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Hi you guys, it's Hailey and I am going to be taking you through my updated Rode routine.
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I am going to start off with our Pineapple Refresh cleanser.
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I am so excited that there is finally a cleanser in the lineup.
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This has taken us four years to create.
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I had started creating it before
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Rode was even out in the world and I'm just very excited that she's finally here.
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So I'm going to go in with pineapple refresh start off with a good hydrating cleanse
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it lathers beautifully and it does not leave the skin feeling stripped
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or tight or dehydrated I'm gonna leave my face a little bit damp and go in with the glazing milk.
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I seriously don't know what I was doing in my life before glazing milk.
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I cannot live without this stuff and I love to just slather my skin in glazing milk.
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This is our hydrating essence.
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It's a beautiful milky essence that really just gives this amazing glow to the skin.
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It's really good for your skin barrier, keeping the skin healthy and glowing and keeping your barrier healthy.
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Next, I'm going to go in with the peptide glazing fluid.
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About three to four pumps of that.
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This is our hybrid gel serum that is the OG, glowy, beautiful hydrating serum step.
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We love her.
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Can't live without her.
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And then I'm going to go in with my day one BRC.
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I really do feel with the BRC
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that we were able to achieve the perfect everyday hydrating moisturizer without it feeling heavy on the skin.
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It still feels really nourishing and hydrating while still being lightweight, but it packs a punch of hydration, which I love.
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And now, last but not least, peptide lip treatment because I can't forget about the lips. so that is it
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that is the updated routine with the pineapple refresh cleanser
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I hope you guys enjoyed this I hope you guys check it out and I'll see you next time

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “my updated rhode skincare routine featuring our new pineapple refresh cleanser!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: skin, hydrating, glazing, cleanser, pineapple. This video has 26 sentences and 336 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:24. The speaker talks at a steady 140 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 75% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
refresh verb/ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/To renew or revitalize.
pineapple noun/ˈpaɪnəpəl/A tropical plant, Ananas comosus, native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem.
routine noun/ɹuˈtin/A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
barrier noun/ˈbæɹi.ə/A structure that bars passage.
essence noun/ˈɛsəns/The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
glow verb/ɡloʊ/To emit heat and light without a flame.
serum noun/ˈsɪɹəm/Blood serum used as a blood product, in the practice of medicine: blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals (human or nonhuman), containing antibodies…
everyday adjective/ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
strip verb/ˈstɹɪp/To remove or take away, often in strips or stripes.
punch noun/pʌnt͡ʃ/A hit or strike with one's fist.
pump noun/pʌmp/A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
fluid noun/ˈflu.ɪd/Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.
lip noun/lɪp/Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
hybrid noun/ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
lineup noun/ˈlaɪn.ʌp/A physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
go in with verbTo commit to something with; to partner with.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: lather /ˈlæð.ɚ/, slather /ˈslæðə(ɹ)/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: refresh /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/, hydration /haɪˈdɹeɪʃən/, nourish /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like refresh, pineapple, routine.

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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