Trying MORENA Style Makeup | Filipino Beauty Standards 

Oo nga eh bagay sakanila Ang pagiging Morena

I think that's before, but now i think they want to be tan

Maine Mendoza

Not until they start bleaching their skin.

@@antonioguamil3275 c nora aunor maganda sau akin hindi.......lol.

Si no sabes sobre historia, basicamente las islas Filipinas fueron colonizadas por españoles e ingleses o hubo algún tipo de guerra por territorio en el medio (no recuerdo) entonces especialmente en Filipinas se concentra una gran cantidad de costumbres y palabras derivadas del español y el inglés, llevando a que gran parte de la cultura filipina se vaya olvidando con el tiempo.

As the other commenter said the Philippines were colonised by the Spanish, they were part of the Spanish empire for over 300 years

Not Asian countrieS, it's just the Philippines because of them being colonised by the spaniards.

Also here in Brazil. We refer everyone who has dark hair or brown skin, like tanned, as Moreno or Morena. It's also a name, but not very common.

@@corneliahale7871 Brasil es parte de Latinoamérica

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Hello Fam! :D

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DID SOMEONE SAY HWASA- I have been summoned.

Local Filipino brands like Vice Cosmetics have shades for darker skintone (powder foundation for now, I hope they come up with liquid), and I love them because of that. ❤️

As a filipina i despise whitening products like tf? It burns my skin

I'm indonesian but istg I was one of which that wanted fair skin to be "pretty" and a lot of indonesians actually uses skin care products to reach the goal to be really fair and i think that that's really stupid i mean even based on its name, it's called skin CARE products and not skin bleach. I really hope everyone (not only asians) can embrace their own skin color, it makes me sick knowing that only ppl with certain skin color is considered pretty 😭

@@nadyafayyaza3502 I agree! Beauty truly comes in a lot of different packages. I wished ppl would stop trying to go for particular look just because its popular, its causing most ppl to look exactly the same and there's not much uniqueness in that.

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"Atleast I tried to improve my skin, kesa naman sa ugali mo basura pa rin" ganiyan sana sinabi mo😭😭

@@its_kley grhh i wish I defended myself that time, pero na-speechless talaga ko, di ko alam ano irereact. Walang kamustahan direkta comment sya sa balat ko and knowing that she's my FRIEND (but well, not anymore)

love you, girlie ! drop that friend of yours!

I hope that 'friend' will get rid of that attitude because it's *shameful* to be ignorant for the rest of your life.

@@its_kley no need to improve the skin tho🙂

You don't have to use be-verbs (is, are etc.) If you already use a verb (hits) and lastly use plural form of the verb If the noun (she) is singular. Just wanna help.

@@miori4591 👏

hits different

@Ren what’s wrong with what they said?

Lmao "is hit different"

Exactly! That what I like about her & yeah.. she's also younger than me

Yes, Jessica is mature for her age. When you see Jessica & Sylvia together in a video, you'd think Jessica is the older one and Sylvia the younger one because of the way they act and behave but it's actually the other way around.

SO TRUE

Ikaw poba yung magaling na housemate ni kuya before?

HI CORA😊

OMG!! It's CORA!!

LOVE YOUUUU CORAAAA

hi cora .Your here also. An ex-housemate with a strong personality (pbb days), miss u po.

Trueeeee

As always 💗

Yes!

Absolutely the truth 🥰

So true🤗

She's not just a pretty face 🎵🎶🎵 (song by Shania Twain) 😊

@@bebetduh4391 she's got everything it takes 🎶🎶 i literally had to listen to the song before commenting. T'was a cool song. Go girl!

YES SOMEONE SAID IT

Umm that depends. The is applied to white people and it is not a thing that pale people face discrimination. And yes it means you can but being too tan is considered trashy. People who do have higher levels of melanin are still discrimination and have been historically (hence the quest people of colour unity). Yes there could be off comments to pale people but they are not barred off from jobs or considered low class, especially if they’re white. It’s not quite comparable as there is still the notion historically that white people/skin is the most sought after due to privileges. So yes there is tanning but it’s specific to while people and only to a certain amount. The attitude is changing but that’s the history.

@@yema4755 alright “white people”

Bcoz of "Umay" white skins are common.. so they looking for something different

every culture has a different form of colorism, where as in western/eurocentric countries, being tan equates to being rich as they associate it with people can afford to go on holidays :)

Wow , isn't it super sunny there??

Maybe because tanned skin means you frequently having fun in the sun. Pale skin means you always working in the office 24/7 😅

Isa lang masasabi ko sana allow 🐥🐥🐥

Hey I am also in 12th grade, India And yes fair colour obsession is extreme here too a person who is fair is automatically considered good looking without noticinn other factors.

Good for you. Hmmm I prefer moreno guys. I don't want my guy to be whiter than me... If you know what I mean 😅😂 unless his Caucasian 😂

Sana all may nagkakakrass

Oh my...It’s seems like the opposite for me...When I was in elementary/middle school even guys who I don’t know will suddenly confess to me, but now I don’t think anyone likes me lol. But maybe it’s because I tried to make myself look “uglier/unattractive” and made my attitude more “reserved” and “cold” oof I guess it’s kind of my fault that anyone hardly speaks to me.

Exactly! And as a filipino too, I'm so thankful for this vlog:')) ty Jessica for appreciating/respecting every Filipino and yeah! I don't know what to say anymore HAHAHA but thanks!!

I wonder why? Not hating, i actually love her BUT. Maybe she's a good student or just recently researched these things for her content. Plus This topic is not smthng most Filipinos would forget even if they don't care abt history.

@@jasmincanasa4853 i mean... yeah she would have to research for this video. even if you already have stock knowledge about it, you would still need to review especially when talking about a different/unfamiliar culture. I think what the op was pointing out was the fact that there are many Filipinos who aren't passionate enough about their country or _masipag_ to seek for deeper knowledge about the Filipino culture/s.

Umm yeahh but I love history that's why I know all about what she discussed

@@Nouno470 sorry? I think this is all common knowledge in the Phillipines... everyone knows this

I just want to say sorry if any element in this video made you feel uncomfortable. The whole intention of this video was to raise awareness on all kinds of beauty out there, including Morena beauty. I wanted to highlight how beautiful Morena can be, and how no one should feel insecure about it. I wanted to emphasize that message through actually recreating its features on my own face, but I’m sorry if you took my actions that way. I’ll be more considerate next time. Thank you!

@@jessicaleeseul thank you for the reply! I have no doubt you had good intentions w this vid, it definitely allowed me to revisit my past insecurities as a morena. I’m now glad having tan skin is slowly starting to be celebrated in the Asian community and your vid did that in an interesting way, its definitely a conversation that gets one thinking! Just know that morena is not a fleeting style or trend, a person w lighter skin might not be affected by this subject as deeply as someone with deeper skin may. Rather than a trend, this has to be progress in beauty standards/beyond. I mean we’re all partaking in moving forward whether we like it or not, so let’s move in a positive way! Brown is beautiful, which you emphasized, and I hope people use beauty as a tool to become their best selves rather than something to hide behind. Uplifting those that need it in a community where many find so much joy can make the world of difference on a person’s self awareness and confidence. Now these are big concepts but they are pushed by small things, like your vid! If a yt vid is meant for anything it should allow the viewer to think, sometimes deeply and inward, and there’s definitely a lot of that here! Being uncomfortable can sometimes be a good indicator of growing pains, we can then make the choice to grow into better people. My parents say to get comfortable with feeling uncomfortable! These are the conversations the internet needs and once again I appreciate your reply

right

No matter how eloquently you talk about the topic, you could have a PhD in Ethnic studies, it is what it is... weird

I was hoping someone said this. This video is not okay. Unlike Jessica in this video, some of us can't just wipe our brownness off with a makeup wipe. Some of us face discrimination, colourism, and racism as a fact of being darker skinned Asians instead of being applauded for how cute our "morena style makeup" looks. I appreciate the intention and the discussion that is happening in this video, but this could have been done differently instead of just wanting to "create a tanned makeup look" like the description states.

Sadly no one talks about this

True! "sun-kissed"

This couldn't be said any better.

Me with light skin with yellow undertones. 😵

I agree.

I think she has good intentions but in all honesty it was slightly off putting to me. She was darker when she was younger too so she has lived through the perception of someone with tanner skin. I think her message and info is great and I like the video overall but I can’t pretend that the skin darkening didn’t make me feel uncomfortable at first.

nah you're right, i think this is kinda weird too and with how educated she seems i think she could've easily got the point across without the makeup aspect of it. a fair skinned asian person "trying on" dark skin gives very much the same feeling as if a white person were to put on blackface to see what it's like to be treated as black. or like when rich people live like they're poor for a day. unnecessary when there's plenty of black people + poor people to share their stories of what it's like. i feel like you shouldn't have to put yourself that much in someone's shoes to feel empathy for them and it's almost a slap in the face that they get to go back to their privilege the very next day. definitely think she had good intentions and it wasn't meant maliciously and it is kind of offputting - but then again it did make me click the video to see what was going on (maybe she could've just left it as clickbait for clicks to hear her speak but not actually done the makeup)

Hello, as a filipino myself, I think we dont perceive this as offensive or uncomfortable. I actually think its kind of cool that people taking the time to learn about our culture. Here in Philippines, racism isn't commonly widespread (atleast non of which I know of but it might be diff in some regions). So yeah, I think majority of us would see this as cultural appreciation but I can't speak for everyone since we all have different opinions.

And she slayed the make-up btw. I dont really care much about our beauty standards here but I can tell she did a good job at imitating morena style make-up

I wouldn’t say its cultural appropriation because Koreans come in a wide variety of skin tones and some can be rly tan as well? She also was dark when she was younger (from more exposure to sun) which also means she can naturally be as dark as the makeup she put on in this video. I don’t see how this could be offensive in any way. Y’all be reaching.

Historically, mestiso in the PH referred to people with Spanish blood, and eventually American blood. So yeah, technically mestiso, or tisoy, means you look like you have Caucasian blood in you.

Tbh a lighter skinned Filipino won't really be considered mestiza even if they're very pale if they have very obvious Filipino facial features. They'd just be called maputi but rarely mestiza. Some mestizas even have darker skin.

@@euphrasiepolly5575 My mother is Black, Spaniard, Chinese Filipina. They consider her Mestiza.

@@vern8434 To be more specific, in the Philippines, a mestizo is someone who has caucasian blood. If you're light but you don't have western features then you are only called "Maputi", which means light skinned. Chinito is someone who is of east asian descent. Moreno is someone who is of native Filipino descent with dark or tanned skin.

@@andresvillanueva5421 Interesting! In Latin Americ we also say "chinito" to someone from East Asian descent or who seems to be one. But now not so much, because its considered racist to say Chinese or "chinito" to someone with East Asian features without knowing where it really comes from.

Hey Jessica! Thanks for the heart😊

I don't know about other but I, a filipino, turn as red as a tomato when I tan that is why I dont want to tan

@@itsmepotatogrande9335 You must have pretty fair skin to turn into a tomato. I would rather you protect your skin in that case because getting sunburn is not good.

Same for me the Filipinas in the Philippines and Canada are different. Women in the Philippines want fair skin while Filipinas in Canada are fine with their tan skin.

@@stupot111 im not really that fair but I burn super fast. Sunburns hurt so bad. In the end its just a matter of preference.

@@lu-mf7by yeah that's true even Filipina celebrities if they go in usa or Canada nag papa brown sila pero pag nasa pilipinas sila nagpapaputi😅

My preference is the 3rd One😍🤩

There is also negrita

tisay tisoy wala

@@empi8915 Actually tisoy/tisay is same with Mestiza/Mestizo. Tisoy/tisay/tisoy is bisaya word

And also negritos with having this beautiful kinky hair and darker skin tone.

Woah your comment gave me a goosebumps 😳, you're so right😢

Agree with you esp the background music 😊 🎼🎹 Chopin Nocturne in Eb Maj

For sure. I think Jessica has a soothing voice as well. I honestly think she can make an excellent ASMR video with that calm and cool voice of hers.

Same!

hi Kaps, saya ba sa poultry?

@@ariamnemmon taga ihawan ako eh.

@@chantararix si Nek kasi icon mo Kaps kala ko taga poultry u

Yep. She still fits the “conventional beauty standard” despite trying a different makeup look.

clarify for me??

@@supdawgydawgboi she’s already naturally beautiful whatever makeup look she tries 😁

She didn't have to but she tried it and use it to discuss something important as a content. Content na may Laman

Believe me when I say that, no... Mother does not always knows best. They're humans too. They could be wrong, they just don't want to admit it.

I feel you...

Same same seriosly she looks sooooo sooooo goood in that look 😍😍😍😍

My thought 2!! She looks better!!

Search Hwasa. A legit Morena Kpop artist.

@@doodletoogz Jessi, too.

@@doodletoogz yes

i'm just surprised since we all know the "Stereotypes" about being dark skinned but this vlog showed like breaking the stereotype *just sharing my thoughts*

Jihyo as well!😍

I don’t think her make up is bad, and the color isn’t five shades darker lol

Now you're just being too woke. Brown face or black face is bad when its intention is to mock or degrade. If you listen to her, that's far from what she's trying to do. There's a time and place to be a social justice warrior. This is not it.

OMG I should’ve!! Hahahha thank you. 💖

Samedt😂

That's actually true

There's A LOT COLORISM IN ENTIRE ASIA

@@laalalail I already knew about Korea and China because of the crazy tutorials in which people literally go 2-3 shades lighter, but I didn’t know about the Filipines, colorism is actually so sad.

@@MissSarah1705 Colorism in Asia is not like Western racism, but more rooted in classicism where poor people (commoners) work in the fields result to dark/tanned skin, while the rich people and the nobility who do not work in manual labor or do not work at all have fair skin. This classist standard relates dark skin to being poor while fair skin is noble/rich.

you clearly haven't watched any other video about that topic, she didn't say anything new

@@sofypi7493 they're saying she's well spoken, and good at delivering the words, not at how she's saying new things lmao.