Who Is Michelle Phan?

"I think the beauty of the Internet in general is instant feedback. A lot of my ideas stem from my audience and my everyday inspiration. One time, Tim Burton was showing his exhibit at the MoMa in New York, and I went to his showing, and it was incredible and I remember feeling inspired and I remember when I got home that week I did a Tim Burton-inspired look. So inspiration, it comes from everywhere. As long as you keep your eyes and your ears open, you can always absorb inspiration.

I also get a lot of it from my viewers who send pictures, music videos, or even photos of their makeup and they tell me, 'Hey, can you do a makeup with this or inspiration from this. Let me give you some ideas.' So that’s how I get a lot of my ideas from and I recommend it to the future YouTubers, too. Communicate and engage with the audience and you’ll have so many ideas."