Shadowing Practice: ‘clean girl’ makeup & hair tutorial - Learn English Speaking with Video

do you want to know how to always look clean well today i'm going to teach you how to get

that clean girl aesthetic while still looking minimal and low maintenance

so i'm super excited for this look because it's definitely one

that anyone can rock you know once you get the hang of this look it's

so easy to implement into your everyday routine

so obviously we're going to start with hair this hairstyle is

great for like greasy end of the week pre-wash hair we're

obviously gonna go for the bella hadith snatched high bum look

so what you will need for this hair look is a

comb a hairbrush one of these little things this is optional though

but you know you'll need a scrunchie two hair ties at the least mousse slash water

and a little hair sticky thing so first things first I'm gonna grab my scrunchie

and pull my hair up to like the mid or top of my hair.

This can be messy because we're gonna fix it.

We're just making sure we get it up there.

So then what I like to do is take this brush.

You can take your comb, but I put this underwater.

And I just run this through my hair.

And I started doing this little water trick recently because I felt like I would do this hairstyle like day after day.

And I would get so much product builder.

So by starting with using water, it slicks your hair down.

And it like preps for the little bit of product that you're going to use.

I recently did another tutorial of this hair look.

And you know, I'm going to say the same thing.

Up and out.

You really want to pull everything up and out.

All right, now that our hair is damp and there's not really any flyaways, I'm going to retie up my hair again with the same scrunchie.

And as I'm doing that, I'm just going to brush back like any of these bumps that are back here.

Now I'm taking this mousse.

This is just really going to stick down any of my flyaways or baby hairs.

Before we do anything else, I'm taking this little hair slicker.

I'm just brushing down any of my baby hairs.

Okay, now this is where the comb comes in.

So I just run this over everything that I've just done.

And I just really like to pull my hair up, especially above my ears.

Okay, and now that I've done that and my hair is looking very sleek, I'm really going to pull my hair and tie it really tight with my hair tie.

And that's really giving me a massive lift.

Okay, so now that my hair is really slicked up, it's looking gorgeous.

Just leave it like this, but we're gonna do a high bar.

Grabbing second hair tie.

I'm just going to twist my hair around like so.

It depends how long your hair is, but I like to twist it two to three times.

And then I just secure the hair tie.

And I'll just like pull the strands of hair to where it looks cute.

And yeah, now my hair is completed.

It looks very clean.

Even like with no makeup, this look is super cute.

But yeah, let's get into the makeup so

when i've looked at clean girl makeup it's always girls with

perfect glossy glowy skin just looking absolutely flawless with minimal makeup

so even if you have acne like me or discoloration

or any of that jazz i assure you

that you are still able to achieve

that clean girl look also i feel like clean girl makeup is very minimal

so it is important to embrace the flaws let's just get straight into it

so we do want to be really moisturized and glowy

so i'm taking this bad boy this is the touch of water cream this is very expensive so

if you don't have this literally just leather on your favorite chewy moisturizer i'm also going to prep my lips

so this is a lip maximizer serum okay

so for the face i am recommending sticking to very minimal natural products you know i've used this in

so many of my videos recently i do really love it

as like a minimal coverage kind of base it It really just gives you that glow and even skin tone.

As you can see, it's added a little bit of color.

It's still keeping me nice and dewy.

It's not stripping away any of the moisture that I put down at the beginning, but it's not coverage-y.

Up close, you cannot tell that I'm wearing any makeup that's literally skin.

You can't see any cakey business.

It's amazing.

All right, moving on to concealer.

I'm going to be sticking with Charlotte Tilbury today because I feel like when you use the same brand, it all meshes together really well, and we really need this lot to mesh together.

I'm just taking some of the lighter concealer and popping

that on my under eye and my forehead and on my jaw and chin.

So I'm just blending this out.

I really didn't put too much on just because we are sticking to that makeup, makeup look.

And I'm just putting a little bit extra here and here.

And just watch the magic happen.

Look at how lifted this side looks compared to this side.

That's actually kind of crazy.

That has honestly lifted my face so much.

Okay, now I'm taking the darker concealer.

I'm just doing a couple dots of this everywhere.

And this is going to act as like my contour.

And today we are going to stick to a majority of like cream or liquid products.

And that's to really keep that natural glowy look.

And I know that can be really daunting.

Especially for someone that's starting out with makeup.

Because I used to be really scared of products like this.

And everyone would always be like, oh my god.

Liquid products are so much better.

And I'll be like, no. It's harder.

Powder is the best.

I'm telling you.

Liquid and cream products are just so.

After I've blended that out.

I'm literally going in.

I'm blending everything out again.

The longer you blend, the better it will look.

I know this is such a minimal makeup look, but to make it look perfect, it's really important to take your time, especially with the blending.

For blush, I'm going in with this Kylie Lip & Cheek Glow Balm.

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This is my ride or die.

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Ever since I found this product, I have been using it every day in every video.

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It is honestly to die for.

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Not sponsored.

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I just really love this more than any other blush.

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I'm also gonna put that on my eyelids

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and the tip of my nose and that just gives you like a cutesy look.

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So before we set our face, I'm actually going to let this product sit on my face for five to ten minutes.

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I saw this trend on TikTok and I've tried it and it really does work wonders.

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So as we're letting this sit and marinate on my face, I'm going to do our brows.

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So I have naturally very thick brows, so i'm actually not going to do much i'm going to fill them in a teeny tiny bit

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but i'm not one to sit here

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and be like you have to do this to your brows

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because brows are

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so personal that's why i really don't ever give like an in-depth tutorial on how to do brows

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because number one i don't really do much to my brows

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and number two everyone has their own style of brows

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and that's very important

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so i'm just filling mine in a teeny tiny bit i'm

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extending the tail out it'll give me like more lifted elongated look i'm now just taking a brow gel

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and really brushing my brows up

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and out what can i say we're not really going for

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a fluffy laminated look we're just giving a i'm clean i didn't try

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and i look cute look okay now we're going to set our face

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so this is a must-have this is a triangle powder puff

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you can get these off of amazon for like a dollar

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and i'm taking a loose powder this is my favorite loose powder

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but obviously you can use any i'm not baking

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but i'm really pressing this powder under my eyes really again lift my face look how lifted

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that makes me look i can't it's just

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so good doing the same for this side now

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because we don't want to look cakey the only places i'm setting with a powder puff is under my eyes

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and for the rest of my face i'm taking some powder

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and a big fluffy brush and very lightly just dusting that everywhere

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okay so i'm now going to be contouring the nasal cavity

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so this is the only time i will be using powder i'm just taking normal bronzer contouring my nose

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because i can't not contour my nose seriously people

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and then i'm also taking a little bit on the outer corner of my eye like

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that i'm really winding it up like a little triangle all

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right i'm now going in with a stick highlighter i'm just taking

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that on my finger and pressing that on my face

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because we didn't apply that much powder this is able to go on my face

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and look really seamless sunny and that just looks so glowy

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but again i know i know you guys i'm going to take a little bit of this blush

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and pop it over the powder and the highlighter and

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that will just really not only dim down the highlighter

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but blend everything together seamlessly make you look nice and rosy

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and then i'm also a little hair putting that on my lips

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so it's not only great as a blush

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but it's great as a little lip And now I'm taking a darker lip liner and overlining my lips.

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Now I'm gonna put on this Rode Peptide Lip Treatment.

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And the best thing about this look, honestly, is being able to wear a shit ton of gloss

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and not have to worry about your hair getting in it because your hair is slick and sleek.

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All right, I've done things a little bit backwards, but I'm now curling my lashes.

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This is kind of the last step.

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But as you can see, like, I look clean.

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Like, I look really slick and sleek and put together.

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I'm absolutely loving it.

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Okay, and since we aren't wearing a winged liner today, I'm feeling better without a winged liner because I freaking love winged liner.

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I'm really going to go ham with the mascara.

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So this is my most thick, clumpy one.

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It's definitely not my favorite mascara.

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It does give me a thick, gorgeous lash look.

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Usually I like a thin, longer look, but since there's no wing, I'm really going to go all out spider vibes for the lashes.

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This one coat, and it's honestly kind of cute.

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Cute?

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I don't know what I'd do without this spray.

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There is no other setting spray

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or any spray like this i don't know what it is about it it doesn't have sparkles

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or anything in it but it really just gives you that gloss skin look so let's get spraying

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look at that glow like that just transforms everything i don't know about you

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but it literally looks

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so much more flowy i'm super happy with this this is

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definitely an all-around beautiful look for anyone yeah this is the finished clean girl makeup look

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yeah you guys i hope you enjoyed this little tutorial

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but before i end the video i just wanted to say i've had

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so many of you guys reach out from my celiac disease video

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and honestly like reading your messages and hearing your stories is

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so like touching because i know it seems like oh my god first world problems

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but it is really difficult to hear

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that you're going to be dealing with something for the rest of your life

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and to just have that support

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and love from you guys honestly means more than anything i just wanted to say i love you guys

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so much like it's unbelievable I love you guys

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but yeah thank you guys

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so much for watching I hope you liked this little look I really love this I'm really feeling myself

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and I want to do this look every day

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but yeah you guys make sure to like subscribe

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and follow me on instagram at leaholton underscore but yeah I will see you very very soon

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “‘clean girl’ makeup & hair tutorial”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hair, makeup, powder, brow, product. This video has 188 sentences and 2164 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:39. The speaker talks fast, about 203 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
powder noun	/ˈpaʊ.dɚ/	The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
brow noun	/bɹaʊ/	The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.
blend verb	/blɛnd/	To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.
minimal adjective	/ˈmɪn.ə.məl/	The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.
slick adjective	/slɪk/	Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
brush noun	/bɹʌʃ/	An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including…
contour noun	/ˈkɒntɔː/	An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
glowy adjective	/ˈɡloʊ.i/	Glowing.
blush noun	/ˈblʌʃ/	An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
liner noun	/ˈlaɪnɚ/	A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner.
spray noun	/spɹeɪ/	A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
concealer noun		Something that, or someone who, conceals.
highlighter noun	/ˈhaɪ.laɪt.ɚ/	A marker pen used to highlight text.
lash noun	/læʃ/	The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
scrunchie noun	/ˈskɹʌnt͡ʃi/	A small elasticated ring of fabric placed around long hair to hold it in place behind the head.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
go in with verb	To commit to something with; to partner with.
brush back verb	To throw a brushback pitch at (a batter).
brush down verb	To straighten up one's clothes and to tidy up one's appearance.
put together verb	To assemble, construct, build, or formulate.
stick down verb	To cause to stick to a surface.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

This can be messy because we're gonna fix it.
We're just making sure we get it up there.
I'm just brushing down any of my baby hairs.
It's still keeping me nice and dewy.
You can't see any cakey business.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've just done · I've done · i've looked
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	is really slicked · is completed · be really moisturized
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group	the least mousse · the best
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now	We're just making · I'm doing · I'm taking

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 102 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: hadith /həˈdiːθ/, aesthetic /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: brush /bɹʌʃ/, blush /ˈblʌʃ/, lash /læʃ/, mesh /mɛʃ/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/, underwater /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like powder, brow, blend.

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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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

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