Chic Soft Glam Everyday Makeup 🦢 #grwm

Hello everybody, welcome back to my channel. My name is Jessica and today's video is going to be on this elegant chic type of makeup look. This is also my first get ready with me of 2025, so if you want to hear some life updates and get ready together, then just keep watching. So let's start with sunscreen. I'm using the Sun Ampule from Skin 1004. I recently discovered this one and I really like it under makeup. It's very watery, similar to my favorite from Isntree, the Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel. The makeup we have to use today is kind of limited because as you can see, I'm back home at my parents' place. I had to evacuate a few days ago because of the LA fires. I didn't bring any of my brushes or sponges either, so hopefully I'll find some. But how are we feeling about 2025? I feel like it's already a mess. I don't know if you guys have been keeping up with LA fires, but I think this is one of the worst fires LA has ever had. I'll include some clips that I took when I was evacuating, but throughout the day as I was tracking it, the wind kept on changing. The reason why these fires spread so fast is because during this time of year, there's something called the Santa Ana winds in Southern California, and it just is so strong. So if something catches fire and the winds start carrying it everywhere, it's just impossible to fight. Another thing about evacuating is you don't want to leave too might turn off the power because a lot of times the power lines will get blown down, and then obviously that's a risk of a fire too. So a lot of the power companies will cut the power to certain areas. In that case, if you have an electric garage, like one that you have to use a remote to open, then you're not going to be able to open the garage. So you have to pack your car and have it outside and ready to go. Before we powder, I want to try these new blushes I got recently. These are from the brand News. I grabbed these as I was on my way out because I just got them in the mail, and so they were like right on my vanity, but I really like the formula of these. Let me see. My favorite color is Dim Dumb, I think. What's really cool about these two is they have a gray and a white version, so you can mix this with the other blushes and get them darker or lighter, but this one Dim Dumb is just a perfect shade on its own. So I'm gonna apply that to my cheeks. I was planning on at first packing up my car and then leaving it outside of the garage just for like a day or so, just to see if the evacuation order ended up turning into a red zone, which is like mandatory evacuation, but I saw a lot of things about people's cars getting stolen or broken into when they did that. There's been such a major problem with the looters in LA during this whole fire situation, which is already sad because a lot of people are losing everything. Like all the things that they value the most are in their cars, and they're just... everything's getting stolen. So that's why I just left as soon as it turned yellow in my area. I was like panicking as I was packing. I did not bring everything I would have liked to. I wanted to bring my Fenty Match Stix, but I don't have it, so I'm gonna use this one from Colorgram instead. This one's also really good, but I like the Fenty one because it's a little bit more cool toned and it's more dark. And then on the other side is a brush, so I'm gonna brush that out. You know, I realized as I was packing, I was like, there's so many things I want to bring with me. Like, I know a lot of stories in the news right now where people feel like they're gonna be home soon anyway, so they're like, oh, I'm not gonna take anything, and then they ended up losing everything, right? So I was like, if I can save anything, I will. But after I left, I realized what a privilege it is to even have so many things that I value to the point that, you know, I would pack up my entire car. Even though it is scary in the moment, it made me feel very grateful. This is actually working pretty well as a powder puff. Oh my gosh, my skin looks so smooth. I changed up my skincare routine recently because something I learned in the past few years is as you get older, you want to integrate more moisture into your skincare routine, right? Like, you're getting more fine lines, and that's something that I have noticed even in just the past year is I've been getting so many, like, not that I mind it, but it's just, like, when I do my makeup, because I'm, like, looking so closely, I see a lot of fine lines under my eyes where they weren't there before. Nowadays, I try to use eye cream at night, and I've started using more collagen stuff. So lately, I've been using this collagen wrap mask at night, and it's really good. I use it three times a week. I didn't realize you could see my evacuation suitcase, so I just moved it, but I'm gonna do eyeshadow next. This is the Flower Nose Contour Palette in the shade number two. It's so pretty. Let me show you the engravings. I'm gonna take these two, mix together, like, really smoke it out here, and then using that dark brown shade slightly on the outer corner, and then also the inner corner. Next, I'm gonna do eyeliner, so I'm starting with my Revlon So Fierce Vinyl Eyeliner. One of my main things I want to focus on this year is actually my hair health. As you guys know, I bleached my hair last year, and I'm not even gonna lie and say that nobody warned me about it because literally every single person told me, do not do it. It's gonna make your hair feel so dry. I can definitely feel the difference, you know? Like, it's just not as silky as it used to feel, so I really want to focus on growing my hair out. I'm gonna fill in the gaps. I don't have a smaller brush, so I'm just gonna have to be very careful with this one, dipping it into this black shade, and then smoking out the liner, and then I'm gonna go over with the brown milky chocolate liner just above it to emphasize the smokiness, and we're also gonna bring that down on the bottom. I slept late last night, so look how crazy my eyelids are. We're gonna use eyelet tape. I brought these with me. These are from Florty. It's my favorite eyelet tape. See? Now it's even. I'm using my brow pencil from Florasis. I love this so much, but the only complaint I have about it is that the caps fall off so easily. Like, you can see I'm not even applying much pressure to open this, and it just falls off. Just lay down the shape of the brows, and then brush up the hairs. I'm gonna take my Unleashia brow gel. This is the best for that clean girl brow look. I feel like it makes you look so chic. Comb it through like this, and then they have a tool to, like, press down your brows, but I still like doing it with my fingers, so I'll just go in like this, press it down flatly against the skin, and then once all the hairs are in place, open up this end, and look, there's the brush and the comb. I'll use the comb to push down the brow hairs, and then neatly put them in place. Now you can see the difference. It just gives you, you know, like, that wet brow look that I really like. I had this for, like, six months before I realized where this was, so if you have this brow gel, just know they have literally the comb and the brush in here. Okay, back to the eyes. Let's finish up the lashes. I'm using my Refur eyelash curler. It's slightly flatter than the Shiseido one I usually use, so it gets so close, and I'm gonna be using my Clio Superproof Mascara Long Curling. It doesn't need to be too long because I'm gonna apply falsies anyway, and oh my gosh, I have a new way of applying my individual falsies that is so good. I need to share it. Let me actually also apply this to the lower lashes. I actually don't like using this mascara for the lower lashes as much because I prefer, like, using a heavier mascara. A lot of American mascaras are actually really good for the lower lash line because they're heavier than the Asian ones, so they'll drag these lower lashes down and make them look super long. You know what? Let me try to see if I have one. This is the YSL Mascara. Super thick, right? Super thick wand, which is usually not good for your lashes up here that you want to keep curled and high up, but let me show you with the lower lashes. Look at this difference. The lashes just look so long and, like, separated. Okay, let's do this side. Now for my lash hack. These are the lashes I've been using. They are the Glue-Free Mouse False Eyelashes. I got them on YesStyle. As always, I'll link everything in the description box, but this is, like, the press-on type of lashes, so they already have the glue attached to the band, so you don't need any glue, but lately, what I've been doing is I apply it on top. So, like, right here, press it into the skin, and then leave it. You can see it's basically flat against my skin. We're just gonna leave it like that for now. So, next one, apply it flat against the skin. You see what I'm doing, right? And then, third one, same thing. Like that. And then, taking the other side of the tweezer, I'm going to press them in and then put the tweezer behind the lashes and push them down slightly. This just keeps them more curled and flared-looking. When you apply them under the lash, sometimes throughout the day, the lashes get too heavy, and then it starts dragging down and not looking as nice as when you freshly apply it. I think this just looks so pretty. So, let's repeat it on this eye. Two, third one. Just noticed I have some gaps in this liner still, so I'm gonna fill them in. You have to push these down, because otherwise, they're gonna, like, press into your skin. So, push them down slightly, and now look at the lashes. Don't they look so pretty this way? I'm gonna use the Laura Mercier blush in the shade Chai. I think this is one of the best neutral blushes. If you have neutral undertones, please try it. I think this will add the perfect amount of warmth. Um, let's do nose contour next. I don't think this is cool toned enough, so I'm gonna be using my KVD Taupe contour. I don't like using this much anymore, because I know it was discontinued, this specific shade, but I haven't been able to find a shade that, like, can compare to this one. But also, since it is 2025, there's something I wanted to update you guys on. A lot of you have noticed that I haven't been uploading as much, especially about my life, and the reason for that is last year—actually, it started before last year—um, I was dealing with a stalking situation. It was something that really affected my mental health for most of the year, and it made me really scared to post about anything. And just a few months ago, I actually found out who had been behind it all, and finally realizing who it was and their motive, it was a bittersweet thing, you know? Like, kind of liberating, but also—but also kind of upsetting, because then you're like, why did you do that to me? So, like, I'm a lot happier now, honestly, but I'm still trying to overcome this, like, weird posting anxiety I've developed, where it's, like, overthinking everything. For lips, I'm going to be using this Makeup Forever liner again. It's the same one I used for the eyeliner, but I'm just gonna use it to contour the lips. One thing I am really sad about, though, is that I wasn't able to upload a lot of videos I was excited about, because I let that, like, fear control me for so long. And so, I think I'm going to upload those travel vlogs anyway, and I hope you guys enjoy them anyway. And actually, on that note, I wanted to thank you guys for sticking with me and supporting me. I know I haven't been uploading as much, and, you know, a big part of that was that posting anxiety. I know it's stupid to hear it out loud, like, she has anxiety about posting, but I really didn't feel like I could post anything unless it was, like, super professional, clean content. And to everybody who left a kind comment or DM over the past year, even though you guys didn't know what I was going through behind the scenes, those words meant so much to me in the weakest moments where I almost wanted to give up, you know. So, I wanted to just thank everybody who's continued supporting me this past year. Let's apply this new lipstick. Oh, that is super gray. Oh my god. I'm gonna remove that, and then I'm gonna use a lip tint instead. Yes, this is the color. Let's do a little bit more lip contour. A little bit more of dim-dum just on the outer edge of the lips. Perfect. I'm gonna use this NARS bronzer to try to make everything a little bit warmer. Oh my god. No. No. I didn't want it that warm. I guess I just have to even it out. I think I'm just gonna use this, like, hard cookie blusher. Another thing I've decided this year is I think I'm gonna stop getting lip filler. When you're constantly getting lip filler, it's really easy to have that, like, lip filler blindness. Who knows? Maybe I'll get it done in five years or something, but I am gonna take a pause on the lip filler. So, I'm just gonna apply some fake moles. I think moles are so pretty. I also wanted to show you guys how I style my hair lately. So, I split it in half, and then starting from this inner section in the back, starting from this section, and then like this, curl it out to make an S-shaped curl. If the ends aren't curled, you can just curl them again, and you want it to be a very loose wave. So, leave it in the back, and then take the next inner section and do the same thing, and then once you reach, like, the middle section, we're just gonna do a C-curl. So, like this, and then pull up and down like that. C-curl. This depends on your haircut, too. Like, the more layers, the better this looks. This is the result. So, before, it's, like, completely flat, and then after, you can see all the layers separated and, like, mixing together, which just looks so much more clean and polished. So, I'm gonna do the other side, and I'll be right back. There's one more step for the hair. I'm gonna take this, like, chunk from the other side and pull it to this side. Brush it out, and that just adds, like, this subtle poof of volume, and this is the complete look. Thank you so much for watching. If you like this video, remember to like, comment, and subscribe, and if you liked me, remember to follow me on all my social media, which will be linked in the description box down below, and I will see you in my next video. Bye!