What’s your favorite thing about makeup? Is it the endless options of eyeshadow, the ability to express your mood without saying a thing? My favorite aspect is how creative it lets you be and that’s what also makes doing your makeup difficult. Beginner or not, you can end up changing your makeup style just like you would do the same with your clothes. Since getting back into makeup, there have been beauty influencers/ YouTubers whose channels always inspire me when it comes to makeup. Whatever your reason for loving makeup could be, I’m sharing 9 beauty Instagram accounts to follow for makeup tips to help you find the right makeup style for you, or at least some makeup inspiration.

- Patricia Bright
- Jackie Aina
- Shayla
- Shannon Harris
- Miranda Mendelson
- Brianna Fox
- Jkissa
- NikkieTutorials
- Nyma Tang
9 Beauty Instagram Accounts To Follow For Makeup Tips
Patricia Bright: Patricia is a beauty and lifestyle influencer who built her name in the industry by creating content on Youtube. She shares makeup and skincare tips, inspiration for makeup looks, and product reviews. Although she does several videos about beauty and fashion topics, she doesn’t shy away from having real conversations either. She often talks about knowing your worth and being happy with where you are in life, diving further into these topics with her book Heart & Hustle.
Jackie Aina; Jackie is a beauty influencer, who started her youtube channel while serving in the military. Her content is geared toward dark-skinned women and helping them find makeup looks that work for their skin-tone. She’s full of energy on camera and you can easily get wrapped up in her style of content and realize you never planned to spend that much time on Youtube. On Instagram, Jackie’s content illustrates fun, whether it’s a simple makeup look or skin product recommendations. At the same time, she doesn’t shy away from topics either.
Shayla| Makeup by Shayla: Shayla is a beauty and lifestyle Youtuber. Her channel is mainly about helping you learn all about makeup and skincare. She does videos on product reviews, a full face of makeup using one brand, and tutorials However, Shayla occasionally posts content about the foods she eats to be healthier, her travels. and more.
Miranda Mendelson | Slashed Beauty: Miranda of Slashed Beauty is one of my favorite beauty YouTubers/ bloggers. She talks about exploring your love of beauty and fashion while staying on a budget. On Instagram, she shares makeup swatches, skincare tips, and makeup of the day looks. Nevertheless, you’ll also find fashion, fitness, and travel tips.

Jkissa | Jkissamakeup: This beauty YouTuber is a definite must-follow on Instagram if you like bold colorful makeup looks or looks with glitter. I don’t use that many bold colors, but her looks always inspire me to try new things when it comes to my makeup looks. On Youtube, she has even grouped her videos for her followers so you can watch reviews, tutorials, or content on other topics she posts.
Brianna Fox | BriannaFoxMakeup: This beauty Youtuber is a more recent discovery for me. I’ve been following her since last summer and I Iove her content. Her makeup tutorials are detailed and really easy to follow. Brianna also organizes her content on youtube making it easy to binge-watch the kind of content you want whether it’s makeup tutorials such as how-tos, product reviews, skincare tips, or lifestyle tips like cleaning it’s all there. On Instagram, she posts tutorials for certain looks, skincare tips, outfit inspiration and occasionally hair styling tips.
Shannon Harris | Shaaanxo: Shannon Harris known to her followers as Shaaanxo is a beauty Youtuber from New Zealand. She is one of the first beauty YouTubers I subscribed to. Her approach to makeup application is easy and fun. She’ll post beauty hacks, full glam videos, or styling tips. She also shares posts her travel and favorite outfits. She is one beauty Youtuber I recommend following if you want to learn easy makeup looks.
Nikkie Tutorials: Nikkie’s videos are full glam all the way. If you love bold looks, Nikkie is the girl for you. Whether you’re watching short videos of her makeup looks on Instagram or the full thing on Youtube, you’ll be having fun.
Nyma Tang: Nyma Tang’s videos are full of soft glam styles. Her videos are fun and upbeat. I love watching her videos for tutorials and tips for dark skin girls like me. She is definitely someone to follow, especially if you’re getting started in makeup.
Whether you’re just starting out with makeup or you’ve been doing it for years, there’s always something new to learn. From a new technique to a combination of colors for makeup inspiration, to learning about new products, following a beauty influencer or two, will help you work on your own makeup style. Head over to Instagram and discover whose makeup style you might draw the most inspiration from or mix it up a bit. Remember, get creative and have a little fun with it.
~Kimberly
