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= Beauty Gurus =

Beauty gurus have been on the rise since the creation of YouTube and DIY (do it your self projects. Beauty gurus create videos called tutorials on their channel, which allow them to share their hobbies, talents and tips to viewers. Many Beauty gurus have become quite successful from sharing their interests.

Beauty Tutorials
Makeup gurus design their channels with tutorials to show case their interests and skills. There are many different types of beauty tutorials that have been created involving different looks. In the videos the beauty gurus show step by step how to create the looks that they are teaching in the video. Beauty gurus try to create videos that they know that will appeal to their audience and gain them more followers. Beauty gurus follow up with the trends in order to keep their audiences interested. Some of the trends that gurus use to inspire their videos are fall, spring, summer, winter. They also create videos to reflect the back to school period, Halloween period, as well as certain holidays. Beauty gurus do not only create tutorials to teach certain looks but they also create hauls, reviews, and sometimes vlogs (video logs).

Beauty gurus have different types of videos:
 * Makeup Tutorials
 * Hair Tutorials
 * Nail Tutorials
 * Clothing Hauls
 * Makeup Hauls
 * Product Reviews
 * Day in the life vlogs
 * Do it yourself Tutorials

Popular Beauty Gurus
There are many Beauty gurus on Youtube but some have found great success from their creation of a channel. Beauty gurus are able to earn money off their videos through the advertisements that are posted on their videos. The more views that a video receives the more money they are able to earn. When beauty gurus have a large audience companies and media outlets become interested them. Some of the makeup gurus who have become successful from creating their channels are Elle and Blair Fowler, Michelle Phan, DulceCandy87 and Bethany Mota to say a few. The have found success in a passion that they had. They have have partnered with companies to create their own brands. In order to be successful as a beauty guru on YouTube you need to be dedicated and passionate about what you are doing and what you are taking about. There are no set requirements on becoming a beauty guru but you should have some knowledge about what you are talking about as well as passion. In order to stay successful you need to keep your audience engaged you will need to be constant on posting new videos on your channel in order for you to keep your loyal followers.

Reference
1.YouTube Makeup Guru Michelle Phan on Becoming a Beauty Superstar: "My Only Goal Was to Help My Family" (n.d.). Retrieved October 7, 2014, from http://www.glamour.com/lipstick/2013/09/michelle-phan-youtube-beauty-glamour-october-2013 2.Miranda, M. (2012, February 15). YouTube's Top Makeup, Beauty Gurus. Retrieved October 7, 2014, from http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/01/19/youtube-makeup-gurus_n_1216672.html

3.Monetization. (n.d.). Retrieved October 7, 2014, from https://www.youtube.com/account_monetization?action_guidelines=1