Michelle Phan
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Michelle Phan is a Vietnamese-American make-up artist who posts make-up and beauty tutorials on YouTube
, sometimes under the online alias ricebunny. Phan attended Ringling College of Art and Design and Massachusetts College of Art and Design, but did not graduate.
; both her mother and father were born in Vietnam
. Her mother raised her in Massachusetts and California, before settling in Tampa, Florida
, where she attended highschool. Phan originally intended to become a dermatologist by the request of her mother. However, she later convinced her mother to allow her to major in illustration. She was inspired by her mom's career as a nail technician. Formerly, she was a student and worked as a part-time waitress at a sushi restaurant.
on July 18, 2005 and has created over 200 videos. In November 2010, she reached over 1 million subscribers and became the #2 most subscribed woman on YouTube behind ijustine. But as of now, she is the #1 most subscribed woman on YouTube.
Phan is known for her video style that incorporates her voice-over instruction with music and text subtitles. Her videos are created entirely using iMovie on a MacBook Pro
. Popular beauty tutorials released on Phan's YouTube channel have included her "Romantic Valentine Look," "Brighter Larger Looking Eyes," "Makeup for Glasses," and "Mysterious Masquerade Look." Her most popular videos include the "Lady Gaga
'Poker Face
' Tutorial" with over 30,000,000 video views on YouTube, "Lady Gaga Bad Romance Look," with over 25,000,000 views, "Romantic Valentine Look," and "Seductive Vampire". In January, special effects were used in her new Lady Gaga "Bad Romance
" video, the first for a makeup guru. The Buzzfeed
profiled Phan on January 23, 2009 overnight, turning it into a viral video
.
Michelle has introduced several people. As of December 23, 2010, Phan has introduced Chriselle Lim, a fashion wardrobe stylist and one of Phan's friends, who owns the fashion company Chriselle INC., to showcase fashion tutorials alongside her make-up tutorials on Phan's Youtube page. About a month later, on February 2, 2011, Phan introduced Krista Bradford, a hair stylist who will be posting hair tutorials featuring herself and Phan, to her Youtube Channel. She has her own YouTube channel, also. Krista Bradford also owns Couture Hair Extensions & Salon in Santa Monica, CA.
Phan's success on YouTube has produced attention from the media and people internationally. She appeared in the August 2009 issue of Seventeen
magazine, the St. Petersburg Times
on August 23, 2009, the Sun Sentinel on August 24, 2009, and on the popular blog BellaSugar on April 19, 2009. Phan was also featured in a Chilean newspaper for her Barbie
video. Recently, Phan was also published in May's issue of NYLON magazine. She appeared in Forbes magazine as well.
In 2010, Phan was hired by Lancôme
. Her videos will include Lancôme beauty products.
In 2011, Phan started a charity channel ricebunny where she posts videos about her everyday life. She has uploaded 27 videos since February 16, 2006. Every month, she donates money to two organizations selected. The amount of money depends on the number of views. She has also launched a gaming channel alongside video game host Adande Throne called PressStart.
fashion show during New York Fashion Week 2008 and the Chris Benz
Fall 2010 fashion show in New York. She also did make-up backstage for the Michael Kors Spring 2010 Collection event. Phan was also the make-up artist for Late Night Alumni's
music video "Finally Found."
Phan is also part of the JedRoot, Inc. family of makeup artists.
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, sometimes under the online alias ricebunny. Phan attended Ringling College of Art and Design and Massachusetts College of Art and Design, but did not graduate.
Early life
Michelle Ann Phan was born in MassachusettsMassachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
; both her mother and father were born in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. Her mother raised her in Massachusetts and California, before settling in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
, where she attended highschool. Phan originally intended to become a dermatologist by the request of her mother. However, she later convinced her mother to allow her to major in illustration. She was inspired by her mom's career as a nail technician. Formerly, she was a student and worked as a part-time waitress at a sushi restaurant.
YouTube
Phan joined YoutubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
on July 18, 2005 and has created over 200 videos. In November 2010, she reached over 1 million subscribers and became the #2 most subscribed woman on YouTube behind ijustine. But as of now, she is the #1 most subscribed woman on YouTube.
Phan is known for her video style that incorporates her voice-over instruction with music and text subtitles. Her videos are created entirely using iMovie on a MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro
The MacBook Pro is a line of Macintosh portable computers introduced in January 2006 by Apple. It replaced the PowerBook G4 and was the second model, after the iMac, to be announced in the Apple–Intel transition...
. Popular beauty tutorials released on Phan's YouTube channel have included her "Romantic Valentine Look," "Brighter Larger Looking Eyes," "Makeup for Glasses," and "Mysterious Masquerade Look." Her most popular videos include the "Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
'Poker Face
Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)
"Poker Face" is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga from her debut album, The Fame. Produced by RedOne, it was released as the album's second single in late 2008 for some markets and in early 2009 for the rest of the world...
' Tutorial" with over 30,000,000 video views on YouTube, "Lady Gaga Bad Romance Look," with over 25,000,000 views, "Romantic Valentine Look," and "Seductive Vampire". In January, special effects were used in her new Lady Gaga "Bad Romance
Bad Romance
"Bad Romance" is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga. It was released as the lead single from her third extended play , and second major release The Fame Monster . Written by Lady Gaga and produced by RedOne, the track was inspired by Gaga's fear of negative love relationships and the...
" video, the first for a makeup guru. The Buzzfeed
BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed is a website that combines a technology platform for detecting viral content with an editorial selection process to provide a snapshot of "the viral web in realtime." Cofounded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti , BuzzFeed is located in SoHo, New York.-Homepage content:The BuzzFeed homepage consists...
profiled Phan on January 23, 2009 overnight, turning it into a viral video
Viral video
A viral video is one that becomes popular through the process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email...
.
Michelle has introduced several people. As of December 23, 2010, Phan has introduced Chriselle Lim, a fashion wardrobe stylist and one of Phan's friends, who owns the fashion company Chriselle INC., to showcase fashion tutorials alongside her make-up tutorials on Phan's Youtube page. About a month later, on February 2, 2011, Phan introduced Krista Bradford, a hair stylist who will be posting hair tutorials featuring herself and Phan, to her Youtube Channel. She has her own YouTube channel, also. Krista Bradford also owns Couture Hair Extensions & Salon in Santa Monica, CA.
Phan's success on YouTube has produced attention from the media and people internationally. She appeared in the August 2009 issue of Seventeen
Seventeen (magazine)
Seventeen is an American magazine for teenagers. It was first published in September 1944 by Walter Annenberg's Triangle Publications. News Corporation bought Triangle in 1988, and sold Seventeen to K-III Communications in 1991. Primedia sold the magazine to Hearst in 2003. It is still in the...
magazine, the St. Petersburg Times
St. Petersburg Times
The St. Petersburg Times is a United States newspaper. It is one of two major publications serving the Tampa Bay Area, the other being The Tampa Tribune, which the Times tops in both circulation and readership. Based in St...
on August 23, 2009, the Sun Sentinel on August 24, 2009, and on the popular blog BellaSugar on April 19, 2009. Phan was also featured in a Chilean newspaper for her Barbie
Barbie
Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration....
video. Recently, Phan was also published in May's issue of NYLON magazine. She appeared in Forbes magazine as well.
In 2010, Phan was hired by Lancôme
Lancôme
Lancôme Paris is a makeup brand. Owned by L'Oréal since 1964, Lancôme is part of the Luxury Products division, which offers skin care, fragrances, and makeup at higher-end prices....
. Her videos will include Lancôme beauty products.
In 2011, Phan started a charity channel ricebunny where she posts videos about her everyday life. She has uploaded 27 videos since February 16, 2006. Every month, she donates money to two organizations selected. The amount of money depends on the number of views. She has also launched a gaming channel alongside video game host Adande Throne called PressStart.
Other works
Phan worked backstage at the Chris BenzChris Benz
Chris Benz is an American fashion designer. He gained early recognition as a recipient of a coveted CFDA scholarship while attending Parson's School of Design. Benz interned with Marc Jacobs in college, then worked at J.Crew, before launching his own collection in 2007...
fashion show during New York Fashion Week 2008 and the Chris Benz
Chris Benz
Chris Benz is an American fashion designer. He gained early recognition as a recipient of a coveted CFDA scholarship while attending Parson's School of Design. Benz interned with Marc Jacobs in college, then worked at J.Crew, before launching his own collection in 2007...
Fall 2010 fashion show in New York. She also did make-up backstage for the Michael Kors Spring 2010 Collection event. Phan was also the make-up artist for Late Night Alumni's
Late Night Alumni
Late Night Alumni is a US house group composed of Ryan Raddon , Finn Bjarnson, John Hancock, and vocalist Becky Jean Williams. They are primarily known for mixing dance music with strings and soft trance-like vocals from lead singer Becky Jean Williams.-Biography:Finn Bjarnson stumbled upon Becky...
music video "Finally Found."
Phan is also part of the JedRoot, Inc. family of makeup artists.
External links
- Michelle Phan on FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
- Michelle Phan on TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
- Michelle Phan on XangaXangaXanga is a website that hosts weblogs, photoblogs, and social networking profiles. It is operated by Xanga.com, Inc., based in New York City.-Origins:...
- Official Michelle Phan Website