00:06Hey girl!
00:08Oh hey! You're right on time!
00:09I'm heading into the V.S. show backstage.
00:13Perfect! Let's get to it!
00:15So, Akili, who's at first?
00:17Hey, this is your first runway show.
00:19How are you feeling? And yeah, what's the vibe right now?
00:23I feel really good. I'm really confident.
00:26It feels like basketball and just being able to incorporate me in this is just great for me.
00:31So, I love being around a great workspace and I'm just really happy to be here with them.
00:34I deserve it.
00:36I'm so excited for Angel. Who's up next?
00:39Next, we're going to interview one of my favorite makeup artists, Ms. Pat McGrath.
00:44She's leading the show in terms of glam today.
00:47Just super stoked to see what she has in the store.
00:49Tell me about the inspiration behind today's look.
00:52Wow. Well, so, Adam just wanted the girls to be really glowing and to be beautiful like the Nouria.
00:59Beautiful. Look at this. You're going to turn your head so you get the glow. Everything.
01:04A true glow.
01:04Really beautiful.
01:05Oh, I need some of that.
01:07That stylist over there is slaying. Who is that?
01:10One of my favorite ever hairstylists, Mr. Jawara and my dear friend.
01:15He is leading the hair today at the BS show.
01:19Hi, Essence. How are you? I'm Jawara and we're backstage at the Victoria's Secret show.
01:24And today we're going to do some really, really sleek blowouts with some volume.
01:28Made the girls look fab. Bring the girls back.
01:30And I'm so excited and can't wait for you guys to see what we do.
01:34Okay. We love to see it. Wait, is that who I think it is?
01:38We met on an Essence shoot.
01:39No, we met.
01:40We met on an Essence shoot.
01:41We met on an Essence shoot. So, sorry. This is the perfect interruption.
01:44It is.
01:44So, he has the...
01:46The full circle moment.
01:47Very much. We're Essence babies.
01:49We are.
01:50It's been a successful day so far. We talked to Angel Rees and some amazing talent.
01:56And now we got to go because we got to go on the red carpet. Let's go.
02:01I am so ready. This is gorgeous.
02:04How could you ever be sad? All my problems have melted away.
02:11Stage.
02:12Akili, do you know where we're going?
02:1415, they said. Pink carpet?
02:17Pink carpet, yeah.
02:21We made it!
02:25Her look? So fab.
02:29So Akili, what do you do to prepare?
02:31Definitely do a lot of voice notes so that the conversations can feel casual and organic.
02:40That's a good point. Could you describe tonight's energy in three words to close out?
02:45Tonight's energy in three words. Confident, sexy, celebratory.
02:51Amazing.
02:54No girl. Thank you.
02:56Bye.
02:57Bye.
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