This Girl Tried Kylie Jenner's Makeup Routine
Hello! My name is Emma and I'm a news writer here at Cosmopolitan.com. Yesterday, I witnessed the magic that is Kylie Jenner's 37-step makeup routine, and because I am a #journalist who feels a serious responsibility to serve readers, I decided to put my skills to the test and try it.
Full disclosure, I am by no means good at doing makeup. I'm actually borderline terrible. I was never that girl who could cut a crease or, hell, even accurately contour without looking like I was about to join the circus, so attempting a 37-step look seemed like a test of wills. Strap in, everybody. This is one hell of a journey.
Kylie started with a moisturized face with a little bit of chapstick. Spoiler alert: this is pretty close to what I actually wear to work on a daily basis. I was off to a solid start.
First up: eyeshadow. She does, like, 1209381209 different shades on each lid. When I'm trying to be my absolute fanciest I tap out at three.
^^ The look of pure terror at how bad orange shades clash with my complexion.
When Kylie is done with her eyes she moves to foundation. On an average day I use approximately two pumps of color correcting cream and exactly zero concealer. I'm not kidding. This is by far the most foundation I've ever worn.
Please take a second to appreciate the intense line on my neck, indicating that I 100 percent did not find my shade. Lol! I am good at this!
Next comes the contour and the "baking" portion of the show. Unfortunately, this includes no cupcakes or cookies or ANYTHING, which seems like a ripoff, but anyways.
Okay, next comes the lip stuff. Kylie loves herself a HeAvYyYy lip, so she lines them first, then fills them completely, then adds lipstick AND lip gloss. During this part of the video she tries to act cool by lining her lips with her eyes closed. WELL, jokes on you Kylie because I can do it, too!!
It's at this exact moment that I say "I am Kylie, Kylie is me," but that is literally the only part of this video in which I feel that way. I'm Kylie for about .025 seconds.
The finished lips really add to the "drag queen" aesthetic I'm going for.
Next comes blush. Kylie puts it all over her face! All over! I, however, haven't used blush since the 8th grade.
And then highlighter!! Lots of highlighter!!! She creates a line with hers, very precise. As you can imagine, I can't do that, so mine turns out like this.
She doesn't blend this shit at all. She just lets it sit there. Mine looks like a child applied it, but it's fine, everything is fine.
And that's it! After some quick last-minute touches, the ~lewk~ is complete. Here is my facial expression upon seeing it in the mirror:
In total, Kylie's 37 steps take me a whopping 45 minutes, and I look like a toddler who's been let loose in a Sephora. While I appreciate her hustle and dedication to the craft, I think I'll stick with my one coat of mascara. Thanks!
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