YouTuber Collabs: Friendship or Views? - SimplyPodLogical #12

On this episode of SimplyPodLogical, Cristine and Ben talk about Cristine’s experience working with other KZbinrs, what really goes on behind the scenes while filming, and her most awkward collaborations.
0:00 - Hey what's up holo everyone
1:10 - How KZbinrs got subscribers in 2016: MacBook giveaways and thumbnail collabs
3:08 - Cristine’s first KZbin collab (and a brief history of Simply Nailogical collabs)
9:31 - How do you reach out to KZbinrs and ask to collab?
12:50 - Does Cristine adhere to the 30% rule?
15:38 - Rejecting collabs
20:58 - Filming with someone you don’t know
22:39 - Which KZbin collab made Cristine the most nervous to film?
24:34 - Regretted filming with another KZbinr
30:29 - What doesn’t end up the in the final video
36:40 - Filming alone vs. with friends
38:36 - What working with Beauty Gurus is really like
40:34 - Is Cristine friends with Tati or Jeffree Starr?
42:04 - Is Tati's skin real?
47:54 - Do KZbinrs split the money earned by collabs?
51:10 - Pretending to be friends for the views
54:29 - When is Cristine collaborating with Jenna Marbles?
56:48 - Who is someone Cristine hasn’t worked with but would like to?
58:08 - How often does Cristine talk to her KZbin friends?
1:02:49 - Favourite collabs
1:05:11 - Breaking down while filming a collab and why 2019 was a hard year for us
Early collabs:
My first and last thumbnail collab: • DIY Nail Polish | SUPE...
Joey Graceffa collab: bit.ly/HoloJoey
Orbeez nails with Joey Graceffa: • ORBEEZ NAILS DIY! W/ S...
Grav3yardgirl collab: bit.ly/ScratchNSniffNails
Edible candy nails with Grav3yardgirl: • CRAZY 'EDIBLE' CANDY N...
How to Cake it Collab: bit.ly/NailArtOnCakes
Nail polish bottle cake with How to Cake It: • How To Make A NAIL POL...
Beauty Guru collabs:
Tati Westbrook:
Teach Me How To Beauty Tour Episode 1: • NO MAKEUP MAKEUP | Tea...
• HOLO or NOT??? with Si...
bit.ly/TatiTeachesBF
MannyMUA:
bit.ly/TeachMeLiner
• Simply Nailogical Gets...
Nicol Concilio:
bit.ly/TeachMeHowToContour
• HOLOween WITCH WITH SI...
Glam&Gore:
bit.ly/ImHoloInside
• HOLO ZOMBAE with Simpl...
Collabs with Safiya Nygaard:
bit.ly/130kNailPolish
Head to toe in Holo: • We Got A Head-To-Toe H...
bit.ly/NailsOnTheSubway
Edible eyeshadow: • We Tried Edible Eyesha...
Custom nail polish: • Making Custom Nail Pol...
bit.ly/WeddingNails1
Collabs with Threadbanger:
bit.ly/NailPolishCar
100 Gallons of Nail polish: • 100 Gallons of Nail Po...
bit.ly/HarryPotterNails
Harry Potter wands: • DIY Harry Potter Wands...
bit.ly/NailsOnTheSubway
Testing Internet foods around NYC: • 🍕Eating Internet Foods...
Making Poutine in Canada: • 🇨🇦The Secret World of ...
Pumpkin carving challenge: • 🎃Halloween Pumpkin Car...
bit.ly/DIYHoloGlitterCoffin
Family vacation: • ❄️ DIY Freezing to Dea...
bit.ly/BoyfriendVacation
Painting a dinosaurs nails: • I Bought a REAL DINOSA...
Threadbanger's health story: • I DIED....but
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[@avamelchior4940]

The only collab Cristine does for views is with Jen

[@PingGuo13]

Not to mention it, actually works! Lol

[@alisag.1094]

and don't forget Ben'a brother😂

[@carolinewalker5127]

That Dude no that’s for love

[@queengeorgia8594]

BEYYYYN and JEYYYYYN

[@chinguandfriends1800]

We miss jeyyyyn

[@simmoneleblanc385]

I'm genuinely trying to pay attention to the podcast, but , Zyler stole the show

[@artsygal112]

So true! I rewound parts just so I could see how cute he was. And he was so sweet towards the end when he could sense that they were getting upset. He came to hang with them just for that. And Menchie in the background at that one point? Adorable!

[@erickxander3260]

Same i rewind part when he is yawning i dunno i mesmerized by it lol 😅

[@Mariana_fm]

Dude I’m watching this on a 55 inch tv and wasn’t paying attention.... scared the shit out of me

[@kristen58]

Him wanting belly rubs at the end is adorable.

[@justinem4117]

😺💜

[@AlexPerez-ph3jx]

We usually don’t get to see Zyler on camera for such long periods of time, he is such a handsome kitty!

[@nyxlawrence1074]

At the end he's so cute as he's enjoying pets from Ben!!

[@millsrome]

Menchie appears more frequently on Cristine's videos but Zyler is without a doubt the star of the podcasts.

[@margotkafka9762]

I feel like he's on Cristine's channel more lately

[@lucianatanase6932]

We shall appreciate

[@booklover18]

Cute little white socks!

[@iamtheonewhocares]

Ok, I agree a regular collab with Jenna and Julien would be weird, but a PODCAST collab would be epic!! Like a virtual one, where y'all are both in your own podcast rooms. Maybe playing one of the games they play!

[@lizapixie626]

Playing games on their cast, and speaking about intellectual things on simply!

[@MissCaraMint]

Oh yeah. That would be good.

[@dexa6623]

No. They could totally get away with a normal video. "Cristine paints Kermit's nails" 😂

[@shibaunicorn]

cristine and jenna are both weird ppl so i feel like the collab would go swimmingly edit: ahhhh jenna left youtube!! this is so sad (like literally) comment "F" to pay respects

[@charleeedwards4729]

Wait though. I've got it. How about Jenna tries to follow a simply nailogical tutorial on Cristine's nails. Ohhh!! And Cristine was blindfolded?? Actually. Even better. Jenna does one hand of nails and Julian does the other!!!?? Wait. That might mean that Christine's life is a danger on Julian's side... Surely not though... Right?

[@Olivia-ee5nq]

Buzzfeed literally copies everyone's videos they don't get the right to complain

[@alicereed7421]

@@juliasmith-plata8919 scam/bot

[@juliasmith-plata8919]

I’m not a not a bot lol and it’s also not a scam fetch rewards is pretty cool u gain giftcards when u ear points and u immediately get 2000 points with my code :)

[@alicereed7421]

@@juliasmith-plata8919 oh sorry,

[@juliasmith-plata8919]

It’s ok :)

[@Olivia-ee5nq]

@@juliasmith-plata8919 pyramid scheme

[@katicasey4610]

I love it when Cristine, Ben, Safiya, Tyler, Rob, and Corinne all collab, but they live in completely different areas lmao

[@lyxyoatmeal8215]

They could do a FaceTime collab !!!

[@lyxyoatmeal8215]

Give me your Purse- urs truely ummm that definitely seems Like the biggest scam ever so NO and just don't comment please !

[@juliasmith-plata8919]

😂it’s really not guys ur just earning points that add up to money when u scan receipts

[@ohhihi]

Give me your Purse- urs truely complete fucking scammmmmm

[@ohhihi]

Give me your Purse- urs truely I looked at the code of the website. The codes do technically work. But the deals are for products that are very cheap. On alibaba you can find the products. The website has the products for 10x more. This is a scam. Don’t do it

[@emeleechao]

“Out of fear of rejection?” “No just out of fear of people” Same

[@lizaschoen1088]

Ben wanting to spill the tea vs Cristine wanting to have a wholesome podcast

[@vidyareddy6402]

Always 😂

[@TSS161]

Ben not wearing a Roots brand sweater is incredibly jarring for some reason.

[@Andresfin]

Right!

[@cool876cea]

robesticles I was wondering what was off this whole time, definitely was this 😂

[@iansmith2013]

omg i just thought the same thing

[@SjofnBM1989]

He has to give up his Canadian citizenship

[@Pepa14pig]

I personally like that you don’t pin point who you’re talking about, you give us insight without starting drama

[@chopchop10987]

What if we want the drama 👁👁

[@zainabakrim104]

We need some drama to help us go through this shitty quarantine

[@kenzie3861]

@@chopchop10987 you gotta find it elsewhere*

[@Gr95dc]

I actually really like to hear all the chisme but this is OK too

[@recoil53]

Well if they are going to be the "adults" of YT, they pretty much have to avoid drama. But I like it when Ben gets shady and Cristine gets all frantic.

[@Tinytinytintiny]

Honestly my favourite "collab" was when you 2 went on vacation with Threatbanger. I still sometimes look up the videos because it is so much fun to watch.

[@gonegarner1373]

Same, just 4 friend on holls together.

[@MissCaraMint]

Gone Garner That’s probably why it’s so much fun.

[@kashafkhurram6532]

Sameeeeee

[@EmiDucky]

MissCaraMint mhm, it was genuinely just a blended family going on a vacation together XD 💕💕

[@snovy_clover]

Same

[@disgr_ace]

They just glossed over when Ben said “you’re worth more than 10k” he’s so dorkily sweet

[@lrizzard]

ben is so dorkily sweet to cristine in these podcasts

[@supplyingtheswag2814]

“Alexa! Where can I buy a Ben?”

[@disgr_ace]

I am the walrus “explain how you’re feeling today using only song titles” I’m Virgil 😂

[@supplyingtheswag2814]

Ace I am the walrus

[@elaineivysart9743]

@@supplyingtheswag2814 i am the Eggman they are the Eggman i am the walrus goo goo jooob Sorry I had to do that

[@renunit1503]

I'm just going to imagine a collab with Cristine and Jenna doing makeovers in an episode of Jenna's Ratchet Salon. You're both "certified" technicians right?

[@ams7510]

i would pay good money to see this omg

[@orladdin]

Christine and Ben were hanging out with J&J when they were in LA for Saf & Tyler's wedding and they both love each others' channels. I wonder if maybe this is one of those situations they were talking about where the friendship is there but the onscreen chemistry just didn't work? Idk. I imagine it would be pretty nerve-wracking knowing you're going to be on Jenna's channel because it's so huge!

[@orladdin]

oops I just finished the podcast and realised they basically said this

[@suicidalnematode4476]

Orla Spurr you have a time stamp?

[@hironyx]

you know what would make this collab even better? have john mcclean in the video too. the collab is gonna be fire! but i think it's impossible because john mcclean has never done collab with anyone before

[@oliverunderwood94]

I've found that adult friendship often means accepting different levels of interaction from people with different communication styles or needs.

[@oliverunderwood94]

@rando yeah sometimes it's tough when you want more from a friend who doesn't have more but I've been on both sides and tried to learn to be understanding about it

[@Skepticalresident]

Yup

[@recoil53]

It's so different. In college/college age so many friendships are because you go out to parties, or live near each other and are trying to kill time on a budget. As an adult you have to make time around your responsibilities, people are in relationships, people have kids. Then you have different levels of opening up and giving withing a relationship.

[@Thenoobestgirl]

Yes.

[@Duhbella]

"A stranger is a friend you haven't met yet." False. They're a felon who hasn't kidnapped you yet. Trust noone.

[@stephisanidiot]

Street smarts!!!

[@iyannakirton1810]

😭😂🤣👍🏾

[@happyskippers1470]

Daniella Hunt they could be a duck in disguise

[@Duhbella]

@@happyskippers1470 you mean those flying monsters with corkscrew dicks and teeth on their tongues? Not really helping.m

[@decayingsun4]

Haha yes

[@emaleejordan8329]

i love that ben called out the “sister squad” for being fake🤣

[@Kate-gd4oe]

* *an hour of Cristine worrying about BEYYNNN spilling too much tea* *

[@Andresfin]

😅

[@tazzy29]

There is never too much tea 😂

[@Kate-gd4oe]

Tasmin mcguigan haha TRUE😂

[@ashwylan8704]

Give me your Purse- urs truely um stop commenting i seen you loads

[@queengeorgia8594]

@@juliasmith-plata8919 Please. Stop. SPAMMING!

[@veiledemeralds]

On the topic of collaborating with Jenna & Julien - real-talk, I just want a podcast with the four of them. Just an hour/hour and a half of intelligent, mature, but also super chill / fun conversation.

[@kiwikoopa6806]

I want a podcast with just Ben and Julien but then a separate one with Jenna and Cristine

[@gluestickangel333]

Ben and Julien would have INSANE Aries energy 😭

[@rikkicrowder7134]

Yeah I think a podcast collab would definitely work better and be less pressure than a full-on video

[@gabs09]

that would be so awesome. I personally never needed them to collab, the thing I'm already happy for is that they're actually friends ^_^

[@sararobbins114]

Laura Mae the internet would break with all the Aries 😂

[@gxuosi]

the portions of this podcast where cristine addressed her general anxieties, with socializing and how that impacts her filming, as well as setting a clear timeline for her "breakdown" in a saf collab in relation to threadbanger's illness really meant a lot to me. thank you so much for your honesty and being so candid. until now im not sure i ever knew that rob being incredibly sick was happening parallel to you stepping back from filming and the holo taco launch date. so again thank you for being candid with us.

[@hotdogwater9580]

Their friendship with threadbanger is so genuine and sweet, you can tell how much they care. They even flew in from Canada when Rob was in the hospital (they mentioned in a video I promise I'm not creepy lol)

[@mikkurzhal7390]

They... they spoke about the plane flight in depth during this exact podcast...

[@RainbowMarie]

I can see how filming a video with Jenna might be weird and have weird energy but I honestly think if y’all just did a podcast and had a serious conversation about like being mature adults on KZbin and life and stuff it would be cool. I think all of you have good insight and wisdom

[@sararobbins114]

This is exactly what I thought!!

[@JessicaViolaT]

This would be awsome!

[@KK-cn6jv]

YES!

[@gabriellenegrillo9275]

I love this idea!!!

[@saramcgrew]

Agreed! I think it would be such an interesting collab and personally, they are the biggest dog & cat parents so make it a topic about pets! they could talk about pets somehow being a new trend for millennials versus kids or heck just tell pet parent stories.

[@lenaboyer6981]

It’s nice to see someone who’s super successful and has her life together also be like “yeah I’m afraid of people” lol. Makes me feel validated

[@ca-ke9493]

Same makes me feel like even if I'm this awkward turtle I can push on and find my own path in life

[@idontwanttosigninever1807]

@@ca-ke9493 I used to be very awkward and afraid of people and criticism of any kind. I pushed on and now I work as a teacher and interact with students, parents and colleagues all the time. But after work I always need some time to unwind and relax. I tell all my students that it is OK to be quiet or socially awkward. I say that it is the whole class´ responsibility to make everyone comfortable giving a presentation in front of the class. So, the one who is doing the talking is the one giving feedback to his/her "audience". The audience does to critique the presentation.

[@fravineas]

I was there before polish mountain I am proud.......................

[@okii7501]

I started to watch her like a day before polish mountain Lol

[@LadyDynamitez]

I was there at around 200k subs!

[@hipsepipse]

It's a great feeling

[@stevieschillens]

I watched all her nail tutorials on my mums phone, like I went all out I made my mum an account and subscribed and then I would watch them and *_attempt_* to follow them lol

[@sabrinasubritzky-cowen4909]

Me too hahaha

[@lanceee5281]

"i didn't know they are that good at math." siMpLyy ROASTEEDDDD

[@TamairaElise]

Awh man, I could tell how upset Cristine got when talking about all of the Jeffree star stuff. It really sucks to be painted in a bad light over an honest mistake. Anyone who watches any simply content can tell no one on this channel is racist or has ill intent in their heart.

[@drain81403]

Wait what happened?

[@TamairaElise]

@@drain81403 it's all in the podcast toward the end. Cristine replied to a Jefree Star tweet and used the word snowflake not knowing the political association of the word about 4 years ago and still to this day, racism pops up anytime you search simply on Google. People speculate that she backs Jefree and is racist etc. She cleared the air about it in this podcast.

[@drain81403]

Tamaira Paleski wow

[@ceciliatapioca]

Tamaira Paleski If I may ask, what does ‘snowflake’ mean?

[@TamairaElise]

@@ceciliatapioca I'm not an expert on this, but I know that it has been used to describe people deemed "overly sensitive" the people who use it often mock those that use trigger warnings, proper pronouns, demand safe spaces and things of that nature. Cristine mentions that the term snowflake was tied to the alt right movement. The alt right are basically viewed as a bunch of racist neo nazis.

[@Hellloooooooooo5]

I didn’t realize that Rob’s heart attack happened right before the holo taco release. When you broke down during your collab with Safiya, I just assumed it was because of holo taco.

[@fluff8412]

who’s rob?

[@melia.z.7290]

@@fluff8412 he's their good friend from threadbanger

[@ann-mariem383]

which collab?

[@Kikiricki11]

Ann-Marie M The one where she paints Safiya‘s nails for her wedding- the „not real“ version

[@aimenbadar3715]

What's the "not real" version?!

[@Victoria-dh9vb]

Honestly, personally, I'm not that into KZbin collabs. Every once in a while is okay, particularly when it is just two friends hanging out. But I'm not into channels that collab all the time with different people and it's clearly a business transaction. It's different when people have channels that are based on interviews, etc. Those are interesting, but watching people pretending to like each other is.... Uncomfortable.

[@ItsJustLisa]

That’s why it’s fun to watch Cristine and Safiya. You can tell that the four of them genuinely like hanging out together.

[@sarahstewy9892]

Yes, I really like the dream smp like regular videos because they are all such good friends and it’s so genuine and funny to watch.

[@CampestCowboy]

at 1:07:43 seeing Safiya immediately drop like 'youtube mode' and immediately are "Are You Okay?" made my heart MELT. true friends.

[@luni_kyuu]

it was soooo precious

[@anika4810]

zyler just chilling there like a true tiger king

[@kirkwallmage]

Anika Belly rubs

[@just_another_account8089]

He needed so much love. 😂

[@kirkwallmage]

I love how he gently touched Ben with his paw to get pats

[@julianastaeblertirado4257]

Karol baskin kiled her husband sacked him

[@laneyswan]

I loved the part where Cristine explains she records several hours of footage , because its mainly her redoing sentences. That made me feel sooo much better about my work! Im a trainer and ive been recording audio for training tutorials. The amount of times i redo audio and splice audio is insane. I just want it to sound perfect. Ive always compared my work to youtubers videos and how they edit. So i just thought oh i suck! Im too anxious and clearly all youtubers can do a video without redoing parts over and over . From a fellow anxious canadian, thank you Ben and Cristine !!

[@recoil53]

It's like how I write - which is why I hate writing. When I had to write papers, I'd end up staring at a screen then a flood of words come out. But before that is was all a bunch of redos in my head - over and over. I'd be in brain lock until I could accept something. I still hated everything I wrote, even though I got good grades for my Masters degree. Every single one of them were dozens of re-writes of every paragraph before the keyboard was even touched.

[@laneyswan]

recoil53 aww man completely understand that feeling!!! I bet they did turn out great !!

[@recoil53]

@@laneyswan Thank-you. What is it about seeing ourselves that is so uncomfortable?

[@laneyswan]

recoil53 right!!! I chalk it up to personal insecurities and standards we put on ourselves

[@MissCaraMint]

I sing, and I just sing over and over and over again until I get one nice clean version I’m happy with. Even just pronounsing a word in a way I don’t like.

[@jorjafrancis1142]

The sadness in bens voice when he talks about rob 😢 is heart ranching

[@STRcircaFKR]

Wrenching *

[@ananyasahay]

The friendship between Safiya and Cristine makes me so happy beucase I remember when Safiya announced her resignation from Buzzfeed , she(or a friend of hers) posted a video of Safiya squealing with happiness beucase 'simply nailogical dmed me' it's very heart warming to see how their friendship has progressed over the years. ❤❤

[@hannahweiss9397]

Now I want to find this video lol!

[@ananyasahay]

@@hannahweiss9397 I think it was on one of safiya's buzzfeed friends' Instagram account in Jan/Feb 2017. Unfortunately I think it was deleted.

[@SausageNuggets]

Cristine is my spirit animal: a sock who grew hands just to paint nails and hold my tea

[@melaniem948]

Ravenclaw Love hi! I see you like Harry Potter. I love Harry Potter too. I also love the concept of spirit animal but now I call it Patronus. I recently found out that spirit animals are actually really respected and looked at in high regard for some cultures so it can be seen a little bit like mocking. I’m sure that is not your intent and it wasn’t mine either. I just learned it so I thought I’d share. Obviously I’m not trying to tell you what to do but since you seem to love harry Potter calling it a Patronus could make sense too. 🙂

[@MarkandMarie]

@@melaniem948 Thanks for reaching out with this information! That is really excellent to know. As a fellow Harry Potter fanatic, I'll be sure to switch to Patronus.

[@yourlocaltheatrekid900]

Melanie Mendez thank you for considering this! In my practice we do have sprit animals of sorts, but we call them familiars. I do definitely see the similarities between the two, so thank you for thinking about other cultures :)

[@AmanitaMama]

Ravenclaw Love YESSS

[@melaniem948]

Mark and Marie I know, I didn’t realize it either and I’m sure no one is trying to mock anyone else. I also don’t want to shame or be preachy but Harry Potter is so universal and what’s nice is that it’s fake lol so it removes you from accidentally hurting someone’s feelings. 🙂

[@jojocircus9818]

You can tell there's a genuine friendship between the Simply's and Safiya and Tyler because they literally went to Safiya and Tyler's wedding. They even got to hang out with Jenna and Julien lol (also threadbanger but I forgot to type that initially. Also wow this has a lot of likes)

[@meeradavies9732]

Same with threadbanger

[@daroand9887]

I don't think going to someone's wedding is proof of genuine friendship though lmao..but I agree with the overall sentiment of your comment.

[@cha7112]

merna bearna if you have to travel by air to a different city for a wedding I think that’s a sign for a true friendship

[@yarigranados]

Connie Ha also the fact that she remembered Safiya mentioning slightly about a sentimental gift she was in awe of & Cristine buying a 2k+ version of it for her when Safiya never said “i want one” but “i love the concept of it” shows Cristine really cares for her & listens to everything she says & is there for her.

[@kathaleenwood2426]

They also went and stayed with Corinne Leigh, a friend and fellow KZbinr, when "Threadbanger" creator Rob Czar died and was resuscitated . They seem to be really good and caring people.

[@dominique1461]

Gonna say this again, I love how involved Ben is in everything! He is not just cristines boyfriend, but also an interesting human being! I like how this shows in the podcast.

[@spookyjookie3796]

Ben is very engaging

[@insomniaczombie8942]

the amount of love that they have for Corinne and Rob really made me tear up, THIS is what you call friendship.

[@Annianapenda]

Please don‘t stop talking about those things that are a „bumer“ .... this is not the nail-booty-channel, this is the podcast where you can talk about real life and this is what we‘re here for. And real life is not always light-hearted.

[@gachageeky8911]

Annika Lachhammer i wanna like this but its at 420 likes. Just know i agree

[@wandererxiaoflowers]

oof i'm the 900th like lol

[@Sibunamember101]

56:40 Ben: "That a was a crazy table at the wedding. Safiya was very brave to put us together." It was like King Arthur's round table tbh

[@kristibunny372]

Annica413 Jenna and Julian...who else was at that table? I must have missed something!

[@lionettarena7203]

Kristi Bunny I only remember seeing Shane Dawson and Ryland also at the table

[@kristibunny372]

Lionetta Rena thank u! Adds a lil more to it :)

[@alissa2909]

Jenna and julien were also at that table

[@kristibunny372]

Alissa Garcia said them first 😊

[@katbravino8691]

Shane Dawson said something when he was on Jenna & Julien's podcast years ago that really stuck with me about KZbin collabs which was that oftentimes when two KZbinrs are collabing and they're laughing in a video there is no joke that they're laughing at and its just them laughing at something 'random'

[@ashgood7368]

I think it just depends on the person and who they are collaborating with. Shane’s experience is probably different than Cristines

[@adia8607]

aw, you can tell Cristine was on the verge of tears at the end. One of my favorite things about this podcast and her channel is they don't try and pretend that their lives are perfect. They are willing to broadcast their down points which makes it so much more relatable and I think they should do more of it.

[@tripletoruses]

Ben saying how they've had a lovely time just hanging out with jenna and _julien_ , we know you found your aires sibling ben, those were some of the most chaotic stories christine has posted

[@dokayy]

LMFAOOO FR THO

[@macabremom7790]

Right? I'm down for the Julien and Ben collab.

[@cbjgirl23]

I’m ready, too bad vidcon got canceled to help nurture a possible collab. They’re some of my favorite youtubers

[@leathebot]

I feel it says a lot about Cristine's maturity and compassion that, even in a pretty neutral summary of the ups and downs of GlitterForever17's youtube experience, Cristine is so quick to humanize and defend her as a person.

[@woopdeewoo8576]

Hiii can you please explain to me what happened to glitterforever17??

[@lrizzard]

@@woopdeewoo8576 as they said in the podcast, she was filming videos that were seemingly for kids but were getting uncomfortably dark or sexual and messed up towards the end

[@woopdeewoo8576]

@@lrizzard oh. Wow that's horrible. Thank you so much for explaining

[@miserableghost6385]

@@woopdeewoo8576 a good video that summarizes the entire situation is one by Primink if you are interested

[@leavemealonethx]

@@woopdeewoo8576 she was also cheating on her husband with a dude called Slava I think (she was cheating and she did immediately start dating slava but idk if those are related)? And then I think she broke up with or cheated on him, could be wrong. And she was more or less open about it but she played the victim a lot which is why people really turned against her. A lot of people witch hunted her ex fiance and his wife, also. It was really sad. Things didn't have to be like that. She was so creative and energetic and there was a lot happening behind the scenes. So That wasn't great for her image.

[@uribheidi]

It’s really a shame that JS is so toxic that even being connected to him by one tweet is problematic.

[@Anitamustdie]

Yes

[@MubinNoor]

Who knew Jefferee Star had become the Voldemort of the KZbin world.

[@amber9269]

I read jc and was almost gonna be mad

[@heathersvanity8648]

Let's be honest, the best thing that happened from your collabs is your friendship with Rob and Corinne. I love them and I love you and Ben. Together, you guys all give off real friendship goals.

[@matthewgrant1804]

I feel like Ben should have his own podcast called “is that my tea” where you let him talk about KZbin unfiltered Edit: this is just a joke/reference to Cristine’s content please stop saying it’s not a good idea because it could harm their career I know that and don’t want that it was just I saw a chance at a joke and took it

[@Maob08]

Don't give him that power. 😂😂

[@matthewgrant1804]

Maob08 he needs it

[@retrospect8210]

more fitting name would be "i bring the tea"

[@matthewgrant1804]

Janine Schäfer you might be right but I’m just doing the quote cristine says all the time lol

[@lakia-chan]

he would light the whole youtube community on fire and people would never recover

[@bobcatred]

It’s not strictly speaking a collab, but I could totally see Jenna doing a “Jenna’s Ratchet Salon” by trying to follow one of your old nail art tutorials on Julian. That seems kind of her style

[@atme365]

Or they could just sit and do nails, do a podcast, we're all down for even something low key

[@TheBeautifulTruthh]

love this idea!

[@hekqhdjqnxnnw7308]

this comment makes me sad:( i miss jenna

[@rachelbreen2032]

I think you should have Safiya on the podcast just because I would like to know more about her 💕

[@thevirtualtraveler]

Another thing that could work would be being taste testers on Julien's Kitchen. Y'all hang out at their house, he cooks some stuff, and y'all wander in at the end of the video with Jenna to eat what he made.

[@atme365]

Yes

[@carolinacandeias1555]

imagine ben on cooking in Aries kitchen with julien

[@joakuz]

Carolina candeias 🤣

[@ashleycollier1488]

Double Aries!😂

[@DaxG-qp3jf]

During aries season

[@rebeccacook8149]

I dunno, when Ben cooked the earl grey cake it's Cristine with the chaotic energy.

[@willow612]

Rebecca Cook yep, I see Ben as the calmer Jenna personality. Who sometimes gets crazy.

[@elisabethkuijper4889]

this podcast is keeping everyone sane

[@connorfrost]

yep

[@gigidodson]

Agreed.

[@agjul]

This will sound really sad but this is one of the few stable things in my life right now so..yes. It's keeping me sane lol

[@witchyyycat]

amen sis

[@yourlocaltheatrekid900]

A J hope all’s good for you

[@brittanyr9471]

I love the response about Jenna. I love when anxiety recognizes anxiety, because Jenna and Julien have spoken about how she has a hard time saying no to things. That's really kind to recognize and not take advantage of that.

[@Chanelly37]

I honestly think the podcast is the perfect collaboration for J&J. Even their podcast has a similar vibe when they're not playing silly games lmao, but yall could do that too! Its a format that they are also comfortable and experienced with.

[@bulbafettgo]

I honestly do want to see you guys and Jenna collab just to hear "JULIEN!""BYYYEN!" shouted

[@DaxG-qp3jf]

Juliennnuh

[@Adam_they-them]

Every single time Cristine says "I went to Polish Mountain" I wonder why did she go mountain climbing in Poland

[@joakuz]

Emil they/them 🤣 She should tho! Because I’d LOVE to meet her 😉

[@aleksandra8978]

She totally should go there 😂 It's beautiful!

[@joakuz]

Can you imagine this video? „Going to Polish Mountain in Polish mountains”!!! Gold! 😆❤️✨

[@kyndramb7050]

But they're pronounced differently?

[@msCytrynka]

Omg dream 😄😍

[@manaroman7678]

I just have to say, that braided bun hairstyle is *chef's kiss*!

[@subconsciouslysad5647]

1:10:28 Zyler was like "Dad can you pet me..... DAD PETS NOW"

[@melaniem948]

I’m a biologist and when I do an experiment I sing “Cristine the science queen! Cristine! The science queen!” I am neither a queen nor a Cristine, which makes it confusing for everyone around me. 😅

[@cousinit823]

Yo you're a biologist, you're such a queen

[@artsygal112]

Love that!

[@ryennechristine6359]

When I graduate from University (I'm an astrophysics major) I want to do the same thing 😂 My middle name is Christine but with an "H" 😂

[@melaniem948]

Cousinit I’ll take it! Hahaha

[@melaniem948]

Ryenne Christine omg planetary scientists are like my favorite people ever. Y’all freak out on science twitter when you get new pics. I freak out for you! You guys have the most fun.

[@JustmeNici]

Ahw, the look on Safiya's face when Cristine started crying, she was so confused

[@khwezik3894]

I hope Cristine was able to explain to Safiya... Then again when you're feeling and are overwhelmed you don't always know at the moment where its coming from or even how to deal with it therefore why share. But if Safiya didn't know, hopefully she does now. I would like a podcast with those 3 couples as it seems they have genuinely bonded well with each other.

[@iloveurgirl]

when was this?

[@briseidareyes149]

@@iloveurgirl I think cristine was painting safiya's nails for her wedding

[@MrsLawrence47]

no they were at a beauty con for youtube i think, and Christine was about to do Safiya’s nails.

[@MrsLawrence47]

ok, we were both right, they were in LA for vidcon, and she was doing Safiya’s nails as a just got engaged, potential wedding nails.

[@Katielovegood44]

In this podcast (and other videos) Ben is such a stirer haha 😂 he’s constantly hinting and trying to push the bar and Cristine is keeping the maturity haha

[@Coffeeholic.creates]

It's cute how she blushes, I don't know if it is the lack of makeup or not being too comfortable bringing other people's names into the conversation, but it is just cute.

[@jonathanlagneforspetersohn7616]

This can't be said enough times! How satisfying isn't to see how comfortable Ben is with being on camera compared to a couple of years ago. Love listening to your guys❤❤

[@olawad1473]

And the fact that you can actually hear him! You all remember how quiet he was compared to Cristine in older videos. Love the progress and love the podcast

[@AshaleeHall]

So true! Love it

[@A.g.808]

Honestly I really want Safiya to come on the pod casts even if both Cristine and Ben have to hold a two metre long pole between eachother

[@fabiogalletti528]

or stick the same lenght of a turkey vulture wingspan. Safiya would be the template.

[@malloryavocado]

I love how Zyler is just chilling and looking for attention when this podcast was more serious topics

[@ArtisticGinger]

Honestly I love the idea of you and Jenna and Julien doing a collab but I can understand how it may not work in terms of regular content for both channels. I’m curious though if a podcast collab with them would work. You all seem to get into very deep discussions which is one of the reasons I like listening. No pressure for comedy or anything just a relaxing podcast collab maybe about how KZbin has changed over the years and personal growth as individuals as well as for each persons channel. Love you guys 💕 hope you’re all staying safe

[@archishadhar2093]

"I don't regret the collab, I regret my cringy behaviour" literal mood

[@Julaeable]

"How often do you talk with your friends?!" When I found out I had a progressive terminal disease I called a friend I hadn't talked to in a year, because life, and the next day she knocked on my door - 900km through the country. That doesn't mean that my friends that I talk to daily or more regularly aren't great as well, but I needed HER in that moment and I knew I could count on her. This podcast was really interesting! It answered questions I had for ages and things I never thought of. I enjoy the ease and chemistry the two develop in this podcast. It becomes more and more natural and relaxed. 🤗💚

[@ykook7000]

Great friend 💟

[@Julaeable]

@@ykook7000 the best ❤️

[@clarabarreiros446]

This was such a lovely comment. Hope you are well and safe 💙

[@abril1185]

Cristine and Jenna in a podcast would be a dream. Two intelligent interesting pet mom's. It be like the opposite of Brittany Broski and Sarah Schaur

[@gabrielita28mbc]

Jenna&Julien Podcast with Simplypodlogical sounds like a fun time ❤️

[@jodiperkins1783]

I would die of happiness if you all did a collab with Jenna and Julien

[@dansbury]

Ok... No colab with J&J, but how about a podcast episode. Where it's just a conversation? I would *pay* to hear a convo with the 4 of you

[@bunnknees]

I would really love an episode about the question: "What is your road not traveled?" Meaning what were key points in your life where you could have done completely different? We did this at work one time and some said they, as a kid, wanted to be a trash collector. They planned their whole life to do this and then suddenly switched a year after school to become a analyst for a really large organization. It was really interesting to hear their stories or big decisions that they made, that you wouldn't normally hear.

[@Aila8]

People on the podcast: -John Cena!!!!!!!!! -Jenna and Julien? -Jen -Saf and tyler -Rob and Corrine

[@emilymartin9900]

Agreed! Ben's brother too!!

[@jaimebeazer5948]

Rob and Corinne, Saf and Tyler, Jenna and Julien these people seem like your friends and it’s a little more relaxed than a collab!

[@theamhway]

I think these four couples re the pillars of wholesomeness on youtube

[@jaimebeazer5948]

I'm Someone so true despite living so far from each other this would be my dream collab

[@user-hu6ry9oq1e]

I hope they one day become freinds with Evan and Katelyn, they can bond over cats and that fact that E&K already reference their in jokes. " What do you think!!!' Imagine Epoxy resin + Holo =

[@theamhway]

@@user-hu6ry9oq1e yes... Thats another good couple... I remember commenting on my first video of theirs, that's they are such a great team and asked them if they were together. They replied they're married.

[@bebhinnlombard8379]

I think Cristine and John Cena should collab!

[@tanurimasarkar7024]

Dude i am literally praying to god so that this day can approach.

[@borkiborkiborki]

I really wish John Cena was on this podcast. Can't wait to listen to her opinions, especially after episode Cristine&Ben invited her to podcast :D

[@trishaagr]

shes so articulate and mature that would be so interesting!

[@recoil53]

I can't see it.

[@evamanral4016]

She did.... You just can't see him

[@Bailey_Cathrine]

Love to see Jenna and Julian on the podcast. I think having a conversation on a podcast would be different than trying to film a collab video

[@wilogodandy649]

i actually got curious about the hate cristine gets for people's assumption of her being friends with jeffree. so i searched 'cristine rotenberg reddit', literally the first search result is 'simply nailogical being problematic?' on a r/beautyguruchatter subreddit, and omg literally the assumptions people have for cristine and ben are so infuriating, i actually got heated for a bit😅

[@rhythmrocks11]

I'm confused, do we like Jeffree Star now? Didn't some major shit go down?

[@jaguar_8344]

Sharvari Kulkarni yeah. As far as I can tell, Cristine is an amazing, kind person. Jeffree is scandalous, problematic, hateful, quick to conclusions, and he says things without considering the impact. He send messages to James calling him a pedophile before there was any proof. He and Shane are also huge superpowers on KZbin, yet they consistently put down smaller channels. Jeffree is connected to many other problematic people, his customer service for his brand is terrible, and he is generally known as a nasty person to collaborate with. I seriously don’t see how these wonderful people are friends with him, as they are so well spoken and kind, but, if it works for her, that’s fine. I personally am strongly against a collaboration between Cristine and jeffree, because that’s just asking for drama.

[@LynneBat]

@@jaguar_8344 Ok but did you listen to this video? Cristine and Ben said point-blank they aren't friends with Jeffree. They've never talked to him. They've never met him. They don't know him at all. She tweeted him once 4 years ago.

[@LynneBat]

@@rhythmrocks11 No, I'm pretty sure people still don't like Jeffree Star lol. This person was commenting on how Cristine is getting a lot of hate and people are making horrible comments about her because they THINK she is friends with him. She and Ben both clarified in this podcast that they don't know Jeffree at all. She tweeted him once like 4 years ago, so everyone has misconstrued that has her being friendly with him and supporting him.

[@jaguar_8344]

Lynnette Bates oh right. I misread the OPs comment. But I still thought they were friends, didn’t she state that in one of her previous podcasts? Or she talked about the respect she has for him. Something like that, it was what prompted people to hate on her on Twitter

[@victoriamire8573]

Paint Joana Ceddias ( Jeffree Cepsteins) Nails Simply Socks ♥️

[@juh_hee]

John Cena!

[@miriamgray6554]

@@juh_hee our favourite quail mother

[@carolinewalker5127]

Our favorite bald guy

[@martadiaz4438]

I swear if you didn’t watch her videos or know who she was reading this comment and replies would be so confusing 😂

[@-NurulMeidina]

Yasss, Jeffree Star (with C)

[@Saknika]

Honestly, one of my favorite things about both of you is that you don't live in LA. For me it makes you seem more like real people instead of a part of society that's "off limits" so to speak from the average person. It's also helpful that you still have regular jobs, but the place you live really hits home for me more.

[@millaelinarindal]

I'd love to see you two interview Rob and Corrine about their life and early KZbin. I think it would be interesting to juxtapose their early KZbin experience with yours.

[@kellyfarrell4971]

I'm still seriously affected by Threadbanger, I've been watching them from their first videos. I cried for 2 weeks. Every time they go through spells of not posting I get so scared.

[@marandaward1663]

Honestly just knowing that you guys are friends with Jenna and Julien off camera makes my heart happier than any collab I’ve ever seen.

[@hi-ns3dv]

Cristine and Ben: spillin' the teeeaass😆 Zyler: i don't care bout' you humans i'm just gonna chill here😎😎

[@chickennugget6521]

Now listen to me. DO NOT EDIT UR COMMENT OR THE HEART WILL GO. Just friendly advice🙃🙃

[@hi-ns3dv]

@@chickennugget6521 you edited too🙃.....but it's ok if you just try to correct your comment as long as it doesn't hurt anyone(in my opinion)

[@michelleneal6860]

I remember that gut wrenching feeling that lingered for days after learning about Robb and Corrine's nightmare. And I'm not personal friends with them! It was jarring. Something like that would fuck anyone up. I was going through some terrible shit at that time too. My pug died, my boyfriend was diagnosed with prostate cancer, my parents got in a car accident, all in one week. 2019 can suck it... 2020 too.

[@theamhway]

I remember being a bit confused about period products, then went down a DIY rabbit hole that led me to that timmy tomato or something, and then eventually to threadbanger. I found you through that holo car and was very, very confused. I didn't even know what polish mountain was. My first impression was that you were some weird lady, who is super obsessed with nail polish. Then polish and holo sucked me in and made me realise my closeted holosexuality.

[@bunniehatblues3263]

“Im goNnA wAit 10 MinUtEs” -Cristine

[@thea7854]

What about a collab with jenna and julien on your podcasts? Think that could be interesting now that you can't have guests on. Think that would be funny. You could play a game or something that they sometimes do for their podcast if you're worried about what to do. idk just a thought I had while you were talking about collabing (or not collabing) with them :) No pressure, I watch all your podcasts and find them interesting regardless :D

[@agjul]

Therése östergren That'd be really cool. They could take a more casual, discussion-based approach with that. Or even play a game, maybe? Hopefully that'll be less pressure?

[@thea7854]

@@agjul yes exactly, that was what I thought as well. Both of those options would be interesting and fun honestly :)

[@thehungrycatherpilla6427]

Jenna can be very serious when she talks about education too so I can imagine if they had a specific topic to deep dive on they would get a really solid podcast. Plus it would be different for JnJ's usual playful podcast style :)

[@sarahelizavoldy]

Yes. This could work virtually too.

[@ams7510]

i would die for this collab lol

[@veronicabigham9674]

"And we were wearing spandex skin tight holographic clothing..." ... cuts to baggy holo sequin sweatpants and a loose shirt Oh Cristine, you pampered sock lol

[@Alena-cq1ze]

I was today year's old when I learned that the people they apologize to at the end weren't actually scheduled guests that were unable to be featured that day.

[@kateshaw7569]

Cristine -- you probably won't see this, but as an anxious person myself, who struggles with perfectionism and creativity, I wanted to share this: I recently read a quote from Van Gogh, saying that a lot of artists are afraid of the blank canvas, but the blank canvas is afraid of the artist who dares, and who has broken the spell of 'I can't' once and for all. It has helped me as a writer, and an artist, and I feel like the message is to just go for it, and perfection can suck it. I dunno if that helps at all, but you said you felt like you were getting more anxious as a creator, and I wanted to share something I thought might help.

[@amandarogers6161]

Thank you, I needed that.

[@dreamyanon5151]

K Shaw Thank you, I really needed to hear this.

[@clarabarreiros446]

I'm speechless

[@fabielimueller2151]

Every artist should read this, that is really powerful. Like mostly not wildly known artist (in my experience) try not to take their art too seriously so they can't be juged or made fun of, and just having the confidence to dare and expose yourself is really brave, and i belive this quote opens our eyes to that reality. Art is unique, it will never be perfect and that's one of the reasons why it's unforgettable.

[@dreamyanon5151]

Fabieli Mueller that's deep

[@ShannonPowers]

I'm always into seeing Jenna Marbles or Julien, Corrine and Rob too. No need to do collabs though, you are both great!

[@TiredCapybara]

Same here, I don't watch too many youtubers but they're definitely my favorites.

[@cbjgirl23]

Safiya is also one of my favs, no clickbait just good original content without drama

[@aatkaehsan1462]

7:12 seeing Ben and Cristine talk about their collabs makes me realize I've been following them for a long time

[@Christina-hj4hh]

Suzy teaching Cristine acrylic nails on Ben would be a great collab

[@neidasandoval7440]

When they talked about Rob omggg I remember the feeling of watching the threadbanger video for very first time, it hit like a train 😭😭 I feel so much respect for Corinne ❤️ I'm so glad that you guys have such a genuine friendship

[@ladyflimflam]

Old lady real speak - there’s no reason to regret showing real emotion and vulnerability. It’s especially important to normalize that hard work and building things you care about can be emotionally taxing. AND that real life is messy. Don’t let the kids who don’t have life experience of dealing with pain and tragedy set your emotional expectation.

[@prettyfuldancingirl]

30:20 To be fair, Danny Gonzalez does the repeat thing too; he's shown it in a video, and talked about it in a podcast, so you're not that weird.

[@annabelcrescibene4257]

Also I’m kaylin from instant influencer

[@ashleyduty8366]

Cracks me up every time she says “climbs polish mountain”

[@nikolaiadrigov]

Does it watermarble: Boat edition. That's immediately what I thought about when they said they didn't wanna fill a lake with nail polish. 😂

[@drdrdrk]

nikolaiadrigov same!

[@mmaeb81]

I always love when I see other KZbinrs randomly shouting out/fanning over Cristine or Ben. Jenna and her ramen nails using her HoloTaco one coat black, NerdeCrafter making a sculpture, or even Mia Maples randomly mentioning Cristine.

[@mikkurzhal7390]

I especially love it when it's completely random. Like when Hyram watched a Safiya video and was just like, "Also she's friends with Cristine and we stan Cristine on this channel." Or when MatPat and Steph from Game Theory mentioned in a livestream how they like to just sit on the couch and watch simplynailogical videos all the time. Or when Evan and Katelyn livestreamed the game House Flippers and at one point while painting they were like, "wait no, you're supposed to put on a peel-off base coat first. Then you can add a Holo Taco."

[@chris_cranium]

Cristine fangirling over Joana Ceddia is the cutest thing ever😍😍 we'd love to see a collab in the future!

[@cmrm11]

I genuinely enjoyed you working with Mykie, I've always hoped for another collaboration at some point in the future.