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Lauren Luke aka panacea81: youtube phenomenon

October 16th, 2009 | Admirable people, Cosmetics, Just thinking, Lauren Luke Panacea81 

Lauren Luke aka panacea81 on youtube is an Internet phenomenon.

Who is she?
Somehow I came across her videos months ago. She has gone from a gawky young woman with a beautiful spirit, to a more polished young woman, traveling the world on the strength of her number of views on youtube, which is based on her ability to do makeup beautifully, usually using her own face.

She seems like a genuinely nice person whose joy and excitement are infectious. I’m glad I’ve been following her journey. Her humility shines through. It couldn’t happen to a more deserving person. She fell into her niche more than nicely!

Her background
Because she was not a conventional beauty, she was teased in school — bullied really, called ‘fat’ and ‘ugly.’ She has since had her teeth redone, and her videos explaining how that came about and the process make you root for her.

You go, Lauren!

She wants everyone to feel their own beauty and not be limited by others.

You just want to hit everyone up the side of the head who mistreated her. She has earned her place in the sun by following her dreams. Too bad they didn’t realize her talent! It’s a lesson to learn when we are in the microcosm of school. Where will those who teased her end up? And that she has not let the bullying stop her innate talent and intelligence is a tribute to the human spirit.

How did she begin?
She began by filming in her bedroom in South Shields near Newcastle, in the UK, and she has attracted a staggering 36 million [and counting...] hits on YouTube with more than 288,000 subscribers.

She has been the makeup artist featured for Barry M cosmetics, which we cannot get in the USA, unfortunately. I’d like all that glitter!

What’s her style?
She talks to you like a friend with no pretense. And her accent is adorable, though it is not educated sounding. You can speed through her videos to watch her techniques or listen to her patter.

She inspires trust.

Her eye makeup is exceptional, no matter what colors or brands she uses.

She now has a book:

You can see her talking a bit about herself and her latest projects here:

Her makeup line
She launched her makeup line not too long ago. Her videos have talked a bit about traveling to NY during the formulating of it. More about her palettes here.

Pick one of her videos here to see how beautifully she does eyes.

What do you think?
Have you heard of her? Do you follow her? Have you tried any of her colors? Which is your fave?

You can see my applications here:
My Smokey Classics
LOTD My Smokey Classics
My Smokey Classics — Dramatic Look

My Sultry Blues Look 1
Look 2
Look 3
LOTD
My Fierce Violets
General information about her palettes can be found here.

Karin
www.savvythinker.com

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2 comments ↓
#1 Book Girl on 10.16.09 at 10:07 pm

Lauren Luke really is a sweetheart. I saw that video about getting her teeth fixed when it first came out. Lauren is adorable and very humble about her origins. Can you imagine that she doesn’t think she’s lived enough for a biography? Thank goodness for Youtube and viewers that made it all possible for her!

#2 Karin on 10.16.09 at 10:38 pm

She is so humble and gives the thanks to her viewers.

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