Simply Nailogical
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| Cristine Rotenberg | ||||
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Cristine Raquel Rotenberg[1]
October 17, 1988 [2] |
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||
| OccupationScript error: No such module "Detect singular". | Crime statistics analyst, YouTuber | |||
| Website | http://www.simplynailogical.com | |||
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| Also known as | Simply Nailogical, Cristine Rote[3][4] |
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| Years active | 2014-present | |||
| GenreScript error: No such module "Detect singular". | Beauty, comedy, vlog | |||
| Subscribers | 4,143,131 (Simply Nailogical) 1,479,849 (Simply Not Logical) |
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| Total views | 551,483,028 (Simply Nailogical) 47,919,114 (Simply Not Logical) |
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| Associated acts | Bunny Meyer, Joey Graceffa, Manny MUA | |||
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Last updated: August 2, 2017 |
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Cristine Rotenberg (born October 17, 1988), commonly known by her pseudonym and YouTube username Simply Nailogical, is a crime and health statistics analyst,[3] former child actress, blogger, and Canadian YouTube personality known for her role in commercials and for creating nail art tutorial videos.
As of August 2017, Rotenberg's two YouTube channels, collectively, have over 5 million subscribers and almost 600 million views.
Rotenberg has been praised for her humor[3] and welcoming YouTube presence.[4] J-14 magazine describes Rotenberg as "the face of nail art in the internet world."[6] Rotenberg self-describes herself as having an "out-of-the-box" approach to beauty tutorials.[3]
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Early life
Rotenberg was born October 17, 1988 in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.[2] She has one sister, Jen, who is frequently featured in her videos. From the late 1990s to the early 2000s, Rotenberg starred in fifteen[7] commercials for children's products including Furby and Fib Finder. At the age of 13, Rotenberg played the role of Sophia.[2] the 2002 film Charms for the Easy Life playing the younger version of Mimi Rogers's role as Sophia. She eventually stopped child acting to focus on school.
In 2014,[1] Rotenberg received a master's degree in sociology with a concentration in criminology[8] from Carleton University.[1]
Internet career
Blogging
Shortly after defending her master's thesis,[9] Rotenberg launched her Simply Nailogical blog in February 2014.[10] Contrary to her videos, Rotenberg initially posted pictures of her own nail art. Her blog has been inactive as of June 2016.
YouTube
Rotenberg launched her first channel, Simply Nailogical, in June 2014. She initially focused on short nail art videos that were less than a minute long. Eventually, Rotenberg became more outgoing on YouTube by showing her face in videos and making her tutorials longer.
In June 2016, Rotenberg posted a video of herself applying over 100 coats of nail polish titled 100+ Coats of Nail Polish #POLISHMOUNTAIN.[11] Her video quickly went viral, and her video was copied by many other YouTubers,[12] such as Jenna Marbles.[13] The Daily Dot praised Rotenberg's video, calling it one of 2016's most popular video trends.[4] Soon after the video was posted, Rotenberg's subscriber count had doubled.[4] Her video was featured in the Fine Brothers' College Kids React series in August 2016.[14]
Since her viral video, Rotenberg's main channel primarily focuses on nail art tutorials, nail products, reviews, beauty tutorials, and anything related to holographic colors.
In September 2015, Rotenberg created her second YouTube channel, Simply Not Logical. Rotenberg began posting videos on Simply Not Logical in August 2016, with her first video being titled 100 PIECES OF GUM CHALLENGE because internet.[15] On Simply Not Logical, Rotenberg primarily posts vlogs and content outside of her usual nail art tutorials.
Philanthropy
In May 2017, Rotenberg and her boyfriend raised $25,000 for the Ottawa Humane Society by selling merchandise with cats on it. As a result of their work, a room in the humane society was named after Rotenber's two cats, Menchie and Zyler.[16][17]
Personal life
Rotenberg resides in Ontario with her boyfriend, Ben, and her two cats. She currently works for the Canadian government.[18]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Charms for the Easy Life | Young Sophia | TV movie |
Awards and nominations
Following her viral videos and newfound YouTube popularity, Rotenberg was nominated for Breakout Creator at the 2016 Streamy Awards. She lost to Lisa Koshy.[19]
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2016 | The Streamy Awards | Breakout Creator | Nominated |
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