I know. Where have I been? It seems like I’ve given up on blogging (and I swear I almost did), but something made me come back. I’ve promised many times to blog more on a daily basis, but let’s face it, unless blogging is your full time job, it’s HARD WORK!
I compared blogging to being in a relationship. Most relationships require attention and commitment. You can have the greatest love in your life, but let’s face it… it can wear you down and next thing you know you are on a break. Depending on how long the breaks are, maybe you need time to think, recollect your thoughts, or just need a breath of fresh air.
I’ll tell you this, I didn’t need any of those. In fact, I’ve been DYING to blog. What is my excuse?
No Time.
Hahaha, oh no, I pulled the time card out. Not again. But seriously, if you followed me on twitter and facebook, you would know I’ve been on an airplane to a different country or state every week. November and December sucked the life out of me. Even on YouTube, I did not post up a new video, and that’s a big deal considering that I usually upload a new video twice a week, if not, at least once!
I really apologize, and I’ll try my best not to do that again. Traveling is no fun for me, honestly.
As much as I love to see new places, the process of getting there is what I loath the most. I’m scared to fly (surprisingly) , if only Star Trek can come up with the teleportation sooner, I would be a happy camper.
Luckily, most have my flights have been enjoyable. I’ve been overseas, New York back and forth for 2 months. Seems like every week I was on a plane to go to work.
I got to watch my favorite movie while enjoying yummy snacks.
I LOVED the dinnerware. WOW.
16 hours flight, oh yeah You will NEED skin care.
My essentials.
And of course, a hydrating mask. I’m using my own IQQU hydrating mask.
Some of my makeup I carry on board. You gotta look purdy!
There is nothing better than landing safely, heading to your hotel
and enjoying your room.
I need a bathroom with good lighting. It’s essential for makeup.
I love hotels, but nothing is better than home right?
My New Years resolution? Blog more. Let’s see how long this will last haha. Hopefully better than my diet and exercise.
See ya on the next update. I’m so inspired to blog more. Let’s hope I don’t go on a break, I need to give my blog relationship more time and love =)
So what are you New Years resolution? Anyone going to blog more?
Kindly,
Michelle
waaaa u travel in style eh?
all are 1st class!
thanx michelle!i love all ur video…n love u too… =)
Hi Michelle,
I hope that you don’t mind that I’m about to make some observations. I hope you don’t feel insulted by any of my advice since I really do believe you’re genuinely talented and will make it far in the business.
First thing that I should say is that I am European. Without sounding racist, I am like the stereotypical European when it comes to my bone structure and features. I have the thin nose, the small but pouty bottom lip, and the not so enormous eyes. My eyes are also close to my nose. I’ve watched your videos and you do wonderful make up combos but I’d be interested in you adding a few seconds of “if your eyes are set together, start your eyeliner from the middle” and maybe a small illustration. I don’t have your pretty almond shaped eyes so a lot of the make up you do well… doesn’t end up looking well on me. I’m a stage make up artist so my field is slightly different as I have to exaggerate the features so they’re distinct from the audience but a few seconds of extra tips for people that might not have your lips of eyes would be cool.
Obviously I don’t know your availability but I think videos of you making other people up would be ideal. Grab a blond girl with “stereotypical American/Euro” features and instruct people how to work the make up on the eyes for those of us, like me, who do not have a lot of lid that is visible when our eyes are open. You have a lot of space from your lash line to your brow so you can do a lot of beautiful combinations but not everyone can. You were blessed with generous lips but some of us aren’t (so simply applying lip gloss or pale lip colors doesn’t work.) Perhaps it’s because you cater to people who are younger (and go for the fresh, minimal look) but I do know you have older followers who want to look just as good. And you’re the type of young lady that wants to cater to everyone, regardless of age or race. One day you should take an African American and do a look that would go well for their skin and features… things like that. I’m sure many people would love to volunteer for you.
On another note, I’m in love with the rice scrub. It’s really ideal for my very sensitive skin. Good luck on future launches! I’m a customer for life. Every other scrub has irritated or dried out my skin so this has been perfect.
Best of luck!
Dear Micelle,
How do you do?
My name is javanaisp. live in Karuizawa in Japan. Pleased to meet you.
I am a huge your make up art fan.
I want to buy foundation of “iQQU”, but can’t find shop deal in it.
Whoud you tell me a way to buy “iQQU”.
I’m sorry about my poor English(* *).
I hope you understand it.
Sincerely yours,
javanaisp
Thanks Michelle! & Please share your experiences in your past gothic life!
Thanks for posting the blog,
Wow, the food in your blog looks good. I love your videos.
Hey, happy new year to you! I love ur makeup tips so I really do hope u’ll blog more. I’ve had my blog for years now but just now started with blogging about makeup too, and that inspired me tons to blog more.
Just want u to know, ur new vdo means SOOOO MUCH TO MY BORING LIFE (for real)
i mean….. i live in Thailand, all the programs on TV are freaking boring and most of them game shows copying westerner, absolutely NEVER EVER had any makeup tips or much fashion on there anyway
i love ur channel and EVERYDAY (about 5-6 times a day) i always look on u tube n b like …. let’s look at michelle’s she better update sth new now….. and i was like…….. OHHHHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOO not yet again T_T;;;;
sometimes i have to re-watch ur old vdos like i have no life or sth LOL (i’m just love makeup too much ummm… good excuse)
anyway, keep up ur gud work, hv a prosperous business but not get too busy (how will that be?) all the best for u LOVE LOVE LOVE u n ur vdozzz.
hahaha. while your resolution is to blog more, mine is to keep blogging…. it’s been 3 months now and i haven’t given up on blogging yet, yay me
good luck to all of us this year… may our resolutions stick to us like gum stuck under the heel of your favorite shoe (wtf!?)
Hey Michelle,
I was wondering if you knew a good eyeliner brand that doesn’t smudge so easily. I recently bought the Forever Makeup Eyeliner because it’s been said to be really, really good… but it smudges!!
Or if you have any good tips for me so that my eyeliner doesn’t smudge (on bottom).
Thanks,
coolgirljacklyn
Wow, Back to the future! I Love those movies! Hope you’ll upload a new video on youtube soon!
- Madde from Sweden
hiya michelle i just love your make up videos! ive watched everyone of them and my fave one was the lady gaga pokerface one, ive wathed it 19 times! me and my friend tried it out but we didnt have the right make up. where did u get revlon illuminace? thanks alot,
xoxo laura xx
I have a question. Did the doctor really recommend jaw surgery for the improvement of your health or are you just saying he recommended it because it was something you wanted to do all along, but didn’t want the public criticism on getting plastic surgery? Because having it done for a health benefit always seems better to everyone, but I have a friend who deceived people this way. Just wondering! Don’t take offense to it.
Blogging is an interesting process so I wish you luck on your blogging desire lol. Good luck with your New Year’s resolution Michelle
Happy New Year Sunshine!
I have to say, i’m going to try to blog more too! You go girl~
*Big Hugs and support from Malaysia*
XxXx
You SHOULD blog more, Michelle. It releases so much tension from your other daily routines.
And it really builds on that brand you’ve done so well to create for yourself.
:>)
-Tripp
Happy New Year!!! Thank you so much for your blogging, i really love your tutorials, and everybody i know, they look at my make-up and really love it
so, thanks to my personal make-up artist (YOU! :-* )
i do really hope to see more of your work, and hope your all new year wishes come true.
Bunny kisses from Romania!!!!
Have a great and successful year.
I’m European too, and I’m not blonde at all! I don’t think the “typical European” is like Pinkus wrote. Maybe in Northern, Central Europe. I’m Italian, from the South, and I’m black haired, olive skinned and I have big eyes. Honestly, I don’t see lots of -natural- blonde people in the place where I live
Since I have quite hooded and a bit almond shaped eyes, Michelle Phan tips are extremely useful, while, for example, I can’t reply on myself what most of western-featured YT guru do… There are lots of blonde girls posting videos, and they NEVER saya word about people who have, for example, hooded eyes like me!
Hi Michelle!
I’ve been following you ever since you came out with your first video on you tube, and have been obsessed with your IQQU products.. although I haven’t purchased anything for the past month or so.
I’ve been dying to get my hands on your hydrating masks.. I hope you’ll get those out on the market soon!! They well be awesome sellers!
Mimi
Vancouver, Canada
Hi!
I’m just so happy that anyone but me likes star trek ;D . Or maybe you don’t like it, but at least you KNOW that i exists, unlike my friends… But they’re gonna have to live with tha fact that I’m a nerd and I LOVE it!!
Hihi, I love sci-fi and anime
All love to you from Frida
Gothemburg, Sweden♥
Hello beautiful I’m your fan, you really are beautiful, I send greetings from Costa Rica
Ms. Phan you are absolutely amazing. I’ve been following you since your early days (when your hair was short and black!)
I love yournew hair color. How did you get it to be that color? You think i could recreate it at home? It’s a new yair-i’m itching for a new ‘do. OKAY please get back to me whenever possible.
SANDIEGO LOVES YOOOOU!
Would you consider adding photoshop tutorials for newbies to your blog I know you’re hands are full but if you could pull it off that would be so awesome. There are so many photoshop tutorials out there but the moment I look at the layout I just ditch it altogether.
Michelle please do a mermaid tutorial i think that would look very beautifull pleasseeeeeeee…..pleaseeeee
Hi Michelle!
first, i think its great that you don’t always use a lot of more expensive make up, like lancome and este lauder, but also more affordable labels like maybelline and n.y.c. and while most of your make up totorials don’t exactly look as good on me as i pictured they would, i’ve learned a lot about more basic make up tips. while i’m not exactly great doing smoky eyes and (still!) have some difficulty using liquid eyeliner, i’m using tips like lining only half your bottom eyelids to make them look bigger, making cat eyes, and using certain colors to make your eye color more noticiable, so THANK YOU 
i especially love love loved the sailor moon tutorial because one of those girls who would rush back home from school to catch an episode of sailor moon (sometimes making it to see some of hamtaro haha) every day in grade school and your message at the end actually didn’t sound totally cheesy but believable.
well, i’ve never really commented on any of these type of websites before, but i just finished watching one of your youtube videos, and i really feel like saying I LOVE YOUR MAKE UP TUTORIALS!!
my resolution this year is actually to know more about putting on make up and making my self look better- not to impress other people (or boys) but because it makes ME feel good, ultimately making me feel like i look good
and then my other (more ambitious) resolution is getting into NYU =]
have fun with the relationship between you and your blog and good luck with everything else in life!
lovelovelove
Nora (the explorer) :]
Yuy yourrr back =D
Hey Michelle! I’m just curious, I’ve watched your videos from the very start (yes..back to the xanga days and all!). I was wondering if you still use the aspirin mask?
hi Michelle,
Your videos are so great.
Is it you that created the animation at the beginning of your last videos? (puting waves on the river in avatar look, and fairy things…the animated christmas tree…)
Because i want to do it so much, which software did you use please ? Thanks !
Michelle pleasse do a MERMAID tutorial pleasse i want it so muchh…PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Hi Michelle~
I’m actually one of your xanga buddies, hehe remember those days?
Well I just wanted to tell you good luck with your new years resolution and I’ll be working hard on mine as wel ^^
I love watching your videos! I have the asprin mask on right now hehe
-Nicole
Hi Michelle!! I’m Oyashikari Matsuko From Hiroshima in Japan i Love u and your videos =D bye!!=]
I am glad you are back!!! I have missed your posts!
I would love the travel half as much as you do!
more video
Michelle if you have respect for your fans pleasse do a MERMAID tutorial i think everyone will love it ….pleasee
xoxo
omg i KNO wat u mean! as far as diet and exercise resolutions go.. i mean i think theyre the most saught after and broken resolutions there are! i do eat healthy, but its on and off. and same goes for exercise. i only do it wen i feel i need to. but its not supposed to be about the outside. its supposed to be for the inside u kno? in the past i made up my mind to get healthy. and i have, and now that i am, im kind of a slacker. hahah. My new years resolutions for this year are to be kinder to family.. isnt it weird how u can end up taking things out on ur loved ones and strangers, u feel u need to b polite to?anyways.. 2nd new years res. is to try not to procrastinate. haha its so easy to be lazy and say “i can do it later” and later becomes 2 days a week, and then it never happenes, or u find urself struggling to get it done last second..
thanks for all ur tutorials. theyre amazingggg. 
well i hope this comment has inspired u. it would be great to inspire someone that inspires me!
Hi Michelle! I LOVE your tutorials! Do you have one on basic foundation and concealer for day time? I am now a huge fan! Thanks for the great tips! You are the best!
Hi. I like rabbits and had two of them when I was a kid. Your tutorial was interesting. Good luck! Take care.
Hi michelle!
I watch all you videos on youtube, and they are all great! Thank you for being such an inspiration. Good luch with your new resolutions!!! and Have a good year!!!
You are amazing!!! You are so pretty, and nice! Oh! And your voice is sweet!
Wait! Are you from Asia??
I like you so much!
sending from Ohio( I am a Chinese by the way)
gook luck
hey Michelle, Im Sujeong.
im 17 year-old korean girl, nice2meet u
im interested in make-up.
so i saw ur Youtube video.
its lot of helpful to me <3
but hmph.. my skin is .. idk..
i have a horny substance(?) on my face.
but idk how to remove that, indeed.
so when i make-up, its not work foundation on my skin..
like snake skin.. lol…;
so i need ur help !!
my english is sucks tho, i really need ur help for my make-up.
reply pleaz !
and i wanna be ur friend ! ♥
xoxo
Sujeong Myers
I love your makeup tutorials! They are so fun to watch. I was wondering if you could do a tutorial on creepy doll makeup for Halloween. It’s a while away until Halloween though, so if you do decide to do it, I wouldn’t mind waiting until then.
Oh, and could you possibly do a review on hair products/what you use on your hair? You have such beautiful hair! >u<
i was seriously checking the blog like every like where the hell is she at
Omg MICHELLE dont be stressed im gonna pressure you to blog every single day…hey you make videos, and you plan u inspire me and imma a dude…damn girl ur so inspiring and cute, but im sure ur to old for me…ur twenty something, im 17 and im pretty sure u have a boyfriend with that beauty so….well i didnt come here to sound like a stalker…i just wanted to congratulate u on ur success and u inspire evn dudes to accomplish something that is more than just a mechanic =] Stalk u. okay j/k dont listen to that i dont want you to block me lmao. =]
Oh yeah i said im not going to pressure you and i like the fact that u plan, and u inspire me…mis-types in comment above sorry.
Hello Michelle, this is my first post here in your website,i’m from Brazil, i knew you through the youtube videos and i just loved the videos and the beautiful make up tips, very good!! I left a question on your facebook and on twitter too, follow me on twitter: twitter.com/Lany_G3. I wanna know about skin care and treatment, that i can make at home and not so expensive. I have a oily (no dry) face skin, what should i make to have a good face skin like yours?
Bye, bye good week for you ^_^!
my new years revolution is to get my life started by go’n 2 school & do sum grow’n up by moven out of the birds nest. i want to create a life for myself as a young independent woman, plus i want a life with my future husband. we’ve ben 2gether for 3 years! love him soooo much.
new years revolution #2: to start fresh & consentr8t on the most important things that’ll affect the next 5 years of my life & 2 stay pure
please answer me in the e-mail that i left ok?
Good week for you Michelle!!!
hi michelle!
I found out about you in accident… I wanted to watch a youtube movie and suddenly I saw your bad romance, lady gaga style make up… I was amazed…
I’m not a make up girl… but I love watching people putting it and I like seeing a good make up… loved your tutorials… I already sent a link to a friend of mine… I’m sure she will enjoy your techniques…
hugs…
hope you’ll be back soon!!!
greetings from portugal