23 Beauty YouTubers Who Are Practically Unrecognizable From Their First Video

    Get ready for some intense highlights and lo-res footage.

    We live in the age of beauty influencers. From tutorials to makeup launches (and all the 🍵tea🍵 in between), these YouTubers have become some of the biggest stars in the world.

    Here's what your some of your faves looked like in their very first video:

    **Warning: many of these images are from before the time of DSLR cameras and ring lights.

    1. Jackie Aina

    2. James Charles

    3. Nicole Guerriero

    4. Jeffree Star

    5. Tati Westbrook

    6. Jaclyn Hill

    7. Manny Gutierrez aka Manny MUA

    8. Bretman Rock

    9. Nikkie de Jager aka NikkieTutorials

    10. Marlena Stell

    11. Patrick Starrr

    12. Carli Bybel

    13. Kathleen Fuentes aka KathleenLights

    14. Yuya

    15. Rachel Levin aka RCLBeauty101

    16. Nyma Tang

    17. Bunny Meyer aka grav3yardgirl

    18. Bethany Mota

    19. Desi Perkins

    20. Nikita Dragun

    21. Laura Lee

    22. RawBeautyKristi

    23. And finally, Michelle Phan