Laura Lee (YouTuber)
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| Born | Laura Ann Lee[1] September 1, 1988 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. | |||||||||
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Tyler Williams (m. 2012) | |||||||||
| Website | lauraleelosangeles | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2013–present[2] | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 4.63 million[3] | |||||||||
| Total views | 830.09 million[3] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 27 Jul 2024 | ||||||||||
Laura Ann Lee (born September 1, 1988) is an American make-up artist, YouTuber, entrepreneur, and blogger.
She began her career as a make-up blogger in 2013 and is the founder and owner of cosmetics brand Laura Lee Los Angeles and the fashion brand Minimla.[4]
Career
[edit]Lee first began posting images of her make-up looks on Instagram.[1] She began her YouTube channel in 2013, posting make-up tutorials, hacks, and product reviews.[2] She was named StarCentral Magazine's "Beauty Guru of the Month" in October 2014.[1]
She collaborated with make-up brand Too Faced in 2016.[5] She also collaborated on an eye shadow palette with Violet Voss in June 2016.[5][6] In April 2017, she helped create her own lipstick shade with MAC Cosmetics.[7] Later that year, she collaborated with Benefit Cosmetics on their Benefit Island Collection, representing the Precisely Brow Pencil.[8]
In September 2017, she appeared on Today to promote her make-up brand, Laura Lee Los Angeles.[9] In October 2017, she released her first eye shadow palette, "Cat's Pajamas", from her brand. Further in April 2018, she released her second eye shadow palette, "Nudie Patootie" along with three liquid lipsticks and an eyeliner.[10]
In August 2018, tweets dating from 2012 were found in which she made racist comments that Lee herself described as "vile and disgusting". Lee was criticized for releasing an apology video that many of her fans deemed insincere.[11] In a one-week span she lost over 300,000 subscribers and several sponsorships.[11][12] In 2019, Lee posted a video explaining the situation, as well as apologizing for the first video.[13]
In the fall of 2020, Lee launched her second company, Nudie Patootie, a self-funded, contemporary fashion line.[4] The fashion line includes lounge wear, sweaters, earrings, hats, outerwear, dresses, pants, plus size and more.[14] Lee said feedback from her audience inspires the fashion line. For example, her followers requested Nudie Patootie release more loungewear, oversize T-shirts and flannels. There were also requests to offer more plus sizes.[4] Nearly all items in the line sold out on the first day of sales.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Lee was born in Montgomery, Alabama.[1] She has two siblings, an older brother and sister.[1] Prior to beginning her YouTube channel, Lee worked as a medical assistant for a dermatologist in Montgomery, Alabama.[5][9] She has also worked as a preschool teacher.[1] Lee currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and her niece.[1][5] She became the legal guardian of her niece Eryn in 2019, [15] whose grandmother had died due to COVID-19 complications, according to Lee two years later.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Meet StarCentral Magazine's Beauty Guru Of The Month For October 2014: Laura Lee". StarCentral Magazine. September 29, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Laura Lee: About". YouTube. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ a b "About laura88lee". YouTube.
- ^ a b c Asch, Andrew (February 19, 2021). "Social-Media Star Laura Lee Unveils Fashion Line". www.apparelnews.net. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Morin, Alyssa (December 19, 2016). "Beauty vlogger Laura Lee talks about failed makeup trends, what makes her feel confident, and how being an influencer is a 24/7 job". Yahoo News. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ^ Yi, Nicole (June 4, 2016). "Cue Freakout: Laura Lee Is Releasing an Eye Shadow Palette". POP Sugar. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ Coley, Sam (April 14, 2017). "Beauty Influencer Laura Lee Talks Summer 2017 Beauty Trends and MAC Cosmetics". Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays. Parade. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ Frey, Kaitlyn (August 20, 2017). "The beauty industry's biggest brands are tapping YouTube's expert influencers to help create their latest makeup launches". People. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ a b "Watch YouTube makeup expert Laura Lee do a 3-minute makeover". Today. September 13, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ^ Narasaki, Rosie. "Beauty Blogger Laura Lee Just Released Her First Eye Shadow Palette". Total Beauty. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ a b Sung, Morgan. "The art of the YouTube apology video". Mashable. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ Williams, Janice (August 23, 2018). "Laura Lee's racist tweet causes beauty brand to drop YouTube blogger's sponsorships". Newsweek. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ Lets Chat: 9-25-18, retrieved November 8, 2019
- ^ a b "Beauty YouTuber Laura Lee Launches Fashion Brand Targeting Her Millions of Style-Conscious Followers". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Inside YouTuber Laura Lee's Battle to Adopt Her Niece—and Fight Against Cancel Culture". July 28, 2021.
- ^ "I Lost My Mom. - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.