Moany Mondays - Youtube Advert Fury

Waking up and browsing Youtube often results in the above

Since they were invented, I have hated adverts on Youtube videos with a passion and so I thought I would highlight my hatred towards them this week... Everyone hates Youtube adverts but what really drives me to insanity is people with less than 10,000 subscribers (the amount of subs you need to earn anything from using ads) who decide to monetize their videos. Just WHY?

'It looks professional'

No, it doesn't look professional at all. The fact that someone clearly haven't read that you need 10,000 subs or more to earn anything from monetizing their videos doesn't portray professionalism in any single way, shape or form. Even worse, if they have read it and have still decided to monetize their ads, damn, I haven't even got words for their stupidity.

'People will subscribe if I have ads'

If someone has monetized their videos having under 10,000 subs I will not subscribe even if I absolutely love their videos. In fact, I wouldn't love their videos because the fact I would have to sit through that agonizing 5 second wait before I can click 'Skip ad' would have me clicking that back button faster than you can say 'Stop'.

'Ads make my videos look so cool'

Nope. Youtube adverts are not cool in the slightest. It wouldn't be so bad if it was a different one every time but if you are browsing the same category of video you tend to get the same advert over and over again. I have even found myself learning the first 5 seconds of a particular ad as I browse through videos. Ergh.

'Ads will make people think I have been on Youtube for years and have tons of subscribers'

Maybe, until I look and see you have 10 subscribers. Why are you monetizing your ads with 10 subscribers and putting me through the longest 5 second wait again and then making me move to click skip ad? Too much effort! Goodbye!

If you have over 10,000 subscribers and have monetized your videos then that is perfectly fine with me. Making Youtube videos takes time, patience and effort and so if you have been successful enough to get so many subscribers why the hell not earn something back from all your hardwork. On the other hand, if you have under 10,000 subscribers please DO NOT monetize your videos. Please save me from having to watch the same advert for the 50th time and pulling my hair out!

Halloween Overload

As some of you may or may not know I also have a Youtube channel where I mainly upload videos on body confidence, life problems etc but as soon as it hit October I instantly thought 'I need to do Halloween posts!' as I absolutely love Halloween! Now, I have gone through this month creating looks, filming tutorials whenever I have had the chance and you know when you think to yourself 'Oh, it's fine, plenty of time to edit', well I said that to myself way too many times and now I have a whole load of stuff to edit within a week!

Can you guess what the two looks are?

This is just a quick post to let you know there will be another tutorial uploaded to my Youtube Channel this Sunday (almost solely using the Makeup Revolution Day of the Dead Palette) and also a step by step blog post tutorial on an effective yet simple Halloween Look for those of you who prefer to read tutorials than watch.

My benefit parcel arrived yesterday and instead of leaving it until I have all this sorted, there I was this morning taking 100 unnecessary pictures of it in different lighting, angles etc when in fact the first ten pictures were fine. I then thought to myself, 'what the hell are you doing, you haven't even got started on the Halloween stuff'...

I'm a girl who has an insane love for makeup and photography but not editing, what can I say!

For now take a look at my 'Back to Basics Heartbroken Dancer Tutorial'!

Gotta dash, netflix editing is calling me!


Who else is having a Halloween Overload?

New Video - Being Confident with No Makeup

If you didn't know already I also have a Youtube channel which I started around 6 months ago, I make videos on my views on things and also videos on body confidence!

In my video this week I am wearing no makeup at all and am talking about how you can become more confident wearing less make up! I mean let's face it, who wants to spend hours plastering on makeup just to go to a supermarket gahhhh!

More girls need to become more confident and accept themselves, it seems too many are focusing on the things they don't like rather than what they do like and making the most of it...

Anyways, enough on this, check the video out if you want to hear what I've got to say!

Just click the 'YOUTUBE' link under "Where to find me' and it will take you straight to my channel!

Remember to keep it real and stayyyy classssy!
-TheLuckyDiamond

Who is TheLuckyDiamond?

Hey!

So, this is me, Jen... I have a Youtube channel that I didn't know where to go with at first but now I have (finally) decided and am up and running with that I thought it was time to expand my field and begin a blog. I go by the name The Lucky Diamond because a diamond symbol is lucky to me (surprise surprise) but more on that later...

My Youtube channel is based around advice and body confidence, with a few fashion and make up tutorials thrown in too!

I am a size 14 and am a strong believer in every person is gorgeous.

I embarrass myself at times, but if it spreads my message across then it's all good! I do try to keep it classy as much as I can (remember to keep it real and stayyy classsy)... If you don't understand that then you should check out my videos!

As for this blog I want to base it more around make up and fashion although if I feel I need to write about a matter, issue or give advice then that is what I shall do!

Here's to another new journey and the start of something maybe? Who knows...

Remember to keep it real and stayyyy classssy
-TheLuckyDiamond