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\"Never in a million years would I have ever imagined to be here from posting pic on the left. It's crazy to see how much I've improved and grown as both a person and artist. I've had so many amazing opportunities and met so many amazing people in the past year,\" he wrote. \"400,000 people in one year. Thank you all so much I can't even begin to explain how much you all mean to me. Imagine where we'll be in another year?\"

2. He hasn't even graduated from high school.

Charles' career has already taken off and he hasn't even finished high school. Earlier this fall, one of his posts went viral after he retook his senior picture because he wasn't happy with the way it looked the first time. For the retake, he brought his own ring light, \"so my highlight would be poppin,\" he wrote on Instagram.

A photo posted by JAMES CHARLES (@jamescharles) on Sep 5, 2016 at 3:08pm PDT

Although he's taking a break from school while he works on the campaign for CoverGirl, he's still completing his assignments in hotel rooms and at friends' homes. \"I worked my butt off to have a high GPA, so I'm not about to let that fall down.\"

3. He considers himself an occasional singer, and he's got a voice to back it up.

\"I've been singing literally since I was born,\" he said.

Charles has been part of a few different a capella groups and often posts short clips of himself singing with his best friend Anthony Gargiula, another rising social media star, and other friends.

\"Makeup is where my career is going but I would love to also indulge in music. It's still one of my absolute favorite thing in the world.\"

A video posted by JAMES CHARLES (@jamescharles) on Aug 7, 2016 at 7:27pm PDT

4. He counts Katy Perry as a friend now.

\"I’ve been a fan of Katy Perry for so long,\" Charles confessed. \"When I found out I was going to be shooting with her on set, it was one of the coolest things I'd ever heard.\"

When it came time, Charles was nervous, but the pop star quickly put him at ease. \"She and I connected so quickly,\" he said. \"We were talking on- and off-camera.\"

Other ambassadors in the So Lashy campaign include Sofia Vergara, DJ and host Amy Pham, YouTubers Chloe + Halle and beauty blogger Nura Afia.

5. He's got mascara tips.

\"Mascara can definitely be one of the hardest parts of the beauty routine,\" Charles said. \"Nothing is worse than when you are applying your mascara and you've worked an hour on the most flawless blended eye shadow and with one slip of the finger, your mascara is all over your face. We've all had it happen. So Lashy is literally the perfect mascara. The wand is so great and it makes it so easy to get into all the cracks and creases in your eyes to make sure all your lashes are elongated, nice and coated and lifted, so you get a nice, flawless look no matter what size lash you have.\"

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