My 10 favorite YouTube channels
I've been meaning to make a post like this for a long time. Initially I planned to make a list of channels and instagram accounts, that revolve around fashion history (I'm still thinking about making it, but some next time), but when I started scrolling through my endless youtube subscription feed to "fish" for channels, I changed my mind and decided to make a list of my favorite channels in general.
The channels are not listed in any particular order, just in a somewhat logical sequence - well, at least for me 😅😁.
As an important side note and at an attempt to save me from having to redo the list, let me disclaim, that since youtubers are not the most reliable folks in terms of consistency, style and direction - no offense - these are my favorite channels as of today. Will I still be following them in a week, month, year? No guarantee. Do I absolutely love them right now? Totally.
Okay. Now that the foreword and the disclaimers are out of the way, let's proceed to the list itself! The channels are linked to the titles 😊
1) Lisa Eldrigde
I've been following Lisa for over 5 years and she's forever my favorite makeup artist. From natural to full-on glam - she's got you coveredpun intended! Sure, she may not be as flexible about trends/fads and new techniques as younger and, may I add, more amateur makeup gurus, but in her case it's a good thing - she has her style and her way of working. Why try to fix what is not broken? 😉
2) Justine Leconte
Justine is one of those rare youtubers, whom I've followed since they'd just started, or before they hit big, and who hasn't changed her content or her channel's direction since. Fashion is the main theme of the channel. Trends, fads, tips, regular Met gala reviews and so much more! All of that spiced with wit and characteristic humour. A very positive and informative channel.
3) Karolina Zebrowska
Aka the meme mom. Karolina's channel is essentially fashion history, but not taken "seriously". She reviews fashion history related videos and movies, but always in a humorous, light-hearted way, makes dresses every now and then, and often uploads funny sketches and parodies done in historical costumes. You won't find lengthy, strict-faced, "academic" lectures on this or that period's dresses on her channel, nope. History of fashion was never this amusing!
4) Lindsay Ellis
Wanna listen to movie reviews and character studies about fictional characters and authors? Then Lindsay's channel is what you're looking for! She doesn't upload as often, as I would like her to - usually once a month. On the other hand, the videos are usually quite lengthy, so it's worth the wait. I subscribed to her relatively recently, but have binge watched most of her videos by now. I have to add, that her review on "The Phantom of the Opera" was quite eye-opening for me. I was very surprised to find out that one of my favorite musical movies actually didn't do the original work and the musical itself justice.
5) TwoSetViolin
Now, don't let this deceptively serious banner throw you off. These two Aussie boys will send you rolling on the floor with their roasts and jokes about classical music and musicians (especially violists) - well, if we have the same type of humor, at least. They have a ton of inside jokes, that accumulated over years - like "Ling Ling 40 hours a day", "If you can play it slowly, you can play it quickly", "We're sh*t!", "Interesting~" and many more. I evilly won't explain what the jokes mean - go watch the videos 😜😁😉
6) Dogen
Even though learning Japanese is not among my plans for the nearest future, it doesn't get in the way of enjoying Dogen's (aka Kevin O'Donnel) videos about Japanese phonetics, pitch accents, vocabulary etc. But that, actually, was not why I got hooked on this channel. I subscribed for the short comedic sketches about Japan, Japanese culture, life of foreigners in Japan etc. These videos are usually very short - around 1 minute long - which adds greatly to the comedic effect. His apathetic face throughout the videos also accentuates the overall hilariousness of the described situations. Although the videos are initially aimed at people who speak Japanese or relate to life in Japan, English subtitles allow muggles, like me, to enjoy them, too.
So, if you have a bad day and need a good laugh, head straight to this channel.
7) House & Home
This one is actually the youtube channel of a Canadian magazine with the same name. They post videos about home decor and interior design. On this channel designers explain the thoughts behind their interior decisions, how they executed the client's wishes, worked around obstacles etc. Overall, it's a great place for design inspiration and new ideas.
8) The Art Assignment
The Art Assignment is a project by PBS Digital Studios, dedicated to explaining and discussing art, artists and everything related to them. History of art, different movements, controversies in art history, lives of artists - they got you covered on these and many other topics. Plus, it's the only place, where I learn about modern art. Gotta give credit, where credit is due 😁
9) It's OK to be Smart
Another great project by PBS Digital Studios. It was actually the first one from PBS that I subscribed to. Well, for people with background in science, this channel may seem childish or trivial - I admit, I was initially skeptical, too - but they often ask questions you didn't know you had and answer them in the most entertaining manner. Yes, some of the videos on the channel are indeed aimed at younger audiences, but others are there solely to tickle one's curiosity, and that's what made me subscribe.
10) Dinge Erklärt - Kurzgesagt
If you have ever tried to find high quality entertaining content on youtube in German, that is not Deutsche Welle, then you know the struggle. It's nearly impossible to find anything, since most of German youtubers sooner or later switch to English to reach a broader audience - understandable, of course. Long story short, that is how I discovered Kurzgesagt. (The two previous channel were discovered along the way, btw 😁)
Kurzgesagt essentially does exactly what the title says - they explain long concepts in a short, understandable manner, accompanied by great, I mean GREAT, animation and a very handsome voice-over - yes, I called a voice-over handsome.
The channel also has an English version, which appears to be much older, but for me was discovered much later 😅. The channels usually upload interdependently from one another, i.e. some videos appear earlier on the German, the others on the English channel, but sooner or later the newest videos are there in both languages.
This concludes the list of my 10 favorite channels.
Before making the post I actually singled out 16 channels, but since it's not a pretty number and the post would've been too long, I chose the tops among tops 😁😁😁 May be some other day I'll make another list, plus the list channels dedicated to history of fashion, but as of now, I send my best wishes!
See you in the next post~!
The channels are not listed in any particular order, just in a somewhat logical sequence - well, at least for me 😅😁.
As an important side note and at an attempt to save me from having to redo the list, let me disclaim, that since youtubers are not the most reliable folks in terms of consistency, style and direction - no offense - these are my favorite channels as of today. Will I still be following them in a week, month, year? No guarantee. Do I absolutely love them right now? Totally.
Okay. Now that the foreword and the disclaimers are out of the way, let's proceed to the list itself! The channels are linked to the titles 😊
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1) Lisa Eldrigde
I've been following Lisa for over 5 years and she's forever my favorite makeup artist. From natural to full-on glam - she's got you covered
2) Justine Leconte
Justine is one of those rare youtubers, whom I've followed since they'd just started, or before they hit big, and who hasn't changed her content or her channel's direction since. Fashion is the main theme of the channel. Trends, fads, tips, regular Met gala reviews and so much more! All of that spiced with wit and characteristic humour. A very positive and informative channel.
3) Karolina Zebrowska
Aka the meme mom. Karolina's channel is essentially fashion history, but not taken "seriously". She reviews fashion history related videos and movies, but always in a humorous, light-hearted way, makes dresses every now and then, and often uploads funny sketches and parodies done in historical costumes. You won't find lengthy, strict-faced, "academic" lectures on this or that period's dresses on her channel, nope. History of fashion was never this amusing!
4) Lindsay Ellis
Wanna listen to movie reviews and character studies about fictional characters and authors? Then Lindsay's channel is what you're looking for! She doesn't upload as often, as I would like her to - usually once a month. On the other hand, the videos are usually quite lengthy, so it's worth the wait. I subscribed to her relatively recently, but have binge watched most of her videos by now. I have to add, that her review on "The Phantom of the Opera" was quite eye-opening for me. I was very surprised to find out that one of my favorite musical movies actually didn't do the original work and the musical itself justice.
5) TwoSetViolin
Now, don't let this deceptively serious banner throw you off. These two Aussie boys will send you rolling on the floor with their roasts and jokes about classical music and musicians (especially violists) - well, if we have the same type of humor, at least. They have a ton of inside jokes, that accumulated over years - like "Ling Ling 40 hours a day", "If you can play it slowly, you can play it quickly", "We're sh*t!", "Interesting~" and many more. I evilly won't explain what the jokes mean - go watch the videos 😜😁😉
6) Dogen
Even though learning Japanese is not among my plans for the nearest future, it doesn't get in the way of enjoying Dogen's (aka Kevin O'Donnel) videos about Japanese phonetics, pitch accents, vocabulary etc. But that, actually, was not why I got hooked on this channel. I subscribed for the short comedic sketches about Japan, Japanese culture, life of foreigners in Japan etc. These videos are usually very short - around 1 minute long - which adds greatly to the comedic effect. His apathetic face throughout the videos also accentuates the overall hilariousness of the described situations. Although the videos are initially aimed at people who speak Japanese or relate to life in Japan, English subtitles allow muggles, like me, to enjoy them, too.
So, if you have a bad day and need a good laugh, head straight to this channel.
7) House & Home
This one is actually the youtube channel of a Canadian magazine with the same name. They post videos about home decor and interior design. On this channel designers explain the thoughts behind their interior decisions, how they executed the client's wishes, worked around obstacles etc. Overall, it's a great place for design inspiration and new ideas.
8) The Art Assignment
The Art Assignment is a project by PBS Digital Studios, dedicated to explaining and discussing art, artists and everything related to them. History of art, different movements, controversies in art history, lives of artists - they got you covered on these and many other topics. Plus, it's the only place, where I learn about modern art. Gotta give credit, where credit is due 😁
9) It's OK to be Smart
Another great project by PBS Digital Studios. It was actually the first one from PBS that I subscribed to. Well, for people with background in science, this channel may seem childish or trivial - I admit, I was initially skeptical, too - but they often ask questions you didn't know you had and answer them in the most entertaining manner. Yes, some of the videos on the channel are indeed aimed at younger audiences, but others are there solely to tickle one's curiosity, and that's what made me subscribe.
10) Dinge Erklärt - Kurzgesagt
If you have ever tried to find high quality entertaining content on youtube in German, that is not Deutsche Welle, then you know the struggle. It's nearly impossible to find anything, since most of German youtubers sooner or later switch to English to reach a broader audience - understandable, of course. Long story short, that is how I discovered Kurzgesagt. (The two previous channel were discovered along the way, btw 😁)
Kurzgesagt essentially does exactly what the title says - they explain long concepts in a short, understandable manner, accompanied by great, I mean GREAT, animation and a very handsome voice-over - yes, I called a voice-over handsome.
The channel also has an English version, which appears to be much older, but for me was discovered much later 😅. The channels usually upload interdependently from one another, i.e. some videos appear earlier on the German, the others on the English channel, but sooner or later the newest videos are there in both languages.
~ ~ ~
This concludes the list of my 10 favorite channels.
Before making the post I actually singled out 16 channels, but since it's not a pretty number and the post would've been too long, I chose the tops among tops 😁😁😁 May be some other day I'll make another list, plus the list channels dedicated to history of fashion, but as of now, I send my best wishes!
See you in the next post~!
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