Photo: Sunset Boulevard (Getty Images) What started out as people whispering into microphones on YouTube is now a phenomenon. ASMR, otherwise known as autonomous sensory meridian response, has manifested in a myriad of ways, from turtles eating watermelon to hand puppets teaching us how to make movie props to famous reality TV moments being converted into lullabies. Now,…

Jeffree Star uploaded a new YouTube video called “Cleaning Out Our ENTIRE Messy House!” on Friday.It shows the YouTuber, his boyfriend, and a team of employees from secondhand-clothing shop The RealReal getting rid of most of Star’s designer wardrobe.Star says in the video that he previously bought “too much stuff” because he was afraid his…

On Wednesday, YouTuber Carli Bybel shared an inside look at her beauty space and shoe closet in a video called “MY NEW BEAUTY ROOM / SHOE CLOSET TOUR 2019!”Bybel decorated the joint space with quartz countertops, giant mirrors, white cabinets, and regal chairs.Inside, she stores her collection of designer shoes, of which she has hundreds,…

Kim Kardashian visited her younger sister Khloé Kardashian’s house to propose a makeover on a video previewing the upcoming season 17 finale of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.””I think I can make your life so much easier and so much cooler if I gave you a makeover,” Kim said. “The things I could do to…

This story includes descriptions of abuse and eating disorders. The public is calling on social media sites to deplatform Gregory Jackson — known online as Onision — after multiple women accused him of grooming and emotional abuse that began when they were teenagers.  Onision denies the allegations and blames the backlash on “cancel culture,” but…

The latest headlines in your inbox A cyclist has brought some festive cheer to the streets of London by pedalling an image of a reindeer. Anthony Hoyte, from Cheltenham, creates art by planning intricate routes that form images on maps, then recording his rides using the Strava fitness tracker app. His latest effort – his…

by and by — Newly formed Cloud Chamber will work on the title “for the next several years.” Kyle Orland – Dec 9, 2019 3:11 pm UTC Publisher 2K announced today that development has started on the first new BioShock game since 2013’s BioShock Infinite. But Ken Levine, who served as creative director on Infinite…

We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more. Finally BioShock is back! Source: 2K GamesWhat you need to know BioShock is a series of first-person shooter from 2K Games. There hasn’t been a new one since BioShock Infinite all those years ago. Cloud Chamber has been established to work on the…

A baby giraffe named Jazz spent his short life as best friends with a dog named Hunter.Jazz was originally abandoned by his mother in the wild, but was found by a farmer and cared for at an orphanage.Hunter hardly ever left his side.Jazz sadly died after suffering a brain hemorrhage on Friday.Visit Insider’s homepage for…

A new studio from 2K Games, Cloud Chamber, is working on the next game in the BioShock franchise, the publisher announced today. Cloud Chamber has two offices: one in 2K’s San Francisco Bay Area offices in Novato, Calif., and another in Montréal, Québec, with Kelley Gilmore at the studio’s helm. The team’s begun work on…

A formerly vegan influencer followed the carnivore diet for 30 days and documented her experience on YouTube.Alyse Parker, from Connecticut, was vegan for nearly five years before reintroducing animal products to her diet in early 2019.But she recently went one step further and ate only meat, fish, eggs, and some dairy for a month, which…

Miss Universe Catriona Gray and Miss USA Cheslie Kryst spoke to Insider about the chaos that happens behind the scenes of the major pageants. The pair revealed that they didn’t have mirrors to get ready after making the top 10 in the pageant, and that they only had minutes to practice with props before the swimsuit…

Whether you live in New Jersey or not, you might stumble across one of the state’s official tweets, which have started going viral. The New Jersey state government has taken memes to the extreme with its snarky Twitter presence, interacting with large humor accounts and tweeting things like “haters mad” and “your mom.”It also promotes official…

Ahead of the upcoming new year, YouTube has released its list of the top 25 beauty videos published in 2019.Videos from James Charles, Shane Dawson, Kylie Jenner, and Jeffree Star all made the list.While many of the featured videos were about makeup, others focused on hair, nails, and skin care.Visit Insider’s homepage for more stories.2019…

This year’s YouTube Rewind, as expected, was a disappointment.  Last year’s YouTube Rewind received abysmal reviews. In just a week, it became the most disliked video on the platform, bumping Justin Bieber’s “Baby” music video to the second most disliked YouTube video in history. A year later, it clocks in at 17 million dislikes.  To…

YouTube’s 2019 “Rewind” video featured several different ranked lists, and Insider talked to Kevin Allocca, Head of Culture and Trends at YouTube, about how the platform divides its content into genres.Allocca pointed out that creators like James Charles, who makes beauty videos, are now also considered celebrities by the platform. When beauty community drama happens,…

A good glitter primer is necessary to keep glitter on your eyes all day long.We tested four glitter primers — e.l.f. Glitter Primer ($3), NYX Professional Makeup Glitter Primer ($6.50), Anastasia Beverly Hills Glitter Adhesive ($18), and Lit Cosmetics Daily Wear Glitter Base ($23) — and ranked them based on how well glitter adheres to…

TikTok is facing mounting pressure over concerns that it censors content deemed offensive to the Chinese government, accesses users’ data without their consent, and poses a threat to US national security.The Washington Post reported Thursday that TikTok’s chief, Alex Zhu, is planning a visit to Washington, D.C., next week to meet with lawmakers who have…

Donald Trump’s undocumented personal servants were “often left to perform the most intimate and personal work” in the Trump estates. His former domestic workers from Costa Rica, Mexico, and other Latin American countries now have some intimate and personal details about Trump to share with the world. This Washington Post story is full of weird…

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It’s best to think of YouTube as a series of independent communities living on the same platform — what’s popular to one group might not even be on another community’s radar. There are a few rare exceptions, and the beauty world’s drama is one of them. YouTube’s top trending list (which is different from most…

Hi, and welcome to this week’s Influencer Dashboard newsletter!This is Amanda Perelli and I’ll be briefing you on what’s new in the business of influencers.This week, I took a dive into how TikTok creators are using the platform to make money. TikTok is the hottest social platform among Generation Z. It’s owned by the Chinese internet…

Insider is reminiscing about the past 10 years of musical greats with a series of opinion essays dedicated to the artists who inspired fans around the world. Here, writer Brandy Robidoux explains why she believes Lady Gaga is the greatest artist of the decade.Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, possesses an unparalleled sense of…

Andrew Siwicki, 27, is a full-time YouTube video editor for Shane Dawson (23 million subscribers).Siwicki has helped Dawson film and edit videos like “The truth about TanaCon” (22.9 million views), “The Mind of Jake Paul” (26 million views), and “The secret world of Jeffree Star” (46.5 million views).Siwicki shared what it has been like to…

Bella Hadid attended an after-party for the Dior Men’s Fall 2020 runway show in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday.The model completely transformed her look for the event, wearing long dark hair — likely a wig or extensions — styled in loose waves.She also donned a black-and-white Dior pantsuit, which looked like pajamas and featured a floral…

It was the Sunday after Thanksgiving. I locked myself in my room and waited for the clock to strike 9 p.m. Then I opened The League app on my phone, pressed a button, and stared anxiously at the countdown on my screen until a stranger appeared.  The next two minutes were followed by awkward silences…

2Liking Horses Too Much (Whether You Own One Or Not) The phrase “Horse Girl” is used to stereotype women, especially young women, who are really into horses as being weirdos or rich, entitled daddies girls. You do need a lot of money to purchase and care for a horse, but you don’t necessarily have to…

On Monday, James Charles released a new advertisement for his namesake line of beauty products sold at Morphe.In the photo, he’s dressed like an elf and positioned on a vanity next to an eye-shadow palette and setting-spray bottle.Though Charles’ face was seemingly altered to resemble an elf, some social-media users believe his body was also…

Researchers ‘astonished’ to find potentially deadly bacteria, including E.coli and Staphylococci, in 9 out of 10 products they tested.When one thinks of the places where harmful bacteria lurk, maybe hospitals, public restrooms, and dirty cutting boards come to mind. But since bacteria are smart (in their own tiny way) and sneaky and everywhere, it’s good…

YouTuber Daisy Marquez, who has 1.35 million subscribers, posted a video on Twitter of supposed paranormal activity.She was in the middle of filming a sponsorship video for Elf Beauty when the door mysteriously opened behind her.She looked wide-eyed into the camera in shock as dust flew past the camera — which some fans are calling…

The misogyny and male-centric myopia that lurks barely beneath the surface of the tabloids is proudly strutting its stuff again this week. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s divorce is the subject of a ‘National Enquirer’ exclusive under the headline: “Brad Trapped in Sex Tape Nightmare!” During their turbulent marriage Brad & Angelina allegedly filmed “shocking…

TikTok is reportedly limiting reach. James Martin/CNET TikTok hid videos posted by people with disabilities, as well as those made by LGBTQ and overweight users, German site Netzpolitik reported Monday, citing leaked documents and an internal source. No matter the content of the videos, they were marked as being uploaded by special users who could…

Olivia Jade Giannulli posted a YouTube video on Sunday called “hi again,” which was her first video since March when her parents, actress Lori Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, were charged in the Operation Varsity Blues college admissions scheme.Prior to news of the college admissions scandal, Olivia Jade was known as a YouTube influencer…

On Monday, Jeffree Star used Instagram to share a look inside the pink vault where he keeps his designer shoes, accessories, and handbags.During the video, Star specifically pointed out his collection of Hermès Birkin bags, high-end sunglasses, and a Louis Vuitton purse.He also said the closet will soon become “old news,” as he and his…

Happy holidays, sister Santas! With the best time of year right around the corner, I thought it would be all too appropriate to design a hyper-specific gift guide for the person in your family obsessed with all things James Charles. The beauty guru/makeup maven/super YouTuber has had quite the year, and it’s high time to…

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AFP via Getty ImagesTopline: A teenager says she has been suspended from Chinese-owned app TikTok after she posted a viral video condemning China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims that was disguised as a makeup tutorial. Feroza Aziz tweeted on Monday that TikTok had blocked her from posting for a month, after she published a video over the…

Cyber Monday—the grand finale of the year’s biggest shopping week—is almost at hand. But you don’t need to wait until tomorrow to shop all the great deals; many retailers have sales running during Cyber Weekend that feature great bargains on the best brands a…

This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence Digital Media Briefing subscribers earlier this morning. To check to see if you already have access to Business Insider Intelligence through your company, click here.A political message masked as a makeup tutorial video from TikTok has gone viral, and brought the short-form video platform’s relatively restrictive content…

ByteDance, the company that owns the viral video app TikTok, is working closely with China’s government to facilitate human-rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in China’s western autonomous region of Xinjiang, according to a new report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.The report, titled “Mapping more of China’s tech giants: AI and surveillance,” looked at the…

Gabrielle Union is feeling “grateful” following her America’s Got Talent firing.On Thursday, the actress, 47, shared a slideshow of sweet family photos in celebration of Thanksgiving, which shows her posing alongside her husband Dwyane Wade, their daughter Kaavia James and Wade’s 12-year-old son Zion Malachi Airamis.“Grateful ❤❤❤ Happy Thanksgiving good people,” Union captioned the post,…

TikTok has issued a public apology to a teenager who had her account suspended shortly after posting a video that asked viewers to research the persecution of Uighur people and other Muslim groups in Xinjiang. TikTok included a “clarification on the timeline of events,” and said that the viral video was removed four days after…

Chinese-owned app TikTok has admitted it briefly removed a viral video that condemned Beijing’s crackdown on Muslims in Xinjiang and apologised to the US teen who posted the clip. In a post that has now been seen 1.6 million times, Feroza Aziz begins talking about eyelash curling but quickly switches to decrying China’s mass detention…

Teenager Feroza Aziz posted a video on TikTok that begins offering makeup advice but ends with a searing critique of China’s mass detention of the Muslim Uyghur people.

Shopping for makeup fanatics during the holidays can be overwhelming — after all, there are thousands of products on the market.To help you find the perfect present, Insider reached out to beauty influencers to find out what makeup and skin-care items they’ll be gifting this holiday season.Influencer Mei Pang, for example, recommends lip gloss from…

A teen on TikTok is going viral for a series of videos showing her give a makeup tutorial while criticizing the Chinese government’s treatment of its Muslim population.Her account was suspended shortly after her videos went viral, leading many to suspect TikTok took action against her due to her anti-China and politically critical rhetoric.TikTok told Business…

Other the last day or so, a TikTok “makeup tutorial” video that was actually a call for viewers to investigate the detention of Uighur Muslims in China went viral on and off the platform. However, as The Guardian and others reported, TikTok temporarily banned the account of the teenager who created the video. According to…

Credit: Feroza Aziz on TikTok A 17-year old Muslim girl on TikTok has been uploading now-viral makeup tutorials, but with a political twist. In a video shared by “@getmefamouspartthree,” Feroza Aziz seemingly gives tips on how to lengthen your lashes by telling users to grab a set of lash curlers, but then directs viewers to…

Kendall and Kylie Jenner were booed at an NFL game after their faces splashed across the jumbotron. The “Keeping Up With The Kardashians,” stars were watching the Los Angeles Rams play the Baltimore Ravens in the VIP section.A video shared on Instagram shows fans booing the sisters as they appear on-screen.The sisters were previously booed in…

Feroza Aziz sneaked political commentary into a purported makeup video. The subsequent allegations of censorship give us a peek into TikTok’s fraught political future.Umm, looks like a makeup video to me? That’s what’s clever about it. “Hi guys, I’m gonna teach you guys how to get long lashes,” says a girl expertly snapping an eyelash…

Mark Zuckerberg cares deeply about the voice of the people, so this year, he invited a bunch of white dudes to discuss that and other Big Stuff in six pre-recorded conversations. This was Zuckerberg’s 2019 “personal challenge”: A series of “public discussions” aimed, in his words, to “engage more in some of these debates about…

Many people have accused Gen Z of being self-obsessed and politically disengaged, even as they prove, time and again, that this is far from the case. (Hence, the now-ubiquitous “OK boomer” meme.) The most recent example is Feroza Aziz, a 17-year-old girl from the U.S. who — in what she says was an effort to…

Jeffree Star and Shane Dawson announced on Friday that they’ll be releasing a new version of the Mini-Controversy eye-shadow palette from their collaboration makeup line.A tan shade in the original palette will be replaced with a vibrant green color that became a favorite among fans after it was briefly shown in Dawson’s YouTube docuseries about…

Jaclyn Hill’s beauty brand is launching a holiday makeup collection — which contains 12 highlighters and three brushes —on Tuesday.Products will be available on the Jaclyn Cosmetics website for prices ranging between $20 and $120. Insider was provided with the full collection for review.I tested the highlighter range to see if Hill could make a…

Fans of niche Youtube drama, rejoice! I’ve got a tale for you that requires an infuriating amount of backstory, so buckle up.Over the summer, Beauty Youtuber Jaclyn Hill—who has long collaborated with makeup companies like Morphe for personalized collections—launched her own brand, Jaclyn Cosmetics. She started small and smart, with 20 nude lipsticks priced at…

“It was a dark humor joke that he was at the end, because obviously no one in their right mind would think or say that.” By Julia Reinstein Last updated on November 26, 2019, at 2:53 p.m. ET Posted on November 26, 2019, at 2:28 p.m. ET A 17-year-old Muslim girl’s TikTok — which started…

“You’ve got makeup brands that will launch 20 shades of beige,” the beauty influencer Jackie Aina said, in a video she posted to YouTube in 2018. “You’ve got eggshell, cream, ‘iPhone extension cord’ … but there’s only two dark shades.” The clip has picked up more than a million views.Twice a week on her YouTube…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning are used to power a variety of important modern software technologies. For instance, AI powers analytics software, Google’s bugspot tool, and code compilers for programmers. AI also powers the facial recognition software commonly used by law enforcement, landlords, and private citizens. Of all the uses for AI-powered software, facial…

Shawn Mendes rocked the 2019 American Music Awards red carpet on Sunday, wearing an indigo suit by Paul Smith, a custom teal shirt by Marcell von Berlin and a few swipes of Yves Saint Laurent’s iconic Touche Éclat concealer. The 21-year-old singer-songwriter’s makeup artist, Anna Bernabe, used the luxury brand’s best-selling concealer, moisturizing lip product…

If you want to shoot colorful portraits inspired by the ‘80s aesthetic, you’ve come to the right place. Tajreen and Chloe of Tajreen&Co have prepared a fantastic video to give you some guidelines and examples of how to do it. The girls share lots of useful information in a short and concise video. But also,…