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In this humorous and candid video, the creator introduces her ex-husband and current best friend, Layton, to her audience for a unique makeup session. The two share a complex history that began dating in the mid-2010s before she transitioned, leading them to stop being romantic partners but remain incredibly close friends. Despite their long-standing bond and shared experiences, including photo shoots and touring together, the dynamic is filled with playful banter, inside jokes about their cats, and mutual teasing regarding their personalities and habits. Layton admits to feeling nervous about having makeup applied by someone he knows so well, joking that he might not enjoy the sensation, while the creator notes that she rarely does makeup for others, making this a special exception for their friendship. The video captures the chaotic and funny process of applying makeup, which includes discussions about music tastes ranging from Fall Out Boy to Tierra Whack, as well as complaints about college experiences and current life struggles like a towed car. A significant portion of the interaction revolves around Layton's tendency to lean away from the camera or the creator while she works, which he attributes to discomfort with being close to people, especially now that he sees her as a woman. They also joke about his silver hair, their matching tattoos and bracelets, and his habit of checking his phone during movie nights, often causing them to miss crucial plot points. The conversation is lighthearted, touching on everything from favorite movies like *School of Rock* to the absurdity of living with four cats, including a story about one cat eating a two-foot ribbon. As the makeup application progresses, the creator applies various products, including a Hailey Bieber blush and a lip plumper, while continuing to roast Layton's eye shape and his claim that he has no preference for lip styles. The session concludes with the reveal of a SpongeBob collaboration design on Layton's face, which he surprisingly enjoys despite the teasing. Throughout the video, the creator emphasizes that while they have moved past their romantic relationship, their friendship remains strong and supportive, highlighting how they navigate life as queer individuals who prioritize each other's well-being and creative projects over traditional social norms. The final moments show Layton keeping the makeup on for a future podcast episode, underscoring the trust and comfort they share despite the comedic friction of the day.
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Kombucha. Colleague, ni hao ma? >> [music] >> They're plating. Finally happening. The rollout. I do appreciate you all for coming. Shishini. The focus is shifting. Cuz the focus is on me, baby. Focus on me. [ __ ] [ __ ] focus on me. >> Ready? This is Wanda. Agatha. >> Wong. >> [music] >> Sue Storm. Cynthia Erivo. >> This is what happens when you let me have a puff a poof a poof. >> You met me at a very Chinese time in my life as in everyday. >> Why are you like so far away? >> Where do you want me to be at? >> I have to do your makeup, dude. >> How's the side profile, y'all? >> You're ugly. >> Hi everyone. Welcome back to my page. My favorite phrase, I've been going through a lot. I actually have been. Update video is live. I tried to jump. >> [music] >> Work here, though. >> That's the gospel truth. >> Y'all have never known about Leighton. We used to date long millennial ago. Then I transitioned and then we went through a lot and now we don't date. But this is my best friend. He is the reason why so much is Actually, no. I'll let you speak. >> What do you want me to [music] say? >> Recently 30 years old. >> Hey 30. >> 2,100. >> Producer of the podcast, Steve or Two podcast. He designed this jewelry pouch for my collection. They're linked up here. Today I'm going to do his makeup because why not? And I have a bunch of questions that I had you guys send me on Instagram. I don't really do other people's makeup so we're going to see how it goes. Your eyes are so red. >> No, they're not. >> Look straight to the camera. >> Yeah, right. >> Hi. >> I'm sure you are. >> Hi. Bet you are. >> I'm nervous. >> Why? About what? Well, your introduction to the world? To the Freddy lore? New new rollout? >> Going to make some people feel a little ugly. >> Wow. >> You're ugly. >> I don't think I will enjoy the feeling of having makeup on. >> Oh, it's terrible. >> You're just going right for it. >> How did you meet and when [music] did we meet? >> January of 2024. You hit me up on Instagram. Asked me to take some photos of you. >> Okay, hit me up sounds >> It was just for photography. I get commissions through [music] Instagram. >> Ow. >> I'm sorry. >> [ __ ] That's all it was. I won't do more. It's not worth it. >> Okay, we have this palette today, Bella Beauty Bar. That's not the uh conspiracy palette. >> Oh my god. >> [laughter] >> [ __ ] off. >> What kind of look do you want me to do on you? >> Make me look like a peacock. >> All right. As y'all know, we do eyes first on this page. >> Primer. >> I hardly know her. >> We did meet 2 years ago. It was for a photo shoot for my sweaters. Long time ago with Pawsitive >> Pride. And then Freddy and I started dating shortly after. >> We're [snorts] going on now like more time as friends than the time that we spent in a relationship. We're close friends. I love Freddy. Freddy's my best friend. >> Next question. >> I'm going to use this palette for Dusty for 15% off, but >> He said peacock? >> Peacock. >> Wait, no, it's not the James Charles >> No, don't even try it. >> That's not the James Charles Morphe palette. >> James Charles has messaged both of us. >> We hate him, by the way. >> Oh, what's he going to do? Sue us? >> Oh, I'm not worried about that. >> Favorite musician. >> Give us three. >> Fall Out Boy, obviously. I've been a Fall Out Boy fan over 20 years, which is a weird [music] thing to say. >> He has a tattoo on here, too. It says crybaby. >> I love Tierra Whack. I love Remi Wolf. I love the band White Reaper. I don't love their newest album. Shame on them. Denzel Curry. >> Wow, what's it feel like having a double island? Compton, right? >> [laughter] >> Band N X G. >> Freddy will never have more than, let's say, 10 songs on rotation. >> True. >> The rotation changes and updates, and songs get booted, and songs get added. My eyeballs. >> My eyeballs. >> [laughter] >> Oh, yeah, this is everyone. This is the the Lumpy Space Impersonator. >> No, don't say that, cuz it's not that good. >> It's amazing. Everyone, comment below. >> Wow, you were just doing me a great favor by just leaning every which and way besides the correct one. >> what to do. You're not doing your job by not telling me. >> Oh, I'm not doing my job now. >> Oh, you want to talk about >> Let's also not annoy my neighbors. >> Sorry. >> Fun fact, the reason why I've been Twitch streaming again is been holding me locked up in the basement like the gay capital of America. >> I'm a uh >> Bender. >> Big ooh. >> You have to lean a little forward for me. >> Okay. >> Something I write. Usually makeup artists were standing, but we're choosing to sit today. [music] >> Where do you want me to sit? >> See how far I need to reach the canvas? >> What do you want me to do? When you do art, is your iPad this far away? >> Oh, don't even dare. Don't you dare. >> What's it like living around the four cats when you were temporarily at mine? >> Your cats are stupid and all loving way. >> [music] >> I do love your cats a lot. I have like a special bond with all of them. I saved Miso's life she from choking to death once. >> This [ __ ] found a PR ribbon and just started eating it. >> This girl literally ate like two foot of ribbon >> and I had to pull it out of her mouth like a [ __ ] clown. Nimmy and I were boys. I have a special relationship with Nimmy. I love Sushi very much. Him and I have a special bond too. Except for whenever he was a dick to Bender. >> [snorts] >> Stop looking at the makeup. >> I blink my balls. >> I have done his makeup one time. I made him look like he was crying and I did a damn good job at it and that's the latent form of humor is to cry while talking about Olive Garden. >> Unironically, I love Olive Garden. I love saying them in an Italian. >> We love the Jersey Shore. >> Yeah, I got Freddy into the Jersey Shore. That's been a >> uh a a lifelong >> blink blink >> They're weasel fur. >> Oh my god. Jesus Christ. Blaming on me into bowel tremors. [laughter] >> Get over here. Get over here. Don't hate me. >> Weasel fur. >> Eyes open or closed? We're lining his waterline. >> I'm dying. >> Why are you leaning away from me? >> Cuz it sucks. >> No. >> You will learn what I do every day. >> I just >> Every time you rush me when I'm doing my makeup, this is what you're rushing now. >> I want pasta. >> The hell am I going to get? >> A life. >> Remember when you asked to stay over last night? >> Yeah. >> Favorite movie? >> I like a lot of movies. I absolutely love School of Rock. That's probably my favorite movie. I've said that since I was a kid. I love Nacho Libre. Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny. >> 13 Going on 30. >> Do love 13 Going on 30. >> And then you showed that one to me. >> Favorite accomplishment in life? >> Bender and Burns. My cats. >> What thing have you done that you're most proud of? >> I did get to design for Fall Out Boy last year. I got to design for the 20th anniversary of Panic! at the Disco's Fever You Can't Sweat Out. That album really like was a huge part of my childhood. >> How are you doing? >> How am I doing? Well, my car got towed this week by my apartment complex, [music] and I don't know if they're going to reimburse me. I don't think they will. >> I'm good. My number one thing that I'm working on right now is I want Bender to have a little baby. >> What was your favorite photo shoot you did with me? >> Brooklyn Bridge was cool. >> We went to New York together. >> That was really cool. >> What did you study in college? >> I went to a really shitty university that I just don't want to name. They didn't teach me [ __ ] Don't go to schools in the Orlando area. >> [laughter] >> I didn't have a good time with college. I was very depressed. I was under the impression that I was going to get to focus on graphic design. The entire degree they made me just do motion graphics and animation. Freddy would be mad about this, and Freddy wouldn't encourage this, but I skipped as many days as I possibly could without getting kicked out of school. >> No, I'm proud of you for that. >> I skipped school basically all throughout college and high school. I was already going to concerts, so I decided to show up early, and I would lie to the bands whenever they would load in and say, "Hey, I'm a professional photographer. Could I take some photos you guys?" >> I just want to clarify, since he's putting words into my mouth. I would never force someone to say, "You need to go through high school and college." The whole point of it is I believe you should pursue higher education and getting out there in the real world and learning how a job works and getting ahead or doing whatever you need to can to get out of a household if you need to just get out of it as a queer person, I support. >> leaning away. >> I don't like being close to people. >> I know you [music] don't, Layton. I've known this kid for like 2 years straight. >> See, I never knew that was like a tism thing. Should we give you claviculars, [music] jawline? >> Who? >> Gen Z person who streams on Kick when you should be streaming Freddy Chen on Twitch. >> Stop looking up. No, look. >> See that? That's a contour. On tour, I'm going on tour. >> This is going to ruin the contour. >> There you go. Where do you want to travel next? >> I was going to say Antarctica. >> You were going to say space next or something. >> The moon. >> I was going to say the dark side of the moon specifically. >> space. >> You tell me you ain't trying to see the dark side of the moon. >> [ __ ] I'll show you the dark side of the moon right now. Like >> Stop it. Stop it. I will jump out of the window. >> [laughter] >> Don't act like we >> This is the thing with Layton. Since I started transitioning, obviously, he sees me as a woman. He is the most prudish person I've ever met. >> Most prude? >> Most prude. [music] >> You are literally >> getting farther and farther away from me. >> Oh. >> That's a cheek bone. >> There weasel fur. Blink, blink. >> What were your thoughts, and you can be honest, on Freddy's silver hair? >> I know negative thoughts about it. >> You didn't mind it? >> No. I had silver hair at one point in my life. >> We'll give you some Hailey Bieber blush. >> Oh, really? >> Yeah, that's her blush. >> Leave him, Hailey. >> [laughter] >> Hailey, leave him. >> sent this, by the way. I would never buy it. >> Hailey, we can be friends. >> It's not clocking to you. He'd fall in love with me. >> Maybe. >> [laughter] >> Problem is you'd want me to stand on his business. I don't want to. >> Needs more blush. It's not a Freddy look without more blush. >> Did somebody say pasta? >> Literally no one said pasta, buddy. What's your next [ __ ] question? >> Me, what's your next [ __ ] question? >> It's the most annoying thing I do. >> That's going to be hard. >> Um [laughter] >> Oh. Oh, he thinks he's funny now. >> No, I'm not even being funny. Being so real. It's going to be difficult to choose. Febby. We're not making that a thing. >> Febby loves to watch a TV show or a movie with you and then get on her phone and then you miss a really crucial thing and then like >> It's somehow always the moment I check my phone. >> It's cuz you're always on your phone. >> It's easy to miss >> always on your phone like >> [laughter] [snorts] >> Well, like are you like >> Shut up. >> Excuse me. I don't do that motion. >> Febby loves to miss out on stuff you're watching and then you have to rewind and watch it like three more times. I just look like a face filter. >> Oh my god. Why am I so good at makeup? >> Yay me. Go me. Look good job me. >> Anytime I ever have to have a serious conversation with someone now, I'm going to have to do it in makeup. >> Febby loves to walk real slow when she's on her phone as well. >> I'm 5'4. This [ __ ] is like 6 6'5. So, my bad. >> 5'11. >> [laughter] >> Come here. [snorts] Febby put on a lot of makeup, so Febby. F E B B I E. >> I'm surprised I was able to do your makeup so fast. Usually this takes longer, but when I'm friends with someone for a long time or I just see a face for a long time, I just start staring at it and go >> There's like a Twitter account that's like this is what you would look like if you're Asian and then in my head I just do the this is what you would look like with makeup on. >> Does Laiden want a bold [music] lip or a little gradient lip? >> I have no preference. >> Oh wait, I haven't even done your lashes. Here we go, baby. Here we go. Come here. Ow. [ __ ] that hurt. Ow. >> Febby just tried to [ __ ] blind me. >> All right, come sit back down. >> Thought I was eating my pasta. >> No, we're finishing the video. >> God damn it. I thought I was thought I was eating pasta while I was getting my makeup done. >> You That's not possible. What makes you think that's possible? >> Anything's possible if you >> Oh my god. >> set your mind to it. >> One thing we always say as girls what I envy about boys is that they got long lashes for no reason. You're not going to do anything with these. >> Weasel fur. >> My eyeballs. Layton has incredible eyes. It's so annoying. He has like the most beautiful eye color and his eye shape lets me do that inner corner so easily. Like watch this. >> See, here's the thing. This ain't fair. >> This is why I've abstained from drag. I really don't want to just do it to him. >> Oh, you got to get spice tolerance. Well, this is it's a pencil lip plumper. >> Let's see how this makes you feel. >> Remember that episode where LSP gets big lips before she becomes >> zombie. My gob. >> Look at these luscious lips. >> feel anything? >> A little lately tingling. >> I mean, Layton can handle. He has a lot of tattoos. Oh yeah, we got matching ones. Matching bracelets and tattoos. Do you have anything exciting coming up for this year? >> Nope. >> All right. Was it fun working with me? >> Nope. >> Yes. We have a jewelry company that we're launching. >> Oh >> [laughter] >> Moment of truth. Ready? 3 2 1 I didn't even get to do this on you. This is the SpongeBob collab with Leeto. What do you think? >> I'm trying to think of like like a reference here. Maybe I am the reference. >> But I'm I'm kind of lost. >> Let me give him a good close up. >> No. >> Look at your jawline. >> Ooh, chiseled. >> Oh, he's loving it. He is loving it. >> joking. >> Welcome everyone to my best friend Layton. >> I also make art. >> Oh yeah, everyone go follow him. He is an incredible artist, literally one of the most talented, brilliant graphic designers I know. Do not book him too much though because if he is working for you all >> companies >> it means he's not working for me. >> Yeah, brands hit me up. >> have that happen unless I'm involved. >> On the side. >> Wait, do you like the makeup? >> Oh, the makeup's great. Looking at myself is uh I'm going to leave this on until we record the next podcast and then we'll >> Stop it. You you just discussed it. >> Thank you all for watching this video on my channel and please remember everything is less than three. Woo. >> Stop it. >> What did you do? >> I did