My beloved sister Emily (a.k.a. Poof) learned this morning that her YouTube channel Beauty Broadcast is one of four channels YouTube says are "On the Rise." If she wins the voting that will take place between now and November 2, she'll be featured on YouTube's homepage. How awesome is that? Click here to vote! (Go to the upper right and click on Emilynoel83.)
(Above: the reference photo I'm going to use when I paint Poof's portrait in November. Top photo: Poof being a goofball.)
Here's a good example of one of her videos.
Poof's channel is almost four years old, and during that time she has created hundreds of videos about makeup and skincare. She is a morning news anchor at a TV station in Carbondale, Illinois. Makeup is part of her job, and she is 100% self-taught. She watched my mother and me put on our rather unremarkbable makeup when she was a little girl, but she's light years ahead of us now in terms of technical skills and product knowledge. Nearly 80,000 subscribers from all over the world watch and learn from her videos. Unlike a lot of beauty gurus (that's what they call her), most of the items she talks about come from drugstores and are inexpensive, and she's completely honest when she reviews them. She's also smart, funny, and beautiful. My little sister! Vote for her, please!
Poof's viewers have come to love her, and every once in a while she posts a video about her personal life. This one is about her new cat, Cupcake, a.k.a. The Cake.
I originally started reading your blog almost a year ago because of a link I found on Emily's blog. I love your posts and I love Em's videos. I can't wait to see the portrait!
Posted by: Jessica | October 28, 2010 at 03:19 PM
I've been reading your blog for a long time now because of Emily, I love love love her! she is so genuine. I already voted! best of luck to her.
Posted by: Lisi | October 28, 2010 at 03:22 PM
Done! Happy to support All Things Eddington.
Posted by: Kelley | October 28, 2010 at 05:43 PM
already done!! I have to say watching her "makeup fails" video yesterday I could really see the resemblance in each of you. I can't wait to see how the portrait turns out. You are so incredibly talented :)
Posted by: Heather | October 28, 2010 at 07:18 PM
Did it! Good luck, rising star!
Posted by: The Beautiful Kind | October 29, 2010 at 10:41 AM