00:00Hey guys, my name's Usama and for the next three days I'm going to attempt to wear makeup
00:06and I'm not sure how I feel about that.
00:10My only experience with makeup is maybe like girls complaining that they didn't clean their
00:15faces off before they went to sleep.
00:17When I was in high school I used to put on little makeup just to like hide the places
00:20I hated on my face until my first girlfriend was like, I know you put on makeup and I stopped
00:25that day.
00:25I was expecting just, you know, basic mascara and this is a double-sided thing right here.
00:33I don't know what this does.
00:37I keep looking at this and I'm like fine and I look down and I'm like, oh.
00:40This is blush.
00:41That looks very exciting.
00:42This is for sure a brush.
00:45This definitely goes on your skin.
00:47This is my old friend.
00:49This is the thing I used to put on every day.
00:51Oh.
00:54This is I guess lipstick, some sort of lipstick, right?
00:56It's like that.
00:58Another lipstick.
00:59I don't know.
01:00Jeez.
01:01Let's get moisturizing.
01:04I mean, eye lining.
01:06I mean, here we go.
01:09Makeup challenge day one.
01:11I have no idea what I'm doing.
01:13I'm more looking forward to this than I thought I'd be because on Friday I went out drinking
01:19with some of my friends from boxing and someone accidentally punched me in the face and gave
01:25me a little bit of a black eye there so I'll be able to conceal that.
01:28The word foundation seems like it's the base.
01:32I guess I'm just going to...
01:36I realized on my run that I should probably shave before I do this.
01:42Now I look like a guy who works in a minefield.
01:47Okay.
01:48I put a little bit on my hand.
01:50This is how I've seen girls do it before.
01:53Well, I can't see my black eye but my face is now a different color.
01:56A little bit of blush for that.
01:58Ooh, I'm so nervous and blushing.
02:00There you go.
02:01Dang it, I was looking so good and then I had to get flashy and do eyeliner.
02:05Alright, let's see what happens.
02:07Off I go into the world.
02:09Well, this is me for the day.
02:11I've been out for like about two hours and two men have already catcalled me.
02:18This is true.
02:19This is a totally true thing.
02:22And, you know, they're like something something something mommy.
02:26Something something mommy.
02:27And I was like, you see the beard, right?
02:30I still have a little bit of beard on me.
02:34I'm wearing my combat boots.
02:36Got called Puss in Boots.
02:39Pretty cool.
02:41Hey guys, what's up?
02:43So my female friend told me that I didn't put anything on.
02:45So she redid my whole face.
02:48And now I feel like I definitely have some makeup on.
02:51So I'm going to go out.
02:53I'm going to see what's up.
02:54See what's happening.
02:55I don't want to do it again.
02:57I don't want to put the makeup on again.
02:59I don't want to do it.
03:00I hope I don't get street harassed today.
03:02It was very traumatic.
03:05The same man who catcalled me yesterday.
03:08Catcalled me today.
03:09I noticed that I matched my lips with a jacket.
03:12That's a nice little touch.
03:13Whatever.
03:14Day two of makeup was less eventful than day one.
03:19I think I figured out how to do my makeup a little bit more subtly.
03:24Today was the day I put on a lot more than I did the day before.
03:27And so I could feel the energy was different a little bit.
03:30It was totally okay.
03:31I did get some catcalls, you know, in the beginning.
03:33Day two was a success.
03:36Day three makeup challenge.
03:39It is hot right now.
03:43I'm dying.
03:45But the challenge must go on, obviously.
03:49I am excited to be done with this.
03:52It's been fun.
03:55But street harassment thing, that was like an eye opener for me.
04:00Because I've never felt like unsafe on the street.
04:03But in that moment, it was like someone identifying me as someone that they could take advantage of in a
04:08sense.
04:09And I never...
04:10I'm like 6'2", and like somewhat built.
04:14Like I've never felt that way before.
04:17So I definitely empathize a lot more now.
04:20Let's do it.
04:24Also, I think my skin is starting to break out from the makeup being on it.
04:28Even though I'm using the makeup wipes and like washing my face regularly.
04:32I'm still like seeing a little bit of like the red dots.
04:35I look deep fried a little bit.
04:38Just hung out with some friends of mine who have known me my whole life.
04:41Had no idea I was wearing makeup.
04:44So I think I'm getting pretty good at this.
04:46The two guys did not cackle me today.
04:49I don't know if that means that my makeup is out on point.
04:53Or if it's just there's other fresh ladies that are taking their attention.
04:59The end of day three.
05:01The end of this crazy little experiment.
05:04Day three ending and I'm...
05:06I'm pooped.
05:08I don't know...
05:09I don't know how ladies remotely do this.
05:12I don't know what...
05:14I'm just...
05:15That's a lot of hassle.
05:18The makeup challenge was really cool.
05:19I enjoyed it.
05:20It was...
05:21It kind of changed my perceptions a little bit.
05:23I went in thinking something.
05:24Came out like...
05:25I had the idea that everyone was going to be like looking and pointing like I'm from Frankenstein.
05:30That didn't happen.
05:30People go about their day.
05:32It was all in my head.
05:33It was like a growing experience.
05:35It definitely taught me a lot.
05:36And it was kind of exciting at times.
05:38And the biggest challenge was my own anxieties.
05:41My own building it up in my head.
05:43It was never as bad as I thought it would be.
05:46Wow.
05:47Ladies.
05:48I feel for you.
05:48Very intense.
05:49Keep fighting the good fight.
05:50It takes a long time to put on makeup and I appreciate that.
05:53I feel like guys should do this.
05:55Should like almost be required to do this to see what it's like.
05:58If you want to put on makeup.
06:00If you are feeling it.
06:01If you're a dude and you want to put it on.
06:03Put it on.
06:04Nobody cares.
06:05Nobody cares.
06:06Your parents might care.
06:07It's okay.
06:08Nobody cares.
06:09Just keep going with your life.
06:10Live it.
06:10You're good.
06:11You do what you want.
06:12Thank you guys so much for watching.
06:15That was the makeup challenge.
06:17If you guys have any ideas for challenges.
06:20Let us know in the comments below.
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