The YouTuber is making millions from true crime and makeup

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For some, there are few things more relaxing than sticking a makeup tutorial on YouTube and getting insane. taller for a few moments of escape.

Then there are those who love their makeup videos peppered with stories of depraved killers and their crimes.

Sound crazy?

Not for the 6.4 million subscribers of Bailey Sarian, a Los Angeles-based makeup artist turned true crime expert.

His YouTube videos combining these two diametrically opposed subjects - a series called Murder, Mystery & Make-up - have gone from a hobby to a career in full time which, among other things, has led to deals with US streaming giant Netflix.

The 33-year-old herself is surprised that YouTube - and true crime - have become his day job.

"Thought it would be great to make money off YouTube, pay a few bills" , Ms Sarian told the BBC . "Now that I've come here with over six million subscribers, that's so much. I never imagined it would become what it is today."

The premise of his videos is simple. Mrs. Sarian sits in front of the camera, puts on makeup and discusses a true crime story. Each video requires a huge amount of research – so much so that Ms Sarian now employs someone to help her – and includes information from court transcripts or police interviews.

The most popular video in the series concerns notorious American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991, and whose Mrs. Sarian speaks while creating a shimmering green eye look with a nude lip.

This video has been viewed over 22 million times. Just for context, the Line of Duty TV drama finale was watched by a record 12.8 million people in the UK. Overall, Ms Sarian's YouTube videos have been viewed nearly 800 million times.