These days when I'm suffering from insomnia, worrying about something ridiculous, like if I have enough boxes to pack up all my stuff, I have developed a worrisome habit. I browse the How-To section on YouTube.

It started with a casual comment from one of my friends about how you can curl your hair using a straightening iron. Forgive me for being so literal, but why curl your hair with a straightening iron when you could just use a curling iron? I had to be enlightened and YouTube seemed the obvious place to turn.

From there I was introduced to a young prodigy by the name of xTeener. Now, I have no idea how old xTeener is, because she's got that age ambiguous look of someone that could be anywhere from 15 to 23. I think the makeup helps with that as well. But she is a makeup guru, and apparently everyone else on YouTube thinks so, too, because she's got tens of thousands of subscribers.

I'm not exactly sure how you become a teenage makeup guru. I mean, Eric Clapton taught himself to play guitar, so maybe she just messed around in her room until she figured out what worked. Whatever it was, it's impressive. I used some of her tips the other day, and got mad compliments. I did, however, refrain from confessing that a teenager on YouTube taught me how. Ruins the street cred.

I kind of hope some makeup manufacturer contacts her and gives her tons of free shit. I bet she does more to boost their sales than having Kate Moss roll around looking like a stringy stray cat in their commercials.