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I can't believe I can officially say this, but I am a founder and I am so excited to show you guys the behind the scenes of this process. It's been happening, I mean, since summer of 2023 when I graduated college and I just decided that I would videotape the behind the scenes process. Because someday when this was gonna come out into the world, I wanted to show you guys just everything that was going on behind the scenes. So welcome to the making of Real Actives. We're heading over to the imaginary offices right now. So this is going to be our first day of meetings. First day of, like, in person, kicking it off with the team. Kind of like an overall meeting today, and then we're going to be talking about products, and then tomorrow we're going to be doing our first creative meeting. So I made a bunch of Pinterest boards on, like, colors I, like, don't like, and then I did branding and products and packaging. So I'm very excited for this. Here we go. When thinking about starting something on my own because it's been something I've been passionate about, I honestly was kind of thinking more of, like, the makeup beauty space at first, just because a lot of my content is around, like, makeup and beauty products. When I was kind of just going back and forth and talking about what really motivates me and a story I want to tell and the emotional impact that I have with my audience. It all kind of comes down to acne and skincare. This was my skin a year ago today, and this is what I was posting on Instagram that same exact day. As someone who comes from a history of skin like this, I was like, no one will see that I have a pimple on my face. I was, like, so adamant about hiding it. I just got a Snapchat memory. This was my skin one year ago today. I was so down bad. I never thought I would recover from this. Look at my skin versus now. If I can post that online for millions of people to see, then you can leave your house. A big thing I want to get through with this brand is just making imperfect skin normal. I mean, at this time, I think I was scared of my own shadow. Like, I remember just sitting in these meetings, being so petrified to talk, and I really just had to, like, go in and believe in myself and share what I wanted to do and just lead the vision. But I remember just being scared at this time in my life because I wasn't exactly sure. I've never, like, done something like this before, and it was really just about me expressing what I wanted, what ingredients had been working for my skin, what products I would want to see, what I want the brand to feel, feel like, and starting to just have those overall creative conversations of how I wanted this to come to life. I mean, this is my skincare routine now, and it doesn't feel like a fun viral product. It doesn't feel girly having it on my shelf. And I think a lot of people who struggle with skincare, like, we can never kind of walk into, I feel like a Sephora and it's like, okay, like, let's just like try any brand here and all the fun brands. And I want it to make skincare a little bit more fun and a little less daunting, especially for people who struggle with their skin and normalize imperfect skin at the same time as helping it and treating it. My problem with, even if the brands are efficacious and medical grade products and great, something about sometimes when I see them, if they look too pretty or cutesy or whatnot, then I'm like, ooh, like, probably not as good as like, those ones are. So I want to kind of like find the perfect bridge of those two. Like, I want this to be able to be fun and talked about the way that makeup products are so fun for people to showcase and use and share and talk about and recommend to friends. I think the more that we can make it like having something that's sexy, something that people want, and something that people aspire to be. So I think the more that we can kind of like incorporate that while incorporating the raw, real authenticity of it all, I think would be important. Yeah, I'm gonna rewind for a second and tell you guys how this even got started. Because before the September 2024 footage, there's a whole year before this. And from the very beginning, I had a very clear vision of what I wanted for real Actives actually didn't know that was going to be the name they first told me. Real can never be a name ever. Like, you are never going to be able to trademark that. So I went through so many other names, like, oh my gosh, I can read some. I have it in my. Have a video entry of this. I can't even tell you guys how many names I thought I was coming up with. Bear Solution 333 Calm side all me Naked Portrait like Flaw Zit Girl it girl. True. There were hundreds of Google Docs of names and we eventually, somehow we got the name Real Actives and landed on it. And it is perfect. We're going to be walking around the lab, seeing how they make everything, how they concoct all the products and how it all goes. So then we're gonna sit down and do our first round of stuff, sample testing products and kind of just giving feedback from the chemist on what we like, what we don't like, how we could innovate certain products. I'm very, very excited for this this is my first time going to any type of lab like this. We're ready to get to work. So crazy seeing everything in, like, a powder form. Yeah. I'm not gentle enough to do this job. I'd be spilling for getting everything so accurate there. Ooh, that looks nice. Yummy. What was it? The shea butter. Oh, I like, want to take a bite of that. So cool. I love a good assembly line. It's very satisfying. I'll get stuck on those videos sometimes on Tik Tok, where It's like the ASMR. Wow. Crazy. Wow. So, like, you guys saw the 10 kilogram kettle down here? Yeah. Then we'll bring it down here. Then we have this. There's two 50s, a 50 in the corner, 100, a 300, a 500, a thousand and three, 2000. So they'll take it off that lab bench, and they'll come out here and they'll pilot because you're scaling it up, because everything that mixes on there and they're cooling it down on the bench, they got to do the same thing out here and make sure they create that same structure and stable and so on. Then they'll scale up depending on what size. So how fast did these go? Like, how many can you get done in X amount? The tube fillers will do about 15,000 a shift. 20 to 20,000 a shift. That's crazy. The other lines will do more, like, between, like, 8 and 10,000 a shift. So it's exciting for you to see this for the first time. Yes. Yeah. Pretty cool, huh? So these are all the raw materials in here. Here, I'm taking a sneak peek. Like, this is, like, a big jar of aloe vera juice, it says, which is just so insane that all these ingredients are in these massive big jugs. But then I was thinking, like, okay, if I pack this in my travel bag, it would just twist open. The travel thing is, like, the biggest thing for me. And, like, caps that, like, will easily come off because all my caps on the. All the caps on the products I'm using right now, they're all gone, and everything is a mess. In my bag, I would freeze a cucumber and, like, before going out for, like, 30 minutes, I would rub the cucumber on my face. So it would kind of be like, ice, but also, like, whatever's in the cucumber, like, calming my skin. So something of a similar effect of, like, that. So it's, like, calming the redness so that it doesn't feel as much of a chore to, like, Go and cover it up with all this makeup because your skin feels good. I definitely would want to see how it looks on a face because there isn't really any of that, like glow or dewiness. But I don't think again, I think especially people who struggle with acne, you don't want sometimes it to be too glowy because you don't want to bring more tension almost. But I think like a post facial type of like cleanliness glow, I think, could have a little bit more of that. Hi, how are you? Good. How are you? Good. Good to see you. We're back with another visit with Dr. Mian. It's February 2025. Right now I feel like I'm making a time capsule. Also. The fact that it's 2025 is still surreal. No, I know it is. And like, the fact we're going to be doing this 2026, when we talk about all these dates, I'm like, okay, so in forever, obviously I've had my own experience with skincare and what's worked for me or not. But, like, I am not a specialist in this. You know, I. I don't know everything and I also don't know, like, the correct way to communicate it to you guys at times. I had a lot to learn and I wanted to make sure that we were creating products that were the best they could be for acne prone skin. So bringing on a dermatologist was a must for me. So that was also the next step. When we were looking for dermatologists, I was really looking for someone that I could get along with, that I knew you guys would love as well, and that we could really create a partnership in this together so that they could come in with the ingredients and help me with the formulas and just I would express what I wanted and they would be able to make it happen or just come up with different innovations for the products. And I ultimately wanted someone that I was going to be able to create a close relationship with that way we could come together, make content, present it to you guys. And I met with a few dermatologists and I met with Dr. Me on first on Zoom, and I think we had a few Zoom meetings. And I just loved her vibe. She was so personal. She was also from a town close to me in New Jersey, so that was a plus. And she was just really invested in this brand, I think for me, because I've never done something like this before and built a company and hired a ton of people I just was going off of who felt most invested in this story and this brand and this vision and who actually really believed in it. It's much better. Yeah. This side's always worse, Always with everything on my skin. So they're actually little comedones. Yeah, tiny little comedones. These comedones we talked about last time. Clogged pores, right? So basically pores that get blocked with keratin or oils. So yeah, I think what happened probably is after the hydrafacial, your skin was very exfoliated, very open. So for now we need to unblock those pores, but we need to do it in a, a gentle way so that it doesn't mess with your skin barrier. Our skin's job is to protect us, right? So if you use too many actives and are too harsh with it, then it kind of freaks out, the barrier gets disrupted. And I think that's what happened first. After the hydrafacial when you broke out and those pictures that you sent me, it very much looked like an irritant contact dermatitis where your skin barrier is just like, I need moisture, I need hydration, I need protection. Loved your tik tok by the way, where you were like having pores and texture is normal cuz it's so. Oh my gosh, they did me dirty with that lighting. They really did. I was like, hey, can we not did it on purpose? No. But I was like, the low angle with the side lighting is not doing me great. Thank you. Page six. Yeah, yeah. Did you see it before or no? No, I saw it at the same time everyone else did and they were like, is wrong with her skin. And I was like, hey, hey, it looks worse there. Part of my secret special plan was obviously I was going to see Dr. Mian as my dermatologist, which she has been my dermatologist for the past two years, to see my skin, assess it, help me out, and then that would also help us with the line and formulating what would be really, really good to put out for acne prone skin. So I started a content series like come with me to see my dermatologist in New York City so that you guys would be able to get familiar with Dr. Mian over these two years without me giving away anything or that I was starting my own skincare brand. Dr. Mian's role in real actives has been to really help with innovation when it comes to ingredients in the product. So I came into this knowing I wanted to create a mandelic acid serum. I had loved mandelic acid for my skin skin and I was like, what can we add to make this different, make this better than the other mandelic acid serums that are out there? And she'll help come up with different ingredient mixes that we can do, like adding in synac, which we weren't sure if it was going to end up working together just with the formulas, but it is my favorite serum ever, and it just has done wonders for my skin. And that's where having Dr. Mian on board is really, really helpful because she helps to innovate and just brainstorm ingredient stories beyond the ones I know that I already love. Outfit of the day for meetings in New York City. Basically, I was supposed to have tights with this, but I forgot them. So you know what? We're getting a little crazy. We're going, no tights. All right, we're out. So it's April 30, right now, 20, 25. We're having our first board meeting. My first board meeting ever, really. So this is a big deal. We have our presentation that we're going to go over today, and then we have some of the samples of our. Our products. So we have, like, kind of mocks right now of what everything's gonna look like. So we have our cleansing balm. This is our mandelic, and this is our moisturizer, our cleanser. We're reworking it right now so we don't have. And then these are, like the actual samples that we're using at home, and we have some of the colorways over there. So we're basically meeting with the board today to go over everything and the brand, how it's come together so far and are go to market. Yay. We didn't want to have the products be overbearing. And as someone myself, who's obviously struggled with skin issues, I feel like at times you're just using so many Actives and breaking your skin barrier and actually not helping rebuild it. So still having gentle ingredients with our Actives in there and packaging that you want to have out on your counter, I think that was a really big part. When we were designing the packaging, these were like the first renderings we got of shapes for our packaging. So they would print out these sort of, like, prototypes of what the package could look like and what it could feel like in your hand before actually, like, creating it. So these were, like, shaved down things that they brought to us. And that was cool to get to see the shapes for the first time, because I was like, I don't know what shapes I want these to be, but I Want them to feel, like, comfortable in your hands, and I want them to look aesthetic and be cute on your counter. We had brand X for hundreds and hundreds of pages of just different colors, different ways. We wanted to take the brand, different sentiments for the brand, different shapes, different, like, a more clinical feel, a more fun feel. And then the color was just as we started to, like, delete slides, like, we would go from, like, 400 slides to 300 to 250. And as we started to get smaller and smaller, I liked something in this, like, minty feeling. I just like the way that it felt like a fresh color, but it also felt fun. And I want to bring in more colors, too, with the brand. I don't want it to be just this. And I also love the way that as green was with the metallic, I just really like the two of those together. And that was ultimately the color we decided on. But choosing a color was not easy. And then I think another big part of this brand is just being real and honest always. And I think a lot of brands at times are afraid to say, like, don't use this if you're, you know, this age or whatnot. And I think that's something that we need to be very honest about and I think can play into a lot of fun with the marketing and the this brand and having younger siblings and just being honest. Like, I wouldn't use this product on her. She's too young. And I think people could say, like, oh, it might hurt your sales and that, whatever. But I think people nowadays really respect that honesty from brands with social media and branding. Sometimes, like, a little bit of a negative spin on something. Not that we're gonna be negative, but I'm just saying, like, something like that would, like, catch someone's eyes. Rather than be like, this is what I wanna use. Cause anytime I see something that's negative, I'm like, what is that I wanna watch? I think this was like, my sophomore, junior year of college or something. I was going out with my friend, we were in an Uber, and I was like, I would love to, like, walk into a Sephora and just see, like, a campaign of someone with acne on their skin. I'm like, everything looks so, like, perfect and smeared over. And I'm like, I can't wait to bring that to life. It's going to be amazing. It's really bringing a topic. Acne, imperfect skin, like, it's going to come ramming up to the front. It's something that almost everybody has been dealing with. And, like, Alex Says we. What she had to deal with was, you know, you try to suppress it, you try to pretend it didn't exist. Becomes a major point of insecurity. But it's going to come. I believe it feels like it's going to come, like ramming up to the front and it's going to all of a sudden become this big aha moment that everybody has this. If you're being real with yourself, you know, we're all admitting that we have it at some level and you know, just dealing with it and owning it and confronting it. I do think, like, when you look at this imagery, there is a lot of like power in some of the way these photos were shot. And if you could picture like the top left as like, you know, somebody with like imperfect skin and like just how powerful that would be. Just cause my skin's clear doesn't mean I'm never gonna have a pimple again or I'm never gonna have a problematic moment. And just embracing that, like that's okay. And like these are still good products I'm using whether my skin's in a clear spot or in a not clear spot. And here's what I do to take care of it. I'm so excited about this. It's something I feel like I could talk about forever. Like I never get tired of talking about it. Every time we bring it up, I get like chills and my eyes water. I just. It feels so good. And just wanted to thank everyone. The other crazy thing about this is I feel like we didn't really end up changing the products and what they are from when we first started. Like, we knew we wanted to have a bare bones routine. For me, I've always felt like skincare has been so complicated. So especially when putting together a routine, I never understand it. I hate having like 30 different products where I just don't know what to use. I don't know in what order to use. It's just, it's a confusing area. I think we will create new products down the line to add into the routine, but I wanted to give a simple four step routine that everyone can use for their skin. And it just makes sense from start to finish. I knew that I wanted to have a really, really good makeup remover because I'm someone who wears makeup all the time. And I also love a waterproof mascara. I always loved cleansing balms, but my problem with them was they either felt like super, super greasy and heavy or it would feel like I had like Vaseline on my skin or I Would, like, go blinded by the cleansing balm. And I couldn't see because it was getting in my eyes. So we created this cleansing balm that's super light. It is an oil based cleanser, obviously, so, like, dissolves like, so it's going to get rid of the oil based products on your skin, skin. And it just washes off all your makeup so beautifully that at the end of it, you're left with just like a bare, fresh face. And it's the first step in our double cleansing routine. I knew that I wanted a cleanser that felt really soft and comfortable on the skin because as someone who's just struggled with acne my whole life, I feel like every product tends to feel really, really harsh or even exfoliating cleansers. You feel those little, like, balls in them. And I used to think, like, some scrubbing my skin off was great, but now I learned that being a little bit more gentle with my skin works a lot better. Then we have our mandelic acid serum, which is my favorite. I love it. I cannot live without this. Like, I will notice such a difference in my skin if I use this or stop using it. I love mandelic acid because it is a gentle exfoliant for your skin, but it exfoliates the top layer of your skin and it's really, really good for texture. And it has helped me me with my acne over the years. And we wanted to innovate with this product because we don't just want to replicate something else that's already out there and package it different and put it there for you guys. But we paired it with synactin ac. And so the good and bad thing about this is good Synaptinac is really, really great for cleansing your skin, clearing it, going into the pores, cleaning it out. But it was really hard to formulate with the mandelic acid because the two just weren't mixing well, well together. So this has never been done before. And we honestly got through this process and we weren't sure if we were going to be able to put this product out because there were times where it was so sticky, it was like glue. Our chemists and lab were able to somehow make it work, make it come to life. And it's the best formula together. And my skin loves it. It also leaves you with a nice glow. I love that from a serum. And I just really, really love this product. And I'm sorry. So happy that we were able to make it work. So we went through many rounds of testing these products. Me taking notes, everyone would send notes. I would have my friends try them. I really wanted a moisturizer that just left your skin feeling like you just left a facial. You have that like glow to your skin. You have that healthy look to your skin. And I always felt like that was something that was hard for me to find with acne prone skin because anything that like gave me a glow felt like there was poor clogging ingredients in there and it just felt super heavy on my skin. So with this, we actually did so many rounds of going back and forth with the moisturizer. It was just so hard to get the texture exactly how I wanted it because it is a water based moisturizer. But we wanted it to feel hydrating but light at the same time, but also leave a shine but not leave a greasy finish. So there was a lot of rounds of this where like I would put it on and just like keep rubbing my finger on my face just to see how it felt. And like, could my finger slide or like, was it feeling waxy? Okay, new sample. It is April 2025 right now. So I wanted them to make it lighter because I just felt like it felt a little waxy on my skin. Spring fest means more sun, more fun and more free at Lowe's. Keep your yard yard in line with an additional free EGO 56 volt battery when you buy a select EGO mower trimmer or blower. Plus keep landscaping fresh with stay green. 1 cubic foot garden soil, 5 bags for $10. Our best lineup is here at Lowe's. Valid through 4 a while supplies last selection varies by location. Soil offer excludes Alaska and Hawaii. I'm so scared. This smells really good. It just smells like natural. Okay already. This is a lot, a lot, like lighter than the last one we had. I already like this one so much better. Do you see like the nice glow? I would try this moisturizer so much that I forgot what moisturizer was supposed to feel like. So I would order from like Sephora, like 10 different moisturizers. And I would put them on different parts of my face and like just see how they looked, see how they felt. Like wake, go to sleep, wake up with them. I mean, I was like a freak trying all these products. And I would print it out on a bottle with our logo and our colors and the shapes we designed. Like that to me just felt surreal to see. I had to cancel due to my mental health. I said, I need to put myself to bed. Although now I'm like, I need to go. Yeah, wait what is that? Charlie xcx. What is that? Sorry. Are you kidding? I think I live under a rock. Charlie xcx. It's like, Charlie xx. Like, it sounds familiar. I don't even, like, know what to say right now. Is it. Is it a person? Come on. You know Charlie xx. I can't sing. Yes. You know. Brat. Oh. Brad Summer singer. Yes. Yeah. Music artist. Yeah. Got it. Okay. I'm so bad with names. That's really scary. The little bumps have gone down since last time, which is good. The cystic acne, although I was just coming off, my period started to pick up a little bit. I'm starting to get. Yeah. On your neck. Like, on the neck, which is weird. And down here, it's definitely, like, the overall texture is a little better. And then how many times a day are you using the. At night? Once. Okay, perfect. How are you liking it? I'm liking it. I was feeling it was a little sticky. So we're going back to the thicker formula that I didn't test out because that one never got to me because then this thinner one came through. But it was, like, just a little sticky where I was, like, putting my hand, like, I know. On my face, and I was like, this is not, like, comfortable. Like, I was like, I'm sticking to my pillow right now, but it hasn't been as sticky as it was that night. So I think it was, like, in combination with something else that was on my skin that made it extra sticky, but I just don't want us to have that tackiness ever. Yeah. So I am going to test out the thicker formula that's a little less sticky, which we'll see. I got a facial yesterday, and my dermatologist was like, please try not to wear makeup for the whole weekend because you really need to, like, let your skin heal. Because I just. I always, like, do things or treatments for my skin, and then I, like, pound makeup on because I'm just, like, going to a million things. So I was planning to go out tonight with, like, no makeup on my face. If you've ever struggled with really, really bad acne. Acne before, it was just taking me back to, like, high school when I was, like, in my basement, and, like, my friends were about to come over, and I, like, canceled all my plans, and I was like, oh, I don't want to go out. Like, I'm just not feeling it anymore. But it was because of my skin. I hate that it controls your mental health so much. There's no need for it to, because, like, My skin's, like, not even that bad right now. Like, yes, there's red bumps and marks everywhere, but, like, this is, like, good, clean skin. We're doing the no face makeup tonight, and honestly, I don't know why I was freaking out yesterday. We are feeling good. I don't know the last time I've, like, gotten ready and have not put face makeup on. Now we need to go before I make us super late. Right. When we started to test out products and stuff, it was sort of at the perfect time. It didn't feel perfect in the moment, but I was having another flare up with my skin where it just wasn't looking good. It was acting up. And this was the time to put the products to the test. Like, okay, is my skin going to be able to clear up from these products, or am I going to just keep struggling with acne and this whole thing is a waste of time? But over the next few months, I used these products, and by the time even May, my skin was. This is like a month later, my skin looked so much better, like, significantly better. So that was just shocking for me. And over the summer, over the next few months, my skin continued to clear up until we got all the way to August. My skin was looking great, like, the best my skin has ever looked in my entire life. And that, for me, was crazy to see. It's like, do we want a secret stunt? Do we want a not secret stunt? Yeah, I like the idea of a secret stunt just because, like, I feel like I don't really see that done often. No, you don't. How do we make sure that this becomes, like, a social phenomenon? Like, everyone on TikTok's, like, in real time updating this, like, why are they gonna care, you know, besides, like, if I show this video or whatever? But, like, how do we actually make this something where everyone's like, we need to figure this out? We make it so confusing but also so painfully obvious at the same time. Like, I'm at this point using products. Everyone's like, she's launching a skincare brand. Taking off my makeup that was put on at 7am and it's 11pm Gotta get this makeup off because I started getting my makeup done 6am this morning. Get ready with me from Dancing with the Stars week five, and I do some life updates and just catch you guys up on everything. It was a little bit of, like, straight delusion coming off of yesterday. Got my extensions out today, and to my surprise, I have a lot more hair on my head than I thought I'm staying at a house with all my best friends right now. I have never felt like I needed to do my skincare shower or in my entire life. We're going full Taylor Swift mode right now. I know. So at this point in August 2025, this was a really exciting day for me because we to do a big brainstorm session in person, and we had our CEO there, we had our head of marketing, and we got to talk about launch and how we were gonna bring real octaves to life and bring it to you guys and start to tease everything out there. The thing I love about this team is they allow me to also have my crazy ideas, because I'll have ideas in my head and I'm like, this definitely, like, can't even come to life. And I think the thing about us is, like, we'll all push each other and be like, oh, well, we can definitely make this happen. So this was really fun to get to storyboard everything out for the launch and how we were going to create this puzzle piece vision and how people were going to find the puzzle pieces and how we were going to get these puzzle pieces delivered and then start teasing the brand and then announce the brand with a video. And we started even mapping out, like, one of the brand videos we wanted to make. It is crazy to look back and see how we were able to bring this all to life. I also, at end the this time was really stressed, though, because I was going to la. I was going to do Dancing with the Stars. I knew I had to be in makeup every day, dancing, sweating. I was really unsure if my skin was going to be able to hold up because throughout the course of my entire life, my skin has never held up with anything ever. So I was really nervous going into this experience. Like, okay, if my skin breaks out and it just is a whole disaster, then, like, maybe we can't launch and I don't know what we're going to do then. And that was the craziest, most shocking thing. And I feel like just such a true testament to these products is my skin held up great during Dancing with the Stars, and I was doing an un get ready with me after every show, using all the products to show you guys and, like, sort of try to hint the routine. But I was able to maintain my clear skin. I mean, my skin's never going to be, like, 110% perfect. Like, even now, I'll have a blemish here, there, like, bumps, whatever it is. But that's just, you know, the reality of things. And I've learned to just embrace my real skin. They look so cute. I can't believe when we came here last year and we were watching everything be built. I know. We were like, imagine our stuff. I know. It's so cool. And this is like, to test how to exactly to put it together, how to streamline it, what we need to do to improve packaging, assembly, all of that, and then sent down the assembly line to be boxed up. This is just feeling so, like, real. I know. Like, it's happening. I know. Alex. We're making the bottle like a bottle inside a bottle. So this one's broken open. But essentially what will happen is when it's inside, inside here, this whole bag collapses so you can get all the product out from the inside. I'm obsessed with the packaging for this. I know, Me too. It looks amazing. And I actually. The functionality is so cool with the locking mechanism and the fact that you'll get so much of the product out of it. Me too. No problem. Have a good day at Dancing with the Stars. Take care of. Bye. There were a lot of moments that it got really hectic during the fall with continuing to build this brand and really get it ready for launch, while also having, like, the busiest schedule dancing ever. So there were times where our CEO would be at the lab and she would FaceTime me and show me, like, the updates and the process of everything. But I was simultaneously getting everything here and just still testing and testing tea and everything. This one has a little bit of movement to it as where this one's stable. If this just came down a little more. Slightly more ergonomic. Yeah. This, I guess, is the question, like, when it gets low. Yeah. To, like, turn it, I guess you have to, like, manhandle it from up top. And preparing our campaign, shoot our launch videos. Like, all of that was going to start the second that I ended dancing. So it was a lot to balance both during the time. But it's also what I've been doing. Always nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Looking forward to this. Me too. So if you ever need to just lay down. Perfect. Just put you in there. We have some food here. Nothing like a little stomach virus or food poisoning. I think it might have been food poisoning, but I know. Don't know if I've ever had food poisoning. And my sister was like, you're being dramatic. Like, you're being dramatic. And I was like, can you just please bring me, like, a trash can? Yeah. I'm like, I'm sweating. I don't Feel good. Like to the bed. She brought it to the bed and like it was just from that point on like I, I reached over and like ran to the bathroom and it was like non stop. Everything in my body was coming out. I'm so glad you were able to get an iv. And then I farted. Ing pants shut the up in her bed, Forest fed me Pepto Bismol and I was like, I can't keep anything down. No. I was like you have to try it. And then I was like trying to sleep and it spewed out another thing on her bed. It was a disaster. But I was like sitting there shaking. I almost got an IV at like 2:30 in the morning because you're like I'm dehydrated. I was like I have to get up at 5:30 for this. And I was just panicking because I'm like this like couldn't be the like worst like a photo shoot anything. Like I'm like this. I need to use my brain, I need to be awake. I have no sleep and like at least now I'm mobile. Like last night I was like curled up in a ball and couldn't move. Leave it to me to one, have the idea to do this like completely nude photo shoot and two, for me to get food poisoning. Literally two days before and the first time I'm in ever going to be doing any press about this brand. Talking about the brand. I can't explain to you guys the fear that I felt in this moment. I'm like nervous to talk about this. Oh my gosh. The brand I'm launching is called Real Actives and it is an acne first skincare line. It was really important to me that I wasn't just starting a company or another celebrity led beauty line just to do so and that there was actual meaning and purpose behind it. And at the end of the day all I kept coming back to was acne and that story and wanting to solve this white space here where I felt like there was no fun in the acne space or nothing. That felt sexy in the acne space. I just think it's an emotional journey for people at times. So this was really, really special to me. I've been sitting on this for a while so I'm excited that I can finally talk talk about it. But it feels wrong to talk about it because I feel like I've been keeping a secret for so long. Do a great job on Dancing about the Stars. Oh my gosh. Thank you. Did you watch? Yes. I'm A big, like, dance show fan. Like, someone who can dance dancing the stars. Been watching for years, and no way. It was really fun. Yeah. I've heard it's like a great experience from everyone who's gone on the show. Like, life changing. It really is. But thank you so much. Thank you so much. My brain is not working and I need avocado even if I shit my pants. I need to have a coffee. That was your first time ever talking about the product? I know. I got so shy. I said, who I was holding it, and I was like, oh, my God, this feels illegal right now. My first beauty memory is probably when I did dance when I was younger and full beat at, like, six years old, I was trying to learn how to, you know, apply a smoky eye. And being in middle school, I think from also that age as well, I started struggling with acne. That was a big thing where my mom would help me, like, cover up my skin to go to school in middle school. But I went to a Catholic school, so we weren't supposed to wear makeup. And I always got in trouble. So I started to dabble in beauty earlier than maybe some of the other kids my age. I could never find the right solution, whether it was medicine or skin care. And I just felt like throughout high school especially, I was constantly comparing myself to the other girls and, you know, girls I was friends with of like, why does their skin not look the way that mine does? Or do I need to switch my birth control? Like, is that gonna help me? And I went through so many different things and so many different doctors and processes and products. And I was going into college. College. And I just went through a spout where I had acne worse than ever. It was cystic acne all over my face, all over my neck. And I just felt so insecure. The doctor had suggested Accutane, and that was my first time experimenting with it. But it was also something scary because it's also a very, like, serious medication. Yes. And can have a lot of side effects. And I wasn't sure how I was going to react. So that was the first time I went on it. I went off of it six months later came back. So I did another round. And then I think that round ended up getting messed up with something. I didn't fill the prescription on time. You have to take a test every month. It was the most mentally exhausting process trying to just get the zaccutaneous. That process I started to vlog and talk about because I just felt so beaten down at that point. That I had to do it again and I didn't understand what was wrong with me, so I started posting about it. And then that is what kick started my career online. It's something that I personally wish existed when I was growing up, and I'm really excited to put that out there. I think my biggest thing is to be patient with yourself and with your skin because there are just points where it's not gonna be perfect and it's not gonna be perfect overnight, even using the best products that you can. So you have to just be patient with your skin and learn to love your real skin. And real you is perfect. You is kind of our mantra. And that means that you're having some imperfections or redness or textures or pores. It's a beautiful thing. The moment that you can accept those imperfections is actually when I personally start to see improvement. I love that. How you feeling? A little woozy. I think now I've decided it might have been the sugar. That's so sad. I have to blast Jake's song. You know it. Sugar fish, you make me sick. The worst part is, you know, that sugar fish is on my shit list right now. She's arrived. Yes. One more, one more. Beautiful. When did Real Actives start feeling real to me? I think the first time probably that we got this packaging in person. Like, I was able to see the name Real Actives printed out on packaging. Holding it in my hand like that, to me, I was like, oh. Like this just started as like a little note in my notes app on my phone. Like real. I like this name. I want to, you know, build a company with the name real. And now it's printed out on a bottle with our logo and our colors and the shapes we designed. Like that to me, just felt surreal to see. I like, keep wondering what you guys are thinking while you're like sitting there and I'm like this. I know. She's like, give a heating pad. I was like, it's just so cold outside. That was so good. Or I might spew on your face some Pepto Bismol. I don't know. You literally can't even tell. I tried to make a vlog this morning and I go, cuz I was like, perfect. Haven't puked in two hours. Like, we're back and I'm like, we're shooting our launch campaign Pain for Real this week. It's December 2025 right now. Like, da da da da da. And then I started brushing my teeth and I almost vomited. I mean, you can see her. I'm, like, so ghostly pale. And we are doing the whole launch for real octaves this week. So a press day, two photo shoot days, website videos. Oh, my God. And then the fact that you were, like, grasping the phone to stop the video. I was like, so you've talked for the last, like, four and a half hours to people about this brand? It's actually very easy. It's really easy for me to talk about. I feel like it's a tease for you, though. Okay, well, I've got to start dropping some more hints, because these people out here. You've reached into that cleansing balm. Recently, I reached in the tube and I said, someone ask about it. Okay? Or I'll just shove it in your face. I'm gonna pull up the green tubes next week. I'm, like, so antsy. Also, just think that you haven't talked about this, and it's been. You, like, literally have in your phone since 2023, where it's like, you literally talk about everything. So it's like, I know I'm a big liar, and people are like, how do you do all this stuff? And it's like, oh, you have no idea. Everyone's like, why are you so busy? I'm like, why are you so busy? I don't know. Like, I can't tell you, actually, I'm so, like, excited to tell them. I was lying to them for so long. You use this product every single day? Yeah. Yeah. I don't use other stuff. Tyler, what are you using every single day that you're asking us this question? I mean, Tyler's like, wait, so you use this? No, no, no. I know sometimes when people make products or they don't necessarily use all of them or. Yeah, this is the only thing I've been using on my skin. All of us, literally. Oh, sorry. Something the whole entire team, actually, any person who can get their hands on it has been using it. What was that experience like, building a brand from scratch? It was one. A really big learning process for me because as I'm trying to build and create something, I'm also trying to learn how to do that, kind of taking it step by step. Having a startup, it's been so rewarding. And just seeing. Even looking back to the summer, we had different colors for things. Things. We had different shapes for other things. And just seeing how things have changed and evolved over the past few years has been really, really amazing. And I think it's also about having a great team on board and looking to create the Best product. The best looking product. Yes. She eats. This is a good sign. Yeah, it's a really good. So you're feeling better? I think I'm feeling better after what, nine hours of speaking to people today about this brand. It's the first time you've gotten to do that. Any new forms of excitement or. Yes, I actually feel like very, very excited for this because I think this proved I can just talk and ramble for hours about this. I think it was like a little scary for me at first because I haven't really talked about it to other people or like, show them the product. And just even calling the products by like their names isn't something I've been doing. So I think that in the beginning I was like, whoa, this is all real. No pun intended. It got me really, really excited about the brand. And I think just like seeing even the like, genuine excitement from other people hearing about it and I think hearing the message and feeling excited to try it out for themselves makes me really excited. It definitely feels like it's happening. Feels real. And now we get to shoot the campaign, which is also crazy. So I have to go home and fix my stomach issues for tomorrow and I'm excited to get in that big pool that we built for this and dance in the rain. We got to get you into glam. Yes. Cuz you're due on set in an hour and we got a lot to get done. Yes. It's giving Mermaid a little bit at the hole. We can start there. If it's too crazy, we'll cut a tiny hole and then you can actually. Embryo. I'm very excited. I'm like nervous because I feel like this has been very long awaited. But it honestly looks better than I could have ever imagined down there. The set's insane and this concept I came up with a while ago and I was like, I feel like we should just be in water. Build a human shower. And our slogans kind of like, show your real skin and let's show some skin. So we're gonna show some skin today, but first we're starting. Just coming back from a night out. This is crazy. It's sick. Yeah, we're doing bodyguards. Okay. And then what happens if I need powder? Is the water cold? No, we have a heat on it. Oh, cool. Yeah. Are you worried about that? It's a little. But I'll. I'll be freezing. 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It's like exactly what I had in my head, plus even better, actually. I think the shots that are yet to come will be even my favorite. I forgot who was telling me there's like a story and progression of everything with how we're shooting. Mm. So like, that's basically like I came back from the night out, which is kind of when I had the dresses on. Then I shower. These next shots are gonna be more like dancing in the rain, having fun in the shower. With my skincare. I just was trying to have fun right there. And I think it wasn't working cause I was freezing. So we're gonna redo the having fun in the shower. Just wanna make sure we get everything before we have to leave. And then, then the tall one, then the silver, then. And I'll start a piece. Prop up your upper body a little tiny bit more. I don't know if they're going to go on her like this. So then once she starts moving them, you can't. Probably can't move. Good. Moana, this is your moment of truth. Three, two, one, go. Let's do another one. A few more splashing from the waters. One, two, three, two, one, go. So reset the hair goes. Okay, splash her a lot now. Like big waves of water. Big, huge waves. I slow down. Yeah. How are you feeling? I'm feeling great. Maybe like more water and then just hit her in the back. Everyone, that's a wrap for Talon and Glam. First shoot done. I'm so excited. Oh, my gosh. With those curves, everyone's gonna say, how did she get all those products? One of my biggest things for this campaign and any campaigns that relactives is going to do is no retouching Photoshopping on the skin. Like, it needs. I want to see pores, I want to see the hairs on the side of my face. I want to see acne. Like, I do not want to do any retouching on the skin. So that was a non negotiable for me with this. So we did some like light eye makeup. We might have done like a tiny bit of like concealer under my eye for this. And then for the most part, like, we just had my real skin out and about. I love the idea of these confident, bold, sexy pictures. And then you can look and be like, oh, but maybe the skin's not perfect when I really look there. But, like, that's the last thing I would notice. And I want that to be the same. Sentiment with this brand is like, your skin shouldn't be the first thing on your mind. And what is scaring you from going out into the world and living your life? And I feel like we did a really, really great job at making that come to life with this campaign. Like, when have you seen an acne brand? Like, you know what I mean? I'm just like, this is so cool. Alex, look at this, look at this. Stop. Wait for it. She's calm, cool, collected. I'm like, don't close your eyes. Don't close Your eyes. Oh, they're closed already. Open in three, two. She knows. She knows, right? Open. No, I really like this. Yeah, I like that you can see, like, the texture on the skin. Yeah, yeah, yeah. When thinking of how I wanted to bring real actives into this world and launch and just set a vibe with it, I was very, very persistent on, like, we needed to have something sexy and just out of the ordinary for an acne skincare brand. Like, I didn't want anything that felt like the cheesy, like, in the bathroom photos and videos, which are great, but I want this brand to be something that changes the way people feel about the imperfections on their skin and can resonate acne with confidence and sexiness. And so I thought, like, what is more confident than being nude? And I loved the play on just showing your real skin. And obviously, you know you're showing skin when you are a little bit more nude. So I just, I loved it and I knew maybe, like, people wouldn't get it or people would be like, what is this? Or why is this something she's doing for, like an acne brand? But I also wanted that to be the point. Like, I want it to be and feel so different from anything you've seen from a skincare brand before. So I really wanted to, like, push the boundaries there. And so then when I started pulling mood boards of, like, photography and different things, I love the idea of dancing in the rain because you're making something beautiful out of maybe a shitty situation. So that's how this, like, rain waterfall concept came to be. I was like, you know, what if it's me? Like, not even. And it also could play as like, a shower, whatever, but, like, you were there just embracing your real self. Skin dancing in the rain, being happy, feeling sexy and like, yeah, there's a few pimples on my face and, like, who cares? Just relaxing. Just trying to debloat a little and get ready. How are you? So nice to meet you. So excited. Thanks for having me. You relax. You let me know when you're ready to take a test. But we'll probably be ready in about 5, 10 minutes. Cool. So, yeah, let's try this. We wrapped it. A little bit more wrapping. We wrapped it. Is there any difference in today, like, prepping for today than, like, yesterday? Honestly, I'm hungry and I can't think right now. Yeah, I mean, I don't have to prepare to swim today or, like, walk in, walk in, heel, have my out. So that's good. Today, I think, is just more I want the focus to just really be on the face and the skin and just bringing that to life with me. And I'm excited we have other models too, just to like make the brand come to life more. Like, I left yesterday feeling so excited and it was just so surreal seeing like the products just in real life being photographed. It just like made them feel more realistic to me. Like, I just kept feeling like they were like a printout of like what we had created and put on all these PowerPoints and everything. So I'm excited to see it in the real life. This is a little bit more realistic than me like sitting under a waterfall for my everyday life. So I'm excited to see it in that world. I want to make sure I have an eye on everything and a say on everything. And even we just went over the lighting and I'm like, the more that I feel like usually photographers and everything, it's like the more that, you know, glowy and smooth, everything can look. But I'm like, I would rather be able to see the real skin and the texture and the pores because that's the purpose of this. So I just want to make sure that that shows throughout this. I want it to be cool, girl, but still like fun, confident and bold. So it's a fine line. Keep an eye out. Oh, this, this angle, Alex. Yep. Wait, I love that. Eyes at me. Holy moly. Yep, yep, yep. This is the angle I love. I love that lighting, the texture on the sides and everything. I love cuz that's just like a part of my skin and I feel like you don't see that often in photos. I like that is. I think it's so top. Do you want to mark some favorites? Oh, yeah. Why does I feel so weird? I don't know, but you look, you look cute doing it. That ear. Look at that ear. Love. That's beaut, right? Or we do the more like realistic this feels that it's happening. I'm just like, oh my God, it's so exciting. She's a founder. I like that one a lot. Thank God my skin broke out this week. Perfect time, perfect timing. I just don't want to do too many smiley where it's like, yeah, I guess that's like what I don't want. Like more dirty thoughts. Cool. Yes, yes. Not like there is like we're like taking off the strap with it too or something cheeky. Just everyone's like, shut up. Dip into it. Eyes at me. Hold it close. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, now we have four Power. The more that you guys just be your natural selves and cool and fun with it. I feel like all these are great references, so I'm very excited. You guys look perfect. Love it. Shall we? Let's get it. Thank you. Ellie. Your facial expressions. I'm like, okay, so that's what I was trying to do. And I can't do anything that feels natural to you of what you would do. Having fun with the girls, feeling like your most hot self. I just want people to feel like they see these, like, hot, beautiful, sexy photos, and they see real sex skin, and they're like, okay, I relate to that. And, like, I shouldn't be ashamed. That's so important. So I just want to change the way people think about imperfections on the skin, and I want it to be, like, something that you're, like, not afraid. Yeah. Even coming into this, when I was told, like, when I was setting photos of my skin, I was like, this is so vulnerable for me, but it's good for me, you know, because it's like, why should I feel so. I was tearing up just, like, looking at all of our photos, and I'm just like, it's going to just mean so much to everyone because, like. Like, I know when I was younger, even now, like, that would mean so much for me to see. So I'm just so excited. It's going to be amazing. Very exciting. Yeah, definitely. One of the girls on set said to me that she was shocked she was able to get a job right now because of her skin and the way it was breaking out. Like that, to me, just meant the world that we were able to do this. And I think, like, hearing from the girls that we were shooting with that, like, this was really cool for them to do just made me. I have chills right now. I've been speaking about it, but, like, it's just so cool to get to bring this to life and to hopefully just make a change. How about a pose, like, upside down on the chair with, like. I just feel like. Yeah. Or if your head's coming off. So, like. But it's just like. Like the more, like, candidly, like, fun, I think reads really well. You want to try that? Yeah, sure. Okay. Having you guys a part of this is so special. Thank you so much for having me like my baby. And it's just going out into the world, and I'm so excited. Step in for one. Do we like this? Straight on, too? I feel like I like it, but they heel up. You don't like it? I Don't like the way I look in that, but I will work on it. I just want to find what looks like natural best. Sitting, talking in my bathroom. I like you texting. I like that one too. Yeah, that's nice. That feels more candid. Can you see that one? I love the chin down. That's great. Hold that energy. It's a wrap. Thank you very much, everyone. Nailed it. Thank you, guys. Don't cry. Cheers to everyone who was a part of this. Thank you for keeping. To everyone. You kept us all in line and you kept your cool even when we were running a little behind. He said just five minutes. You kept the ship running. And truly everyone here, this wouldn't be possible without you. And I'm just so happy and so lucky that I get to work with such amazing people. And this is just the beginning. Just. Just to the beginning. The beginning. Thank you. Cheers. I've been thinking about this all day. I literally. Do you see what I did? I literally walk into all the content. Like, the outtakes are going to be me. Is that other one chocolate, though, do you think? So the shoots are done. Oh, it is chocolate. Well, who said you can't have two croissants when it's your big day? How do you feel? Both shoots are over. I'm so excited. Like, it's such a big weight lifted off my chest. This went so well, I think. I hope. Absolutely. I hope people like it. And you have one more thing this week or multiple. It's just meetings tomorrow or what? We have our board meeting tomorrow. Basically, we have a big presentation, and we'll go update everyone on what's been the latest, and I'm very excited. So we get to put on, like, business girl mode tomorrow and share all the good news and photos. Good to see you too. There's been a lot of changes since last time, and I feel like the best way we finally got our team together and started going. And I think for me, the biggest thing is keeping my skin intact during Dancing with the Stars was like, a true testament because I actually was very scared about that with, like, dancing, sweating every day, wearing makeup, and everyone was always asking me, like, how did your skin stay intact and stay clear? And it was truly just these products. It's all I've been using. And I keep having these moments of realization where I'm like, oh, my gosh, these are my products. And, like, this is happening. And we had a great week with our shoots. A really cool moment was because, of course, I've, like, gifted and you know, sent the products to all my friends, but I went to Miami with them last weekend and I went in the bathroom and the real products were there and I was like, did I like, unpack my stuff yet? And they were like, oh, no. Like, this is our stuff we brought. Which just makes me so happy that they're, you know, not using it and trying it, but they're traveling with it, you know, So I think if you travel with something that means you really like it. So I'm just really, really happy and excited. And we've got nothing but great reviews. This is going to be a change in the way people think about acne and skincare in general. So I feel like it's going to take a lot of storytelling and us just continuing to put that out there and hopefully can kind of be the force of a new change in the way people think about it. It's been a really fun lens to like hold up everything that we do and be like, is this fun enough? You know, we've done it a ton of different times. We're like, does this feel too sleepy? Does this feel too sad? Does this feel too like, wah, wah, I want to go cry in the corner. And it's been a really interesting nugget for the brand to constantly think about how much fun we're having with imagery, with copy, with all of that, because, I mean, the products are amazing. But the major point of difference in this brand is like celebrating the real skin and, and giving everyone permission to just like, go live your best life with your real skin. The community building of this brand is gonna be really, really fun and really important for us as well because I think it's gonna be something that so many, you know, young girls lean on to for that sense of confidence. So I'm really excited to get out and activate and just talk to girls in real life and meet them because I think that's been a really special part of, of my personal brand so far. And it always just makes me really happy to be able to have those face to face interactions. So I'm really excited to create that community. Hey, Tyler. Hey, how are you? Happy birthday. Thank you. So we are shooting our brand video today, which this is more of like our storytelling launch video. That this was actually what came to me first when like coming, coming up with this brand and wanting to launch. I was so excited about creating this video because this one's a little bit more emotional. I think the other video we shot is just more like high end editorial with the products, but this is Going to be more of a storytelling. So I'm going to be doing a voiceover throughout it, and it's kind of a reflection of my journey with skincare. So we also have someone else in the video who's playing a younger version of me, and I'm excited. This one's, like, gonna be the tear jerker. I'm probably going to cry at this one. I cry just thinking about it. Oh, I'm not wearing capris today. Are they both capris? No. Okay, pictures next. And action. Cut, cut, cut, cut. Change into the next one. Alex. Thank you. Hard day at work. My journey with acne started with Shane. It feels like the right emotion too, for it. Yeah, I don't think it's like my journey with acne, you know, started with shame. Like, the first meaning we ever had for this was we were, like, pinning up things, storyboarding it on a wall, and like, we were just getting so excited, going back and forth with different ideas of how we could put this together. So then we had to, like, really hone in on it. And then we got a script and then I kind of went through and like, changed things to how I feel. Like, I would speak a little bit more, but I mean, even right now, I might change things a little bit. So we'll see. So it's gonna start a little down in the dumps, and then it's gonna come up positive because we're here to save the day. So I started being kinder to myself, softer with my skin. I stopped expecting perfection. I learned what actually worked for me, the ingredients that made a real difference. And I started to love my real skin because real skin is beautiful, real skin is sexy, and real you is perfect. You. Let's show some skin. I feel like we definitely got it in the first clip and I feel that, like, I think there was like a good amount of attitude at the end that kind of felt like, okay, different vibe. Like, vibe shift. Yes. Watch out. Some skin. So I feel good with both of those. I kind of think I'm leaning towards. I like it with the rubbing in the product and then leaving, but could just Cuz then otherwise I'm like, what's the skin like besides this? But you know, but either way, I feel like we got it. Yay. So that's a wrap on Alex. Thank you. How do you feel? Third wrap on the final shoot before. That's it for then our launch. Oh. For our launch content. I feel really good now. I'm excited to see it all together and create a continuous story. And introduce the world of real actives to everyone. So I just am hoping it all comes together. But I feel really, really good with everything I've seen from every shoot so far. Just all completely coming together into one world and I'm excited for it. So now we have two months until launch and then you can actually have it in all your content. Yeah. Scary. It's go time. Happy birthday to you Happy birthday dear Alex Happy birthday to the world Moves fast your workday even faster. Pitching products, drafting reports, analyzing data. Microsoft 365 Copilot is your AI assistant for work built into Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other Microsoft 365 apps you use, helping you quickly write, analyze, create, and summarize so you can cut through clutter and clear a path to your best work. Learn more@Microsoft.com M365 copilot. Speech. We decided it's not coveted anymore. You could spit on all of our cupcakes. Yay. Oh, that was like a crazy realization for me to be turning 25 and had just shot my own brand video on campaign. One thing I would tell myself at the beginning of this journey that I know now is to just trust my gut a lot more. Like, I think I doubted myself at times of like, do I know what I'm doing? Cause I feel like I don't know what I'm doing. But at the end of the day, everything that came to be was just off of a gut instinct I think that I had. And I wish I felt more sure of myself in those moments, but ultimately I did follow my gut and follow my decisions. I think it just was like a little bit scarier for me to do that. So I think just what I've learned over the past few years is believing in myself and having confidence in myself that I do know what I'm doing and I do know what I want. Hi. Hi. Say hi to Tyler. Looks so good in here. You haven't seen her dog bed yet. Oh, I'm freaking out. Asia, look at you. Got a doggy bed in here, girl. I need friends. Hi, sweet Asia. What? Do you have a new collar? Do you have a new collar? This is an upgrade. Look at you. Oh, my gosh. So cute. I wanted to find office space in LA because being in person with everyone was something that was really important to me. I just feel like you're able to get a lot more done and you're able to be a lot more creative when you're in person with people. So we started the hiring process of Finding our core team who would be living in LA and would be able to come into the office every week, and we would be able to just brainstorm and brain dump together. So I was also going from, like, dance practice to interviewing people and then probably back to more dance practice. But we build out a small but mighty team so far, and everyone is just super amazing. And I was really just looking for people who saw and understood the brand vision and felt excited by it and wanted to push the boundaries. That's a really big thing I want to do with real actives, is push us to innovate and do things differently and just think outside of the box. And I'm so happy with the team that we built and the offices that we found in la. Not leading and not being involved in every step of the way was not an option for me. That's not how I want to be as a founder. That's not how I want to show up. And just getting to have a place in person where I get to work and get to be with everyone is really, really important for me. And. And I'm really excited that we got our first office. This team crushed this office. This is. Honestly, all I did was get furniture in and walked away. And every time I've been here ever since, it has been. This is so cute. Yeah. It's on the mirror too. I don't know. Yeah. Did you see the mirror in the front? No. The speaker? I'm freaking out. We got a custom color case in our green. Oh, my gosh. Did we? I have been trying to. I ordered like five cases on Amazon over the break and they all came and just were not even remotely close. So we have a plan for how we could change the pump engine out. So you need fewer pumps. Okay. Just want to see if you're interested in that. Yeah. Yeah. Because I usually do four pumps for every use. Yeah. Just to get, like, the right amount just to wash my face, which honestly isn't too much. So if it could be one to two, I think. Yeah. So then the update would make it two pumps for you. Like one and a half for me, because I'm using about 3 of the current. Okay. And then question on my one sample, I don't know which sample it came from. I 45. Around my house, the Texas started to, like, peel off a little bit. Is it. So I didn't know if that was something that we think would be an issue in the gel cleanser. It's interesting. I haven't had it happen yet, but it could be Other products you're using that I'm not using? It could be. I mean it's been the one that's been traveling with me in my shower and different things. But the like text started to peel off. Like what I've done in the past is establish something. Like maybe it's our moisturizer. That's a key product that we also test that on every package that we make. Cuz I'm thinking about your hands being on different stuff. You apply it directly to face. Yes. That's so interesting. I go like 1, 2 and 3 which. This is the favorite step in my routine. Okay. I want to know how much I use. I love this. We were saying that we think that's going to be the. The hit. I still really can't believe that this is actually going out and happening. It makes me a little nauseous to think about but I'm very excited. But I'm also like this has been like a secret part of my life that like no one besides my close friends and family has known about. I'm just using real Actives. I can't believe that there are products in real life that are actually working for my skin that were just like a thought in my head a few years ago and it still like doesn't feel real to me but it's real. Real Actives. Feeling like I'm gonna puke. When I actually think about people seeing this for the first time and then like holding the products. I can't envision myself like scrolling on tick tock and seeing someone like trying the product. Like that is going to send me into full blown spiral. I mean I have to like lock myself down cuz I'm going to be. That's the only thing I'm going to be watching. So I just, I can't envision people like actually getting these products in their hands. Hey. Good morning. Good morning. Yay. Happy FR Day. Hi. Ready? Yes. No. Excited? Yeah. It's weird. Okay, here she goes. There she comes. How do you feel? Feeling good. I'm really excited. So now, March 31, 9:00am Eastern Time. Real Actives can be yours. You can try it out for the first time and real you is perfect you. I love you guys. Bye. Toogood and Co coffee creamers are made with farm fresh cream, real milk and contain 3 grams of sugar per serving. 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