Samantha it definitely offered insight into the family issues (particularly with her mother) that she’s talked about. I mean, if her mother grew up with this woman, it explains why she was not such a great mom to Zabrena.
Mrs. Erica, you read my mind. I for sure felt sad, and definitely a bit angry at Grams. That woman must have really been unhappy with herself to be so cold, especially to her grand-young'n. Shame on her 😞
I was fourteen when I bought my own lip gloss from Walmart, it was a Wet N Wild lip gloss and I wore it to school every day until my dad found it, yelled at me for wearing it and then threw it away. A few days later I was with my mom at Walmart and she saw me looking at the glosses. She looked at me and said "Pick two and don't let your dad find them." That was the beginning of my love for makeup and also watching her do her makeup. My mom has been so accepting of me wearing makeup and often will go to me for advice about new makeup, she's the best. 💗
I've seen it all now. You look gorgeous. I now believe that you could go out in your yard and grab berries, leaves and dirt and create a beautiful look with it. Loved this video!
I can identify with your ‘grandmother’ story - my experience exactly with my mother (who was a mean alcoholic). When I was a teen I saved and bought a dress I really liked. I wore it twice and never saw it again. I’m sure she got rid of it. So glad you and I overcame those experiences! I’m old enough to be your mom, but those hurts have a way of living with us.
You did a great job! Your lashes are beautiful!! My first piece of makeup was Maybelline great lash mascara. The green and pink one back in the early 80’s!
My father's mother was just like that. During her funeral I was sitting next to Dad on the front row and the minister was talking about what a wonderful person she was... I prayed "Lord, please don't send lightening to strike him dead for lying. He doesn't know her the way WE knew her..." LOL 😂
At my paternal grandmother's funeral I sat in the back with my Dad. He left during the service (?!), and the guy who was giving the eulogy tearfully went on for over an hour about how Christ-like my grandmother was (she wasn't to me or my siblings). I just looked out at the 605 freeway and kept giving him the "WRAP IT UP" gesture out of sight. I also had a great-grandmother who DID.NOT.LIKE.ME, but loved my sister so much that she would send her a dollar every year for our birthday. Me: she sent back the pillow cover I sent her. My (now estranged) parent told me that she didn't want it. All of these are reminders of what not to become, and I'm glad that I recognized it at the time.
My grandma was very difficult to her close family as well, but people would rave to us about her. When I was really young, it was confusing. When I was a teen, it angered me. Now that I'm older, I'm thankful that she was able to be a great influence in the lives of certain people, at least. It's powerful encouragement to me to try to treat *everyone* equally well!
The story about your grandmother broke my heart. I can’t imagine being treated so poorly by someone who should have protected you. Thank you for sharing your life with us. If I hadn’t just watched you apply your makeup, I wouldn’t have believed it was only foundation! Great idea 💡
Love love love challenges like these! Have you seen the Alphabet makeup challenge? It’s where you do makeup in ABC order!! Such a fun & lighthearted challenge
People who are hurting, hurt people. They need our prayers the most. What's wonderful is that you didn't let that unkind act turn you off from makeup. The makeup skills that you share with us are wonderful and you have built a career with them. You didn't let the Enemy knock you down. 🤗 I hope you have a great weekend 💕
The fact that you created a beautiful look with 2 foundations is clever! I would love to hug your 10 year old self. What a blessing your Father was and continues to be, as you are a lovely woman. Thanks for the great videos.
I love this video. I am 23 and just started to play with my make up. Still a novice but it makes me happy to see people who are more experience still play and lean with make up.
I absolutely LOVE your channel! I love that I don't have to worry about the language used and even more that you are so kind and your faith is inspiring! I have a young child and it's so refreshing to not having to wear a headset while watching a video due to language content. Thank YOU for keeping it clean and classy!!
You're a beautiful woman Zabrena, inside and out. It's a shame that folks like your Gram are so dissatisfied with their self that they want to make everyone around to be miserable, too. I'm thankful that you didn't let her negativity become a way of life. You rock in my book 🌻🌻🌻
Your "make-up" stories in this video are so honest and real. This is my first "Father's Day" after loosing my Dad and I honestly found comfort watching your video knowing full well that you are probably feeling the same thing. xoxo
This was so fun! I like the eye look. *Btw, thank you for sharing your life experiences. You are an amazing person - despite how you were treated by your grandmother. (Obviously she had her own issues that she was dealing with.) You're showing others, with grace, how it's possible to overcome obstacles from your past. 💗 God bless you Zabrena! 😊
DAAAAAYM WOMAN! You DID THAT! This. This is why Zabrena is the *queen* 🙌 Love yah lady You always keep me positive *and* teach me daily to be conscientious of others. ❤️
This video was so cute! I really loved hearing about your childhood experiences with makeup. Thank you for your positivity and I would love to hear more stories if your looking to share more in the future!
My first makeup was a 4 pan colorful eyeshadow palette. I think it was from Wet N Wild? It had a neon pink, orange, yellow, and blue. I LOVED the pink shade so much!
Hi Zabrena! This was a fun video so thank you for creating it. Listen...I dont know if you’ve already done a “life story” video and I’ve just missed it... or if you’re even interested in doing something that personal... however, I just must say... that hearing you talk about your experience with your grandmother made me realize that for whatever challenges or trials you had to endure as a child, you have definitely become such a beautiful, intelligent, kind hearted, & open minded person as an adult. Sometimes our trials (however difficult & unfair) really do make us stronger. I’d love to hear your story if you’re ever interested. Thanks again, Zabrena. I appreciate your positivity and enthusiasm.
I’ve been subbed to you for a long time, but never comment. I guess I’m a lurker 😆 I just want to say that you are drop dead gorgeous and I love your channel and your personality. You are probably the most genuine beauty UA-camr out there!
This was such a fun video :) I love that pic of you with the blue eyeshadow! My mom wasn't into makeup much, so my first makeup experience was mostly trial and error. Twelve-year old me was really into the smokey eye look and overly pale CoverGirl concealer, which I used as foundation (pretty sure it looked as scary as it sounds).
And just like that she came up with a beautiful makeup with only 2 products, that's talent!! And those colors made the blue in your eyes pop!! Beautiful. :)
The ELF Eyeshadow C Brush works phenomenally with liquids! I’ve done a bit of specialty makeup with water-based paints for community theater and concerts, and that brush is my absolute favorite for detailing.
This was a very fun video! I don't know if I'm brave enough to try it, though🙊! It sounds like you and I had a similar upbringing. My stepmother sounds a lot like your mother and grandmother were. Maybe that's why I love makeup so much now! I praise Him for giving us the strength to break the cycle ❤!
I always say that we never know what has been, or is, in somebody's life. The person next to us in the queue could be experiencing any manner of personal problem, poor home life, whatever. To see how accomplished you are, how you present yourself with such decorum, who would believe you have ever experienced a moment's unhappiness? Like with the story of the vanilla fragrance, your sharing that personal recollection makes me feel I get to know you a little bit, which is charming. The birthday photograph is delightful, the story of the eyeshadow terribly sad. In direct contrast to your Grandmother, you are clearly a loving, warm, and nurturing Mum to your two little ones . On a lighter note, what a fun video. You did so well with those two shades, the end result looked great! x
Other than play makeup and playing in my mom’s makeup, my first memorable makeup product was blue mascara in 5th grade. I wore that stuff with pride. Great fun video; thanks for what you do! 💙
Reading your comment, I was immediately reminded of the electric blue mascara that Maybelline made in the 80's (I think it was the Great Lash formula). They may even still sell it! 😂 That was some awesome stuff! 👍🏻
@Zabrena You’re so amazing & so amazingly talented. 💋 As for my first real makeup item, it was Covergirl’s Classic Blush in Natural Glow. My Paternal Aunt wanted me to spend the entire Summer with her, so my parents drove me. The next morning, I had gotten into my mother’s makeup bag, took her classic red lipstick and used it as blush. As I walked out of the bathroom, all proud of my self because I was now a 14 year old almost away from Mother & Dad for the first time, there stood my Aunt, eyes bugging out, asked “What do you have on your face?” Scared to death, I said “Mother’s lipstick? I wanted to be like you. “ She softened up and went on to explain that young ladies don’t wear red rouge. She cleaned me up & took me to the drugstore to buy me proper blush. My aunt was more of a mother to me than my own mother. So I can really relate to your experiences. Big {{Hugs}} 🌺💖🤗
Reading your comment brought back memories of my maternal Grandmother who passed away at age 90 in 2007. She always wore a little bit of face powder, lightly applied rouge, a grey eyebrow pencil (her hair was premature grey which later turned that beautiful white-silver), & classic-red matte lipstick. She was never overly made-up, but just looked very put-together. When I was a kid & we'd be preparing to go somewhere, I would ask if I could wear some of her makeup too. She was so cute & would just barely dab some of her lipstick from the tube on her finger to put on my lips, & did the same with the rouge so it was barely detectable. Still, I felt so grown-up & pretty because I was wearing makeup like her! 😉Hearing Zabrena'a polar-opposite experience makes me appreciate how blessed I've been to have wonderful loving grandparents on both sides (along with my grandmother's sister & brother), all of which are deceased now, as well as my parents who I'm fortunate to still have with me as they are getting up in years. 🙌☦️ Precious memories! 😊 💖
I was totally rubbing my lips together when you are trying to blend in that lighter foundation on top of the darker one LOL! What a fun video I thoroughly enjoyed this!
Wow who knew!! This video was so much fun to see I really wanted to see what you could do with this and you did a fabulous job , you truly are talented i couldn't be as good as you with make up I think is in your hands and those beautiful lashes made the look complete I love it I hope you had a great Sunday!! 🌹
My first product was a Covergirl Powder Compact. Of course, way dark because even the lightest shade oxidized on my pale, ruddy skin. Thanks for "playing" in makeup with us 💜💄💜
This was so fun. Totally doing it. I'll let you know when the video goes up. Taking about strict grandmothers.... hmmm.. boy I can talk at length! That's all I'll say.
Doing a modified THIS next time I play with makeup! I have concealers that are very light and also super dark for contouring. I also have some color correctors I'd include maybe? I like the idea of mixing them for the sake of practicing color theory
Only a true artist can pull it off like you have! I am inspired to do it today! Like right after the video. One of the 1st makeup products I had was Maybelline Kissing Potion, which was a flavored roll-on, clear gloss. I loved it so much!
Oh my gosh how fun and it actually turned out really good. I just love you so much😊. Oh and btw you are definitely not alone when it comes to not having that warm loving grandma that most have. So I feel ya.
We had an Avon lady that was always generous with those tiny little bullet lipstick samples. I LOVED those! 😍 (These days, you're lucky to get a card with a small potlike sample that you have to try & dig-out with your finger.) 🙄😂
I really appreciate it when you give a little glimpse into the youth of Zabrena. I can understand it wasn't all fun and games, so maybe you don't always want to revisit those times. But your contemplative moments are some of your best. I was allowed to mess around with makeup at home, but once I couldn't resist wearing a little Avon Slick Tint in glossy rose to school in 5th grade. The teacher made me wipe it off in front of the class and she sent a note home to my mother. That was super embarrassing! 😒 But I survived. LOL.
My first makeup was a hideous shades of olive green eyeshadow and liquid liner set on clearance at the drugstore in the late 70s. It was great for practicing, at least. I never wore it in public except that Halloween. I am so sorry you had such unloving people in your life. Your dad seems to have done a fabulous job helping you recover. I loved seeing him a bit in your earlier videos. I have relatives who have been this awful to their children and stepchildren. I see parents doing this kind of thing to their kids a lot. It is so cruel and unnecessary. It just boggles my mind why people think it is acceptable. I made sure mine were not raised that way, and they have grown up loving caring sweet people as they should be. Your children are so blessed to have you as their mother. I love catching glimpses of them in your vids.
I love it!!!!! It was fun and creative. I remember the video you did only with L.A.Girl concealers. The great thing is to think outside the box. So we get creative too and use our makeup in different ways. Sometimes we can think of discarding a makeup and we do not think about it for another use. So this was a very fun video.
This dates me, but the absolute first beauty product I ever received was a small bottle of Evening in Paris perfume from my grandma. She was a wonderful grandma,by the way. I’m sorry you didn’t have a good one. Anyway, it was a slim, deep blue vial with a tassel attached to the top. I thought it smelled just like heaven, and kept it in my ballerina music box. My first makeup product was a giant, strawberry scented lipsmacker. I would carry it in my little purse, and apply it at school. I felt so grown up. Thanks for the fun video, I enjoyed the trip down memory lane!
Love your stories Zabrena! My first make up my mum bought for me for my 13th bday in 1984 it was an aqua eyeshadow single with a frosted pink maybelline lipstick. Then the first make up I bought with my own money a short time later was a maybelline quad Blooming Colors in pink and blue- wish I had it now!
that was inspiring. I can also relate to harsh grandma story. I see you as a warm and good woman. May all your heartaches be transformed in joy for you and your family. Loved the totally dark brown lipstick on you, BTW.
Omg 10 yr old Zabrena so adorable! I had a purple cover girl eyeshadow quad. Everything was Cover girl -foundation, blush, mascara. Bonne bell lipgloss.
Wow, rimmel has a chocolate color?! I have seen my color mocha but never chocolate. Exciting. Thank you for sharing your story about bad grandma.😣 I was totally taken as you were telling the story and wanted to hear more. Not all parental units are good ones unfortunately.
Haha, that picture is great! My first makeup was that eye shadow in white (pearl)! I'm sorry for the experience you described with your grandmother...all a part of the fabric of who we are, good bad or other. How wonderful you were able to have a close relationship with your dad. That's not something all of us can claim.
My grandmother wasn't like that but my mom was so I can relate. I started wearing makeup coming out of junior high and I absolutely loved my blue, pink and purple. Yep, all three, on my eyelids and blue mascara. Certainly made my green eyes pop.💜💜💜
Honestly, I love hearing you be so real about family problems, it's so relatable for a lot of us.
Samantha It really meant a lot to me
Samantha it definitely offered insight into the family issues (particularly with her mother) that she’s talked about. I mean, if her mother grew up with this woman, it explains why she was not such a great mom to Zabrena.
I totally want to rush out and buy the 10-year-old you a new blue eye shadow and mail it to you right away. :) Erica
Awww!! That made my day!! My 10 year old self would’ve cried!!
Mrs. Erica girl I had the exact same desire! Let the girl play with her gift 😭😭😭
Mrs. Erica, you read my mind. I for sure felt sad, and definitely a bit angry at Grams. That woman must have really been unhappy with herself to be so cold, especially to her grand-young'n. Shame on her 😞
I did too!
Janet Cowan me too
I was fourteen when I bought my own lip gloss from Walmart, it was a Wet N Wild lip gloss and I wore it to school every day until my dad found it, yelled at me for wearing it and then threw it away. A few days later I was with my mom at Walmart and she saw me looking at the glosses. She looked at me and said "Pick two and don't let your dad find them." That was the beginning of my love for makeup and also watching her do her makeup. My mom has been so accepting of me wearing makeup and often will go to me for advice about new makeup, she's the best. 💗
I've seen it all now. You look gorgeous. I now believe that you could go out in your yard and grab berries, leaves and dirt and create a beautiful look with it. Loved this video!
I can identify with your ‘grandmother’ story - my experience exactly with my mother (who was a mean alcoholic). When I was a teen I saved and bought a dress I really liked. I wore it twice and never saw it again. I’m sure she got rid of it. So glad you and I overcame those experiences! I’m old enough to be your mom, but those hurts have a way of living with us.
isn't it so weird that something so long ago can just hurt us forever right
Thank the Lord you turned out Beautiful ~ inside & out!
I’m tellin ya, the cover girl outlast foundation is my bestie. She stuck through labor and childbirth. Hallelujah!
You did a great job! Your lashes are beautiful!!
My first piece of makeup was Maybelline great lash mascara. The green and pink one back in the early 80’s!
I like this idea for a video. No drama, no product pushing, just fun with makeup.
My father's mother was just like that. During her funeral I was sitting next to Dad on the front row and the minister was talking about what a wonderful person she was... I prayed "Lord, please don't send lightening to strike him dead for lying. He doesn't know her the way WE knew her..." LOL 😂
😂 oh man!!
At my paternal grandmother's funeral I sat in the back with my Dad. He left during the service (?!), and the guy who was giving the eulogy tearfully went on for over an hour about how Christ-like my grandmother was (she wasn't to me or my siblings). I just looked out at the 605 freeway and kept giving him the "WRAP IT UP" gesture out of sight.
I also had a great-grandmother who DID.NOT.LIKE.ME, but loved my sister so much that she would send her a dollar every year for our birthday. Me: she sent back the pillow cover I sent her. My (now estranged) parent told me that she didn't want it. All of these are reminders of what not to become, and I'm glad that I recognized it at the time.
My grandma was very difficult to her close family as well, but people would rave to us about her. When I was really young, it was confusing. When I was a teen, it angered me. Now that I'm older, I'm thankful that she was able to be a great influence in the lives of certain people, at least. It's powerful encouragement to me to try to treat *everyone* equally well!
@@mungbean345 Exactly! And we're better-off in our our ways than those who didn't want to see that.
Love this video!! (I watch them all) Love seeing something fun and light hearted but learning a little more about you in the process 💗
Hi Zabrena! First makeup -- Cover Girl foundation. Even though it smelled like Noxema, I thought it was wonderful!
The story about your grandmother broke my heart. I can’t imagine being treated so poorly by someone who should have protected you. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
If I hadn’t just watched you apply your makeup, I wouldn’t have believed it was only foundation! Great idea 💡
Love love love challenges like these! Have you seen the Alphabet makeup challenge? It’s where you do makeup in ABC order!! Such a fun & lighthearted challenge
Ouuuu! No! That sounds like fun, too!!! Thank you, Victoria!
People who are hurting, hurt people. They need our prayers the most. What's wonderful is that you didn't let that unkind act turn you off from makeup. The makeup skills that you share with us are wonderful and you have built a career with them. You didn't let the Enemy knock you down. 🤗
I hope you have a great weekend 💕
You look like a beautiful porcelain statue. One of those collector types with lace porcelain ball gown!👍😘
The fact that you created a beautiful look with 2 foundations is clever! I would love to hug your 10 year old self. What a blessing your Father was and continues to be, as you are a lovely woman. Thanks for the great videos.
You definitely have talent! I can't get real eyeshadow to come out as good as your foundation shadow. Lol Thank you.
Deb Fore LOL. I was thinking the same thing. She could make ketchup and mustard look like Mac makeup.
Only you could look so beautiful using just 2 products. I LOVE your videos. You are fantastic. Xx
This is a much-needed video. You’re the classiest beauty blogger around.
I love this video. I am 23 and just started to play with my make up. Still a novice but it makes me happy to see people who are more experience still play and lean with make up.
Amazing as always. You could use water color paint and make a beautiful face 😆 because your gorgeous.
I absolutely LOVE your channel! I love that I don't have to worry about the language used and even more that you are so kind and your faith is inspiring! I have a young child and it's so refreshing to not having to wear a headset while watching a video due to language content. Thank YOU for keeping it clean and classy!!
You're a beautiful woman Zabrena, inside and out. It's a shame that folks like your Gram are so dissatisfied with their self that they want to make everyone around to be miserable, too. I'm thankful that you didn't let her negativity become a way of life. You rock in my book 🌻🌻🌻
Your "make-up" stories in this video are so honest and real. This is my first "Father's Day" after loosing my Dad and I honestly found comfort watching your video knowing full well that you are probably feeling the same thing. xoxo
This was so fun! I like the eye look. *Btw, thank you for sharing your life experiences. You are an amazing person - despite how you were treated by your grandmother. (Obviously she had her own issues that she was dealing with.) You're showing others, with grace, how it's possible to overcome obstacles from your past. 💗 God bless you Zabrena! 😊
DAAAAAYM WOMAN! You DID THAT! This. This is why Zabrena is the *queen* 🙌 Love yah lady
You always keep me positive *and* teach me daily to be conscientious of others. ❤️
Wow!!! Outside the box for sure and fun!!!! Love this challenge 🧡🔥🧡
This video was so cute! I really loved hearing about your childhood experiences with makeup. Thank you for your positivity and I would love to hear more stories if your looking to share more in the future!
You did a beautiful job, nice challenge😊 my first makeup product was a frosty white lipstick very popular in the early 70's 😉
My first makeup was a 4 pan colorful eyeshadow palette. I think it was from Wet N Wild? It had a neon pink, orange, yellow, and blue. I LOVED the pink shade so much!
Hi Zabrena! This was a fun video so thank you for creating it. Listen...I dont know if you’ve already done a “life story” video and I’ve just missed it... or if you’re even interested in doing something that personal... however, I just must say... that hearing you talk about your experience with your grandmother made me realize that for whatever challenges or trials you had to endure as a child, you have definitely become such a beautiful, intelligent, kind hearted, & open minded person as an adult. Sometimes our trials (however difficult & unfair) really do make us stronger. I’d love to hear your story if you’re ever interested. Thanks again, Zabrena. I appreciate your positivity and enthusiasm.
You where an adorable 10yr old.... Those lashes are everything!
This is a fun video. Thanks, I needed it💙
Great video. A Wet n Wild red lipstick for 69 cents was my first makeup item in the 80s. I was 17 and wore it to school.
Those were the days! 💄👄😎👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Love you letting us into your life a little thank you for sharing
Stepping out of the box! Love it!
I’ve been subbed to you for a long time, but never comment. I guess I’m a lurker 😆 I just want to say that you are drop dead gorgeous and I love your channel and your personality. You are probably the most genuine beauty UA-camr out there!
This was such a fun video :) I love that pic of you with the blue eyeshadow! My mom wasn't into makeup much, so my first makeup experience was mostly trial and error. Twelve-year old me was really into the smokey eye look and overly pale CoverGirl concealer, which I used as foundation (pretty sure it looked as scary as it sounds).
I actually love this idea! What a great minimalist approach to makeup!
And just like that she came up with a beautiful makeup with only 2 products, that's talent!! And those colors made the blue in your eyes pop!! Beautiful. :)
The ELF Eyeshadow C Brush works phenomenally with liquids! I’ve done a bit of specialty makeup with water-based paints for community theater and concerts, and that brush is my absolute favorite for detailing.
This was a very fun video! I don't know if I'm brave enough to try it, though🙊!
It sounds like you and I had a similar upbringing. My stepmother sounds a lot like your mother and grandmother were. Maybe that's why I love makeup so much now!
I praise Him for giving us the strength to break the cycle ❤!
Excited to see this ❤️
Thank you for being here, Renata! :)
Zabrena anytime you post ❤️ love the content
I always say that we never know what has been, or is, in somebody's life. The person next to us in the queue could be experiencing any manner of personal problem, poor home life, whatever. To see how accomplished you are, how you present yourself with such decorum, who would believe you have ever experienced a moment's unhappiness? Like with the story of the vanilla fragrance, your sharing that personal recollection makes me feel I get to know you a little bit, which is charming. The birthday photograph is delightful, the story of the eyeshadow terribly sad. In direct contrast to your Grandmother, you are clearly a loving, warm, and nurturing Mum to your two little ones .
On a lighter note, what a fun video. You did so well with those two shades, the end result looked great! x
I wish I could give you a million blue eye shadows! You rocked this video! True talent!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Other than play makeup and playing in my mom’s makeup, my first memorable makeup product was blue mascara in 5th grade. I wore that stuff with pride.
Great fun video; thanks for what you do! 💙
Reading your comment, I was immediately reminded of the electric blue mascara that Maybelline made in the 80's (I think it was the Great Lash formula). They may even still sell it! 😂 That was some awesome stuff! 👍🏻
@Zabrena You’re so amazing & so amazingly talented. 💋 As for my first real makeup item, it was Covergirl’s Classic Blush in Natural Glow. My Paternal Aunt wanted me to spend the entire Summer with her, so my parents drove me. The next morning, I had gotten into my mother’s makeup bag, took her classic red lipstick and used it as blush. As I walked out of the bathroom, all proud of my self because I was now a 14 year old almost away from Mother & Dad for the first time, there stood my Aunt, eyes bugging out, asked “What do you have on your face?” Scared to death, I said “Mother’s lipstick? I wanted to be like you. “ She softened up and went on to explain that young ladies don’t wear red rouge. She cleaned me up & took me to the drugstore to buy me proper blush. My aunt was more of a mother to me than my own mother. So I can really relate to your experiences. Big {{Hugs}} 🌺💖🤗
Reading your comment brought back memories of my maternal Grandmother who passed away at age 90 in 2007. She always wore a little bit of face powder, lightly applied rouge, a grey eyebrow pencil (her hair was premature grey which later turned that beautiful white-silver), & classic-red matte lipstick. She was never overly made-up, but just looked very put-together. When I was a kid & we'd be preparing to go somewhere, I would ask if I could wear some of her makeup too. She was so cute & would just barely dab some of her lipstick from the tube on her finger to put on my lips, & did the same with the rouge so it was barely detectable. Still, I felt so grown-up & pretty because I was wearing makeup like her! 😉Hearing Zabrena'a polar-opposite experience makes me appreciate how blessed I've been to have wonderful loving grandparents on both sides (along with my grandmother's sister & brother), all of which are deceased now, as well as my parents who I'm fortunate to still have with me as they are getting up in years. 🙌☦️ Precious memories! 😊 💖
OKAY. Why does your contour look amazing with this challenge?!?!?! YOU KILLED IT!!!!
This was fun! I think you did great. The eyes were my favorite.
Fun video! You are so talented. I enjoy when you tell us about your life and growing up. look forward to your videos and I always learn from them.
Cover girl clear mascara. I loved the way it smelled. 🥰
I was totally rubbing my lips together when you are trying to blend in that lighter foundation on top of the darker one LOL! What a fun video I thoroughly enjoyed this!
little Zabrena is SO CUTE!!! with her blue eyeshadow!
Wow who knew!! This video was so much fun to see I really wanted to see what you could do with this and you did a fabulous job , you truly are talented i couldn't be as good as you with make up I think is in your hands and those beautiful lashes made the look complete I love it I hope you had a great Sunday!! 🌹
What a fun video!! Your eyes and face look amazing! If anyone can pull off that lip look it’s you! Great video! 💕
Yay! New video! Love Frugal Fridays!!!! Keep up the great work Z!
Thank you, gorgeous! Always a pleasure to see you!
Don’t feel bad my Grandma was opposite of what they’re supposed to be too!! You’re a great girl
I’m so sorry you had that experience too, Chasity. 😞 Most people don’t understand and it can feel lonely! Hugs!
Omg that mixing tray is awesome!
Awesome idea, the look came out GREAT.
My first product was a Covergirl Powder Compact. Of course, way dark because even the lightest shade oxidized on my pale, ruddy skin. Thanks for "playing" in makeup with us 💜💄💜
Fun challenge! My first was a bright pink blush. Think it was cover girl.
The eyes and lips are my favorites!
This was so fun. Totally doing it. I'll let you know when the video goes up.
Taking about strict grandmothers.... hmmm.. boy I can talk at length! That's all I'll say.
Doing a modified THIS next time I play with makeup! I have concealers that are very light and also super dark for contouring. I also have some color correctors I'd include maybe? I like the idea of mixing them for the sake of practicing color theory
You are so talented, this look is All foundation omg always impressed!!
My first item of makeup was Avon roller ball mint lip gloss. It was about 1978 I think. Loved it! X
I love this style video!! I am definitely going to be trying this out! God bless you and your family:)
Clever tag. Have not seen this technique before. Fun 👍😊
Only a true artist can pull it off like you have! I am inspired to do it today! Like right after the video. One of the 1st makeup products I had was Maybelline Kissing Potion, which was a flavored roll-on, clear gloss. I loved it so much!
Oh my gosh how fun and it actually turned out really good. I just love you so much😊. Oh and btw you are definitely not alone when it comes to not having that warm loving grandma that most have. So I feel ya.
Hello gorgeous! You sound so much better! I’m glad this cold is going away!
Thank you! Me toooooo!! Ugh!
Loved this ! Do it and use eyeshadow as blush and lip tint.And as eye color.
This was such a fun video! I love your positivity and creativity!
Praying for y’all, especially baby boy! 💙 Hope y’all are doing great! ❤️
Thank you so much, Rebekah! We appreciate you so very much! God bless you!
Absolutely gorgeous!! 😊😘
I'm so interested to see how this look turns out. Zabrena you are so creative
Thank you so much for this light hearted video you are so right with all the negative going around... this is the perfect video for positiveness. ❤
I'm so intrigued for this video!!!💕
I just ordered the rimmel chocolate. I WILL be doing this THIS weekend!
You really rocked the look..loved the lip color.
My mum was an Avon lady so my first makeup was a little pack of her extras, some of which was a bright frosty blue lipstick which I LOVED!
We had an Avon lady that was always generous with those tiny little bullet lipstick samples. I LOVED those! 😍 (These days, you're lucky to get a card with a small potlike sample that you have to try & dig-out with your finger.) 🙄😂
I really appreciate it when you give a little glimpse into the youth of Zabrena. I can understand it wasn't all fun and games, so maybe you don't always want to revisit those times. But your contemplative moments are some of your best. I was allowed to mess around with makeup at home, but once I couldn't resist wearing a little Avon Slick Tint in glossy rose to school in 5th grade. The teacher made me wipe it off in front of the class and she sent a note home to my mother. That was super embarrassing! 😒 But I survived. LOL.
You always look wonderful! Love your videos.😊
So fun and light hearted!
I always use darker foundation for my contour! 💕
My first makeup was a hideous shades of olive green eyeshadow and liquid liner set on clearance at the drugstore in the late 70s. It was great for practicing, at least. I never wore it in public except that Halloween.
I am so sorry you had such unloving people in your life. Your dad seems to have done a fabulous job helping you recover. I loved seeing him a bit in your earlier videos.
I have relatives who have been this awful to their children and stepchildren. I see parents doing this kind of thing to their kids a lot. It is so cruel and unnecessary. It just boggles my mind why people think it is acceptable.
I made sure mine were not raised that way, and they have grown up loving caring sweet people as they should be.
Your children are so blessed to have you as their mother. I love catching glimpses of them in your vids.
I love it!!!!! It was fun and creative. I remember the video you did only with L.A.Girl concealers. The great thing is to think outside the box. So we get creative too and use our makeup in different ways. Sometimes we can think of discarding a makeup and we do not think about it for another use. So this was a very fun video.
This dates me, but the absolute first beauty product I ever received was a small bottle of Evening in Paris perfume from my grandma. She was a wonderful grandma,by the way. I’m sorry you didn’t have a good one. Anyway, it was a slim, deep blue vial with a tassel attached to the top. I thought it smelled just like heaven, and kept it in my ballerina music box. My first makeup product was a giant, strawberry scented lipsmacker. I would carry it in my little purse, and apply it at school. I felt so grown up. Thanks for the fun video, I enjoyed the trip down memory lane!
Love your stories Zabrena! My first make up my mum bought for me for my 13th bday in 1984 it was an aqua eyeshadow single with a frosted pink maybelline lipstick. Then the first make up I bought with my own money a short time later was a maybelline quad Blooming Colors in pink and blue- wish I had it now!
You're a such pleasant person. Love your videos doesn't matter the theme of it.
Bonnie Bell lip gloss, wow. I'd kinda forgot about that.
That was also my first makeup product. My mom used to work for bonnie bell and me n my sister got all the lip glosses and perfume sticks
that was inspiring. I can also relate to harsh grandma story. I see you as a warm and good woman. May all your heartaches be transformed in joy for you and your family. Loved the totally dark brown lipstick on you, BTW.
Thank you so much Vera and I’m so very sorry you had a similar situation in your life - hugs to you ❤️
Omg 10 yr old Zabrena so adorable! I had a purple cover girl eyeshadow quad. Everything was Cover girl -foundation, blush, mascara. Bonne bell lipgloss.
You reminded me so much of Lucille Ball in your thumbnail! Love you so much By the way!!! 💕
She really does look like Lucy in the thumbnail.
Beautiful as always Z.... you remind me so much of a Debra Messing and Lucille Ball. Have a wonderful weekend...warm hugs from GA.
Awww I saw the photo of the blue shadow, your fan sent you. Warmed my heart to see her gift. So sweet.
Wow, rimmel has a chocolate color?! I have seen my color mocha but never chocolate. Exciting.
Thank you for sharing your story about bad grandma.😣 I was totally taken as you were telling the story and wanted to hear more. Not all parental units are good ones unfortunately.
Haha, that picture is great! My first makeup was that eye shadow in white (pearl)! I'm sorry for the experience you described with your grandmother...all a part of the fabric of who we are, good bad or other. How wonderful you were able to have a close relationship with your dad. That's not something all of us can claim.
So fun! Just what we all needed ☺️
My grandmother wasn't like that but my mom was so I can relate. I started wearing makeup coming out of junior high and I absolutely loved my blue, pink and purple. Yep, all three, on my eyelids and blue mascara. Certainly made my green eyes pop.💜💜💜