For those of you who don't know who Jaclyn Hill is, she is a makeup artist who creates makeup tutorials on YouTube, collaborates with HUGE makeup companies to create products, and is an incredible business woman. With large following of over 3 million subscribers on YouTube and almost 3 million followers on Instagram she has become an inspiration to so many. But what truly makes her inspiring is not her makeup tutorials, it is her spirit, character, and her overall demeanor.
Sure her winged liner could cut through your soul, her smokey eyes looks as if a fire is actually during, or your blinded by her gorgeous highlighters, but that is not why I look up to her. Before YouTube she worked in MAC before being denied by Sephora. Her and her husband could barely feed themselves, yet she powered through. She suffered incredible hardships in life, but continued what she was passionate and eventually found her passion alongside makeup, teaching. Her success and fulfilled dreams show that hard work, passion, and commitment will get you far.
Her success is inspirational, but how she achieved success is something other worldly. She was honest, never supported anything that she didn't believe in or love herself, and had a zero tolerance policy of negativity towards others on her channel. She also admits when she has made mistakes such as issues with the recent eye shadow collaboration, past collaborations with companies that didn't share her values throughout the collaboration process, as well as small things she has said in videos that she didn't feel right saying. She has stayed true to herself and loyal to the people who look up to her.
My favorite thing about Jaclyn is that she wants everyone to know that they are not alone in the problems they face. Like mentioned earlier she talks about her financial issues, but she also talks about her anxiety, and personal issues. She constantly says that so many people out there are going through the same things and that they shouldn't think or feel alone or that no one cares. Even through all of her critiques and bullies she has always chosen the high road and continues to inspire young girls, aspiring makeup artists, and makeup enthusiasts like me!
