The beauty industry is worth in excess of US$426 billion every year. This industry _(1)_ such products as eye shadow and mascara▼ that make our eyes seem bigger and brighter, lipstick and lip gloss▼ guaranteed to give us deep red, glowing luscious▼ lips, and foundation▼ and blush▼ that make our skin seem softer than the smoothest silk. These beauty essentials are sold at a rate of almost one million dollars a minute. However, buying cosmetics is just the start. The fun really begins by knowing how to _(2)_ makeup perfectly for every occasion. Cosmetics can certainly make a girl feel _(3)_. Sure, they _(4)_ the outer beauty and hide any pesky▼ blemishes▼. However, beauty is also about intangible▼ qualities such as posture▼ and _(5)_. This is why video bloggers, also called vloggers, specializing in makeup tutorials▼, as well as beauty tips and tricks, have attracted millions of teenage girls and young women to their YouTube channels. These naturally _(6)_ experts have taken the beauty industry by storm. They are also raking _(7)_ millions of dollars by making their millions of fans look a million dollars. Born in Boston, a charming 27-year-old, Michelle Phan, is one of the beauty vlogging superstars. Her YouTube channel, which she started in 2007, has over six million _(8)_ and more than 300 videos. Some of her videos, with titles such as How to Get Lady Gaga Eyes, have gone viral, receiving close to 50 million views each. French cosmetics company, Lancôme Paris, were so impressed when Phan used their products in a video tutorial that they _(9)_ offered her a lucrative sponsorship▼ deal. She is now their official video demonstrator▼. The charismatic daughter of Vietnamese immigrants now earns over US$1 million _(10)_. If you want to learn the hottest makeup tips, YouTube is a great place to start. (A) attractive (B) in (C) confidence (D) annually (E) includes (F) highlight (G) immediately (H) gifted (I) apply (J) subscribers |
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