Hello, let's chat.
Hi guys, it's Nicole and welcome back to my channel.
Long time no see you guys.
Oh my gosh, I feel like I haven't talked to you in so long.
Wow, it's been a bit.
Okay, by a bit.
I mean, I just didn't post last Friday and so I feel like I haven't been on YouTube for a little bit, but we're back, baby.
And for today's video, I just wanted to do a very chill, laid back, sit down video, give you guys life updates, telling you what's been going on, and then also i'm getting ready for my sororities formal tonight.
I actually don't have to leave for another two hours, but i'm the type to give myself a lot of time when i get ready so that i don't feel rushed.
I can make my tiktoks, if you know what i mean, and making sure we look fatty.
So, along with life updates, i'm also going to show you guys my updated makeup routine because guys, getting ready has been my favorite part of my days recently.
I mean, like it's always been fun, but i feel like lately i've just found a lot of products that i love, that make me feel like confident, and literally every time i sit in front of this mirror i'm having the best time, either listening to music or talking to a friend, and today, you guys are my friends that i'm talking to.
With that being said, i miss you guys so much.
And let's begin.
I adjusted my hair.
I took like the best shower ever, you guys.
It revived me.
Needed that long story short, i pulled an all-nighter last night, but for reasons we won't name,
But I went to my 8 a.m., was low-key dying, but I got fell with Audrey.
Felt a lot better.
Then I took a two-hour nap, had an amazing shower, and bang, now we're here.
Anyways, I don't know how I started tracking that much, but I did my hair with my Dyson.
I have been loving blowout.
I use this one i think it's the larger one in the kit that it comes with but i do it when my hair is like kind of damp and i've been loving the way it's been looking.
I just put in some slick hair clips right now so i can do my makeup.
Oh, and i also have some peter thomas roth eye patches on.
These are their new ones.
It's the tape and i freaking love them, but i had them on while i was doing my hair, but now it's time for makeup, so we're gonna take them off.
I just love eye patches.
I already did my skincare.
I've been still loving the red products.
I use the glazing milk and the moisturizer.
And I feel like it's the perfect base.
Especially when I'm doing more of like a full face of makeup.
Alright, now time for makeup.
Let's begin.
I'm just yapping today.
Starting off with our makeup base.
I go in with the Drunk Elephant Bronzy Drops.
Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Foundation.
Tilbury... Charlotte Til's... Am I saying it wrong?
Help me charlotte tilbury beautiful skin radiant concealer But let's freaking chat and give you guys an update on like what's been happening in my life The last video I posted on my channel was my last dance teen college vlog wait last college dancing vlog what am i doing am i okay what's happening to me like i said that was two weeks ago and honestly these past few weeks have been jam-packed basically with my dance team season ending i think i mentioned this in the vlog but one of my favorite things about being on dance team was the structure it gave me like the routine and schedule i had every single week like we were running on a strict program because we had practice Events, games, you know, all the things.
But now that the season is over, I've been trying to get back into my own routine.
Just like throughout the week, planning my days, also working out and getting back into a gym routine.
So that's been work in progress.
Still feel like I haven't found that yet, but baby steps, it's okay.
At the same time though, I've also been traveling.
I had two little work trips in the past two weeks.
I went to LA for a few days for some work, meetings and dinners and they went really.
And then I also just came back from Florida because I was a part of the broadcast team for dance world swing 26, Which was really, really cool.
I basically got to stand backstage, interview the final teams and also the champions, a little competition, and it was so much fun because, as you guys know, I competed at UDA this past January and so to be back in like that dance team environment again, but on the other side of things, it was just a really cool experience and i'm very grateful for that opportunity.
Without obviously traveling kind of also throws off my routine, but hey, i'm not complaining.
Like anytime i can be on a flight, i'm there, like i'm so grateful to still be in school and also get to travel for work opportunities.
But i will say, just like coming back and forth, i feel like i haven't been in san diego for like a full week in like a little bit.
But that brings me to where we are today.
Guys, i'm filming this on thursday, april 30th, right a day before i'm posting it hopefully.
I hope i get it up in time.
I need to walk in.
But you guys, i only have two weeks of my sophomore year left.
What Like, what the heck?
I know I say this in every single vlog, but college seriously flies by so fast, you guys.
Like I honestly don't understand it.
Like high school, that felt like four years.
These past two years in college, oh my gosh, it felt like a freaking second okay.
I will say though, like sophomore year, even though it went by fast, like it felt long, like it felt eventful, like a lot of things happened this year, and so, as sad as i am that my second year of college is coming to an end, i'm also very excited for summer, which we will get into.
But i just think it's crazy how, like i'm almost halfway done with college.
That's kind of sad.
Moving on, i'm going in with some say, cream products, the blush and the bronzer.
I freaking love these.
Okay, but my goal for these last two weeks is just to really enjoy.
I mean obviously, this is my last semester at state until next spring semester, because i'm studying abroad in the fall, and so to think i like won't be in san diego well, maybe i'll come visit in the summer, don't know.
But like school wise, like i just really want to cherish all the last moments, you know, like being with my friends, just being in this amazing city.
I freaking love san diego so much, and spring semester in general is just like the best time ever.
Like the weather is amazing, there's so much to do, i feel like, and just like the last weeks of a semester, it's just all very exciting.
But speaking of summer guys, oh my gosh, i am so excited to go back to my hometown.
If you guys kept up with the vlogs during fall semester, you guys might have noticed that we actually moved into a new house and i haven't really talked about it that much because i haven't been home.
Like literally, my family moved in last semester when i was away at college, and so i haven't even been in that house for like a full week straight, so weird.
But stay tuned for summer content, because i'm gonna be back with my Hometown friends.
I'm gonna be back hanging out with my family and Sadie Bear.
Vibes are just gonna be so great.
Okay, and then not to mention like I know it's still kind of far away, but like low-key it's not.
Semester at sea in a few months.
You guys, it's coming up.
Like yeah, I still have to finish my sophomore year and go through summer, but end of August we're already traveling to the Netherlands, which is where the ship is.
Oh, there's a plane.
How lovely is that?
If you know, you know.
Side note, I know some of you guys are going to comment about my blush blindness.
Just saying.
I don't care.
I love blush.
Okay, and this is where it begins.
I use two blushes during my makeup routine.
Okay, what was I saying?
See, like, I'm just yapping.
Oh, duh, Miss Darcy.
Guys, just get freaking ready.
Like I'm obviously going to be talking about it for the rest of my life and I just can't believe it's coming up to mention it, because the other day we had a webinar about course registration, because that's coming up where we choose our classes.
So it's all just getting very real.
I don't know.
I just feel like i need to prepare, like already making lists of stuff that i need to pack.
There's like health forms i need to get, obviously making sure i enroll in all the classes i need to so i'm on track to graduate in time.
But don't worry, i'm going to document all of that too, like all the prep and stuff.
So there's a little update on sass.
Okay, don't mention it, i'm gonna put more blush.
There we go.
Okay.
Oh my gosh.
I feel like I'm bouncing around all over the place.
But back to like what's coming up like when the semester ends next month.
I'm actually going to New York with YouTube.
Definitely gonna be blowing that, so stay tuned.
But there's a really cool event that I get to be a part of and I'm so grateful and I can't wait.
I'm also going to San Francisco with Canon.
Like, oh my gosh it's crazy to say, and i'm just so excited, like i'm telling you guys, 2026 is the year for travel and i'm so fortunate and i know traveling is such a privilege and i just can't wait to share it more with you guys as it all comes in.
Next i'm going in with the charlotte tilbury setting spray.
This is to set all the cream products that i just put on.
Love to see, it feels so nice.
That's another thing.
I'm going to an olivia dean concert in, i think, july.
I was just listening to her before i started recording.
Yeah, i'm going to the july 14th show.
Like so many things to look forward to.
This next step in my makeup routine is crucial.
It is so important like i feel like this is what makes or breaks the look.
This is the huda beauty loose setting powder, the easy bake and mine's in banana bread.
And then i'm also using the sephora collection powder pad.
I got these both in the sephora sale.
Let me know if you guys shop during the sephora sale.
I would love to know what you guys got.
But i just heard so many good things about this product and so i was like okay, let me try.
I love it so much.
Okay, watch it.
Just blurs wait, hold on, it's gonna look kind of weird at first and then you just tap it in bang, look at that.
Under eye set.
Oh my gosh, i love this powder.
I think i have a more yellow undertone, so that's why i went with this color.
I lowkey, asked chat gbt, i sent a selfie and i was like what's my undertone, like what color should i get?
And it said this one.
I think it matches pretty good.
I just basically put this in my t-zone area, so like under my eyes, my chin, and then i'll do like my nose to my forehead, so like a little t, just like that, but it just like sets everything in place and i love.
And then I'll also go in with another brush and just kind of put more powder on my face.
I don't really know if I'm doing it right.
I just kind of like do whatever I want.
Next going in with the Hoola Benefit Bronzer and Say Blush in Grazie, like italy.
These are also very important steps in my makeup routine.
I just kind of like smack it on my face, just watch.
I put on loki a lot, but i think it looks good in pictures anyways.
Another thing i want to talk about i just have a lot of energy right now, since i miss you guys, and i just want to talk about all the new things that are happening in my life.
But at the same time I also want to mention I feel like some people have a weird misconception that my life is always like sunshine and rainbows, because you know, I love to promote all things positivity on my channel, but I also want to be as real and authentic and raw with you guys as I can, and so I also want to mention how like stressed I've been, And once again, I'm not complaining, I just want to like bring it up because yes, There are always so many things to look forward to, but it doesn't undervalue some of the everyday struggles that people go through.
I'm just gonna mention finding balance again in my life.
This will always be a topic I talk about, just because I think as you get older, You obviously want to focus on a bunch of different things and that's gonna be constantly changing, which is a good thing.
But with that is learning how to like time, manage and be efficient and wise with where you spend your time and energy, and so sometimes I feel like life can get really busy right, and kind of like.
Recently I've just felt out of routine, which is a very normal thing because life you will always go through ups and downs.
But I just want to remind you guys that everything is temporary in life, with happiness same with sadness, like whatever you're going through it will pass, and so I've like kind of been hard on myself recently.
I'm trying to find a good balance again, making sure I'm prioritizing the right things, but also not sure if I am.
I don't even know if this makes, but I'm just trying to express how I've been feeling lately.
But my point being is that if you similarly struggle with being hard on yourself, take it easy okay.
This is what I need to tell myself.
First of all, take it day by day, okay?
You're human.
You can only control the things you can control and you can only handle it so much, you know?
And so there are some moments where I'm just like, okay, Nicole, take a deep breath.
Guys, take a deep breath with me. ah see doesn't that feel so good and just know if you're trying your best that's all that matters you freaking got this but i think overall i always come back to attitude of gratitude like literally that is one of my favorite motives that i live by just because gratitude is just like the best thing ever you know i like honestly don't think you can be in a bad mood if you're prioritizing gratitude in your life i try to remind myself of that obviously i'm human sometimes it's hard easier said than done but i think continually trying to practice gratitude in your life is just the most healthy thing you can do for like your mind your body your spirit so i don't know if anyone needs to hear that but there we have it moving on do you guys like the blush i'll probably add more next going in with some eyeshadow i'm using the too faced born this way warm ember nudes palette i love this palette she looks a little crazy i don't know how she got like that she needs a little help but I will put this brown shade in my crease, like all over my eye.
And then this darker brown shade on my is it waterline possibly, i don't know like right here, and then i'll blend it out with the lighter brown shade again.
This is just to bring more color to the face and i think it adds some good dimension.
What else is doing my life?
Oh duh guys.
I got a new phone.
I posted this on, i think, my snapchat.
Basically my other phone broke.
That's a little dramatic.
Long story short for the past, like couple, maybe weeks, maybe a month, my old phone just like stopped having service.
Like i would just be on it and then bang, no service.
And obviously like, if i'm not connected to wi-fi, then like it won't be able to like connect anything.
And so i was like oh, like that's not good, like if i was stranded, god forbid.
And then i just didn't have service, like what would do anyways?
It just kept happening and I would reset my phone and then the service would come back.
So I'm like okay, maybe it's just like a bug, I don't know.
But then I got to a point where was happening really frequently and so I like checked on the settings or whatever, and it said there's like an internal hardware.
And so I had my dad look at it and he ended up taking it to the Apple Store and I just ended up getting a new phone.
So here she is in all her glory.
I have the iPhone 17 Pro Max now.
She's looking gorgeous.
This case is from Apple as well.
I think I'll get a new one soon, but I've only had this phone for like a week.
So I haven't gotten to that yet.
A few of you guys have been seeing my new phone.
Just cause I'm like posting on social media.
A lot of you guys have been requesting a what's on my iphone, like an updated one, so let me know if more of you guys want that.
I feel like that's such an old youtube vibe video and i'd be so down to film one, because i think with every phone i've had in the past i've filmed one of those videos.
It would just be right if i did another one.
I lowkey, haven't changed anything from my phone though.
Most likely it's gonna be the same layout as the last video.
If you guys wanna see the video, let me know.
But it was kinda nice timing because I obviously use my phone so much because I'm constantly filming or posting.
Like this thing kinda holds a lot, and my last phone wasn't that old, it was the 15 like it was still working just fine until the service kept bugging out.
But i am grateful for my new phone because the quality is really nice and i obviously want to capture a lot of content when i travel and go abroad, and so i came to take a bunch of photos and pictures.
That's the same thing, nicole photos and videos on my new phone.
Okay, speaking of other socials, this is another thing i want to bring up.
Okay wait, let me put on more makeup using the anastasia clear brow gel.
Next, i've been trying to be really active on all of my other social media platforms too.
I feel like this is also another constant struggle i have is like trying to balance when i'm filming for what?
Obviously i like vlogging on youtube, but i also like vlogging on tiktok or instagram reels, like short content, and most of the times i like cannot do both at the same time.
Like, obviously this is horizontal, this is vertical, and if i plan it good, sometimes i'm able to do both, but for the most part it's either one or the other.
You know, also with creating a new routine for myself, i'm trying to figure out like, what content i want to mainly post on, like youtube, like longer form and then same for short form.
So that's a work in progress as as well.
But let me know if you guys have any video ideas you guys want to see for all platforms.
I feel like I have waves of falling back in love with creating content, and lately I have been, which is a great thing to say, because sometimes the motivation is just not there, but I really take advantage what it is, so that can be plus, something that I'm proud of and hopefully that you guys enjoy.
Okay, but we're almost done.
We have like two more stuff left, going in with the benefit cookie highlighter.
I put this in my inner corners, my brow bones and then on my nose, Talking a little bit more about my sorority formal tonight.
Okay, whoa, that was really bright.
Let's blend that.
This is like one of our last things of spring semester of the year.
And I cannot be more excited.
If you're not aware of, like Greek life formals, like date dashes.
It's basically like honestly, to put it plainly, think like high school homecoming or prom.
Like we all meet at the house, we take a bunch of photos, it's really cute and then we shuttle, like we go on buses, to a venue, usually in like downtown san diego or just like somewhere like not on campus, and then there's usually a dj.
Yeah, last formal there was like pizza kind of far, and it's just a fun night.
You can bring a date, you can bring friends and I don't know.
It's just like another excuse to like get ready, dress up and be a part of something that I feel like you can only get when you're in college, you know because, like when else am I gonna be going to a sorority formal?
But anyways, for formal tonight I'm taking one of my guy friends and it's gonna be so much fun.
Actually I haven't seen them in a little bit, so it's gonna be great to catch up and stuff.
And then also we're doing like a little pre-party with my twin and some of her friends.
It's just gonna me a good time.
Vibes are high.
They're gonna stay high.
God's good all the time.
What am i saying?
I mean true, but like you know, last step of my makeup routine, my lip combo.
These are like my prized possessions right now, like holy girl products.
Well actually, forever holy girl product should say oh, Oh.
Another side note.
Sorry, guys.
I'm just talking so much.
If you're still watching this video, love you.
I have been a lash cluster warrior lately, you guys.
Flutter Habit sent me a few of their pairs.
Love them so much.
These are the Dreamers in brunette.
And, guys, they're so gorgeous.
Well, I actually have them on right now.
Like, I've been wearing them for the past few days.
And they're just so great.
Like sometimes, when I just like want to roll out of bed and not put on too much makeup.
It's so easy because like, the lash is already on.
So yeah, been loving those.
But back to my lip combo.
Holy Girl products right now.
Both from Kiko Milano.
The lip liner in 508 and then the lip gloss in 16.
But I actually got these products when I was in Italy back in February, because Kiko Milano originated in Italy.
But you can get in the US.
But I already repurchased them because I finished the ones that I got in February.
It's lover.
This is how I do my lip combo.
I always have chapstick on like right before.
Oh great, my camera's about to die.
Give me one second.
And we're back.
Okay, like I was saying, I always have Carmex lip balm on, but for this we're going to do a little wipe.
You definitely just get a napkin, but I'll just use my hands because I feel like lip liner applies smoothly when your lips are more dry.
Let's walk in.
She's so batty.
Like, I just love this lip liner.
I mean, this is pretty self-explanatory, but...
I just learned this.
I know I look crazy.
I'll do the top like this.
Boom.
Like honestly, I should be drawing on my face, bro.
Like and like overline.
Yeah, a little bit.
Doesn't hurt nobody.
Okay, and then I'll take like this end thing.
I don't even know.
Like what is that?
But I'll just go like this.
There was a cap, but it's not there anymore.
So and then we will top it off with the lip gloss.
Oh, I also love this lip gloss so much.
Ready?
Here we go.
Oh my gosh, she's gorgeous.
I love this look.
It's like shiny.
There's like glitter inside bang.
Look at that.
And those are all the products that i've been using and loving lately.
Now that I have everything applied, I'll usually go back in with my powder pad and just like go back over the places I originally put the powder.
I'll usually just go in with some more blush as well.
And then, if you're wondering, this is my little touch-up bag that I put in any purse that I'm going out with.
And I also got this in Italy, in Venice.
But I keep this little fancy beauty powder.
This is the Invisimat blotting powder.
It's the mini kind.
This is whenever I'm doing touch-ups.
I'll just like go like this to take care of the shine, because I'm more of like a dewy, oily skin type girl, so this is very much needed.
I also have a little compact mirror that I got in Rome.
It's to heart, she's so cute.
Look at that.
And then, after i'm done using it during my makeup routine, i'll pop in my lip combo and that's my little touch-up bag that i put in my purse.
With that being said, that is my finished makeup.
Next steps i'm just gonna touch up my hair like, blow out my bangs again, put on perfume, some body shimmer which i think is really fun jewelry, oh.
And then let me show you guys, my dress.
It's actually been hanging up on my mirror this whole time.
You've been wondering like what the heck is that?
This is what I'm wearing to formal.
Our formal theme is sweet as alpha phi.
So it's like satin, lace, pastel colors.
And so I'm wearing this adorable dress from Big A Boutique.
It has like this really nice detailing at the top.
And I'm so excited.
I think I'm gonna wear either some red or white heels.
But that's that.
I'm gonna put her back up here and then i'm gonna steam her in a little bit.
I still have some time, so i'm not gonna get changed just yet, But I think this is where i'm going to end today's video.
Thank you guys for answering my facetime call.
I know I talked a lot, but I feel like I just haven't seen you guys in a while, So there was so much to say.
I hope you guys are doing well.
I love you all so so much Sorry for not posting last week.
Like I said, it's just been really busy.
But I promise I never forget about you guys ever in my life because I love you guys so much.
But I'm going to take some time.
Maybe do some editing for this video.
And then finish getting ready for formal.
And have a great night.
And enjoy with my friends.
But if you guys stayed till the end of this video.
Comment down below.
The kiss emoji.
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