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19 Year Old Millionaire

Posted by Montgomerypa17 
· Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 
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The phrase “hi, sisters” has taken over the beauty and YouTube community in the last 3 years. Bright and colorful looks have made their way back into the day-to-day content of Instagram and beauty channels. This is all due to one eccentric and outspoken influencer, James Charles. Before his debut on Ellen, he was a young boy living in a small town creating makeup looks on his friends. He started posting his makeup looks on Instagram in 2016. He was soon named the first ever male CoverGirl.

After his appearance on Ellen, his brand blew up. His videos started appearing everywhere on YouTube and his “sisterhood” grew quickly. Last week his YouTube channel hit over 10 million subscribers along with his Instagram hitting 10.8 followers.

Image result for james charlesHe is known for saying and tweeting inappropriate comments to other celebrities/influencers. He also has tweeted insensitive comments about current issues occurring around the world. Despite his “scandals” and twitter battles, he continues to grow in popularity. He has created a huge brand for himself with catchy phrases and his inability to hold his tongue.

He has collaborated with other popular influencers such as Jeffree Star, Tati Westbrook, and Nikkietutorials. He even collaborated with Kylie Jenner for a Halloween tutorial. In early November, James won the Beauty Influencer of 2018 at the People’s Choice Award proving his power in the industry. Last week, James Charles partnered with cosmetics brand Morphe to create the James Charles palette and brush set. The collection is fittingly called the Sister Collection. The collection sold out in less than 24 hours.Image result for james charles palette

He has truly created an empire of a brand with his personality and talent. He has allowed people to “show their inner artist” in a big way. He is young and will only go up from here.

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Sixteen and Successful

Posted by Montgomerypa17 
· Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 
· 3 Comments

Billie Eilish is a 16 year old super star. She began her success, at the age of 15, with her debut recording of “Ocean Eyes” on Soundcloud. The single went viral and got over 132 million streams on Spotify in October 2018. Soon after her debut of “Ocean Eyes,” she created an EP called “Don’t Smile at Me” in August 2017. The EP was a success and highlighted her talents for Apple music to see. Apple music named Billie “Up Next” artist of the month in September 2017. 

Her first collaboration was with the popular artist Khalid. They created the single “Lovely” which debuted on the soundtrack for the television show “13 Reasons Why.” The two artists have similar styles in music as in no one is quite sure what genre the two fit in. Billie’s songs cover multiple genres, but have a distinct undertone that only Billie can create.

She gained popularity through her extremely unique voice and her crazy sense of style. She also has abstract music videos that can’t help but grab a person’s attention. Billie is known for saying what is on her mind and being very open with her mental health. She incorporates things she struggles with in her lyrics such as depression. Her songs have dark lyrics while having upbeat tones and music. People can easily relate to her because she has kept her humility throughout her busy year. 

Her latest single is called “When the Party’s Over” which describes a tough relationship that she dealt with. This single has been reacted to by many YouTubers. A vocal couch YouTuber, Tristan Paredes, reacted to her music video and got nearly 1 million views. The music video itself got almost 34 million views.

Billie Eilish may be only 16, but her popularity and career has taken off over the past year.

 

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Categories : Art, Millennial Enrepreneuers, Music, Women Entrepreneurs

“The Power of Makeup”

Posted by Montgomerypa17 
· Sunday, November 4th, 2018 
· 3 Comments

Nikkie de Jager, better known as NikkieTutorials, started uploading YouTube videos at the age of 14. She started posting videos in 2008 sharing her tips and tricks on her everyday makeup looks. As the years went on, Nikkie started to do more creative and inventive looks.

In 2015, she posted a video called “the power of makeup” which blew up on YouTube. The video showed her with half of her face bare and the other half in full glam makeup. This began a trend where every makeup artist and YouTuber recreated the look. 

She began to increase her followers exponentially after the video. She became known for her experimental looks and her blinding highlight. Because of this, she did a collaboration with Ofra cosmetics to make 7 highlighters.

In September 2018, Nikkie had 10 million followers on YouTube and 11.2 million followers on Instagram. She continues to set trends and create popular content. The week of Halloween, she posted 7 videos of elaborate Halloween makeup looks. Each video had millions of views.

Nikkie transformed from a 14 year old girl who loved makeup and wanted to share her knowledge to a 24 year old success story.

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Categories : Beauty, Social Media, Women Entrepreneurs, YouTube

Whether You Love or Hate Her, She’s a Billionaire

Posted by Montgomerypa17 
· Sunday, November 4th, 2018 
· 3 Comments

Kylie Jenner is known for a plethora of things; however, Kylie Cosmetics is what truly made her go from a rich teen to a young billionaire. At the age of 19, Kylie Jenner launched her own cosmetics line by the name of Kylie Cosmetics. In 2016, she released her famous lip kits which took social media by storm. With the popularity of her lip kits, she decided to launch her own brand.

The new brand incorporated eye-shadow palettes, blushes, highlighters, and of course more lip products. The brand continuously puts out new collections. Recently, the Halloween collection and her birthday collection were released. These collections were highly reviewed and took over the YouTube platform. She appeared on the platform for the first time on the James Charles channel, one of the largest beauty channels on YouTube, to preview her Halloween collection.

Kylie is 21, now, and was just on the Forbes magazine cover as a “self-made billionaire.” The article explained how Kylie created a beauty empire in just two years. This article created controversy due to the use of the phrase “self-made.” People say that she was raised in a rich family that gave her the finances and resources to create Kylie Cosmetics. Others believe that she was self-made due to her making all the major decisions within the company. Image result for forbes kylie

Despite where one may fall on the controversy, Kylie Jenner is a billionaire because of Kylie Cosmetics. She is a millennial entrepreneur because of Kylie Cosmetics, as well.

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Categories : Beauty, Business, Celebrities

19 Year Old Super Star

Posted by Montgomerypa17 
· Monday, October 1st, 2018 
· 2 Comments

Imagine being a junior in high school and hearing your song on the radio. Crazy, right? Not for Daya. Grace Martine Tandon, better known as Daya, was a junior in high school when she heard her hit single “Hide Away” on the radio. She was a teenager with a life long dream of making it big in the music industry. She learned how to play five instruments by the age of eleven, but it was her voice that made her stand out above the crowd.

When Daya was eleven, she enrolled in the Accelerando Music Conservatory in Pittsburgh. After a few years, Daya was invited to Los Angeles to work on her original music by INSIDE ACCESS. She recorded her song “Hide Away” in Paramount Recording Studios. After her debut song was recorded, she took off.

 

Celebrities, like Tyler Oakley, supported her right off the bat. Soon she was on Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda and grew from there. If people did not know her name after the support she received from “Hide Away,” they would after being featured on The Chainsmokers single “Don’t Let Me Down.” She was with one of the most popular EDM groups on the Top 100 chart at #3.

Soon her debut album came out “Sit Still, Look Pretty” which was also a success for the young super star. Her career took off in a short amount of years and she continues to grow each coming year. She is the epitome of following a dream at a young age and succeeding.

Don’t Let Me Down Music Video

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Categories : Millennial Enrepreneuers, Music, Women Entrepreneurs

Benny Blanco: The Quirky Kid who became a Music Legend

Posted by Montgomerypa17 
· Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 
· 2 Comments

Benny Blanco is a name you might have just recently heard of from the hit single Eastside featuring Khalid and Halsey. However, Benny Blanco has been a major player in the music industry since he was a teenager. He started recording music when he was six, but was officially discovered at the age of fourteen by Columbia Records.

In 2008, Blanco was signed to the publishing company Prescription Songs where he helped write “Teenage Dreams” by Katy Perry, “Tik Tok” by Kesha, and “Dynamite” by Taio Cruz. Benny Blanco then produced on his own in 2011 with Maroon 5 on their album “Overexposed” with the famous song “Payphone” that features Wiz Khalifa.

At the age of twenty-five, Blanco was awarded with the Hal David Starlight Award at the 44th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame. In the years since his award, Blanco has gotten 26 total number one songs with artists like Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd. Basically, Benny Blanco has been a part of or written/produced any hit song that has been on the radio for the past five years.

Benny Blanco has been nominated for Producer of the Year and has won Producer of the Year many times. There are so many popular songs that no one knows that he wrote them. For example, three major songs on the radio now were written by Benny Blanco like “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran, “Freaky Friday” by Lil Dicky featuring Chris Brown, and “Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber.

Benny Blanco is truly a hidden music legend that has grown his career exponentially since he was a young boy. He is the epitome of a millennial entrepreneur.

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Categories : Millennial Enrepreneuers, Music