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00:09 Oh.
00:09 Good morning, Elle.
00:21 Wake up with me.
00:24 I know you're wondering.
00:27 Let's just address it.
00:29 My pajamas are Dunder Mifflin, and my favorite TV
00:32 show is The Office.
00:33 So yeah, I like to be reminded of something
00:35 that brings me joy and brings me laughter every day of my life.
00:39 So one of the first things that I do when I wake up--
00:42 because depending on the day, I probably only have 15 to 20
00:46 minutes until I have to be wherever I'm at.
00:48 So I try to be intentional with some sort of spiritual growth
00:54 every morning.
00:55 So I'm just going to read a quick verse, 1 Thessalonians 5:16.
01:00 "Let joy be your continual feast."
01:03 And that it.
01:03 My ideal morning, there's no time restrictions.
01:11 I'm just floating.
01:12 I wake up when I feel like it.
01:14 Make a muffin from scratch, you know?
01:16 Read a book.
01:17 That's not realistic.
01:19 But can you imagine waking up at noon?
01:22 Anyway, today, we're getting ready for the studio.
01:25 Before I get into anything business related,
01:28 I'm going to hydrate, because water is important.
01:30 And I'm really into these female drops.
01:37 They're from Dr. Schultz.
01:39 I don't know.
01:40 It's like a herbal thing.
01:41 My homegirl, who's really into body health,
01:43 she put me onto it.
01:44 And it makes me feel less crazy.
01:47 I don't know.
01:49 Maybe it works.
01:49 Maybe it doesn't.
01:50 Let's go.
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01:55 All right, don't come too close.
02:01 Don't want to hurt you with this morning breath.
02:03 Just being honest.
02:04 Now that I'm in the mirror, it's time to elevate my person.
02:08 And that's with some affirmations.
02:10 And take this off.
02:12 Yes.
02:13 The pony is good.
02:15 Thank you, scarf.
02:16 Mwah.
02:16 Let's do this.
02:18 I am whoever I wish to be.
02:20 I am whoever I wish to be.
02:22 I take steps each week that prioritize my personal
02:25 and professional goals.
02:27 I take steps each week--
02:28 I take steps each week--
02:33 wait.
02:34 I take steps each week that prioritize my personal
02:38 and professional goals.
02:39 That's good.
02:40 One more, lady.
02:40 I am love.
02:41 I am light.
02:42 I am everything I need to be.
02:44 I am love.
02:44 I am light.
02:45 I am everything I need to be.
02:47 That's good.
02:48 OK, thank you.
02:50 I'm just going to brush my teeth.
02:51 [WATER RUNNING]
02:54 Also, do y'all brush your tongue?
02:55 Because I do.
02:57 I just don't want you to see that.
02:59 Don't look at me.
03:00 I don't really use a lot of products, to be honest.
03:02 I very much just want it to be intentional.
03:05 And yes, I'm putting another thing on my edges
03:06 because I'm not going to mess up this ponytail for anyone.
03:11 Thank you, Amazon.
03:13 I discovered my skincare routine, honestly,
03:16 through my dermatologist because I realized
03:19 I don't know what I'm doing.
03:21 So I use a very simple, intentional routine
03:24 by a professional.
03:25 [WATER RUNNING]
03:28 Next, I'm going to dry my face off and use either--
03:35 I switch during the days.
03:36 Either it's alizaeic acid or it's like benzoyl peroxide.
03:41 I don't know.
03:42 They're very powerful names.
03:43 So I mean, they do what they need to do.
03:46 Just put a little bit of that on.
03:48 And then my moisturizer, which my moisturizer is very thick
03:52 because my skin gets very dry.
03:54 So this is the Skin Renewing Night Cream from Ceravi.
03:59 Am I saying that right?
04:00 I don't know.
04:01 All right.
04:03 This can come off because no water will damage these edges.
04:07 And it's time to do a little makeup.
04:10 Honestly, I kind of use sunscreen as a primer.
04:15 I like less steps, more effective.
04:18 So I use a sunscreen.
04:20 And that kind of is my base.
04:21 But it's also protecting me from the sun rays.
04:24 Thanks, sunscreen.
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04:28 An everyday look for me, I'm not doing full glam
04:35 because I just get so fed up with sitting
04:38 in the chair for two to two and a half to three hours
04:41 for a 15-minute carpet that I'm like, ah!
04:44 No.
04:45 We do 10 minutes, and then we're free.
04:48 So I'm quick, like glam, especially on a day like this
04:51 where I'm just going to the studio.
04:52 I feel like an OG YouTuber that I always really
04:55 loved was Jackie Aina.
04:58 I know she's a super entrepreneur in all the field,
05:01 but she was definitely one of the first girls
05:03 to teach me how to beat my face a little bit.
05:06 I don't know what has happened as I've gotten more busy,
05:11 but all the noise really grinds my gears.
05:15 So literally, I will have my AirPods in 90% of the time.
05:20 My brother the other day was like,
05:21 why do you have your AirPods in?
05:22 And I was like, dude, the noise.
05:24 It's just too much noise.
05:25 So I say all that to say, I like the quiet.
05:28 I don't want to have to hear all that ruckus,
05:30 because I know it's going to be a long day filled
05:32 with a lot of voices, a lot of opinions, a lot of sounds.
05:37 And so the longer I can hold on to the peace and quiet,
05:39 the longer I will.
05:40 When it's just me, my day-to-day glam is simple and quick.
05:47 But when I'm getting dressed for an event,
05:49 my glam is intense, it's powerful, it's draining,
05:54 it's strenuous, and it's stunning.
05:57 There's some good adjectives.
06:02 So lastly, I'm going to do a quick little lip,
06:05 and I'm going to check my brows, see
06:08 if they need some fine tuning, and then I'll be really done.
06:12 So I normally do a little lip liner,
06:14 and I do a chapstick, because I feel like the glosses,
06:17 I don't like having to wear them all the time.
06:19 I feel like it's a huge coat on top of my lips,
06:22 and I don't like that feeling, especially
06:24 when I'm going to go to the studio.
06:25 I'm going to be right up on the mic, like, let's not do that.
06:28 Chapstick is crucial.
06:35 I don't play about my chapsticks.
06:36 I need them to last.
06:37 And I know you guys are wondering, am I a coffee girl?
06:43 Am I a tea girl?
06:45 I'm a latte girl.
06:47 Let's go get her.
06:47 Cheers.
06:54 Oh my god, it's so full.
06:56 But anyway, this is the time where I just chill,
06:59 take a little moment of silence and stillness
07:02 before the day gets crazy.
07:04 Maybe even take a quick little walk.
07:06 But yeah, I love lattes, by the way.
07:08 I'm super into them.
07:09 I have my whole espresso machine and my different flavors,
07:13 my different types of milk, and I'm very much a barista.
07:16 Three things that I always have in my bag
07:23 would be my phone, my AirPods or my earphones, and chapstick.
07:30 I really don't like having chapped lips.
07:33 And then an additional would be mints,
07:36 because I don't want to have bad breaths
07:38 after all these lattes.
07:39 One of my favorite ways to incorporate working out
07:47 is a quick little walk.
07:48 Just fit it in, in between, whatever I have to do.
07:52 But before I do that, look at this.
07:54 So this is one of my favorite perfumes, Giorgio Armani
07:56 My Way.
07:57 And I had it customized in Dallas
08:00 at one of my performances.
08:02 So basically, the venue was super sweet,
08:05 and they customized this perfume for me.
08:07 It says, congratulations, sold out, the date.
08:11 Echo, Dallas.
08:12 So cute.
08:13 So yeah, last step, just make sure you smell good.
08:17 Let's go.
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08:40 All right, guys, I got to go to the studio.
08:42 But thank you so much for waking up with me.
08:44 Be sure to check out the Elle music issue and my debut
08:47 single.
08:47 Here we go.
08:48 Bye.
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