it takes so long to get ready to look this glamorous,

but it also takes almost just as long to get out of it.

Let's go to bed.

(upbeat music)

So obviously I wear so much makeup to do my job,

whether it's a show, a fashion moment,

it's a whole lotta makeup and a lot of the times

I will be on tour for days on end,

months on end even,

and I put my skin through it.

Needless to say, I need a lot to take it off,

and oof, this hair is getting all over the place,

so let's start with the basics,

let's knock the wig off.

I'll just give a tug on where I've done

spirit gum on the lace.

And voila, and voila.

A mess, but at least the wig's not on anymore.

My eyes get so dry sometimes

between the contacts, the makeup in general,

so I love popping the lashes off and then

getting my contacts out.

So I just tear those off.

I take a lot of time to make all my lashes fun and custom,

so I like to put them in a safe little compartment

to make sure that I can use them

for longer than just one use

because you know, reduce, reuse, recycle.

A lot of the times when I do my makeup

it pops a lot more when I have a lighter eye color

just because my eyes are so dark to begin with.

So I make sure to grab those out and put those away

before I start washing my face or else

I'm gonna lose a contact in the back of my eye

and I don't think I want to figure out how to get that out.

For me, I've had crazy skin all through...

Not crazy skin but I've had a different array of

skin situations all throughout my life.

When I was growing up I had pretty decently bad acne,

so I went on Accutane, so now my skin is

definitely more on the dry, almost even combinationy side.

The quality of my skin usually depends more on

whether I'm doing drag a lot,

whether I'm taking great care of my skin

or not so great care of it.

So my face, getting out of drag routine

definitely varies a bit.

So today I am going to just be using

everything and anything that I would bring with me on tour.

I've been running around doing shows for weeks,

so I definitely need a major cleanse moment.

So first off, just to get the little bit

of extra spirit gum off of my sideburns or forehead

or wherever I'm putting it,

I'm just gonna grab a little bit of

90% or 99%,

a very high percent of rubbing alcohol.

Spray that on a towel and then just gently

or vigorously try to start scrubbing that away

so that we don't have glue on our ears

because you will stick to your pillow

or to your sweater when you're sleeping on a plane.

Now one of my big makeup tips that

a drag queen in the U.K. told me is

the Urban Decay Meltdown Makeup Remover.

I honestly used to just use makeup wipes,

but doing a layer of this before you

go in with a makeup wipe makes everything,

breaks it all down, it makes it incredible,

so pardon me real quick.

(bottle spraying)

You really don't need too much of that,

but it makes taking all this off so much easier.

I would say that is definitely one of the

bigger, more important moments of taking my makeup off.

My makeup remover wipe of choice is

the Neutrogena Hydrating ones.

They're pretty inexpensive, you can get them

almost everywhere, and I like the hydrating version

just because why not, like why do the normal ones

when you can hydrate as well?

So after I've sprayed my face with the Urban Decay

and let that sit for a minute or so,

I just go in and start from the bottom

and try not to stretch my skin out too much

but I do like to get everything off as quick as possible.

So I'll usually go around kinda like the perimeter

and then work my way in.

I find that starting with the eyes or whatever

you end up getting all your darks and your glitters

all over your face and that doesn't make anything easy.

Oh my goodness, I absolutely never, ever, ever, ever, ever

fall asleep with any makeup on.

And I know that sounds really snotty or snobby to say

but it is like, don't do that, like why would you do that?

It takes...

You don't even have to do all 25,000 steps

to get out of drag, but at least do a couple.

You don't want makeup on your pillow,

you don't want makeup on your man,

you don't want makeup anywhere near you when you wake up,

oh my gosh.

I mean, unless you're the type of girl,

like maybe Beyonce wants to wake up like that, but I don't.

Be extra careful with being delicate on the eyes.

I find that the, that Urban Decay cleanser spray thing

really helps break down the eye makeup too

so that you don't have to be rubbing and scrubbing too much.

I think it's pretty universal for people

to not want the old eyes, the saggy eyes, the crow's feet,

whatever other type of birds land on your eye,

so we're trying to minimize that as much as possible.

But I personally cover my eyebrows with

Elmer's Washable Glue Stick.

For a while I thought that what I had to do was just like

really go in with a makeup wipe

and just rub that 'til it's dead,

but actually it is a washable glue stick.

What do you wash things with?

Water.

I can't remember what drag queen enlightened me to that

but I was like, "Oh, makes good sense."

And my go to cleanser is the Peter Thomas Roth

Anti-Aging Cleansing Gel.

It's orange, I don't know quite who all is in this

but I know she says she's anti-aging

and I'm young, but why not start now?

(water running)

So I'm going to gently pat my face dry.

Oh my gosh, the hard part is already over.

We are back to looking almost flawless.

After I use a cleanser, I like to go in with the

Peter Thomas Roth Firmx Peeling Gel.

It is like a chemical exfoliator and I like it because

it feels funny, it has a fun visual moment

that makes you feel like every last

inch of makeup, dirt, and debris is being

peeled off of your skin.

And you can see just like the skin peeling up.

I don't know if it's all dead skin,

if some of it's product, I don't care if it's

mixing all together, but this is one of those things

that your skin actually feels like significantly

more polished after.

And now we're gonna wash that off.

(water running)

That's what I fully, no joke, you can already,

it just feels so much better, it feels smoother,

it feels extra, extra clean, and I love that.

I am a drag queen, and certainly not a dermatologist.

I know a lot about makeup, a little bit about skincare,

so for me I feel like when I'm getting out of drag

or just trying to treat myself to a spa day

I know what I'm doing with some of these products

and for some of them I'm just havin' a good time,

havin' fun, tryin' out different things

and seeing what works and what feels fun.

Now I'm going in with the Cucumber Gel Mask

from Peter Thomas Roth.

And this is super refreshing.

My skin always feels very just moisturized

and well taken care of after I use this.

So we're just going to apply a thin layer,

and usually I will go watch some TV, check Instagram,

do something while this is sitting

for about 15 to 20 minutes, just let it soak in,

enjoy the coolness of it.

It is so relaxing and a good way to start to wind down.

I almost fell asleep there.

It's been about 15 to 20 minutes

and now I'm going to rinse this all off.

(water running)

All right, now that I do not have one dead skin cell

left on my face, all of the oil is snatched right out.

I don't know why I'm gaggin'.

I'm going to go in with the Lush Tee Tree Water Toner.

I have (bottle spraying)

some friends all across the states and stuff

and internationally that work with Lush.

It seems like anybody who works for Lush

is a fan of the dolls.

Anytime they're at any of our shows

they always come with the goody bags and stuff,

and I love it, so thank you, Lush,

for the Tee Tree Water Toner.

Sometimes I do lip changes throughout the night,

and even just with using

liquid matte lipsticks I like to go in

with a light exfoliator before I apply a lip product,

just to get rid of any crunchy nastiness.

Today my lip scrub of choice is the Lemon Sucker

Velour Lip Scrub from Jeffree Star Cosmetics.

I think they're pretty much all the same,

just choose whichever flavor you like honestly,

'cause it's late, it's after the club,

the Seamless order might not be there,

so if you get hungry, eat up.

And this does make a mess, so make sure

you've got a sink in front of you

or a tongue ready, or someone ready to just wipe this off.

Today I have to use the sink.

(water running)

All right, so my favorite chapstick of choice

is the E-O-S, Eos, however we're gonna call it.

I usually get one of the ones that

sounds the most moisturizing.

And just go in, in, in, in.

I love using way too much chapstick.

Make sure the lips are all juicy,

whether you are going to bed alone or with a man,

or someone else, who knows.

You wanna keep the lips hydrated and at least

ready for the next makeup application.

So I love trying all types of different sheet masks

around the world.

My fans think that it's cute to bring me some

to the meet and greets and stuff,

and I love all the crazy animals, the Pokemon, the whatever.

But a year or two maybe ago, my good sister Kim Chi

came out with a collaboration with Patchology,

a whole collection book of sheet masks

inspired by her makeup looks.

I have been holding onto this because

I think it's kind of limited edition.

These are so, so, so gorgeous and I'm scared to use them.

But just for Bazaar, I'm going to use one today.

And I think they're all moisturizing,

which is exactly what I'm looking for

after doing all of those steps.

I'm going in with this black and white sad mime.

This is so cute.

And this is extra gooey, which I love.

So I don't know if there's ever

a right or a wrong side to some of these.

I know for some there might be.

I'm putting the dark side of the design on the outside

so it looks even cuter and more realistic,

like I came in with even crazier makeup today.

Oh my god, this is actually so, so, so cute.

I'll rub the excess in on my neck because

you know, I shave there, I put makeup there,

it's good to take care of your skin there too