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here we are i'm checking this bag bringing this one on the plane
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so now it's just time to pack also i have a package coming in today
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that is for one of the events that i'm going to tomorrow i don't even know what they're sending me
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okay update i am very clearly deep in the packing process
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here styles is helping me out actually he's really not helping me out
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because he's eating all of my clothes
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but he's really there for moral support i just got three packages in the mail
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so we're gonna open them up because i think
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these doesn't make beauty pr oh oh she's pretty so see through package from lemon gourmand body wash body oil,
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mousse, body cream, and a body mist.
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We are ready to go.
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We're about to get in the Uber and I'm going to be meeting Amber there.
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She's already been there for like an hour, downloading some Gossip Girl.
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What's in the bag?
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What is in the bag?
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This is my mini, my other, my pouch inside of the bag that holds all my tiny stuff.
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Tell me to.
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Well it's choice.
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Instant shine stopper.
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Let me tell you, it stops the shine.
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A French clip that I'm going to learn how to use because I don't really, it's falling out of my hair every time.
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this is actually a really good one it's called green stravaganza the born in broma
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i've never taken a red eye like this i've never taken a red eye before in my life
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and unfortunately you can see one way in this way
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Thank you.
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how's everybody doing we're not well our flight was four
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and a half hours in real life it wasn't though physically spiritually it was 18
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we really took our sweet time to get out of the hotel
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but we made it
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and she's wearing blue yeah blue it's very like aquamarine yes
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oh wow look at the sparkle gold I think it'll be
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fun we don't really have any expectations yeah I actually have no idea what to expect
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but right after this we have to go to the Valentino BD1
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and we're not sure if we're gonna go back to the hotel and change
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I totally forgot to vlog the whole show we made some friends too so it was really good
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They are matching with our full dress up everything.
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Wait, those parcels.
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Oh wait, are we sure this is it?
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Let's go.
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I'm supposed to break in the dress.
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New outfit on.
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This is it.
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This is it.
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They're giving Kim K 2001.
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There's only one.
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Wait, what's going on there?
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That's actually scary.
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It's that.
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There's paparazzi, there's people crowding.
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It was a lot.
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It was a lot.
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We're like, how do we even get into this thing?
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And everybody's asking the same question.
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Now we have a Chick -fil -A, we're going to watch Gossip Girl, duh, tomorrow.
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We don't even have a solid plan for tomorrow.
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Wait, yeah, we do.
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We have a thought itinerary.. a few things.
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Is there something in the closet?
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It might be.
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No, it's.. there's people...
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Yeah.
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Amber just went down to get coffee.
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I'm still getting ready, but we have a little vintage shop event thing today
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so that's what we're gonna do and then um tonight i don't know
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if there's anything else
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but everything's just kind of up in the air okay um this is my creation kind of
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because i put the sugar so much cinnamon i was dabbing the napkin inside of it to get them all
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It's so lovely and we're going to have a great day.
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In our dreams and see we were little to busk, so if you don't know, I feel like we would be really good at busking, but at the same time, but the thing is we busk all the time at home.
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We busk to our mother.
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Yeah.
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Our mom is our biggest busk fan.
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Yeah.
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Is it weird to say that?
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Well it's not busking.
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I guess it's just a personal performance.
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It's not busking.
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It's just a private performance.
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We're just like, we're just like, I love it, I love it.
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This is what's happening to us all day long.
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2 -2 -2, 4 -4, somebody told me.
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We got the same thing.
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That's crazy.
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Did you hear that? So 18 of her?
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While trucking the room? So beautiful!
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Thank you!
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Thank you!
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Miss Hadid, where are you?
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Where are you?
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We're waiting!
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We're waiting for you!
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What about the fragrance?
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It's called Eternal Roots.
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I can't really see it.
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It's gross.
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It's like white inside.
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Oof.
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Trader Joe's.
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I'll read the notes here.
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Oh.
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no notes there aren't any there aren't any notes there's so much for an unboxing
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you can't do an unboxing without reading the notes how are they gonna do what it smells like
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i can't describe it myself i'm gonna do it wrong it has lychee
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shake well i didn't know you had to shake i don't
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understand why you need to shake i think that's a joke
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when she was like she was like she was like can we do a shake
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and spray and I'm like oh yeah shake it right I'm gonna do my own notes okay
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let's see if I guess it right okay okay i'm getting it so i'm getting lychee
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there was like literal lychee's all over i know um woody woody scent you read that no i didn't
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kind of like jasmine no okay you're not gonna get these they're
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so i don't even know what the second word is um amber no it's not
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when in doubt throw in amber do you know what amber
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smells like it's not like musky like warm i know okay um vanilla
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which i'm sorry can we take a second amber is not
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a smell like the actual amber you know who wears amber scent who okay
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and she smells really good okay but
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if you think about it amber is not a scent there's
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no way you can get like from the literal amber it's
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not it doesn't smell it's a gem well it's like a
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hardened sap it's not honey it's hardened tree resin okay it doesn't have a smell
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so why does everybody say
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that in their perfumes yeah i don't know maybe maybe there's like something about it
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that smells smells like the color yeah okay no i'm getting it okay wow okay smelling it all ancient egypt
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okay um sphinx
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notes of sphinx um nummies some root no okay spice no history think writing
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bible egyptian egyptian writing script clothes what is it made of
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leather paper clothes Egyptian now river papyrus I'm trying
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to get in the frame of the video I never heard
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that in my life you know the more it settles it
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does smell like of a tuber it's like it's really like gross
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do you think miss hadid wears this it would be so funny if you just didn't cut this clip at all
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um oh shake to activate i wonder why you have to shake it a tribute to personal growth
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and a reminder for us all to embrace joy, strength, and balance throughout life's journey.
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Miss Bella Hadid.
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Grass and my G is the...
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Okay, next.
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We're right.
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And it has blank pages.
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I can't believe I got trapped in the metro.
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And it started taking off.
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It was kind of scary.
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And you were just out there
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and i was like did you see me no i didn't
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see you you're just gone like she like probably doesn't even
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know where i went no not one bit i really thought
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you got snatched up i was like are you serious i
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have to do an investigation mode right now i'm like i'm thinking you're probably thinking
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how did she manage to not get off in time
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when i was right behind you
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and do you know being behind me do you know what
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i went back to get a tag your tag what tag
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it was a nordy's rack tag was it not yours well I got up I saw
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that tag on our seat it was like under your butt
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or something and then some man was like oh excuse me uh
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and he pointed to the to the tag like I didn't
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and so I was like oh like okay yeah I'll go get
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that yeah open
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and you have like four seconds I didn't I like I
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as soon as I grabbed it I heard the like like the sound
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that it makes I was right at the door
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when it closed I like ran out I was like like right in my face it slammed in my face
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and then everybody was watching me and
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that no one said anything they were just like I was just like um yes beating off now
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and I'm just oh yeah into the tunnel yeah i'm just
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like thinking about i'm thinking about you just like walking you're
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probably like halfway up the stairs by now i'm not even realizing I'm sorry.
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Pigeons!
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Oh, Pigeon Central.
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Pigeon Central.
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I knew this was going to happen, right now, we're walking in Central Park.
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There's a lot for us to discover here.
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You get too much.
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We get bird watch.
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Come on!
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Oh Thank
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you.
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Thank you.
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we went to the Ralph Lauren cafe and I got a I got the almond cherry latte.
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It's actually really, really good.
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I wasn't expecting it to be this young.
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I can make you a better one, though.
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Okay, she claims she can make me a better one, but I'm not really okay now if that's possible.
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Oh!
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I think they used, like, bad syrups.
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I can make you a better one.
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Okay.
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Anyway, Amber got a matcha latte.
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It's okay.
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I mean - She's not the biggest fan.
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I'm just picky but if you don't like a drink add sugar.
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If you don't like a drink, I happen to get a few of those brandy.
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We're stocking up for fall, that's what we're doing.
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Fall begins today as we're doing.
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Wait, should we keep shopping then?
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You don't have to tell me twice.
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Oh, and we got bagels today.
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Oh yeah.
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We got bagels.
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I got...
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I got a blueberry bagel with berry cream cheese a triple berry cream cheese
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So actually it was quadruple berry bagel in cream cheese combo It's sesame bagel with bacon scallion cream cheese
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Bacon scallion cream cheese It's been a while since I've seen a baby out.
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I bet she's writing poems.
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we went to this cutesy little flea market before we walked around fifth avenue so
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i'm gonna show you guys what i got to the flea market because it's really good and skirt
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and then i got this top it's sheer but i thought the pattern the print was super cute
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and the ruffles up to isn't this so cute I saw
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that one with like a little tango oh it's
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so precious it's like it's a little dress top girl I
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feel like I could wear this dress to be honest
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but I think it's a top it's like a cable net
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button up hooded sweater very fall um goes perfectly with literally every single thing
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that i own so i've already spent so much this trip why not just like keep it rolling yeah
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a little skirt oh okay wait this with
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this mini skirt
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but i did hold it up to me
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and it looked like it might fit
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so yeah i'm just kind of banking on that
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but maybe i can put like a belt
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and just hike it up a little bit
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if it's too big it was
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but look how cute it's like a little brown color
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or just half oh that's all the way buttoned with the
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little collar it looks nice they were just too cute not
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to get like i physically could not leave the store without
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these those are really cute this with uggs yeah um and then i got this belt
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it's like a suede lighter brown to wear like under some of the ones that go kind of like
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deep cut oh yeah that's cute
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it's been a really long walk but we leave tomorrow so we wanted to get all of our shopping in
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I want to do more and you know what okay I don't have any more memory on my SD card so bye
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I'm gonna have to end it here
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no really though we leave at seven in the morning tomorrow
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so we're gonna pack tonight and leave here very early
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and then we'll head back but this trip has been
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so amazing we've had the best weather oh the weather has
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been perfect like absolutely not even chilly once not even super
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sweaty no not even breathing hot it's like the perfect transition from summer to fall Mm -hmm.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “new york vlog !”. This video has 237 sentences and 2183 words to shadow. The speech runs for 23:25. The speaker talks slowly, about 93 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 81% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| amber noun | /ˈæm.bəː/ | A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and… |
| busk verb | /bʌsk/ | To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport. |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| scent noun | /sɛnt/ | A distinctive smell. |
| skirt noun | /skɚt/ | A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs. |
| berry noun | /ˈbɛɹi/ | A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties. |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| latte noun | /ˈlɑ.teɪ/ | A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam. |
| lychee noun | /ˈlit͡ʃi/ | The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family. |
| scallion noun | [ˈskæ.lɪ.ən] | A spring onion, Allium fistulosum. |
| sphinx noun | /ˈsfɪŋks/ | A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal, commonly a lion. |
| unboxing noun | The removal of something from its box; an unpacking. | |
| harden verb | /ˈhɑɹdn̩/ | To become hard. |
| literal adjective | /ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəl/ | Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not… |
| bacon noun | /ˈbeɪ.kən/ | Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
| dress up verb | To put on special or fancy clothes. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. |
| run out verb | To use up or consume all |
| see through verb | To perceive visually through something transparent. |
| take off verb | To remove. |
| walk around verb | To walk with no planned destination; to meander. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'm supposed to break in the dress.
- Wait, what's going on there?
- We're like, how do we even get into this thing?
- We don't even have a solid plan for tomorrow.
- Wait, should we keep shopping then?
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 | She's already been · i've never taken · It's been |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was dabbing · was watching · wasn't expecting |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | our biggest · the biggest · the best |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might be · might fit |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 103 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, breathe /bɹiːð/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, shine /ʃaɪn/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, sheer /ʃɪɚ/
- Long words — get the stress right: aquamarine /ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn/, itinerary /aɪˈtɪnəˌɹɛɹi/, paparazzo /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑt.soʊ/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like amber, busk, shake.
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.