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If you’ve ever wanted to know more about the biggest TikTokers, now’s your chance. Superstars Trevi Moran, Chris Olsen, Brittany Broski, Drew Afualo, Dana Isabelle and Cherry are starring in Smashbox’s new TikTok series, “Prime Time TV: 5 Seconds to Great Skin!” You’ll be able to watch funny, sweet and informative interviews about everything from skincare to addiction and dealing with internet hate. Because we’re all well-rounded people, right?

The first episode is out now, in which Moran interviews Olsen about his favorite Smashbox primer (he likes Photo Finish Illuminate Glow Primer) and creating content he loves. You can watch the clips on TikTok and the longer interview on YouTube. We caught up with the stars of the series to find out more behind the scenes.

“I’ve always been really intrigued by skincare and makeup,” Olsen says. “I’ve been really into the beauty communities on social media, so this is definitely a dream come true.” He’s not a full-glam beauty boy, though. He likes to keep it simple with a hydrating sunscreen. “I love watching people be really good at makeup,” he says. “I personally am not good. I would love to be good.” He talks to his friend Moran (who is very good at makeup) about diving into beauty and being sober for five years.

Moran, who is also sober, is excited to have these deeper convos with creators from all different communities. “We’re not just sticking to people who are solely beauty creators, we’re just tapping into different demographics,” she says. “I’m just very grateful that they chose me and they believe in me to be able to host this whole damn thing because if I was not sober, they definitely wouldn’t trust me.” She even put these feelings into a song (yes, she’s a singer, too!): “Too Hot to be This Hungover.”

@smashboxcosmetics

👏 PRIME TIME TV PREMIERE IS HERE 👏 @trevimoran with the hard-hitting questions. @chris with the chaos. Catch the extended cut on Smashbox YouTube 😉 link in bio  #5secondskin #faceprimer #skinprimer

♬ original sound – Smashbox Cosmetics

In the next few weeks, you’ll see interviews from the other TikTok stars, such as Dana Isabelle. She’s known for her haircare expertise so she’ll be diving deep into hair, her modeling experience, even some childhood trauma. Girl is getting real.  But she’ll also talk skincare too, because she’s passionate about keeping her skin hydrated and healthy, with products like Tower 28’s SOS Daily Rescue Facial Spray ($28 at Sephora), Experiment Super Saturated ($28 at Experiment) and Dieux Deliverance ($69 at Dieux).

@danaisabellaaaa

One thing about me, I’m a mfin star btch ⭐️!!!!!!! Exciting secret project w @smashboxcosmetics is loading 📞✨ #plussizemodel #curvemodel #beautysciencewithdana

♬ never leave you lonely – ✿

When it comes to Drew Afualo, folks want to hear how she comes up with the truly perfect comebacks to obnoxious men online, in addition to how she gets her skin so great (“multiple serums and oils to help with hydration.”) Dealing with trolls has been part of her platform since she started TikTok. She’s not slowing down but she is getting more choosy about who she pushes back against. “I think I’ve just been a lot more selective about who I choose to stitch now just because, shocker, they’re not very smart,” she says. “They kind of circle the same three or four jokes… It’s also just validated my belief that men will be openly terrible if you let them.”

@drewafualo

Replying to @barkback PRICE JUST WENT UP FELLAS LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO CRY THO

♬ Playboy – Jx.Zero

The hilarious Brittany Broski shows a different side of herself in the series. Of course, her humor is still there — it can’t not be — but she’s also giving the details about her skin and makeup routines, like the fact that she’s been using Smashbox primer since high school. “I used the original primer and then I did Bobbi Brown eyeshadow and I was the prettiest woman,” she says. Now, she goes for the Photo Finish Correct Anti-Redness Primer ($42 at Ulta Beauty) before makeup. As for skincare, she’s a Tatcha girl. “It’s the first line a full [line] actually worked for me,” she said.

@brittany_broski

♬ original sound – Brittany

We can’t wait for you to meet the adorable Cherry and see her makeup that continues to slay throughout her video. She talks skincare, too. “My routine is pretty basic now because growing up I used to just think that I needed a million products in order to achieve clear skin,” she says. “I was just in a vicious cycle buying more products breaking out more.” How relatable!

@cherrychyy

@smashboxstudios thank you thank you for having me on set!! i had such a blast i love my Smashbox family to pieces 🥹❤️❤️ you can see more Game Show content on @smashboxcosmetics TikTok! #5SecondSkin #SmashboxPartner

♬ original sound – Princess Cherry ✨

Head over to Smashbox’s YouTube to watch the rest of the series.

My friend, Marcia, is a vigorous woman in her early 80s. Thirty years ago, she moved into an apartment on Manhattan’s upper East side. Last year, I visited her place for the first time. There were bars outside her ground floor windows, but I didn’t see them when I stepped through the door because I was overwhelmed: the place smelled just like my mother’s!

My mother, like Marcia, had bought an apartment in Manhattan after her divorce and lived there for decades. Her place was in the upper West side, across town from Marcia’s, but shared some features: a refinished wood floor with scatter rugs; house plants atop the radiator cover beneath the window; piles of written material (magazines, newspapers, miscellaneous papers) stacked up in baskets set in corners. Artworks hung on Marcia’s walls that my mother would have loved. The nostalgia hit me hard.

I Wondered…

How could the vibe be the same in two places widely separated in space and time? Both Mom and Marcia had been teachers, hence the profusion of paper. Or maybe the steam-powered radiators in both old buildings emitted something that wrung a similar flavor from the furniture?

But the two women had lived differently: Marcia still went to work and traveled often with friends and family, while my mom had stayed home in her later years. Marcia considered herself to be in excellent health – never mind those surgeries she’d undergone in past years – while my mom had issues with her blood pressure and her teeth.

I concluded that the main thing the two women had had in common was they’d both inhabited their New York apartments alone.

My Solitary Life

For a couple of years now, I have lived alone, and my behavior has certainly changed from when I cohabited with my late husband. Because there’s no one else to consult, no one whose tastes or eccentricities demand consideration, I have loosened up. I tack odd-ball illustrations on the walls; I talk to things in the kitchen, not just the plants, which are known to appreciate it, but to toasters and ice cube trays refusing to let go of their cubes.

I curse freely when vexed, and I make Alexa repeat the same song again and again, if I feel like it. I eat what I please and leave dirty dishes in the sink overnight and bits of leftovers in the fridge until mold renders them inedible. I make all the rules, and I love it.

Of Course, There’s a Downside

Since there’s no one to tell what’s going on in my mind, though, I’ve become a busybody. When I take my daily walks, I can’t help chatting with perfect strangers. “Planning a birthday party?” I say to a woman wrestling balloons out of her car. “How far are you going?” I ask a teenager in Spandex packing two bottles of water on her back.

“Is your dog friendly?” I ask the man setting out garbage with one hand and pulling a leash with the other. I mean well, and no one has said “Buzz off, lady.” Not yet. It’s just a matter of time until my white hair stops protecting me from scorn, or something worse.

My freshman year college roommate has observed that it’s harder to make friends as we age. Finding new people has ceased to be organic: there are no more playgroups, sports tournaments, or after-hours office parties at which to strike up a conversation. New acquaintances don’t share as much life experience with us as older ones do, and it takes so much work to establish a friendship with any depth.

Another college friend has confessed that when she’s tired of rattling around her big house by herself, she sometimes goes to the supermarket just to talk to the clerks. For her, when the desire for human connection strikes, any face, preferably a smiling one, is better than none.

The Dilemma

How are we older women living alone to find company when we want it? We know the time may come when dashing off to the supermarket just to feel human energy may no longer be feasible. Nor will we open a dating app just to see a smile.

My friend, Trish, has an answer. Her son and his fiancé are planning to move across the country and asked her to come with them. She doesn’t want to abandon her life here in Phoenix, but she couldn’t deny his logic: she’s in in her 70s, he’s worried about her taking care of her house when she can’t call him to come switch a breaker she can’t reach. And they would miss each other. 

Trish hit upon a compromise. She agreed to move into a senior independent living apartment in a few years, and her son promises he will have a guest room available so she can spend summers in his new home. Big plus: a friend of hers already lives in the community she has chosen. In fact, that’s a big reason she chose it and the activities and services offered.

It Wouldn’t Work for Me

My late husband and I tried congregate living toward the end of his illness. He’d been house-bound for a while, so he loved the mobility the place afforded him. Until he became too ill to enjoy it. After I no longer needed to care for him, I moved out of the community because I didn’t like the institutional food and I could still change lightbulbs and drive myself anywhere I wanted to go.

My mother, who didn’t drive, used New York City’s extensive bus system to get around. She also made friends with the bus drivers on her regular route. I imagined I would follow her example and age in place, but without the buses.

Second Thoughts

When new, noisy neighbors began disrupting my peace, though, I began to reconsider. I’m healthy now but decrepitude is inevitable, and I’m at the age where I have to make decisions about the final stage of life.

My western metropolis lacks the abundant street life my mother enjoyed in New York, and I’ve come to the conclusion that Trish’s idea makes sense. When the real estate market allows, I will move into a condo in a development where a widowed friend already lives.

My friend and I are old enough to let each other go our own way. Yet she’ll be there to bring me back from the eye doctor when my pupils are dilated or whenever else I need her touch. And vice versa.

Will I still consider myself living alone? You bet, and relishing the freedom it bestows. I will keep on cussing loudly and sleeping on the couch when the spirit moves. Over the years, things may pile up in baskets in corners, like in Marcia’s place, and my condo may develop a characteristic smell that only visitors notice. I should be so lucky.

Let’s Have a Conversation:

What does living alone mean to you? Has it been an adventure? Do you find yourself more liberated? What decisions have you had to make on your own? What have you planned for your later years?

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, STYLECASTER may receive an affiliate commission.

If you’ve ever wanted to know more about the biggest TikTokers, now’s your chance. Superstars Trevi Moran, Chris Olsen, Brittany Broski, Drew Afualo, Dana Isabelle and Cherry are starring in Smashbox’s new TikTok series, “Prime Time TV: 5 Seconds to Great Skin!” You’ll be able to watch funny, sweet and informative interviews about everything from skincare to addiction and dealing with internet hate. Because we’re all well-rounded people, right?

The first episode is out now, in which Moran interviews Olsen about his favorite Smashbox primer (he likes Photo Finish Illuminate Glow Primer) and creating content he loves. You can watch the clips on TikTok and the longer interview on YouTube. We caught up with the stars of the series to find out more behind the scenes.

“I’ve always been really intrigued by skincare and makeup,” Olsen says. “I’ve been really into the beauty communities on social media, so this is definitely a dream come true.” He’s not a full-glam beauty boy, though. He likes to keep it simple with a hydrating sunscreen. “I love watching people be really good at makeup,” he says. “I personally am not good. I would love to be good.” He talks to his friend Moran (who is very good at makeup) about diving into beauty and being sober for five years.

Moran, who is also sober, is excited to have these deeper convos with creators from all different communities. “We’re not just sticking to people who are solely beauty creators, we’re just tapping into different demographics,” she says. “I’m just very grateful that they chose me and they believe in me to be able to host this whole damn thing because if I was not sober, they definitely wouldn’t trust me.” She even put these feelings into a song (yes, she’s a singer, too!): “Too Hot to be This Hungover.”

@smashboxcosmetics

👏 PRIME TIME TV PREMIERE IS HERE 👏 @trevimoran with the hard-hitting questions. @chris with the chaos. Catch the extended cut on Smashbox YouTube 😉 link in bio  #5secondskin #faceprimer #skinprimer

♬ original sound – Smashbox Cosmetics

In the next few weeks, you’ll see interviews from the other TikTok stars, such as Dana Isabelle. She’s known for her haircare expertise so she’ll be diving deep into hair, her modeling experience, even some childhood trauma. Girl is getting real.  But she’ll also talk skincare too, because she’s passionate about keeping her skin hydrated and healthy, with products like Tower 28’s SOS Daily Rescue Facial Spray ($28 at Sephora), Experiment Super Saturated ($28 at Experiment) and Dieux Deliverance ($69 at Dieux).

@danaisabellaaaa

One thing about me, I’m a mfin star btch ⭐️!!!!!!! Exciting secret project w @smashboxcosmetics is loading 📞✨ #plussizemodel #curvemodel #beautysciencewithdana

♬ never leave you lonely – ✿

When it comes to Drew Afualo, folks want to hear how she comes up with the truly perfect comebacks to obnoxious men online, in addition to how she gets her skin so great (“multiple serums and oils to help with hydration.”) Dealing with trolls has been part of her platform since she started TikTok. She’s not slowing down but she is getting more choosy about who she pushes back against. “I think I’ve just been a lot more selective about who I choose to stitch now just because, shocker, they’re not very smart,” she says. “They kind of circle the same three or four jokes… It’s also just validated my belief that men will be openly terrible if you let them.”

@drewafualo

Replying to @barkback PRICE JUST WENT UP FELLAS LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO CRY THO

♬ Playboy – Jx.Zero

The hilarious Brittany Broski shows a different side of herself in the series. Of course, her humor is still there — it can’t not be — but she’s also giving the details about her skin and makeup routines, like the fact that she’s been using Smashbox primer since high school. “I used the original primer and then I did Bobbi Brown eyeshadow and I was the prettiest woman,” she says. Now, she goes for the Photo Finish Correct Anti-Redness Primer ($42 at Ulta Beauty) before makeup. As for skincare, she’s a Tatcha girl. “It’s the first line a full [line] actually worked for me,” she said.

@brittany_broski

♬ original sound – Brittany

We can’t wait for you to meet the adorable Cherry and see her makeup that continues to slay throughout her video. She talks skincare, too. “My routine is pretty basic now because growing up I used to just think that I needed a million products in order to achieve clear skin,” she says. “I was just in a vicious cycle buying more products breaking out more.” How relatable!

@cherrychyy

@smashboxstudios thank you thank you for having me on set!! i had such a blast i love my Smashbox family to pieces 🥹❤️❤️ you can see more Game Show content on @smashboxcosmetics TikTok! #5SecondSkin #SmashboxPartner

♬ original sound – Princess Cherry ✨

Head over to Smashbox’s YouTube to watch the rest of the series.

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As far as I can remember, I have always relied on food to be able to make it through the day without breaking down. I have always been overweight, and I was affected by severe obesity for much of my adult life. I reached out to everyone and tried everything I thought might help me, even the most exotic techniques.

Unsuccessfully.

As I now work with people who also have a difficult relationship with food, I have noticed a few patterns many of us seem to share.

“It Is Impossible for Me to Lose Weight”

This is the story I used to tell myself. Afterall, why shouldn’t I believe this? I had excellent reasons:

• I have too much weight to lose.
• My lifestyle is not compatible with a diet plan.
• It simply never worked all the times that I have tried.
• I know some have found a way, but there is no way for me.

My weight has always been a problem. I was six years old the first time I was placed on a diet. My childhood was definitely not perfect. Adulthood has not been either. But honestly, who does not feel misunderstood? Who never gets hurt? Many people don’t end up affected by severe obesity. Why did my story develop this way?

Emotional eating is a form of compulsive eating. I eat when I am not hungry, and I cannot stop. Emotional eating is also a coping mechanism. I eat in response to positive and negative emotions. Food is a mood regulator in itself, and I increase what I eat to compensate for what I feel.

Eating is a refuge that allows me to avoid uncomfortable emotions. My well-being depends on what I am eating and the size of my plate. A difficult day at work? A comfort-food dinner will help me get over it. A conflict with a loved one? An ice cream and a bag of cookies allow me to keep my cool. A restless night worrying about a life issue? A bag of chips usually soothes my anxiety.

“Experts, Doctors and Professionals Seem Unable to Help Me”

Yes, I do gain weight because I eat too much, and I don’t move enough. Every expert I meet logically tells me that the solution is to eat less and move more. Duh. Wow! Like I never thought about it myself. The thing is: I can’t. When cravings hit me, there is no way I can resist them, and no one provides me efficient guidance to solve that dilemma. I am alone with my pain – and with my shame.

I don’t enjoy overeating. I don’t like the way I feel when my cravings are finally satisfied and leave me alone, only to be replaced with guilt. I don’t like being overweight. I tried many diet plans. Obeyed to the letter the advice of a dozen nutritionists. I left several sports coaches bald from pulling their hair out. I even went through bariatric surgery. I did lose some weight… for a while. And gained it all back, with some extra, just as quickly.

I learned several healthy ways of eating and safe ways to exercise. I know a 10-minute method to manage my anxiety. I am involved in several fun activities to keep from getting bored, and I own many weight loss meal plans. It is important, but it is not enough. These methods never worked for me.

“Emotional Eating Is Out of My Control”

To me, emotional eating feels like having a friend in my stomach. I start off with this friend, thinking they have my best interests in mind. They are going to help make my life better, and they are going to be there for me when other friends might not be.

When in a really vulnerable position, I latch onto this friend. As I spend more time with them, I become bigger and bigger, and my life gets smaller and smaller. My friend gets meaner, and their demands get harder. Yet, I am trapped with them and feel as if I cannot survive without them. I can’t let them go.

One day, I find myself basically as big as two people and living half a life, denying myself a lot of the experiences that would bring me happiness and joy. It’s an awful way to live. It’s a way so many of us live in silence, thinking maybe it is normal.

Speaking Your Truth Is the Way Out!

Today, I am not living with obesity anymore.

I stopped treating food as the villain. I faced my issues for what they were and made the decisions I was scared to make. I am finally able to stick to a healthy lifestyle, not as a primary change but as a consequence of my emotional eating recovery.

I face every new day without carrying the weight of years of untold pain buried under food. When something upsets me today, I just have to deal with today. There is nothing to silence anymore, nothing to hide, nothing to keep control of, no friend to appease. I am at peace. Inner peace makes it so much easier now to stay on track and keep making healthy choices.

I know exactly how it feels to be stuck with emotional eating and many extra pounds. I know life and its challenges as an overweight emotional eater because I was one most of my life. I was still affected by severe obesity when my first weight-loss coaching client chose me to work on their weight issues.

I could not understand why they would want to work with me, as I had even more weight to lose than they did! They simply said, “I want to work with you precisely because you are overweight. I know you can understand me.”

I indeed understood their point immediately. As I have since worked with many emotional eaters, it always strikes me how, even if our stories are different, our pain and how we deal with our wounds are the same.

In my own personal experience as an overweight person trying to lose weight and reaching out for professional help, I never felt understood. I went to doctors, nutritionists, dietitians, sports coaches, psychotherapists, and diet counselors. They were the experts, though it appeared none of them had weight issues. They did their best to help me, but their perception of what I was going through and what I needed to do to overcome my weight issues never matched my reality.

As I could never trust them to understand me, I never fully opened either. I have discovered with my clients how simply being able to genuinely tell the truth about our situation makes a big difference. Being real and honest with ourselves about what we are truly going through is essential to a successful emotional eating recovery.

I know how vulnerable we feel to open totally and how difficult it can be, especially when we have not allowed ourselves to put our masks down for years, sometimes decades. That’s why when I work with other emotional eaters, I focus on letting them feel they can speak freely to me and will always be understood.

If you are not sure you are an emotional eater, you can take the quiz here.

Let’s Have a Conversation:

Can you relate to my experience with emotional eating? Is yours completely different? Let us know in the comments.