About Me

Hi Lovelies…

My name is Joy aka GLOSSette. I’ll kinda briefly explain how I got my nickname. I was in a career planning course in the summer of 2009. Long story short, a lady (in her mid/late 30′s) named me GLOSSette after the Glossette Raisins. She said I was fun/sweet on the outside and very nurturing/nutritious on the inside. I have the “gloss” part in caps b/c I make beauty vids so it fits perfectly.

I am a student studying in the Community Social Services Worker Program. I have always had a passion for helping people so I am excited to be in that program. I will graduate by June 2012. School is crazy. We have full load of courses at school with practicums on top of that. Practicums for 2 days of the week and school for the rest. If I don’t make tons of videos or post a lot that is why… BUSY BUSY BUSY with school.

I started watching Youtube vids in 2007 under my previous account. I had a friend (and is still my friend) who found out about Youtube and started to post vids…. the ones where you ship different characters from shows and make music video type things. She told me about Youtube and I got an account and started to watch comedy type vids such as nigahiga and singer-songwriters such as DavidChoi.

It wasn’t till 2 months before I started making beauty related vids on my previous channel that I was watching makeup gurus on Youtube. I think I had a video recommended to me on the bottom of the main page. The first couple people I watched were littleashash87 and brittkneegirl1. I was like HEY… I love makeup I can do this too. Plus I got a webcam. So on June 5, 2009 I started my first vid which was my lipstick and lipgloss collection. My new/current channel was made in Dec of 2010 due to some negative things that happened on my previous channel. I am thankful to my loyal subscribers that have continued to stick with me.

I have always loved makeup but not as obsessed with it as I am now. I didn’t start wearing makeup officially till after highschool. My parents were not once that condoned the use of makeup at such early age. You know I just used lipgloss and some mascara. After highschool, I started more fully with face powder, liner, mascara, and more lippy. Youtube and the beauty community got me into collecting makeup of all sorts. The thing I had the hardest time with… actually 2 things were applying eyeshadow and contouring/blush. I’m still getting the hang of it but I do wear eyeshadow and blush every time I wear makeup now (unless I am only going to the supermarket).

Mymotto is… why spend so much money on high end makeup when you can get the same quality for less at a drugstore. Drugstore makeup is soo accessible. I live about a 3 minute walk from London Drugs. Within 15 mins walk I can reach 2 Shoppers Drug Mart, Superstore which has makeup there too, and Zellers (I tend not to shop there cuz they have limited stuff). I HEART drugstore makeup. Some of my favorite brands are NYC, Wet n Wild, and Annabelle. I do like other brands as well. Certain things are good in certain brands. I don’t buy everything from one brand. I also use higher end brands. I have tried, Benefit (which I love and would buy their whole collection if I had extra money), Smashbox, Too Faced, CoverFX, Bare Minerals, MAC, Sephora brand, and Pur Minerals (those are the only ones I can think of right now).

My blog is just an extension of my beauty vids on Youtube. I only film when I am the only one home… so as you know I can’t film all the time. Plus when I had a long day cuz of school or work I don’t particularly like to film. Blogging is so convinient. I don’t have to edit and worry about it taking forever to upload. I can also gather my thoughts as I write so I can give more info and detail on whatever I am talking about.

You will see all sorts of things in my blog that relates to makeup, skincare, beauty, fashion, food, eco-friendliness, and some updates in my life. So there will be reviews (I make tons of those), tutorials, swatches, beauty/ health tips, fashion outfits, recipes and much more.

Disclaimer:
I am not a professional makeup artist or health expert. I learn everything through experience and Youtube. All the companies and products I promote are all from the goodness of my heart. I like it… I share it on my blog. I am not paid by any company to showcase anything. If I do receive a product for free, I will mention it as a disclaimer below that post. Also, if a picture is not taken by me,  it use belong to their rightful owners. No copyright infringement.