last night
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and they put it on randomly and I'm like Is this not the best movie ever?
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It's a perfect Perfect, perfect movie and I could never get tired of watching it.
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What classic lip combo will you forever obsess over?
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I'm always obsessed with like a really Beautiful nude liner
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or something that kind of matches your natural lip tone
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So just that on the outside and like a clear gloss over top
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or just the teeniest bit of like a nude lipstick like buffed out in the center.
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I really like our road lip contour.
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I made those contours specifically to give you like a really natural your lips but better kind of pout.
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The shades twist, lean, balance.
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Those are the ones I reach for the most.
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So I love using that with our lip treatment.
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Whose IG or TikTok are you obsessed with?
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I really do love Jake Shane's TikTok.
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I think he's just naturally funny.
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I think that's why I love him so much because he's just funny and sweet and I just, I love them.
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What fashion icon past or present are you obsessed with?
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Forever, Kate Moss.
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I just think there's a simplicity and an effortlessness where it just kind of feels like she can put anything on,
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even if it's a plain gray t-shirt and it just feels iconic because she is iconic.
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Her essence is the thing that makes it.
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What comfort watch are you obsessing over right now?
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So I just restarted Desperate Housewives, which I haven't watched in many, many years.
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It's just so, so, so good.
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I couldn't believe how much inspiration I had been missing out on.
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I had been seeing screenshot photos on like Instagram and stuff from the show, and I was like, I need to circle back with that show and watch it again.
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And I started and I've just been like flying through it.
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It's so good.
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What's your hyper fixation meal at the moment?
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I've been really hyper fixated on things with cottage cheese.
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Cottage cheese is trendy right now.
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Eggs and cottage cheese.
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Cinnamon rolls with cottage cheese.
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My whole life is like boarded on Pinterest.
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So I have a whole board dedicated to food and recipes.
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You're a cook.
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I can cook, yeah.
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I'm actually not a bad cook and I really do enjoy it.
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I just get lazy.
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What baby clothes are you obsessing over?
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I'm obsessed with vintage baby clothes.
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I really kind of like scour the internet for really cute vintage baby stuff.
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I'm really not a huge fan of like current day baby stuff.
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I think a lot of it is not very cute.
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How obsessed are you with Sushi Park?
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I love Sushi Park.
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Sushi is my favorite food in the entire world
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and Sushi Park just such a good job at giving you like really authentic omakase.
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It just really is that good.
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And that's why you see so many people obsessed with going there.
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I just can't believe it's turned into like such a thing.
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Everyone's like, what is the deal with this place?
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It's just like in this strip mall off of Sunset and like you go in there and there's 10 seats.
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It's just like so low key, but the food is so, so good.
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What vacation destination are you obsessing over right now?
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I think forever one of my favorite trips will always be Tokyo and Japan.
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Like, I love Japan.
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I love the food.
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I love the culture.
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I just, I love it.
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I would never get tired of going there.
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So if I had 48 hours in Tokyo, I would definitely start my day, go get a matcha.
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I would go to Shibuya.
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I would do some vintage shopping.
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I would have a delicious, like, ramen tempura kyoza lunch.
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I would maybe go get steak from Shima Steak.
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It's so good, so amazing.
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And then I would probably just repeat the same thing the next day.
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Okay, current obsessions.
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Here we go.
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Fridays.
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This is just like the end of the week, and you know you're going into the weekend, and I think weekends are just cute and cozy.
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New York City.
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Was there some discourse online about whether you're from Arizona or New York?
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Do you want to clear this up?
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Yes.
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So I was born in Tucson, Arizona.
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Lived there for a bit.
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But I was raised in New York.
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I think I'll always be obsessed with Pilates.
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I love to keep things really simple.
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For the summertime right now, what I've been obsessed with doing is using our road glazing milk and glazing mist.
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I've really, really, really been reaching for the mist throughout the day because in the sun, you get hot, you need a refresh.
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I am obsessed with my wallet.
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Just a very simple, black, chic little wallet.
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Beyond the wallet, I'm obsessed with my Chase Sapphire Reserve card.
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I have an obsession right now with like banana flavored coffee.
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I don't know why, like banana bread.
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I had one recently that was like banana milk.
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I don't know why I'm like, can't stop.
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About This Lesson
In this lesson, you will practice English speaking skills by watching a video featuring Hailey Bieber discussing her latest obsessions. By engaging with the content, you'll enhance your vocabulary, pronunciation, and overall fluency. This session is designed to help learners embrace the shadowing technique, which involves mimicking a native speaker's speech patterns. You'll not only learn new phrases but also understand how to express personal preferences in English, making your conversations more engaging. Get ready to learn English with YouTube effectively!
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Beauty obsession - a strong interest in beauty products or trends.
- Overnight face masks - skincare products applied before sleep to improve skin appearance.
- Gel nails - a type of manicure using gel polish that lasts longer than regular nail polish.
- Album on repeat - a music album that one listens to repeatedly.
- Trench coat - a long, waterproof coat often worn in rainy weather.
- Nude lip liner - lip makeup that matches the natural lip color, typically used to enhance lips.
- Fashion icon - a person recognized as a major influence or trendsetter in fashion.
- Effortlessness - appearing easy or natural, without apparent effort.
Practice Tips
To maximize your learning experience with this video, use the shadowing technique. Here’s how you can do it:
- Replay sections: Watch small parts of the video, pausing after every sentence or phrase. Attempt to repeat what Hailey Bieber says as closely as possible, focusing on her intonation and rhythm.
- Slow down: If the pace feels too fast, adjust the playback speed in the video settings. Slowing it down can help you catch every word without feeling overwhelmed.
- Focus on emotion: Pay attention to Hailey's tone when she expresses her favorite beauty products or movies. Try to replicate both her words and her feelings to sound more natural.
- Record yourself: After shadowing, record your voice imitating what you heard. Compare it to the original audio to self-assess your pronunciation and fluency.
- Practice regularly: Keep coming back to this video and others like it on our shadowing site. The more you practice, the more comfortable you'll become with speaking.
By integrating these techniques, you will improve your spoken English fluency and confidence in expressing your personal passions, just like Hailey does.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.
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