I'm m j Rodriguez, and I'm comingtoyouliveaboutmybeautyredcarpetgland.
Look, I'm livingformyselftoomuchinthiscamera.
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Let's start.
Sothefirstthing I usesthiswonderful, wonderfulcleanserjustbefore I putonsomemakeupGonnamakesurethatyoutakeoneoftheselittlecottonswabs, Dad, Andyouwipeexcessanything.
Mostofthetime, I usethisinthemorning.
I juststartedgettingintothisjustlike a D orserumslashstoner.
I usedthistojustmakesuremyfaceislike a licensetomovewithcourtfromhere.
WhatalsoliketoputthisRoseTunnelformostthetime I wantmylife, mymyeyebagsorjustanythingtobelike, youknow, suckedaway.
I put a littlecreamonthem.
I usedthiscarpetintheeyecream.
Soyouafter I'm doneusingguy, I gointo, like, thisglowfromthewar.
So I dolikethis.
Sometimes I'llputitonmyfacelikethatif I'm tryingtobecute.
Butforthemostpart, I pouredonmyownandweputitup.
Okay, sonowthatthefacehasbeen, like, youknow, moisturizedandseteverything, I gointomylookSometimes I used a concealerforsometimes I usethefoundationfirst.
I reallystartedlearninghowtomakeupwhen I wasinthisshowcalledRenttheMusical.
I wastestingouteverythingtheytoldmeGo, don't puttoomuchstuffonyourface.
Weneedtoseethatfaceofyours.
And I waslike, No, I wantpeopletoseethebeatthat I coulddo.
Itwas a tryingbeat.
Itdidlookkindofquite.
Butthatwas a timeformetolearn, Youknow, thedimensionsonmyface.
Andastimewenton, whentheshowlike, youknow, pulloff, I gotbetterandbetter.
Onething I wouldsayaboutthis.
Yes, youcangooutlikethis.
Thisis a naturalbeatlikeyouputthisonyourfacewhenyou'regoingtothestoreorwhenyou'relike, goingdownthestreetorwhenyou'relikehaving a regulardayforme.
I don't thinkthisissomethingthatyoucanwearon a redcarpet.
No, therehastobe, likesomeglamup.
I'vejuststartedgettingintomilkcosmetics, honey.
Davey.
So I usuallyput a littlebitofthisundermyeye.
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Sadyouguys.
Now I reallylovethisproduct.
Bookisdoing a bangandthatalso, like, reallyinclusivewhenitcomestojustallpeopleusingtheirmakeup, whetheritbegenderfluid, whetherbegendernonconforming, whetheritbeTrans, whethertheybecystsdoesnotmatter.
And I likeusingthisisjustsupporting.
Soanyways, I liketotrytomakeit.
A thingispossibleonebecause I getscaredtoo, because I justdon't wanttoputthatmuchbecause, youknow, she's got a littlecheekbones.
I rubacross.
Trynottogettoomuch.
It's likestartingsomethingbrewing a potion, magicspellandthenyoulieintheface.
Somepeopledostrobes.
Somepeoplepat, I liketopatandstillatthesametimebeingopposed.
It's changedmylife.
I neverthoughtthatone.
I wouldbeseeninthelightthat I'm seeingtoday.
Likewe's womenof a certain, youknow, experience.
We'veneverhadthechancetotellourstories.
Thewavehostisdoingit.
It's actuallyhelpedmegain a lotmoreconfidence.
Andjustlikelivingandnotcaringaboutwhatpeoplethink, I feellike a trueactressnow.
I likemycareerisbeingtakenseriouslyfor a longtime.
Justtobehonest, I don't thinkpeoplesawsawmeastheonethatWaas, eventhough, like I meanas a youngkid, noonereally, everreallyknewlike, I mean, theyalwaystreatedmelike a littlegirl, evenwhen I wasgettingthat b o y word.
Butnowthat I'm a grownwomanandestablishedandknowingthatshe's dadlistandknowingherwork, I thinkpeoplehaveseenthat, too.