By Lia Beck, Bustle
If you’ve been watching TV (and you have been because yesterday was Sunday), then you’ve probably noticed that YouTube has commercials now. This might have caused you to wonder whether You Tube always had commercials — Seriously, have they? I can’t remember — but more importantly, you may have wondered about the woman starring in one the commercials that airs all the time. Have you caught yourself thinking, ”Who is Michelle Phan and why is she on my TV?” Well, we’re here to clear things up.
Michelle Phan. Photo: Robin Marchant/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images
Michelle Phan is a makeup artist, or “makeup demonstrator” as Wikipedia describes her, who came to fame in 2007 when she started posting videos on YouTube to show off her expertise. Phan’s makeup skills are truly impressive. She doesn’t just show viewers how to apply makeup, she is able to complete transform her look into that of various celebrities and fictional characters. Of the nearly 300 videos she has uploaded, Phan has shown everything from natural makeup to Lady Gaga music video looks to the Halloween-appropriate “Zombie Barbie.”
Since Phan gained success on YouTube, she has gone onto have many entrepreneurial endeavors including a makeup line with L’Oreal, her own YouTube network called FAWN (For All Women Network), and a beauty and lifestyle website, michellephan.com.
Read the full article by Lia Beck from Bustle.
