It’s the 21st century, a time when there’s something called YouTube – a place where you can show off your talent and make some cool money at the same time. People who have succeeded in this line of business are called YouTube personalities and Katy DeGroot, the woman behind the success of the Lustrelux channel, gladly counts herself among those very lucky people who simply earn money. money while having fun in front of the cameras., doing what they love so dearly. For Lustrelux, her passion is makeup, and in her words, she is too obsessed with cosmetics and experimenting with different beauty products.
Lustrelux (Katy DeGroot) – Biography,
The lady who came to mind after Lustrelux was born as Katy DeGroot on November 9, 1988 in Roseville, California. DeGroot is unaware of high school. However, it’s not news to the media that the beauty guru attended Sonoma State University, a public comprehensive university in Rohnert Park, California. She attended college from 2007 to 2010, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Lustrelux has always been obsessed with makeup, and has mostly worked in cosmetics-related jobs, her LinkedIn profile reveals. In her resume, she worked in 2011 as a key holder for a certain Bare Ecsentuals in Berkley. She spent less than a year in her role, where she handled almost everything from leading the team of makeup artists to hosting after-hours parties for their favorite clients.
She left to start working at Target as a Hardlines Executive Team Leader. Her LinkedIn profile also reveals that Katy has 9 years of experience as a merchandise planning assistant at SEPHORA in San Fransisco, CA, as well as a stylist at Ipsy.
Lustrelux became interested in starting a YouTube channel in 2014 and her story grew out of her desire to do something with her life after quitting her previous job.
She started her YouTube channel titled “Katy” on January 25, 2014 and started by posting random videos about all things makeup. Luckily, many resonated with his style and his channel started to gain huge traction from thousands to hundreds of thousands, even millions. Her Katy channel now has over 2 million subscribers and over 145 million views.
Her video “Bronzey Smokey Eye Tutorial: My Wedding Makeup”, where she gave an in-depth tutorial on the makeup she did on her wedding day is one of her most viewed videos, with over a million of views. As a result of her internet notoriety, two of the biggest beauty brands, including Maybelline, have collaborated with her.
YouTuber’s Family Life
Lustrelux has kept pretty secretive when it comes to details about his family, however, his mother and brother have featured in a few of his videos. Before becoming famous via YouTube, Katy DeGroot was already a married woman. She married a certain Jon in 2013. Jon, whose personality seems to be introverted, is also a very private person. However, from a few Instagram posts, it can be inferred that Jon is most likely a music producer/sound mixer/beat producer.
Celebrity Facts
• Katy and her husband have already been half harassed by a census taker. The worker, who is a lady, had gone to their house and had a two-hour talk with her, after which she returned uninvited, at work hours, to hang out at home.
• Her favorite scents include; Alien Mugler, good daughter of Carolina Herrara and Burberry.
• Lustrelux and her husband, Jon, follow a Keto diet.
• She is best friends with Desi Perkins, another YouTube beauty guru. Together they launched their Bestie Bundle collection in collaboration with Maybelline. It sold for $25.97 each.
• In 2018, Lustrelux and bestie, Desi Perkins, hosted a Maybelline MasterClass – where they unveiled their highly anticipated Bestie Bundle.
• Lustrelux and Desi Perkins in 2017 revealed they were working on a beauty line together which would be called #DESIXKATY.
• In addition to YouTube, Lustrelux is also popular on Instagram, an extension of its channel. She has at least 2 million followers on the platform.
• Lustrelux is estimated to have a net worth of $400,000 thanks to his thriving social media business. It is estimated that she earns no less than $55,000 per year from YouTube ads.
• Katy and her husband had their master bedroom remodeled in their new home by LOWE’S.