Book Review- BLOGTOBER OCTOBER 28, 2014

Make Up: Your Life Guide to Beauty Style and Success- Online and Off

Michelle Phan

It is amazing how something simple as making a makeup tutorial and putting it up on YouTube can lead to such success. Today the most well known YouTubers are making 6 figure salaries. Honestly why am I even bothering applying to graduate school?

One of the top successes in YouTube world today and also the one that pretty much started it all is the one and only Michelle Phan. This woman has generated millions of subscribers and growing continuously each day. She has an average of 1,000,000+ views PER VIDEO. She is not only a YouTube guru but also has her own businesses like IPSY (monthly beauty subscription service), her own makeup line (em cosmetics) and now she is adding author to her amazing resume. In her book Make Up, Michelle talks about her own personal struggles she experienced growing up making the woman she is today. She offers great advice and tips from beauty to skincare to even basic etiquette. It is basically a life guide for the daily woman in a modern world.

Michelle's never give up attitude and ambition is such an inspiration. I recommend this book to anyone not just as a fun read but just a little pick me up on those dark days where nothing in our lives seem to make sense.

You can purchase Michelle's book at booksellers in-store and online nationwide.

Top 5 Favorite Beauty/Fashion YouTube Gurus

1.) Michelle Phan- One of my biggest inspirations of all time. She started out with nothing and has become one of the biggest beauty icons of this century. She begun her career making beauty tutorials on YouTube and from that grew an empire. She now owns beauty related businesses like IPSY which is a monthly subscription service that offers people the chance to try out popular beauty products for just $10. She also recently launched her own makeup line Em Cosmetics currently being sold online for the time being (She will be opening up a store soon!) The majority of her videos are beauty related but she does throw in some life vlogs and hauls now and then.

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MichellePhan 

IPSY: http://www.ipsy.com/

Em Cosmetics: http://www.emcosmetics.com/

2.) Emily Noel- A lot of successful beauty gurus today on YouTube tend to focus a lot more on sponsorships and money now and days. And don't get me wrong that's great I mean who doesn't love getting paid for doing something they love to do. However with money and fame people tend to change a lot with personalities and quality of their videos. Emily however is definitely not one of them. She is probably one of the most down-to-earth people I have come across in the beauty community. She has this bubbly personality that is just contagious. You cannot not be happy when you watch her. She is also very honest with her opinions when it comes to products. She never fluffs them or companies up. If a product is bad she will tell you. Her channel is mostly beauty related with a bit of fashion. She also has a vlog channel which she gives us peeks into her life with her husband Tyler.

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/emilynoel83 

Vlog Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/beautyvlogcast

3.) Meghan Rosette- She is one of the youngest beauty gurus that I have come to love. She is really fun to watch and just lights up the room. Meghan does a mixture of videos from beauty to fashion and she also has a vlog channel as well. She has also been seen on TV most recently on Nick.

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/meghanrosette

Vlog Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/moremeghann

4.) Bethany Mota- Another young beauty/fashion guru. She is a joy to watch. She never fails to deliver no matter what type of video she makes. Her fashion sense is never too over the top and is very relatable for the everyday girl/woman. She is also launching her own clothing line with Aeropostale this month. 

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Macbarbie07

Vlog Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/BethanysLife

5.) Evelina Barry- One of my favorite fashion gurus here on YouTube. Her fashion sense combines the best of trends but always adding a bit of her into it. Her outfits are flawless and beautifully put together. Her videos are great quality and you can tell she puts a lot of effort into them. Evelina also does beauty and vlog videos. 

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Evelinicutza

Vlog Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/EvelinaBarry