In the past, the beauty industry was dominated by women and very few men were involved in the happenings of this industry. However, following the homosexual revolution and the legalization of LGBTQ+ movements in different countries, especially in the United States, the number of men openly invested in beauty has increased. One such man is beauty vlogger Gabriel Zamora. To learn more about his life, keep reading.
Who exactly is Gabriel Zamora?
On March 10, 1993, Gabriel Zamora was given birth in Los Angeles. Her parents are originally immigrants from Mexico who lived in Los Angeles for a while. During his childhood, his parents emigrated to Texas, they settled in Houston, where Gabriel spent his childhood and grew up. He has three siblings whose names are not known.
There is not much information about his early life; this includes information about his primary and secondary education. It is known, however, that he attended the University of Houston, San Jacinto College. While in San Jacinto he studied Marketing, by the time he graduated he had a degree in Business Management, Related Support and Marketing.
Right after graduation, Zamora started working in a marketing company. But that wasn’t what he wanted from his life; his dissatisfaction with the mundane activities of the office space sent him on his way to work in different places in a short time. He is known to have worked in the offices of Rue 21, Zumiez and Forever 21 in Texas.
Other facts to know about Gabriel Zamora
Career
Gabriel Zamora’s biggest career change began with him leaving Houston to return to where he was born, Los Angeles. This resettlement led him on the path he is currently on. When he arrived in LA, he got another job in marketing, but this time he worked closely with stars.
One of the people he worked with was celebrity, Lilly Ghalichi; she put him in charge of her lash line social media page. She was also one of the people who encouraged him to foray into the makeup business.
Gabriel Zamora’s career as a YouTube vlogger officially began in 2014 when he uploaded his first video. Prior to this post, he had religiously watched YouTube vlogs of other makeup artists and honed his craft in makeup and beauty product application, his idol in the industry is Patrick Starrr. Starrr was another person who gave her a boost to start vlogging about makeup. But watching those videos wasn’t the genesis of her love for makeup. As a child, he had felt that his eyes were too small for his face, so in an effort to make them look bigger, especially when performing in plays, he learned makeup tricks on how to achieve this. goal.
With his vlogging that he sometimes does in Spanish, Gabriel Zamora is able to use his degree in marketing. He does this by endorsing beauty products on his YouTube channel with his over eight hundred thousand subscribers. He worked with Ipsy, which is owned by Michelle Phan and not only does he promote their products on his channel, but he also works as a stylist for the brand. Zamora also had the opportunity to work with MAC; he worked for this makeup brand in 2017 when they ran a global campaign to promote their satin lipstick. Of all the influencers chosen for this campaign, he was the only one who was a man.
He also worked for makeup mogul, Jeffree Star, when Star did a concealer campaign he was recruited as one of the brand’s models.
His family
Although Gabriel Zamora has a large following, he keeps certain aspects of his life hidden. About his family, he said his mother was his biggest supporter while his father is still getting used to the type of life he currently lives, especially in the area of his career.
Sexuality
Zamora is openly gay but very secretive about his romantic relationships, making it difficult to know who he’s dated. He was also caught in the middle of two major controversies which led to him losing some of his followers, despite it all, his vlogging is still thriving and he remains one of the biggest voices in the beauty industry.