Being a beauty influencer - 6 Minute English

An influencer - a new kind of job from the internet era. In this programme, you’ll hear from two beauty influencers from different parts of the world, and find out how they are trying to change attitudes towards female beauty. Listen to an interesting conversation and learn some extra vocabulary. This week’s question YouTube make-up tutorials are very modern, but make-up has been around for a long time. So, when was lipstick first used? a) around 3000 years ago by the ancient Celts b) around 4000 years ago by the ancient Egyptians c) around 5000 years ago by the ancient Sumerians Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary influencer someone who is paid by a company to promote its brand on social media, encouraging other people to buy their products dos and don’ts rules about how people should and should not behave in a certain situation crack a joke tell a joke took off suddenly started to be successful or popular intrigued very interested in someone, often because of an unusual or unexpected quality a given some detail or fact that is considered as true or real [Cover: Getty Images] You can download audio and text here: More 6 Minute English episodes: Women in the workplace Connecting remote communities How pandemics end Confused by modern idioms? Climate change and evolution People who can taste words Do you want to improve your English? SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: Visit our website: Find us on Instagram: Find us on Twitter: Follow us on Facebook: #learnenglish #influencer #beauty #englishvocabulary #make-up