Michelle Phan’s incredible journey from bedroom vlogger to beauty entrepreneur makes us reevaluate every second we spend scrolling through celebrity Instagram feeds. The former art school student, who uploaded her first YouTube makeup tutorial six years ago, has garnered over 5 million YouTube subscribers and nearly one billion video views.
With so many eyes on Phan‘s steady hand and ears tuned into her reassuring voice, it’s no surprise that she was able to turn her passion into a profitable enterprise. She is the founder of FAWN (a YouTube lifestyle network for women), the brains behind the beauty social networking site and sampling program Ipsy and, most recently, Phan launched her own cosmetics line backed by L’Oréal called Em. And she’s accomplished all of this by the age of 26.
Phan may now be a part of the millionaire’s club, but after recently talking to the YouTube guru, we’re convinced she’s the same humble girl she was back in this amateur natural makeup video. Below, she reminisces about her earliest makeup memories, sounds off on “no-makeup” selfies and shares the secrets to her flawless complexion (hint: it involves honey).
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