Self-taught makeup artist Jaclyn Hill's popular
tutorials quickly catapulted her to fame.
And with her highly-coveted collaborations
consistently breaking the internet, she proves
she's a pretty face, powered by a lot of hustle.
But while Hill's brand is certainly slaying,
what about the woman behind all the hype?
Here are some things you don't know about
this beauty guru.
Her first true love
When Hill started uploading YouTube tutorials
in 2012, it was obvious that she had a knack
for beauty.
But makeup wasn't exactly Hill's first career
choice.
She initially wanted to be a fashion designer
when she was young, telling Women's Wear Daily,
"My first love was fashion.
I wanted to be a fashion designer when I was
like, five, six, seven years old, along with
of course wanting to be Britney Spears."
Over time, Hill moved on to photography and
videography, and eventually makeup.
She told the mag she used what she could find,
saying,
"I had a little shoe box under my bed that
was filled with products I would accumulate
from my mom and my sister, their hand-me-down
products."
The one that got away
In June 2018, Hill published a reaction video
to her first YouTube tutorial.
"I have lip filler and nose filler, so for
me to see my nose and lips, I'm like AH!
Who is that?
It's so weird!"
In the video, Hill imitated a Kim Kardashian
look.
Fast forward to 2017 and Hill's the one teaching
Kardashian the tricks of the trade.
But although Hill dubs the video her "first
YouTube video," in reality, it is her second.
She told Women's Wear Daily she deleted her
first tutorial, saying,
"My first tutorial was January 12, 2012.
[...] I was so robotic.
I actually deleted that video, my second video
is the one I kept up, and I refer to that
one as my first."
Worried about fading out
Despite her overwhelming success, Hill is
nervous that she'll one day become irrelevant.
She told Women's Wear Daily,
"I'm like, 'This is my moment, I'm having
my moment, and a year from now no one's going
to know my name.'"
With over five million subscribers, it seems
that Hill is sitting pretty in pop culture,
at least on YouTube.
But, that's not to say her worries aren't
legit.
She says,
"At the end of the day, there's always something
new, there's always something fresh, there's
the new generation and the up-and-comers,
so who knows."
Managing her mental health
Hill, who admitted she was routinely bullied
as a child, opened up to her fans about her
mental health.
She shared in a Shapchat video,
"I dealt with terrible anxiety, I mean like,
you've...terrible.
Panic attacks, depression.
So bad."
But even while focusing on her own wellness,
she continues to advocate for mental health.
In June 2018, she came to beauty blogger Manny
MUA's defense, tweeting: "Depression & anxiety
is not a choice.
It doesn't matter how 'perfect' your life
is… you can still be miserable due to it."
Moving forward
Jaclyn was just 19, and blonde, when she married
musician Jon Hill in 2009.
But by May 2018, the couple was splitting
up.
In an attempt to explain their reasons, Jon
wrote in a since-deleted Instagram,
"We were very young and have since both changed
and grown apart."
Through tears, the beauty guru herself confirmed
the heartbreaking news on her YouTube channel.
But as difficult as she admitted the split
was for her, Hill maintained that she still
loves her ex, she's moving on, and she totally
adores her fans.
"Thank you for being there for me even when
you didn't even know what was going on.
It means the world.
So.
Yeah."
