Biography
Who is Jaclyn Hill?
Early life and real name
Jaclyn Roxanne Torrey, known professionally as Jaclyn Hill, was born on July 20, 1990, in Illinois, United States. She grew up near Mineral, Illinois, on a commercial farm that belonged to her family for four generations. Her parents are James and Robin, and she has an older brother named Nicholas and an older sister named Rachel.
In 1998, her family moved to Tampa, Florida, after her father began pursuing missionary work and evangelism. The family traveled to countries such as India and Honduras during this period. Jaclyn was homeschooled during her childhood and later attended college in Sarasota, Florida, where she studied photography before dropping out after her freshman year.
Rise to YouTube fame
Jaclyn Hill started her YouTube channel in 2011, focusing primarily on celebrity makeup tutorials. Before achieving internet fame, she worked as a freelance makeup artist and at a MAC Cosmetics store. Her channel steadily grew in popularity as she shared beauty content and professional makeup techniques with her growing online audience.
In July 2017, she filmed a well-known video with Kim Kardashian titled Get Ready with Me and Kim Kardashian. This video became one of the most viewed uploads on her channel. Her digital presence allowed her to transition from a content creator into a prominent beauty entrepreneur.
Cosmetics collaborations
In 2015, Jaclyn Hill partnered with Australian cosmetics brand BECCA to release a highlighter named Champagne Pop. Beauty retailer Sephora sold over twenty five thousand units of the product within twenty minutes of its release, breaking sales records. BECCA was later acquired by Estée Lauder in 2017.
That same year, she collaborated with Morphe Cosmetics to create an eye shadow palette featuring her favorite shades. She followed this with a limited edition makeup brush set in 2016 and a second eye shadow palette in 2017 under the name Jaclyn Hill x Morphe. In June 2018, she released a four palette vault collection with Morphe, and all of these collaborative products sold out quickly.
Jaclyn Cosmetics launch
On May 23, 2019, Jaclyn Hill announced the launch of her own brand, Jaclyn Cosmetics, which was actually owned by Forma Brands. She introduced twenty nude lipstick shades named So Rich Lipstick, which launched on May 30, 2019, and sold out immediately. Soon after, customers reported quality issues including melting, breakage, air bubbles, and gritty textures.
Hill initially defended the products on social media and suggested shipping conditions or other lip products caused the issues. Following widespread customer complaints and reports of adverse reactions, she published an apology video titled My Lipsticks on June 12, 2019, explaining manufacturing issues and promising refunds. She temporarily deleted her social media accounts in July 2019 before relaunching the cosmetics line in 2021 and eventually announcing its closure in January 2024.
Personal life and marriages
Jaclyn Hill currently lives in Tampa, Florida, though she briefly relocated to California in 2024. She married drummer Jon Hill in August 2009. After nearly nine years of marriage, the couple announced their divorce in May 2018, stating they remained good friends.
Following her divorce, she began a relationship with Jordan Torrey in 2018. The couple married on April 29, 2023. Her father and she have been estranged since her parents divorced in 2012.
Birthday and age
Jaclyn Hill was born on July 20, 1990, which makes Jaclyn 36 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Jaclyn shares the date with 54 other famous people.
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