Among many notorious beauty bloggers on YouTube these days, Stephanie Nicole could be considered somewhat of an anomaly. Unlike bloggers such as Jaclyn Hill, Jeffree Star, and Manny MUA, who each have more than one million subscribers, Nicole has less than 300,000 subscribers. But that hasn't stopped her from getting a lot of attention and making headlines.

On Reddit, Nicole is praised for her honesty in product-review videos and her thorough research. "I like that she has the knowledge and background experience in the industry to back up her claims and opinions. She knows what she's talking about, and it's obvious. She doesn't pull punches when it comes to reviewing products, and she doesn't try to hype something up just to sell it to you," writes Reddit user CupcakesAreTasty.

Nicole doesn't just sit in front of the camera and talk about a product. She drafts up charts and ingredient lists, and she presents them in videos to break down a product's pros and cons. It was this attention to detail that had her in the news in May when she broke down the ingredients in the formula of the Kylie Lip Kits and discovered that they are strikingly identical to the those in ColourPop liquid lipsticks. Nicole also isn't afraid to call out bullying in the blogger community. Her recent video on Jeffree Star garnered more than one-million views and even got her a shoutout from Kat Von D on Twitter. It's Nicole's unique and totally different approach to YouTube beauty blogging that has her seen as a refreshing and trustworthy voice in a sea of sponsored videos. Here, we chat with her about her approach, why she has never done a sponsored video, and why she wishes the beauty community would do more than peddle all the same products.

One of the major standouts of your review videos is that you are so knowledgable. How long have you been blogging about beauty?

"My trade of work is being a manufacturer's representative for professional beauty companies. I work on the development side of brands and help expand existing brands's market shares. My mother has been in the beauty business since I was about two, and I've always been going to these events. A lot of bloggers would say to me, 'We need $5,000 to even consider reviewing your product,' and I would be like, 'Woah, I didn't even know it worked like that.'