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Ugh.
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You said you were over him, but his hoodie's still in your rotation.
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It's time.
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Hey.
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Still got my hoodie?
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We heard you. Nine years of bring back the snack wrap and you've won.
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But maybe you should have asked for more.
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Say hello to the hot honey snack wrap. Now you've really won. Go to McDonald's and get it while you can.
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Welcome back to Get Real With Me, where we sit down, get ready, and get real with some of my favorite people. Today we have on someone really, really exciting. She's a reality TV icon. She's an author, podcast host, model. She invented ootd. She's the devil herself. Come in. Get Real With Me.
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Did you just call me a model?
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Stassi shroud. Oh, my gosh.
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Thanks for making me feel so good about myself.
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Of course. Welcome in. What's your getting ready drink?
C
I have two.
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Okay.
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Aperol spritzes. And they both run through my veins like water. I don't even. It's like I don't even feel it.
A
Well, that's amazing.
C
I could have 17 Aperol Spritzes and, like, literally be fine.
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Well, maybe we should.
C
I could recite whatever you wanted backwards, but let's get aperol spritzes.
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Okay. Aperol spritz, please. Awkward.
C
Give me the aperol spritz. Oh, we're making them. I love this.
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Yay. Okay, this is, like, the most important part of getting ready.
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Do you know how to make an aperol spritz? Meaning I can use.
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I know what goes in it, but please teach.
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And you guys got Prosecco. Thank you. So this won't make me.
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I'm excited.
C
It won't make you feel as sick. Champagne makes me feel sick too.
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I heard you say that sometimes I get hives and I don't know what it is with alcohol. It might be because I thought it was champagne.
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Allergic to alcohol.
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I might be.
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I just partied for 25 hours.
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I know. And I have to take an antihistamine now every time I drink or I get hyped. So if I'm allergic to alcohol, that's going to be A real damper.
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That's my worst fear.
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But honestly, it's like a real thing.
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Like, do you think that you developed it or.
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Definitely. Because I had this before. It's just a little rash, though. Like, my throat's not closing, so it's manageable. Okay, so how much are we putting in?
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I mean, honestly, I'm just going to, like, go for it. These bottles are so cute and mini. That smells like tequila.
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It does. Oh, that's tequila. That's why. Just in case we want a tequila shot. Do you ever drink tequila?
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I think once a year. I'll do a tequila shot.
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Do you want me to get rid of it?
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No, it's okay. I'm a big girl. I can handle it. I normally just, like, don't mix my alcohols.
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Yeah, you stick to one.
C
I used to all the time. That was my.
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Do you get sick or crazy or both?
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At this point, I just think sick. I like, I shut myself down before I get crazy.
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So you don't go out anymore. But do you drink? Yes. Oh, God.
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What do you think moms of two are doing just sitting around sober every night? No, I still need to live.
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Okay, well, that's good to know.
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Yeah, it's like, wine time. Five o'. Clock. It's like, my favorite time of night.
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Cheers.
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Cheers.
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Yay.
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I used to drive myself to the clubs by myself and be like, I'm sure I'll know someone there. Like, if my friends couldn't come with me.
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Really?
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I was driving to the clubs. It's like Ledoux Goa. Teddy's at the Roosevelt. Oh, my God. No. I was here when Hollywood was so fun.
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I was gonna ask. It used to be fun here, right? It used to be fun because now it's a snooze. I don't wanna go.
C
It's because of all the fucking iPhones and the social media that, like, it used to be like, you go in a club and Britney Spears is there, Lindsay Lohan's there. Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Well, he's still there.
C
Yeah, that's true.
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He's still lurking in the corners.
C
That's true.
A
So I'm really excited to see your makeup routine. They'll give a lot of good products over here. Okay.
C
The last time and only time I did a get ready with me with, like, makeup, everyone flooded my comments with being like, okay, 2016. So I got really insecure about it and I never did one again.
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Really?
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Yeah.
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Why?
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I guess I do my makeup. Like, we're still in 2016.
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No.
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Yes.
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I Don't know.
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I mean, like, I have.
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I think you do.
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I have my foundation on.
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Right. I haven't seen.
C
Thank you. Well, that's cause I didn't do my makeup yet. You haven't seen it. I have my foundation on. It came with that. I have my eyebrows, which also are mutual. Friend. Let's call her out. Name her Kate.
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Kate. What'd she say to you?
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She literally was like, I'm gonna need you to stop with your eyebrows and change them now. And I'm like, why? And she was like, I hate them. They're like porcupines. Alex Earle did that two years ago. And I'm like, shut up.
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Is it lamination?
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Yeah, But I then re laminate it like myself. This is the thing. It looks so good on me.
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It does look good on you. It didn't look good on me. Have you seen my lamination? My eyebrows?
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I'd like to see a photo.
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And they were black as well.
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I just. Justice for my porcupine eyebrows because everybody thinks I got work done. I will soon. But, like, I haven't yet. And I think it's because I started.
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Of the eyebrows.
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Yes.
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Really?
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It changes my face.
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See, I had bigger eyebrows and then I thinned them out a lot, and everyone was like, don't do it. We've been through this. They're never gonna grow back. But I don't know if I want them to grow back.
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Well, sometimes people look better with thin eyebrows. Sometimes people look better with porcupine eyebrows. And I happen to fall into the latter category. Do you know what I mean?
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Yeah. Let me see if I can find a thing on TikTok. So what foundation did you do? What did you put on your base that we missed?
C
Literally, Estee Lauder Double Wear. No matter what, it's like concrete. It doesn't move from your face. I'm not into, like, oh, let my skin show through. And then I have this. This is twenties.
A
Hey, I like that. I just ran out of mine. But I've got my benefit little box over here that has seen everything. I've had this for years and years and years.
C
Love that you're so loyal.
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It has a bobby pin stuck to it. Shit all over the bottom.
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I did my powder. See that, what you're doing? I don't know how to do that. I have to just use powders. Like, this is my powder bronzer.
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You don't use like a liquid contour bronzer?
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No, because I feel like it would f with my Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation.
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Like, it would, like, not mix well. Yeah, I get what you're saying.
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I'd like to learn. Like, I want to learn.
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Do it before your foundation. 2. Under it, like, under painting.
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I need to learn how to do that.
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I also want to start with this.
C
Learn how to sculpt my nose. Are you gonna do that?
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Of course. I can't leave the house without it. Really? That's one of the biggest things that I struggle with when, like, getting my makeup done is my nose. Because I. And I do think I make it look a little orange, but I like it that way, you know?
C
You know what? The only photo you and I have together is from Sports Illustrated in Miami. And I put so much bronzer and blush on my nose that it looked. Someone punched it flat. And I'm really insecure about that photo. Really? That's unfortunate.
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I thought you were gonna say I looked orange. No, that day I was struggling because I wore a top too small. My nipples were out the whole day. It was like a see through mesh top.
C
Okay, I'm gonna have to go back in the photo album.
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Yeah.
C
No, I offered you a beta blocker. You didn't take it. That's on you.
A
I would. I regret that so much. Although I've never taken it. And I get scared, like, taking things for the first time, like, sometimes if I have to take, like, an Advil. Well, no, I don't get stressed out now, but I used to.
C
Really?
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Yeah, I just get scared with stuff.
C
The only thing I've ever got stressed out about taking was drugs, like at Coachella, but that stresses me out.
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But a beta blocker, like, nothing could go wrong. No. Like, I couldn't go limp.
C
I don't believe.
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So how often do you take it?
C
Well, I took one today.
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Oh, really? Yeah.
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Because I'm here with you right now filming something, so. Yeah.
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No way. Yeah. Really?
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Yes.
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And is that. Is that just how you're so calm, cool and collected? I should do that.
C
I wonder how I was calm, cool and collected before I discovered this, because I only discover beta blockers a year ago.
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Do you think it's made you nicer?
C
No, unfortunately, I don't feel like there's any change in mood or kindness. Okay.
A
No, I've only taken the Xanax once, actually, but when I was having, like, a real panic attack. I know. Well, I mean, I don't know. Why else.
C
For a party girl who just was awake for 25 hours, you haven't really experienced a lot.
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Because I haven't taken Xanax. Well, I've experienced enough, I think.
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Oh, this is also why people said I was from, like, 2016.
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Oh, I can see that. But they have great palettes.
C
Yeah, I know.
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At least it's not like the naked one.
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I have that at home. Like, do I feel like using this?
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Or.
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This one is, like, for cool tone.
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That one's more modern. Right. We're gonna do that one in this day and age. Okay.
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Am I allowed to stand up?
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Of course. Are you uncomfortable?
C
No, I just have to. I'm old. I have to go like this. I can't just do my fucking makeup. It's a mile. The mirror's a mile away. Like, how do you do any of this?
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Like, seriously, does anyone have a magnifying glass? Dossy. She's gone blind.
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Thank you.
A
I feel like I never got told I look like anyone, and I've gotten comments before saying, I look like you.
C
Wait, no. Alex, when you came out in 2020, I got so many messages from people being like, there's this girl who looks like you when you were younger.
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Cool.
C
Thanks for reminding me that I used to be young. And then I was like, oh, my God, she's so pretty. This is such a compliment.
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Really? From then.
C
From then.
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When I had my platinum hair and massive lips.
C
Yes. I also went through that phase, though.
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Yeah.
C
I went through a platinum, massive lips phase.
A
I'm trying to calm it down and looking at you with your darker hair, which I wanted to ask you about this journey.
C
Thanks.
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Because it's one I want to go on. It's just a really scary transition.
C
Okay.
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But you look so good.
C
Thank you so much for saying that. Because people in the comment section are like, I miss you blonde. And I'm like, you're obviously not a real fan. Shut up. You wouldn't say that to me. And then I looked at. I'm not joking myself. On Seasons one of two of Vanderpump Rules, I didn't watch it, but I saw photos, memes, whatever, and I was like, wow, I looked so much prettier with a darker blonde. So then we did a darker blonde, and I have just been growing it out ever since. So this. To this. That's three years of just. I haven't done my hair in three years.
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Really?
C
Yeah.
A
It's such a pretty natural color, too, because there is, like, a highlight in
C
there that might be some grays.
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No, it's a golden highlight.
C
Or it might be the clip in extensions that I have right here.
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Well, yeah, it looks pretty, whatever it is.
C
Thank you.
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I like it. Right. And so do you think this is something I should do?
C
So you were just like known for being like the iconic blonde. So we gotta let that go. We got to just. If we're going to do this.
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Mm.
C
You gotta let that rip. Rip to who she was before. I think 100% you should be getting lowlights and trying something new. Although, give it a beat because you just did awesome bangs. So, like, enjoy your bangs with your blonde hair. Maybe in a few minutes.
A
I can't be Bang San brunette.
C
No, that's too much. At least not now. You gotta ease into the change.
A
I actually highlighted my hair this week to. To then take a glaze next. To take a glaze. But I canceled the appointment cause I got nervous. Why did you get nervous? Because I think I'm going out and it might be like the first time I'm gonna see my ex boyfriend and I haven't seen him. Oh, shit. So I didn't wanna like do my hair and then not look good.
C
That's invalid. It was too much of a risk. I couldn't risk it.
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So maybe after this first bump in.
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That's like some really smart girl math right there.
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Like.
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Okay, well, if I get my hair done now and then I see my ex boyfriend, shit could go wrong. Yeah, totally.
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I get it. Let's not take the risk. So what are you doing?
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I don't know. I kind of just do things without any rhyme or reason. I put this shade, which I'm mad that I did.
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Yeah. You know, how do we do it? Lit up on top like. Like
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I'm doing that. That's what I'm doing.
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Why this? So it focuses on it.
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Oh, that makes so much sense. Don't use it. It's not the right color when you have a spray tan. This is for when I'm pale. And I'm not pale right now. Anyway, I put it all over my lid. Now I'm trying to put this one and this one in the creases of my lid to just like balance that fucker out.
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It looks pretty. Thank you. What are you doing? Oh, I'm getting into the nose. Oh.
C
This is where it should be paying attention. Are you serious?
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Yeah. So this is how we start.
C
Is that how we all should start?
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I like it because I want my nose to look. I try to like, give myself a nose job. Yeah.
C
Like, I wanna look like Ariana Grande when she's doing Glinda.
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Yeah. So you gotta make like a little bulb at the end, but not too high up. Like, kind of far down. And then I do two lines up the side. It's a little crooked, but.
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Oh, my God. Okay, what if I do it too low or too high?
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You can always blend.
C
Oh, my God. I'm scared. I'm scared.
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Oh, it's gonna look so good. Oh, my God. Glinda.
C
I was gonna say Rudolph. I love Christmas time, don't you?
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When's your birthday?
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June 24.
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My birthday's in December, so. Oh.
C
Are you Sagittarius?
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Mm. Are you a Cancer?
C
Yes.
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Okay.
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Do we get along?
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I don't know.
C
I actually don't know either.
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Do you co star ever? What's that?
C
What's a co star?
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Are you into astrology?
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Yeah, I fucking live for that shit. Are you joking?
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Okay, the lines are too far apart.
C
Bye.
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It's gonna get, like. Then it's gonna look fat. Like, that's where you want the concealer to be.
C
Oh, seriously? Oh, my God.
A
Now, okay, redo, and then we'll put concealer on the sides. What about that? So blend. Mm.
C
Better.
A
Yeah. You only want it to be, like, right where you're gonna put the highlight. I don't know if I'm doing a good job at explaining this. So then I take this benefit highlighter, which is, like, blinded, and put it there. See how it makes, like, a little tip?
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Yeah, I do that. I do the highlighter and the tip. I really do. Oh, I see what you mean about you don't want to do it too wide.
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Mm.
C
But I look insane.
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Hold on.
C
It might work out. It might work out.
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Just blend and then you can. How do you blend this in a circle? Like, don't get it in the middle.
C
I'm so scared. Okay.
A
No, it's looking good.
C
I don't want to look like a weirdo on your show, actually. Right.
A
Yeah. Good. You like it?
C
I do. It looks like a little sunburnt right there, but that's okay.
A
That can be nice. I could use a little concealer maybe on the sides. But you have a great nose, so you don't need to be doing all this. This is, like, what I do in lieu of getting a nose job.
C
But, like, if we all get nose jobs, we're all gonna look the same.
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That's why I don't wanna do it. Right. I went in for a consultation and. And I got so panicked.
C
Do you have a tint like a real makeup artist does?
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No. Is that your tint? Yeah. Why do you tin.
C
Where do you put your foundation then?
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On my hand. It's Dirty my hand?
C
Yeah, all hands are dirty.
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Do you clean your tin? Maybe your tint is dirty. It doesn't look so clean. I think I wash my hands more than you wash that tint.
C
Yeah, I think you're right. Touche.
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Do you find beauty trends online?
C
Yeah, I love TikTok.
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What's like your TikTok algorithm?
C
Scottish castles, haunted houses, Paris.
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You like horror?
C
Yeah.
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I do too.
C
What genre is your favorite? What sub genre is your favorite?
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Horror? Well, I never really thought about it like that.
C
Well, you could like slasher, you could like ghost stuff. You could like.
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I like. I mean, you tell me what genres these are. I like the Conjuring and I like Silence of the Lambs. Love.
C
Okay. Two completely different ones. But like, yeah, love the Conjuring. Universe is the best. Especially if you decide to watch it in not in the order that they're made, but the order of, like, technically the events happening. That's a fun day. Fuck your 25 hour party.
A
I'm staying in and watching the cons right now. Okay, cheers.
C
Cheers. This is fun. I like this.
A
This was great. Do you ever get ready with girlfriends?
C
I used to all the time. That was like, more fun than actually going out. The getting ready part, that's the best. But when you have kids, life changes. Sometimes not always for the best, you know, you don't get to get ready with your girlfriends anymore. I get ready with kids being like, mommy, mommy, mom, mom, mom, mom. Now I just want silence when I'm getting ready.
A
Yeah, that makes sense.
C
So just, like, enjoy your girl time while you have it.
A
I try to, but I feel like that's also my problem is I never want to say no to things because I'm like, well, this won't be forever.
C
So you have fomo, but you've thought about it and why you have it. I've always had Jomo, and that is joy of missing out. I don't even need invitations. Like, I'm not one of those people that's like, I just like to be invited. But I like to say no, you don't even have to invite me.
A
Like, you don't want to go.
C
For the most part, no.
A
Okay, well, I like that I need a little bit more of that in my life.
C
Okay, so you're just doing that. The only way I know how to put on liner is to use, like a card. This was like my. Is that like my vaccination card?
A
Oh, so you are doing the Tell me Lies podcast right now. How's that going? Oh, my God.
C
That Was so fun.
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We did them all in a week
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in New York and la. That cast was so amazing. And I felt like I was just like, in full blown Tell Me Lies World for just, like a week straight. Like, they're awesome.
A
Did you enjoy doing that?
C
Yeah, no, I just love that Hulu's putting me to work. I'm like, give me all the jobs. Let me take over your streamer.
A
But now you're doing your podcast on Netflix. Yeah.
C
Okay, that sounds like I cheated. I did it. I got permission. And everyone involved was happy.
A
They can work in tandem.
C
Yes. And they're like, you know what? This benefits us, and it benefits the greater good. I love when streamers can just get along. It's so romantic.
A
Yeah.
C
I'm from the Bravo universe. They didn't get along with anyone.
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How was that? Cause now I'm starting to film this reality show.
C
Yeah. Congratulations, by the way. That's, like, huge.
A
But I'm like, I don't know what I'm getting myself into. I'm afraid for what people are gonna see of me. Cause I talk about my life a lot, but I think showing it and then not having control of what's being shown.
C
Well, it is a scary thing, but, like, nothing worth it or great ever was easy. You know, it's gonna be hard, but you really just need to not think about what other people are gonna. That's the only way to survive.
A
What other people gonna think of me? Yes.
C
That's the only way to, like, be good in a scene. If that thought crosses your mind. Like, what are people gonna think of me while you're shooting? That just brings the scene to down. You have to just be, like, fully present in it and then afterwards spiral and go like, fuck, what are people gonna think of me? You know?
A
Okay, that's good advice. Did you ever feel, like, weird filming? No. Like, you felt like there was cameras there. You just felt pretty natural.
C
I was never aware of the cameras.
A
Mm. And how did you get into that?
C
Oh, my God, here we go.
A
This is gonna be embarrassing. You don't even need to answer. Okay, enough. Enough.
C
People know. So, like, if I don't talk about it, it just looks weirder. My dad put me and my brother on the Amazing Race when I was 16 during my wannabe goth ugly phase. Before my chin implant, which I'll never forgive him for. And then after that, I moved to LA to go to. I went to lmu and someone reached out to me and was like, we have this show called Queen Bees. We think you'd be great. And it ended up being a show about mean girls and trying to reform them. Cool.
A
And this actually happened. Mm.
C
And so I did that. And then after I graduated college, I started working at this restaurant, Sur, and like, the reality TV gods just found me again. And they were like, we wanna do a show about people who work here.
A
That's great.
C
Would you be interested? And I'm like, would I be interested? I got a lock. I'm down.
A
That must be so much fun, though. I guess to have a record of.
C
It was. And Vanderpump Rules was traumatizing at times. But it is really cool that I have like all of my 20s documented, for better or for worse, and all the experiences that have come from it. Like, I'm really grateful for it. It was like being in a really fucked up co ed sorority.
A
I can't even imagine. Cause I'm filming. I can't imagine filming with people that you don't like. Yeah.
C
You're filming with your family. That's fun as shit. Listen, you've mastered almost every. Actually everything. I can't think of anything that you haven't, Anything that you try. So I feel like.
A
Well, thank you, that's very sweet, but I don't know about that.
C
And the fact that you have shared so much on TikTok. You are. You're used to criticism.
A
Yeah. So I honestly, I think I got to the point now where I feel good with all of that. It used to stress me out a lot more.
C
Have you ever wrote, like, commented a negative thing on someone's page?
A
No. Like a hate comment. Yeah, no, exactly.
C
Only fucking weirdos do that. And I don't wanna be friends with weirdos. So what weirdos think about me?
A
Yeah.
C
It doesn't matter.
A
Can't control it.
C
I've realized that there is a power in letting people miss you. But then you also, when you have momentum, you have momentum and you need to take advantage of that.
A
Yeah. It's also hard with social media because things move so fast. I feel like it's, you know, you disappear for one second and then there could be 40 more people after you
C
and, like, you're forgotten you're Alix Earle. Never forget that.
A
That was really sweet. Thanks. It's true.
C
This is really hard to, like, do your makeup, knowing that people are watching you do your makeup. I don't know how you do this on a regular basis. Like on TikTok, like, you feel like
A
people are watching you right now. So you're messing up.
C
I'm so used to like, my makeup time being, like, my alone time to just concentrate. So, like, to be concentrating on two things at once. I'm like, am I not good at multitasking?
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Let's take a break.
C
Yeah, but am I, like, my hottest.
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On your nose.
C
I like it.
A
Yeah, I like it too. So you're the o O TD girl, huh?
C
That's me. Yeah, I know. I really liked the hashtag ootd. And I remember when there were national holidays on social media.
A
Yes.
C
Yeah, I bought one. It was stupid.
A
And you bought the day.
C
I bought National OOTD Day. June 30th. Everyone celebrate the way that you do. Get ready with me.
A
Yeah.
C
Every day I would constantly just take a mirror selfie of my outfit and just write otd.
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Ootd.
C
I mean, it wasn't. It's not, like, groundbreaking. I wasn't the only one doing that. But no one decided to, like, buy at the national holiday, so people associate it with me.
A
Yeah. So you are the OOTD girl.
C
You know what? Yes, I am. I'm the OOTD girl.
A
Perfect. Like, seriously, sitting next to you is panicking me about my hair. I'm like, I look trashy.
C
You do not. But I will say the darker hair.
A
Can I try it on?
C
Yeah, do it. I mean, look at your eyes.
A
I love it.
C
They're just, like, popping.
A
This is so good.
C
This is the thing. You're gonna do it and you're gonna have a mental f ing breakdown and panic and be like, no, no, no, I need to go blonde. But give it time.
A
I'm panicked. It won't go with outfits for some reason. I don't know why I feel like that, but I'm like, it won't go with the outfit. Blonde goes with every outfit.
C
Actually, I think it might go with your outfits better because you are a sexy girl.
A
I love it.
C
And so this will class it up.
A
That's what I'm saying. I'm too trashy. And I have the boobs and the lips. Like, something's gotta go. So you're done with your makeup?
C
I don't know.
A
It looks good. I mean, really good. Yeah, that's bad. I mean, can you do that eye thing to me underneath? Yeah, the eyeshadow.
C
Are you being for real? For real?
A
Mm. Oh, my gosh. I seriously am having hair blindness now with this blonde. I can't look at myself.
C
It will take you a while. I want you to be prepared. Like, it will take you a while to get used to.
A
Was it, like, red at first? At all?
C
No, I'm actually, like, okay,
A
I like it.
C
Why does it make me nervous to do your makeup? Because you're like, the makeup.
A
Like. No, I'm not. I just do it. Doesn't mean I'm good at it. I love it.
C
Thanks.
A
I feel so much better. Okay.
C
I was wondering what was in that thing.
A
Some questions we can chat and ask each other.
C
Okay.
A
So you can pick one. I can pick one. But what's the best beauty tip you've learned from the Internet?
C
Probably to, like, get your color seasons done. Like, have you done that?
A
Did you do that? Well, someone did it for me on you.
C
Well, someone did it for me on the Internet. Like, they took a photo of you without makeup on.
A
Okay.
C
And then held up, like, all the colors around it. So I guess I could probably do a better job of it. But they. It said that I was a true summer, so. So when I have Granted, I'm, like, spray tanned right now, so I'm probably a different color season. And I'm, like, getting darker by the minute. I'm noticing it so clearly now.
A
Did you wash it off yet or.
C
It's still morning, but they did say it's gonna develop as cool. The day goes on. When I'm pale, I will only use cool, toned colors, like eyeshadows, blushes, lip liner. I had no idea that that was a thing. Do you know what I mean? I just always had warm stuff. Cause it's like, yeah, I was blonde and all that, and so you just think warm, but sometimes, like, the cooler tones. And I learned that from the Internet.
A
That's amazing.
C
What's your favorite tip?
A
I feel like I learned a lot more about, like, priming my makeup and, like, the base of it. Just, like, putting a good moisturizer on. Like, that skin prep step is so important before going into your makeup.
C
Yeah, I should probably take that one more seriously. I just, like, put on my moisturizer and then use, like, my green primer.
A
We use a green primer.
C
Yeah. Because I'm so red and Rosacey. If I had a royal name, it would be Nastasia Bianca Rosacea Schroeder Clark. That is my room. Actually, rosacea's not in there, but did you. But, like, so, like, I need redness corrector.
A
So you have rosacea or you just get red and pinky?
C
My dermatologist says I have rosacea. I also have psoriasis. I take injections for that. Shout out to Skyreasy. I could show you the craziest photo of your rosacea of my Psoriasis. It's, like, over my whole entire body. It's really sad. It looks like the map of the world.
A
Well, I'm sure this will help someone else who struggles with that. And it comes and goes, right?
C
Well, my injections, they don't anymore. That's great. That's just my face.
A
Oh, my gosh.
C
And it was literally all over my whole entire body. Like, I'm not joking. Everywhere you can imagine, Everywhere, from head to toe. Just like. It was insane.
A
Yeah. Where are you from?
C
New Orleans. I saw you did Mardi Gras one year.
A
Yeah, I've done it a few years.
C
Oh, really?
A
Yeah.
C
I saw you, like, were naked.
A
I was. I was naked at Mardi Gras, but my sister went to school there, so. And it was a thing from Miami. Everyone would, like, road trip there, and then we would go out.
C
No, New Orleans is fun. Ridiculously fun. What's your. Oh, you're going through a breakup right now?
A
Oh, yeah. Why? What does it say?
C
What's your best breakup advice? What's your most unhinged breakup advice?
A
So that was probably meant for you. What's my best breakup advice? I would say right now I'm a little bit happier when I'm, like, with my friends every time I'm alone. Not so much. And talk to other people. Distract yourself. Yeah. Yeah. You don't think so?
C
No, I do. I just remember, like, my last real breakup and how hard that was. And I learned it was actually. It ended up being, like, the best time of my life because I learned how much fun it actually can be to just, like, be alone. And it's like, once I got to that point where I was like, I fucking love being alone. That's when I.
A
And you decided that happened. Like, how long did that take?
C
Months. Like, you know, not, like, years. Like, in less than a year, you have such an awesome life. You can literally do whatever you want. You can pick up and you travel the world. You go to these great places, you meet all of these insane, cool people. You have the world at your feet. You are so smart. You are so brilliant and beautiful that, like, if you just remind yourself of that, it's like, do you know, like, you could just be alone forever just knowing that information.
A
Okay. Like, I need you around more often. This is great.
C
Think about what you've done and who you are. You're Alex fucking Earle.
A
Oh, my gosh. Thanks. I'm blushing.
C
You need to recognize that.
A
Okay, so basically, I'm cool with being alone.
C
You don't have to. I Mean, it's gonna take time, but like, you know.
A
Well, thank you. That's so sweet.
C
Being alone also meaning with your friends too. It doesn't mean like isolated by yourself.
A
Being alone, but relying on. Not animal.
C
Yes.
A
For attention.
C
I think you should date like Jacob Elordi next.
A
I don't think we would get along.
C
Why? You're not artsy enough, are you?
A
No.
C
I feel like you don't know your own power right now.
A
I heard you like psychics.
C
I love psychics. I love psychics. Go talk to one.
A
That's what I need.
C
Do you talk to psychics ever?
A
I did in high school. I used it as like a therapist. Instead of therapist, I would go and. Because I was just like, I want to know what's gonna happen so I can just like get there. I don't want to have to like make the decisions. So I would wait, a psychic would tell me like, what's gonna happen in my life. And then I would just like go that route.
C
And you're here. That's so crazy.
A
Yeah.
C
So you just.
A
I used it for boy advice a lot.
C
Yeah. But like every. I really believe that like every little decision we make, it doesn't matter what category of your life, like, it led you to exactly where you are now. So like that psychic, send him her some flowers. Just be like, thanks, I'm on top of the world now because I listened to what you told me to do. That's so wild. The one thing I don't like about psychics is that I don't like knowing. I don't like knowing fully. I don't want to. Then be.
A
So then what do you go for?
C
I like to be told you're literally on the right track. You're doing everything you're supposed to be doing.
A
Just validation.
C
Yeah, okay, pretty much. Or like the little things, like, will I have another baby? But now I don't like that. Now I'm like, please don't tell me cause I don't want another baby. So like, if you tell me yes, I'm gonna panic.
A
You don't want any more kids?
C
Not right now. This is what I mean when I tell you I don't go clubbing. When you have a five year old and a two year old, you just can't do the things that you used to do. It just changes everything about you and you just are holding onto any shred of who you were before you had kids, you know?
A
I'm so excited to have kids.
C
Did I just sell you on that?
A
You sold me what pop culture moment are you obsessed with right now?
C
Oh, a lot. Brooklyn Beckham, what he did to Posh Spice. The whole Blake Lively Justin Baldoni thing is like so wild. The mom group fighting.
A
I liked your TikTok about that. You were like, I can't believe people think this is bad. Text to the friends.
C
The mom group thing.
A
No, about Blake and Taylor.
C
Oh yes. People coming for Taylor Swift because she called him a little bitch. Are you kidding me?
A
Oh God.
C
They clearly like never seen anything, those people.
A
Yes.
C
Like literally I'd go straight to prison, like straight to jail if someone saw like my text messages. It's also like, have you never seen any episode of any reality show ever? That's lame. That's. Yeah, that's tame. I didn't mean to rhyme. Dr. Seuss over here.
A
That's lame. That's tame.
C
What pop culture stuff are you. Do you pay attention to pop culture?
A
Honestly? Sometimes. You're too cool too. No, no, I do, but right now I'm really liking Wuthering Heights stuff. I wanna see that Jake Call comes
C
back to Jacob Elordi.
A
I just really wanna see that movie.
C
It's really good.
A
You've seen it?
C
I went to the premiere.
A
How was it?
C
Was so fucking good. I can't wait to watch it in comfy clothes with subtitles.
A
I need subtitles.
C
Like I can't get information. I can't process information unless I read it.
A
Yeah, I never was a subtitles girl until my friends turned them on for me. And now I'm like, I don't know how I watched anything before.
C
Yeah, I even make my kids watch like frozen in their cartoons with subtitles. Just a way of life. Yeah, See, I bet you like your 21 year old self never thought that you'd be a subtitles girl. Just like. How old are you right now?
A
25.
C
Your 25 year old self can't ever imagine not going to the clubs.
A
I can.
C
You will be 37 soon.
A
I don't want to go anymore. I'm telling you. I know you don't believe me, but.
C
I don't believe you.
A
I want to go a little bit, but not as much as I used to.
C
To when you were on Dancing with the Stars. You couldn't do anything.
A
I didn't have a drink for like three months. The only time I drank was right before the shows.
C
Boring.
A
I know, it was crazy.
C
No, you were so great.
A
I was sheltered and protected.
C
You were probably so healthy.
A
I was. And it. That's what made me realize and want to start on this journey of stopping so much clubbing. Yeah. So we're on the start of that journey starting today though.
C
Cause it's not starting yesterday.
A
Welcome to Sally's 25 hour birthday party.
C
It's chill.
A
You're 25. Go out.
C
Like you are gonna get to a point where you just don't want to really. Or can't just because of life and the way that life is. And people would laugh at me if I literally walked into a club. What do people even do anymore?
A
What?
C
At clubs?
A
Like, seriously, you haven't been out? No. Since when? No, I can't tell you.
C
Last time I went to a club.
A
So what do you think goes on in there?
C
I don't know if people are dancing because like Gen Z seems like they're too cool for that.
A
In la, people are a little boring. But other places they dance.
C
So people dance.
A
I need to dance if I go out.
C
Do you dance the whole time?
A
Yeah, I would like to.
C
Do you buy your own bottle service now?
A
Sometimes. But I feel like daddy.
C
Like you're a daddy. Not like you are daddy, not your father. I just wanted to be clear. I'm not talking about your dad.
A
Yeah. And that honestly, I think was a really cool moment when I could buy the bottles. Because I feel like all of my college years were just spent, even high school too. Just like, who can I feed off for a table or a bottle or a drink?
C
Yeah, I'm not.
A
That was a really empowering moment.
C
I'm telling you. I relate. I used to do that. I would show up a different club every night and I would just like hang around to be like, okay, what table am I going to get to sit at where I know someone who's like buying the bottle service? And I'm just wondering if like, life's still like that. Yeah, life goes on.
A
I think honestly, one of the first times we bought a bottle, one of me and my friends was in LA and I didn't know that it closed at like 2 and we bought it at like 1:30. We're so civilization. And it came and then we couldn't use the bottle. And it was like it was all hell broke loose. We've seen how talented you are with your own makeup. And now I want to put your skills to the test.
C
Okay.
A
And I would love for you to do this green eyeshadow look on me. Oh, if you could.
C
Heck yeah. You just need to give me some green eyeshadow.
A
Perfect. It's right over there.
C
And some yellow.
A
Then we just have you put on these goggles while you do it.
C
Stop.
A
And we're gonna put a timer on for when you get the eyeshadow.
C
Oh, my God.
A
For one minute.
C
How?
A
Okay, so it's over there. No. No.
C
Oh, I have to go find it.
A
My ears are sticking out.
C
I look like a little mouse. I can't even tell you what I am. I don't look cute.
A
It looks really good.
C
Forward.
A
Down. Oh, no, no, not the jar. It's on the table.
C
This is ridic.
A
Okay, perfect. Honestly, you're doing great. Thank you. I was really struggling when I got those.
C
Aren't you scared?
A
A little. So we're gonna start the timer. And you can also use this brush to dip in here, too. Perfect. Ready, Set.
C
Give me the eyeshadow. Sorry, I didn't mean to be so bossy.
A
Go. And we're gonna play a little this or that. Wine or cocktails?
C
Give me your face.
A
Cocktails.
C
Wine.
A
Astrologist or psychics?
C
Oh, I can't choose. It's rude. Both.
A
Botox or filler?
C
Botox. Filler. Migrates.
A
Cooking or ordering? Ordering.
C
I don't cook. I'm ordering in. Postmates.
A
Online or offline?
C
I mean, I'd love to be, like, offline, but, like, give me a break.
A
We're all online. Christmas or Halloween?
C
I don't like choosing that.
A
Okay. Historical fiction or horror?
C
Oh, my God. This is like, Christmas or Halloween. But, like, if. Gun to head, like, if I have to make a decision, if someone's coming down and taking me away, it's historical fiction over horror.
A
Oh, God.
C
That's not your eye.
A
It's not my eye. Beach vacation or mountain vacation?
C
Mountain. I'm not, like, really a beach girly.
A
Really? Yeah.
C
Sorry. I know you are.
A
Like, I could do the mountains.
C
I think that people who love beach vacations are, like. They just are really hot, and they, like, look good in bikinis.
A
Statement necklace or statement earrings?
C
Oh, my God.
A
Still the lashes there. Yeah.
C
Well, it's not about feeling, Alex. It's about seeing. And every time I go the way that I think, it's the opposite. If I had to choose statement necklaces, obviously, because I was the queen, the matriarch.
A
Okay, we can be done. I can't. I don't think I can take any more green on the face.
C
It's impossible.
A
You did okay.
C
From these goggles, it looks like I have a permanent wrinkle. Yeah, fuck those goggles.
A
Sorry. It's okay. We're ending on a bad note. Fuck.
C
Wait. That was so fun.
A
Thanks for coming on. Get real. With me.
C
I love this. You're a queen. Always remember that.
A
You're a queen.
C
I'm wise. I'm your elder. Take that seriously.
A
Okay? Okay.
C
Love you.
A
Yay.
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Host: Alix Earle
Guest: Stassi Schroeder
Date: February 20, 2026
This episode of "Hot Mess: Get Real With Me" brings together TikTok sensation and podcast host Alix Earle and reality TV icon, author, and self-proclaimed “OOTD girl” Stassi Schroeder. The pair settle in for a candid, laughter-filled “get ready with me” session, discussing all things beauty, confidence, reality TV, life transitions, internet culture, motherhood, and personal growth. In classic Alix and Stassi fashion, the conversation is lively, authentic, and endlessly relatable, creating a space where glam routines meet real talk about self-image, growing up in the public eye, learning to be alone, and the joys and challenges of evolving womanhood.
On Social Media Criticism:
Girl Math and Hair Change Anxiety:
On Breakups:
On Embracing Change:
On Reality TV:
On FOMO & JOMO:
The episode’s tone is candid, sisterly, and irreverent: equal parts heartfelt empowerment and relatable messiness, with both women mingling vulnerability, humor, and the joy of bonding over “girl talk.” It's a potent mix of beauty know-how, hard-won wisdom, and unfiltered realness—an invitation to get ready, get vulnerable, and get inspired.
For listeners who missed it, this episode is a masterclass in glam, growth, and honest girlhood—celebrating the glow-ups, meltdowns, and everything in between.