Friends, a quick note-I’ve been away from home for the past two weeks, and the last five videos that I posted (including this one) were all filmed in mid-February before Russia invaded Ukraine. It’s always surreal to be making beauty content in times of large-scale violence and fear, and always hard to know what to say. I believe that war is never the answer, and I am desperately hoping every day that this one will be over soon. I know that some of you-my subscribers and viewers-are being directly impacted by this war at this very moment, and I am thinking about you every day, too. There is so much in this world that’s more important than figuring out how to look good on a bad day. I know that you already know this, and you know that I know it, and I deeply appreciate your acuity and empathetic appreciation for the uncanniness of beauty RU-vid and what a weird job it makes. It was weird to edit this video and watch my past self saying that oversleeping made her feel “awful” when my current self is reading today’s news. It’s the nature of working in entertainment of any kind-sometimes the content we produce is topical, and sometimes it feels like an alternate universe. If you are looking for a specific and direct way to support one of the hundreds of thousands of families whose lives have been upended, this is one family I know of that needs help: gofund.me/3fd762a4 Sending love to all of you. Thank you for watching ♥
Third video in the series forthcoming: "How to Look Mostly Like A Person As Darkness Closes In From All Sides" 💙💛 ETA: I do feel I need to apologize for my humor, but we all still do need to get up and wash our faces (or not) and take care of each other
🖤 sending everyone hugs! No matter how you feel, just know you're feelings are justified...no matter how big or small. Just because something "worse" is going on, that doesn't take away from how YOU feel... physically or mentally 🖤 I hope that makes sense haha. My brain fog is in full force today. I think 5% of my brain is working right now.
I really appreciate the comment...i was waiting for youtube makers just to recognise the present reality not to comment on it, just to realize it s a truth we wake and sleep... I was thinking of the nuclear fear that woke up again i went into a store and i bought a red lipstick i was eyeing for months. I said if i m going to disintegrate at least i m going to do it looking fabulous...
A grungy smoky eye is like the sweatpants of makeup for me. Most of the eyeshadows I have and wear are varying shades of black and gunmetal/silver. Smudging it on with reckless abandon is so cathartic. It's one of the highlights of my routine. It makes me feel like the emo kid I never was but always wanted to be.
*First thing I want to say:* I really appreciated your pinned comment. As a European, I do feel very close to this horrible situation geographically and emotionally and it does feel weird to talk about beauty, food, movies when all of this is unfolding. However, I do know that right now there's only so much time and attention I can give to help in this situation, educating myself, donating, sharing. I use the rest of my time and energy to try to lift my mood so that I can be equally efficient the next day. *Second thing I want to say:* have you tried the Stylpro brush cleaning tool (or anything similar)? I've wanted it since I was a teenager and I finally bought it a few weeks ago and I'm so happy with it. It helps me keep my brushes very clean which is something I struggle with a lot because of depression, and even if you don't use it as a cleaning tool it still makes a great drying tool, cutting the drying time from 1-2 days to a couple of minutes. Thought I'd share my experience!
When I do this I think of it as projecting “I’m suffering but in a hot and artsy way”. It’s so awesome to see someone else’s take on it and to know I’m not alone in this whole schtick!
I'd like a "How to look amazing when you feel lazy and uninspired?". Because then I want to look polished without doing the most, but not the same thing I "always" do.
Yes. We are experiencing terrible threatening times. Its so difficult to live our lives when our fellow European neighbours are under such cruel and inhumane duress. Its very tricky to go on with normality. But perhaps taking time to look well through makeup makes us feel human, frivolous as it seems. I remember watching a documentary on the freedom of inmates from Bergen Belson concentration at the end of WW2. The Red Cross sent clothes AND shampoo, soap, and makeup to the women survivors. This meant SO MUCH to these women. It was a small way for them to be reminded of their humanity after been treated like less than animals by the Nazi SS guards.
Right?! This is basically: how to look pretty ok when your body is betraying you, for the second decade in a row, and you have that one thing this week you can physically do and you want to do the most but save spoons for the actual event.
Yep this is definitely what I do (EDS here). And inevitably nobody understood this in college. People think that if I was late in I could skip doing my makeup to save time. But that'd be like going out without underwear or shoes. Entirely possible but wildly uncomfortable and likely unpleasant for the rest of the day.
I honestly think your hair looks amazing here. And yes, please do more of these videos! Next is gonna be "how to look cute when the world is ending" LOL I have an alternative route for those whose eyes are a problem zone and betray tiredness/being unwell. Put eyedrops to reduce redness, use a sparkly cream eyeshadow, lots of mascara and put your favorite bright lip product (it will attract attention away from the eye area). Stay safe everyone ❤❤❤
This is EXACTLY how I described how I wanted my hair cut and colored to my stylist yesterday lol! Can't wait for this one! I also feel this way every single day thanks to my Endo, PCOS, fibromyalgia, depression, anxiety, chronic migraines, chronic fatigue...the list goes on and on.
@@dinahconsumption3614 sadly it feels like it never ends, right? Same crap, different day... Yesterday someone told me to just change my mindset and I'll feel better 🤦🏻♀️ after dealing with this stuff for 20 years, don't you think I've tried that? Haha.
@@dinahconsumption3614 omg! Yoga, vitamins, drinks, shakes, MLM people coming after me left and right, go for a walk, go work out, go keto, eat healthier, go to a chiropractor, blah blah blah...I've heard it all. I definitely understand!
I recently bought the surrat smoky eye baton and it's all of my greasy, smudgy dreams. The first time I used it, I smudged it all over my lids and underneath my eyes then used a liquid silvery shimmer shadow just on the very center of the lower lid. Oh my God. The brown was so smudgy and creasy and incredible. It looked like I'd slept in it for a week and also was crying stardust.
This is such a good look. Desaturated skin with a strong eye. It really tells a story on its own. I like how organic it felt, and it suits you wonderfully - I especially love how your eyebrows look. Appreciate the pinned comment, and the fact that you did take the time to upload the video anyway - after we do our work in the world, no matter how heavy hearted it may be, we benefit from re-engaging with our hobbies and soothing our souls with lighter topics such as makeup.
Sometimes if my brushes are super dirty, I just put on a similar look to this with whatever is left on the brushes. It ends up looking like yesterday's makeup because it quite literally is. I love the way black eye shadow looks when it's sheered out to the max. It takes on hues of blue, gray, purple and brown. It's really pretty in a lo-key way. THe way you do your eyeliner is pretty much the only way I ever do eyeliner. If it's not quick and dirty with a very blurred edge it's not on my face.
I literally just did this yesterday, and I was thinking while I did it, “this is super lazy and messy, but I bet it would make a great RU-vid challenge” full face with what’s left on my dirty brushes lol
Chronic migraines and crushing depression together are the anvil upon which an expert min/maxer is forged, but also after world events this week my depression is looking around going "uhhhhh" so I'm here today for life tips
@@dinahconsumption3614 exactly! It sucks to know others are going through what you're going through, but it is nice to know you're not alone! If you ever need someone to talk to, just respond to a comment I make or I've made and we can chat! Any time, day or night!
I love that you have gone into styling/clothing in this vid. I love all your videos obviously but such a treat when you expand into the fashion realm too! Enjoyed this series it was a lot of fun :h
Hearing you embrace a more human/imperfect look felt really great. This past year I have embraced my dark circles and don't wear any concealer under my eyes on the daily (which used to be a crucial step in the past), because I just am sleep-deprived on most days and it just felt like I shouldn't have to hide it, since I have to live with it internally (which just sucks, but it is what it is). Anyway, kind of a deep topic but it's very comforting hearing someone else talk so openly about not feeling great and how that affects your outside projection/expression through makeup. Hope you're doing better now 💛
Today I wasn’t feeling “awful” but I had the thought “I want to put on some makeup with very little effort”, saw your freshly posted video and decided to follow along with what I have. It was the perfect strategy for me today. One new thing I did was mix Salt NY “Taupe” which is my contour shade with a little sneaky balm and I put that on my lips. I love it! It goes with the smudgy grungy eye and it tones down my pink lips to let my eyes be the focus. I wonder if you’d be into this color too? It’s a lot like your Trixie gloss but not glossy
I really, really hope you’ll turn this into a series on your channel-these are some of my favorite videos I’ve watched on RU-vid. Period. I love the “here’s a look that matches the situation, and here are the steps you can skip and why” approach. I love doing makeup, but sometimes I want an effortless look that actually did not require effort, but also isn’t a no-makeup look, and I love your approach. Usually I don’t care as much about hair and fashion in makeup videos, but the way you have a theoretical framework for the look and explain how it all works together is fascinating and captivating! I would love to see more looks pared down to their minimal requirements, more ways to feel awful and what looks might be best suited to that source of feeling awful (overly stressed, to-do list miles long, overwhelmed by the world, etc.), more situations one might have to be present for when feeling awful. I would watch these videos forever. These are genius.
Maybe this is just the right video that we need at the moment - how to feel a little better / more put together when you're overwhelmed by what's going on in the world. Thank you Hannah. Would love more videos with other tips and tricks.
About 10 minutes into this video I realized that this approach to makeup is my everyday go-to! Which makes sense; I have chronic illness and my “good days” are a rarity. I’m always looking for the shortcut to feeling better moment to moment.
This gives me sexy hungover/hot late-night hookup vibes. Like if you grabbed one of his sweatshirts to put over your cute dress because he wants to take you to brunch - and you just work with what was on your face from the night before. Totally digging it 💜
I adore this series! I was definitely reminded of Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes’ aesthetic with the first look, and every famous 80s band with the second. My go-to look on awful days (almost every day, as I have CFS/ME) is a brushed up brow, tinted lip balm, and a touch of concealer, and blush… basically a “clean” beauty aesthetic, before it was even a thing 😂
I absolutely love this series and would definitely be into more like it! I really like the idea of leaning into feeling bad instead of resisting it but perhaps it just resonates since I'm feeling pretty crap today too lol
I absolutely ADORE this series!!! And when you said “swaddled” I literally laughed out loud and would like to officially propose marriage now LOL 😂 ❤️❤️❤️ you’re the best!!!
Speaking of messy grungy eye looks: does anyone remember when Hannah channeled eyeliner in the style of 'older italian women'? I can't seem to find it but that's my vibe right now
Hannah, I have been binge watching all your videos starting from the beginning of your channel and you inspired me to do my own No-Buy for 2022! Partly out of necessity because I was spending way beyond my means as a way to cope, but your videos have been helping me tremendously! I am trying to start my own RU-vid channel inspired by you as well but being a full-time university student I’m finding it hard to set aside time. 😅 I absolutely love your channel and all your videos! You are such an inspiration, you have so much wisdom, and a special talent of putting feelings and struggles into words that perfectly describe experiences. I often find myself drawing a lot of parallels as your words describe things I couldn’t. It is also so refreshing to get away from the ultra consumerism steeped videos of regular beauty RU-vid with just as much love and passion for makeup and beautiful things. Love you so much! ❤️
I woke up feeling terrible, today. Arthritis, stomachache, throbbing headache. It's afternoon & I've barely gotten out of bed. BUT. We're having a belated Christmas with friends, tonight, so this couldn't have come at a better time. I've watched the whole video, and now I'm inspired to suck it up & go pull myself together. Thanks, Hannah! 💜
Watching you losing the grammar mid-sentence, your eyes looking upwards, it's like I'm in your brain, I feel you, I see the thought process- should I take it from the top or just acknowledge that I'm lost? 😂 I'm the same-in my mother tongue. 🤣
I am loving this series; i can not express in words how much these first two episodes touch my soul. I have several chronic illnesses, and so i feel awful all day every day . Every morning, i have to determine what kind of day it will be as far as "putting myself together" goes. Some days are better, and i am able to create a look that almost completely masks my illnesses, to the point that strangers might not even be aware that i'm sick (and friends and family often forget). Other days, my look does the bare minimum, and transforms me from a sick person into a person who is starring in a movie, cast as a person who is sick (does that make sense?). Either way, the steps cost me spoons (see Christine Miserandino and her "Spoon Theory" about what it's like living with lupus), and so each day i must carefully decide how many spoons i am willing (or able) to spend on my appearance. I love this channel and i adore you! Big hugs from Minnesota. XO
Just from the start: I love this realistic approach that as adults sometimes we have to do something and show up somewhere when we don’t feel good. It is Ok not to feel Ok, but it is also true that life requires often to act despite those feelings.
This is going to be a weird comparison but I think it’s your color tones and grunge style that if you were to be a cartoon the style you would look killer in would be the animation of the Canadian kids show Jacob Two Two
This series is so useful and there’s also something really cozy and nice about it! Also feeling awful while having a crush is my main activity in these trying times so thank you for the focus on that! Haha
This is great! I felt like this two days ago and blanked out my face with a shade of foundation that was too grey and all me friends look horrified! “Are you ok?!” 😆😆
Hannah I don’t normally comment but just wanted to let you know that I appreciate both the video and the pinned comment. The world is once again plunging into madness, my grandfather is dying, and I had my first seizure in six years at work last week. But today I woke up still feeling objectively shitty but wanted to look and feel better so that’s what I aimed for. Sometimes it helps.
I tried the look with unwashed hair, sweatpants, and an off-the shoulder crop top. I think I look amazinggg and this is officially one of my favorite makeup tutorials now.😄
I could never wear that eyelook, dark all over eyemakeup looks awful on me. My version is a matte pastel all over the lid, that always makes me feel pretty and put together but takes less than 2 seconds to complete haha I do the slouchy clothes and lots of jewellery when I feel bad too, super easy fix 😊
there is something very validating n comforting about seeing this 'makeup for real life' on youtube, and in particular the real-imperfect-blemished skin as a part of the look, not something which is just carried or made acceptable by 'the look' but which is itself an essential component. another aesthetic thing which might be a part of a look like this is worn, imperfectly applied black nail polish. maybe not worth putting on specifically to meet the vibes but a nice thing to incidentally have on already! i think i will be utilising this look (and probably the look from the first video too) in the coming days. my rat (named Precious) just died very suddenly and so i am acutely feeling awful right now and anticipate continuing to feel variously awful. been in the habit of planning out my makeup looks lately and this is a much more approachable plan than my usual.
I really love this concept. Edit: my go to for when I feel crummy is a pale pink or champagne eyeshadow, light mascara, and a ridiculously bold lip. I'm talking bright orange, retina-melting pink, or a fiery cherry red.
Love you so so much Hannah!! ❤️♥️❤️ I'd love to see more of these videos they are so helpful. Really into the rocker chick eye look here. While watching at first I was like "Oh no this messy look is not for me" but you really do look incredible. ❤️❤️❤️
I literallt woke up this morning and recreated this look with some cream shadow pencils i owned because i, too, am feeling like shit. I didnt realize how sultry and alluring my near black/dark brown eyes can look with an intense idgaf vibe with a messy smudgy look like this. I love this sort of content. The kind that truly lets me use what i have instead of craving makeup because its a creative exercise, and less product focused. Thank you for making these videos
this video is so real! some days it’s a struggle to get out of bed. it’s nice to see what other people feel like is more necessary to look “good” and how it varies from person to person. i’m also just always a fan of grungy looks
So inspiried by this series. My go to (used today lol) is sunscreen and a deep lip stain (fave makeup step). Pretty much always feel better doing at least a little bit even if it's just for errands.
Why do I feel like you have aaaa crushhhh (said in an annoying, sing-songy voice lol). :) also I tried this and it was PERFECT, I liked the tip on how to make sure the under eye makeup still looks clean wile still keeping that slept in look. THANK YOU!
I also love adding a few spritzes of a perfume that makes me feel COOL. Today's is Room 1015 Electric Wood. I look and smell like a beat up electric guitar and it's absolutely the vibe.
For a moment after finishing your eye makeup with your hair over the right shoulder you looked like the young Brigitte Bardot. I love this look so much but if I would try it my eye makeup would sit under my eyes soon. That's why I don't put products on my underlashes. Do you have a cure for that? I've tried water resistant mascara because of the skincare and I 've tried oil resistent mascara because I'm sweating a lot. Nothing helps.
Oh my, I love this title....killed me 😉 oh, would you consider reviewing some of the Hindash products? I just saw Lauren do a review and now I want to see a few reviews from my favorite RU-vidrs. Ps. I hope you feel better soon 💛
I absolutely love these "How to look amazing when you feel awful" videos, please continue them and make it a series!!! I'm not exaggerating when I say these two videos (part 1 & 2) have been the most useful content I've ever seen on RU-vid. I love how realistic they are, and that I'm able to easily incorporate these tools into my daily life when my anxiety limits me from doing the most.
Why does no one ever talk about the glitter pigments from bodyography? They’re my go to shadows for something I can throw on with a finger if I’m lazy or feeling crappy . There is an olive green with a burnt umber base that I’m convinced you’d be obsessed with after I saw your wet look video
I loveee an oversized hoodie with heavy eye makeup. And it does occur to me that is exactly what I go with when I feel awful but am heading out for a social even…put together but not a lot of effort
I love the tip for wearing the heels with the oversized slouchy clothes. when you mentioned the heels a light went on in my head. like that ooooooh kind of magic click.
I did this look and my eyes looked sooo small, I think I need to tweak it a bit. I really like eyeliner on the waterline on other people but I can’t pull it off unfortunately:(
I like to use a bronze cream eye shadow for a smudgy sexy look and I prefer to use tinted moisturizer and light moisturizing concealer under my eyes even for everyday in general.
I'm mystified that you feel like heels are less effort than leggings, if I feel like shit it's such a drag for me to have to walk in heels all day whereas leggings are my no effort go to garment X)
This type of video is why I love your channel, Hannah. No one else makes videos like this, except for maybe Lisa Eldridge, but even her "pick me up" looks are pretty involved.
