00:00It feels like power when I'm wearing makeup.
00:03I think a lot of people have a misconception
00:05that makeup is meant to hide our insecurities,
00:08and for me, that's not what it's about.
00:11I wear it full coverage, full glam, full confidence,
00:16full forward, I guess.
00:18Being a boy in makeup used to be such a taboo thing.
00:22Even having that thought would be a no-no,
00:24and now it's something that's celebrated.
00:32Beautycon is like a dream of mine.
00:34Today is the day.
00:37The day.
00:38It's like a party of a bunch of beauty influencers
00:41and brands celebrating our love for makeup.
00:44And so, to me, it really is just a dream come true
00:48to be able to go, especially in L.A.
00:52Have a good trip.
00:56Ooh!
00:57See y'all later.
01:00I love my family.
01:01I think they're just the best.
01:03I came out when I was in seventh grade,
01:05and they completely accepted me, 100%.
01:09I was just doing a Pride video,
01:12a little colorful makeup tutorial,
01:14and I was finishing up on my eyeshadow,
01:17and my dad kind of popped his head into my room,
01:20and he saw my look, and he was like,
01:22that looks so freaking awesome.
01:25I was like, thank you!
01:27Damn!
01:28Everyone was living for the video,
01:31like, loved my dad.
01:33It was like an example for how parents should support their kids.
01:38Before I posted that video, I had 800 followers on Instagram,
01:42and now I have almost 30,000.
01:45Ooh, mama, it is hot today at Phoenix Sky Harbor.
01:50My mom's about to say goodbye.
01:51I will see you later.
01:53Bye.
01:54So I really am thankful that I have that support system at home,
01:57when sometimes I go out and I don't have the best experience outside of my house.
02:04Okay, yas, hope I don't die.
02:07Coming from a small town, it's just hard because I'm a big personality.
02:12It was hard to not feel trapped at times,
02:15seeing online all these amazing things going on in LA, in New York.
02:20The internet is, like, everything and more.
02:24I don't ever feel extra on the internet.
02:27I don't ever feel like I'm being too much on the internet,
02:29or I need to, like, reel it back in.
02:31It almost feels like I have, like, a little world in my pocket,
02:34like, in my phone.
02:35I can meet all these amazing people
02:37that I would never have had the opportunity of even seeing
02:40or talking to in real life.
02:45Makeup is just not something that I would put on every day.
02:49For me, makeup is really special because it gives me
02:53that boost of confidence,
02:55a really defined brow,
02:57carved out and cut,
02:59super sharp, a full beat, and, like, heels.
03:03You can change a person entirely in the way that you use makeup.
03:09You feel like nothing can stand in your way.
03:12And I think, too, for people that always felt like
03:17they were being put down
03:18and they didn't feel comfortable in their own shoes,
03:21which, for a lot of the LGBTQ community, that is, like, a thing.
03:25Having makeup as sort of, like, a tool and, like, a weapon,
03:29it feels like power to me.
03:32There's nothing else in my life
03:33that feels the same way as putting on makeup does feel for me.
03:38I have these tight pants, my little crop top I'm going to be wearing,
03:43my daddy hat, which is so funny because I'm not, like, typical daddy material.
03:47And then my little Nike shoes.
03:50I'm going to look so sporty.
03:52I'm ready to just strut in.
04:02Every single person that I've talked to when I've told them I'm going to Beautycon has just said,
04:07of course you are, you know?
04:08That's where you belong.
04:10These people who are just exuding this confidence
04:14and slapping on this gorgeous makeup,
04:16like, that is the type of energy that I want to be surrounded by all the time.
04:22It's like I finally found my home.
04:29You are beautiful.
04:32Gorgeous.
04:33Thank you so much.
04:35My brows are fucking racist.
04:39I think it's a place to say,
04:42hey, this support is real.
04:44Like, we can sit here commenting all day.
04:46Love you so much.
04:47You're amazing.
04:49But at the end of the day, we really do care about each other.
04:53Patrick is right over there.
04:58Oh my God.
05:01This line is probably so long.
05:02I don't even know where it starts.
05:03So we're in line at max.
05:05I think being a boy in beauty is like a revolutionary thing.
05:10It's exciting and it's new.
05:16From a business standpoint,
05:17if you market your products to everybody,
05:20you're going to make bank.
05:22Like, makeup being inclusive is important because
05:25everyone wants to feel beautiful in their own way.
05:29So Beautycon is like,
05:32if Fabulous were a person,
05:35they like puked in the LA Convention Center.
05:38Hopefully I'm back again next year.
05:45Boys in beauty is kind of like a revolution.
05:48A fight for inclusivity.
05:53So to be able to go on Instagram and see a boy,
05:57like with full lashes, liner, like eye shadow, everything.
06:04I think that's really powerful.
06:06I think that's really powerful.
06:06I think that's really powerful.
06:09It's really powerful.
