BABEWATCH: YouTube Makeup Guru Michelle Phan
Name: Michelle Phan
Age: 23
Occupation: Makeup artist, YouTube sensation, and Lancôme spokesperson
Why She’s a Babe: Because as YouTube’s #1 beauty vlogger–her videos have been viewed over 150 million times–Michelle Phan is helping other chicks look like babes, and that’s a beautiful thing. Also, it takes courage to face millions of viewers without a lick of makeup–you may not know it, but we wear a shit-ton when we vlog–and au naturel is how she begins each video. (It helps, of course, that Michelle’s skin is flawless and seems to be utterly lacking in pores. Bitch!) While some of the Vietnamese American makeup artist’s tutorials are cute gimmicks–like the Barbie doll one, a look she demo’ed without using a mirror–and some verge on the clichésian, like the Geisha Halloween or Anime Eyes videos, many of her videos are just plain useful, which explains why Lancôme recently signed her as their official video makeup artist in an unprecedented contract for someone who got their start on the interwebz. Peep our favorites below. Even if you’re not into makeup, you may find yourself mesmerized by Michelle’s eerily calm demeanor and soothing voice.
Makeup For Glasses (aka Makeup For Diana):
5 Minutes Makeup (aka Makeup For Really Fucking Impatient People, aka Makeup For Jen):
And there’s even a Guy Makeup Tutorial (aka Makeup For Jen’s Probably Gay Prom Date, If Only YouTube Had Been Around Then):
[Michelle Phan YouTube channel]
Filed under: 1, Beauty Bloggers, firsts, Geisha Makeup, Lancome, Makeup, Makeup Artists, Michelle Phan, Number Ones, RiceBunny, Vietnamese-Americans, Vloggers, YouTube, YouTube Sensations, YouTube Tutorials
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Go, Michelle! Western cosmetic companies could definitely use more input from Asian makeup artists and her tutorials are so clear and unintimidating. The Guy Makeup tutorial was worth watching for the Zoolander face alone. I got the distinct feeling that Ray wasn’t gay, but playing along because he thought Michelle was hot (which she is, of course).
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This girl is a genius, and way cute.
I don’t have this kind of time, though. That 5 minute make up would still take me hours.
Girl, I feel you. Diana makes fun of me because I am SO slow when it comes to putting on my face.