YouTube is littered with makeup videos and tutorials from different people, but if you want to learn how to do makeup like a pro, there is only one person to follow on this platform. She is none other than Desi Perkins! She is a popular makeup artist, Instagram star and vlogger.
Desi, who said she “fell” into makeup, is famous for her makeup skills and celebrity-inspired YouTube makeup tutorials, which have garnered her a huge number of fans and followers – over 3 .1 million subscribers on her YouTube channel and more than 3.7 million Instagram followers. Her makeup tutorials are about how to achieve the perfect smokey eye or how to contour your face to make it look like a Kardashian.
Desi Perkins Bio, Ethnicity, Age
The makeup mogul is an American citizen was born on March 3, 1987 in California. She is of Hispanic-Mexican descent and proud to be a Latina. Desi had an eye for fashion and beauty from a young age. While studying to become a teacher, she practiced makeup and gained experience that later led to her working as a freelance makeup artist.
It is interesting to note that Desi Perkins never intended to become a makeup artist, but fate planned everything. Speaking of how it all started in one of her videos. ” 20 Random Facts About Me ,” Desi said that her husband hadn’t had a Halloween costumes in a year and she had seen some special effects videos on youtube, so she decided to recreate one of them on him. Meanwhile, she had never done any special effects makeup before.
The makeup turned out so well that people started asking her if she did it for rent and although she didn’t, she happily replied in the affirmative, not ready to miss a golden opportunity. From there, people started hiring her to do Halloween makeup and that was the start of her career in an industry she never dreamed of making.
After a while, she decided to take up her craft on social media, uploading various makeup tutorial videos and learning the look and feel of celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Jennifer Lopez, and Taylor Swift.
In August 2013, her YouTube channel “Desi Perkins” was created and she released her first video titled Soft Warm Sultry Eye Tutorial. Among her most viewed videos is her Eyebrow Tutorial which garnered more than 10 million views and a collaboration with her husband, Man Does My Makeup. Desi became popular after joining YouTube but before that she was on Instagram.
Desi Perkins eventually grew to become one of the beauty influencers in the industry and now some celebrities like Kim Kardashian are seeking their opinions and services. They both promoted Kim’s KKW beauty line together and even filmed a makeup video of them applying their makeup products to each other. The video gave Desi a big boost in his career and has been viewed by over 8.1 million people so far.
The makeup star once worked as a stylist for the Ipsy.com Generation Beauty Conference in New York and collaborates with her best friend and fellow YouTuber, Katy DeGroot (@lustrelux) on Dose of Colors.
Wealth (income and earnings)
Although I had no initial intention of becoming a makeup artist, through hard work and dedication, Desi Perkins has grown into a beauty sensation. She has posted a lot of makeup tutorial videos on YouTube and Instagram and made a lot of money from it. Although her actual net worth is unknown, various sources have stated that it ranges from $300,000 to $1 million and is still growing.
Desi didn’t make all the money from her, part of which she made from branded deals from cosmetics companies that she promotes on her social media platform. She also has a sunglass line with Quay Australia.
family – husband
The YouTube makeup star, the second of four children, grew up in a typical Latino household with her father (Spanish), mother (Mexico) and three brothers – Michael, Marquis and Danny. She considers her family to be one of the most important things in her life and maintains a strong bond with her cultural roots.
Although she is inspired by different things, Desi Perkins says that her father is her main source of inspiration. According to her, she really admires him for his gift of not stressing or worrying and basically not taking pointless actions. Desi hopes to be like her father and never doubt herself. “I’m working on it,” she says.
Desi married Steven Perkins in 2012 and took his last name thereafter. Steven is a former student at Santa Ana College and was on the school’s baseball team. He also studied graphic design at Norco College and completed a year-long course in music, business and marketing at Riverside City College.
The young man worked for SIGELEI Technology Co., Ltd as a graphic designer and photographer. He previously worked as a DJ and promoter at LURE Nightclub and Ohm Nightclub, both in Los Angeles, California.
Steven is very supportive of his wife’s career and has appeared on some of her videos. Aside from supporting Desi in her career, he is also very involved in it. He is the mastermind behind the technical aspect of Desi Videos while Desi takes care of the creative side. In fact, Steven is the one who films the makeup sessions and also edits the recorded videos before they are released on Desi’s channels until few years later, Desi starts editing the videos after teaching herself how to do it.
Steven watched his wife do her makeup and picked up some makeup skills which he demonstrated in the Husband Does My Makeup video where he is seen doing his desi makeup. Though he’s no match for his wife when it comes to makeup, he’s as popular as her with over 213,000 Instagram followers.
Steven still runs a graphic design business though, according to him it’s probably 20 percent graphic design and 80 percent desi now just because it’s gotten really good and it’s beneficial to both of them.
As perfect as Desis and Steven’s lives look together, they still have their share of life’s challenges, including a miscarriage and not being able to have children since. Regardless, they still love each other and even run a YouTube channel called The Perkins .
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