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Hey guys, I'm back and today I'm gonna do a cute, fun little Valentine's Day tutorial for you all.
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Here we go!
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First thing I'm gonna do is I'm actually going to clip this hair back so that it stays out of the way.
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Got a new cut that I've been having a lot of fun with.
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I actually had been thinking about doing this cut for weeks
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and weeks and weeks and I was so back
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and forth about it
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because I had finally grown my hair to a place where I felt like it was super healthy
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and I've always worn extensions on and off
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so I was like am I about to sacrifice the length
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that I finally got it to
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and basically I just finally decided to go for it
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because it's hair it'll grow back I want to do it
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and I'm so happy I did because I love it
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so I got my little clips in
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and now I'm going to do my skin prep the first
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thing I'm going to start with is a little tease that I can't really say just yet, but it's so yummy.
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And I've been using it for the past couple months.
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Now I can't look without it.
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And that's how I know that a product is ready to go when I absolutely cannot do without it.
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Step two would be the peptide glazing fluid as per usual.
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Gonna get the glow in.
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A teeny bit of Barrier's Glow Cream.
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And then I'm also gonna go in with another fun tease that I can't discuss yet.
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Get that extra glow in there.
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Really prep the skin for some nice dewy, glowy makeup.
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Put it on the eyelids.
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I want my makeup today to look super natural in the skin especially, which is kind of always what I go for.
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I just like to feel like my skin can breathe.
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I'm going to start with bronzer.
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This is the Milk Matte Bronzer Stick in the color Baked.
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I might have pushed mine up a little too far, but it's okay because it's going to actually help me get the product off the way I want
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and I'm gonna just go in.
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And as everybody knows, this is the Mary Phillips trick.
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She is the one that taught me this trick.
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I'm sure other people have also done it, but I learned this from her.
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She has always done my makeup like that ever since I first started doing my makeup with her.
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And I am glad that people are now getting into it and getting into her vibes.
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She's amazing.
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Next is concealer and this is the Milk Future Fluid in 9M.
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Blend this baby out.
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And then obviously I'll go over with a big brush.
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I really like Valentine's Day, but I do understand that for some people it can feel a little bit sad and maybe a little bit lonely.
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But I also think it's a really fun day to be able to get together with your girlfriends
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and just have a wine night and eat really yummy food or watch rom-coms.
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I've definitely been there and done that as well.
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I don't know what's been in the air for me a little bit lately, but I've definitely been feeling a little bit down.
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I think it's, you know, a combination of things
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and you know sometimes
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when i'm filming these videos i feel like it's a good opportunity to just be able to talk
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and be honest there's good days and bad days
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and not every day feels this way but i could read a comment
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that really throws me through a loop and makes me feel sad it really
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affects me so deeply because it feels really loud and really intense and so yeah i definitely struggle with that.
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Next step, moving on.
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Foundation, mix it with the peptide glazing fluid.
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I always do that.
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I think I'm at the point where I'm not gonna ever not do that because it's literally my favorite hack.
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Big brush, blend it all in.
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And that's the Chanel foundation that I always use.
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That is a foundation that Mary also introduced me to.
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Next I'm gonna do my brows.
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I'm just gonna use this little brow freeze.
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Let's browse.
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Next I'm gonna do my cheek.
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I'm gonna combine two different colors which I do quite often.
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I like combining two different things.
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This is a milk lip and cheek tints that I love that I've used often.
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This is the color Muse and Smirk.
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So I'm gonna do Smirk first, which is like this really pretty rosy, nudey pink.
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I'm gonna do that first and then blend it.
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When I'm thinking of like Valentine's Day, I'm thinking romantic and pinched cheeks, pinks and reds and those kind of tones.
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So that's what I'm sticking with.
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Okay, so this is the color Muse.
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Who doesn't want to be someone who's muse on Valentine's Day? but also you can be your own views on Valentine's Day, as you should be.
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And I'm going to go over that.
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I really like this color because I think when you look at it, you feel like maybe it's going to be intense,
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but then you put it on and it's just such a nice pop of color on the cheeks.
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I'm going to do a little powder set.
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Just a little powder.
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I don't bake a lot.
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I mean, for like a long time.
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And I don't do that much powder.
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But in the areas where I feel like there's a little fallout
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or maybe I can feel like I get a little more oily.
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Which is especially for me that right around the nose right here. And I do that.
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And when I put the powder on, I might just go back in a little more to the cheek.
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So that the powder's not taking away anything on the cheeks.
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Next I'm going to do my eyes.
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Pretty simple on the eyes.
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I'm gonna do this pretty base color that's rosy,
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pinky purpley, but it's just this big fluffy brush to just get it all over my lid.
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Now I'm just gonna do this in a similar color tone, a sparkle.
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I'm just gonna do it all over.
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Such a pretty sparkle.
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This is the Hourglass Scattered Light Glitter Eyeshadow in Aura.
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Oh, so pretty.
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This is the Milk Kush Mascara.
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A tiny bit on the bottom today because I didn't do any eyeshadow
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or liner or anything on the bottom since I'm keeping it super light and natural.
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I'm gonna do my lip now.
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This is the cork liner from MAC and basically I'm gonna use this
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because all I want to do is just contour my lips a tiny bit like really lightly.
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I'm gonna go back in with Muse that I put on my cheeks
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and I'm just put it on my finger and then tap it in so it starts to look like a stain.
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Definitely makes me feel Valentine's Day-y.
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Finally over the top I'm gonna put some peptide lip treatment but again don't hate me.
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Can't show this one yet.
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Just want to get that gloss.
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And then we go one more time with a little bit more of the Muse. So pretty.
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I think that's it for the makeup.
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I am going to mess with this hair a teeny bit to give it a little zhuzh.
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I do like kind of with this short hair
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when it flips out a little bit at the end so I think that's gonna be my vibe for Valentine's Day.
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It's just like this little flip at the end.
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It's just like a little subtle flip at the end.
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And then I'm gonna pop on some earrings just as like a final look.
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These are vintage YSL earrings that I love so much wear all the time.
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Me and a big gold earring.
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I love big gold earrings.
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So this is the final and I wanted to show you an outside lighting and the lighting today is kind of
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gloomy and eerie also kind of cool.
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I'll show you what the sky looks like from my balcony right now.
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This is the final look.
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I really like it.
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I'm really happy with it.
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The hair, everything.
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um just feels good hope you guys enjoyed this video don't forget to like subscribe
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and ring the notification bell like usual and I will see you next time happy valentine's day
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “valentine's day date night makeup!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: color, cheek, hair. This video has 129 sentences and 1431 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:25. The speaker talks at a natural 152 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 78% 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 |
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| cheek noun | /t͡ʃiːk/ | The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. |
| muse verb | /mjuːz/ | To become lost in thought, to ponder. |
| earring noun | /ˈɪəɹɪŋ/ | A piece of jewelry worn on the ear. |
| peptide noun | /ˈpɛptaɪd/ | Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to… |
| glow verb | /ɡloʊ/ | To emit heat and light without a flame. |
| blend verb | /blɛnd/ | To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other. |
| flip verb | /flɪp/ | To throw so as to turn over. |
| glaze noun | /ɡleɪz/ | The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. |
| preposition noun | /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/ | Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense… |
| rosy adjective | /ˈɹoʊzi/ | Rose-coloured. |
| sparkle noun | /ˈspɑɹ.kəl/ | A little spark; a scintillation. |
| teeny adjective | /ˈti.ni/ | Very small; tiny. |
| yummy adjective | /ˈjʌm.i/ | Delicious. |
| brow noun | /bɹaʊ/ | The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located. |
| tease verb | /tiːz/ | To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| go in with verb | To commit to something with; to partner with. | |
| go over verb | To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze. | |
| take away verb | /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/ | To remove something and put it in a different place. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'm going to start with bronzer.
- I've definitely been there and done that as well.
- Next I'm gonna do my brows.
- I'm just gonna use this little brow freeze.
- Next I'm gonna do my cheek.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | I've been having · I've been using |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've always worn · have also done · has always done |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 78 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/, zhoosh /ʒʊʃ/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
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 cheek, muse, earring.
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.