Kandee Johnson is a popular American beauty blogger (YouTube star) and a makeup artist. Her channel is -Kandee Johnson having 3.72 million subscribers.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Kandee Johnson was born on 9 July 1978 in a Christian family in Los Angels, California, USA. Her birth sign is Cancer. Her late Father’s name is Barney Dean Johnson and her Mother’s name is Shannon Johnson nee Rasmussen. She has a younger sister named Tiffany Myers. She has married twice and has four children- Ellie, Alani, Blake, and Jordan. She had her first child at the age of 18. After her first divorce, she faced a lot of hardships in raising her son and paying for his daycare. It was a rollercoaster for her. She again got married but it also failed and then she started dating a singer named Michael Castro. She got engaged to him but now they are not together.
EDUCATION
Kandee has done graduation from Beauty School.
EXPERIENCE
She was a Lead Beauty Contributor at Conde Nast ( 2014-2015). She started her YouTube channel ( 2009- present) and she is also a TV show judge on Glam Masters.
AWARDS
She won the Streamy Award for BEAUTY & FASHION INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR in 2016 and BEST YOUTUBE COLLAB with KIM KARDASHIAN WEST in 2018.
ABOUT
She started working at the age of 16 because she was always interested to do something for her better future, At 17, kandee signed up with a modeling agency but gave up on Modeling after she became pregnant and gave birth in age 18. She started blogging in 2008, and uploaded her first vlog in 2009, using a video camera gifted by her grandparents. Soon, she became so popular that she started hosting beauty and business seminars on her YouTube channel. She was one of the YouTube pioneers of beauty and fashion. She started uploading videos on beauty, style, fashion, do-it-yourself, and kid essentials.
Before becoming a YouTube star, she was a celebrity make-up artist who worked on TV shows, celebrity appearances, movies, and even did wardrobe styling for TV shows and commercials. She is well-known for her work on ‘The Sierra in 2010, ‘Skin Wars: Naked Truth’ in 2014, and Nickelodeon’s ‘Ultimate Halloween Costume Party’ in 2015.
Through her channel, she showcases makeup transformations, makeup tutorials, and beauty tips. She is so popular mainly for showcasing herself being transformed into characters like Snow White, Barbie, Edward Scissorhands, Miley Cyrus, and many others through makeup.