Cynthia Victor
- I grew up watching YouTube beauty gurus go on brand trips, and now it's my job to do the same thing.
- I started creating beauty content for the free makeup, but I found a full-time career instead.
- So far, I've been to Florida, Turks and Caicos, and more on brand trips with beauty companies.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cynthia Victor, a 24-year-old content creator based in New Jersey. It has been edited for length and clarity.
The summer of 2020 is when I really took on content creation after moving back in with my parents during lockdown.