Women have a lot of bullshit about many of their lifestyle choices, but arguably the dumbest part has to be whether or not they choose to wear makeup.
Sure, companies try to tackle women’s insecurities to make them feel like they need it, but women are smart. Some of us use it because it’s fun or because it allows us to change our look.
However, there is a lot of stigma against it, like silly guys telling women not to wear it because their favorite celebrity doesn’t know, when in reality they don’t know the power of foundation. and the corrector.
Well, a makeup vlogger started calling makeup artists in a video on his YouTube channel, aptly titled “The Power of Makeup”.
Dutch YouTuber NikkieTutorials was inspired by an episode of Ru Paul’s “Drag Race” where contestants only applied makeup to half of their face. She filmed herself doing the same thing with a very important message.
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“I’ve noticed a lot lately that girls are almost ashamed to say they love makeup, because nowadays when you say you love makeup, you’re doing it either because you want to look good for it. boys, you do it because you’re insecure, or you do it because you don’t love yourself. I feel like somehow lately it’s almost a crime to love to wear makeup, ”she said in her video.
She went on to talk about the review she got for her love of makeup.
“I notice a lot that when I’m not wearing makeup and my hair is in a bun and I meet people, and I show them pictures from my videos, or whatever look I’ve done, they look at me and right – tell me: “it’s not you”.
“They tell me it’s funny because I don’t even look like that girl in the photo,” she explained.
If you’re not familiar with NikkieTutorials, 27, real name Nikkie De Jager, she is a successful makeup artist and beauty vlogger whose YouTube channel currently has over 13.8 million subscribers.
She is also popular on other social media channels, with 14.5 million followers on Instagram and 2.2 million on Twitter.
However, it was this 2015 video that started it all.
NikkieTutorials’ video on the power of makeup went viral, making her famous on YouTube, even though she had been a vlogger for seven years previously.
She actually started uploading videos in 2008 when she was just 14 after being inspired by Lauren Conrad’s makeup on the reality show “The Hills”.
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In a 2017 interview, she explained, “I started in 2008. I was watching ‘The Hills’ on MTV, and I was 14, and I saw eyeliner and blush. I was like, ‘Oh my god. this?’ I watched on YouTube how to do Lauren Conrad’s eyeliner. I saw Sandy Gold and she did “Wake Up and Make Up”, and she literally filmed herself getting out of bed to put on makeup to look like Lauren Conrad. I was obsessed. ”
“I was like, what is it and I want more,” she continued. “So I found all these beauty gurus doing tutorials, which was really small back then. That’s when I started practicing, going to the drugstore, buying stuff – and that’s where it all started. “
In the popular video, the YouTuber shared an inspiring post about the power of makeup – for better or for worse.
“I don’t mean by any means that if you have any insecurities that you should just put on makeup on, feel better, and never be content with yourself.” I just want people to know that makeup is fun and there are no rules, ”she told her viewers.
The powerful video not only gave NikkieTutorials many new subscribers and tons of views, but also people who flooded its social media and YouTube with positive comments.
Nicole Weaver is a love and entertainment writer.
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on June 12, 2015 and has been updated with the latest information.
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