Emily Seagren

Yesterday I was shown a photo of a woman as a suggested friend request. It immediately brought back one memory that has apparently stuck with me for 12 years.

She was a member of the corporate executive team and seated at our dinner table. It was the year I won Woman of Enterprise and had to give a speech to a room of maybe 500+ people.

I remember the first thing she said to me after my speech was "wow, your mouth was so dry. I so badly wanted to go up there and give you a bottle of water." I said "yeah, I'm on a lot of medication." That was the first thing that came to mind (which was actually true from the brain surgery pain) but I wish I could go back to that moment and stick up for myself better.

Moral of the story: don't be mean. Your words can stick with someone forever. Especially women to other women. Be kinder. Girls and women at all ages need to learn to cheer each other on better.

Great for quick, easy eye looks

I really liked this shadow stick! My favorite part is that the primer is built right in, so I didn’t need an extra step before applying. It went on really smoothly with no tugging or patchiness. The blender on the other end is super handy, especially if you’re on the go. I could swipe it on, blend it out, and be done in a minute without needing brushes. Definitely a great one to toss in your bag.

I received this product for free from Influenster and Revlon in exchange for my honest review.

Can we talk about how WILD social media algorithms are? 😅

Last week my first makeup reel went viral on Instagram. It’s almost at a million views.

The only other time I’ve gone viral? A reel about Rob and me that was at 23 MILLION views last time I looked. 🤯

Here’s the part that blows my mind:

📅 THE LAST 12 MONTHS
👀 526K views
➕ 389 new followers

📅 THE LAST 7 DAYS
👀 1.03 MILLION views
➕ 782 new followers

One week. Double the views. Double the followers. 📈

It’s exciting and frustrating at the same time, because you never really know what worked.

Was it the audio? The length? The time I posted? The hook? The caption? The hashtags? 🤷‍♀️

My creative brain says, “Just keep making things you love.”
My analytical brain says, “Pull the data, find the pattern, do it again.”

They are currently fighting. Send help. 😂

Hopefully the Meta gods keep blessing this account. 🙏

Creators, be honest: do you overthink every post, or do you hit publish and pray?

I used to picture courage as some big, loud moment. For me it was usually just deciding to get out of bed and try again, quietly, for a long time.

What did courage actually look like for you, the last time you needed it? 😘

Contour, concealer, blush, highlighter: in that order, every time. Which one trips you up the most?

Someone counted me out more than once before this. I'm still here. 👀

Tag someone who's still here too, after being underestimated.