When I get on Facetime with 23-year-old Eleanor Barnes (known to the world as Snitchery), she's taking a break from packing up her New York apartment, and will soon head home to Virginia to ride out the rest of COVID-19.

Where did Snitchery go to college?

During her suburban North Virginia upbringing, she wasn't focused on building follower counts, not even on MySpace. It wasn't until she attended Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts in 2014 that she innocently discovered social media and its ability to create connections and friendships.

What is Snitchery famous for?

Eleanor Barnes, best known as her social media handle, Snitchery, is bringing together the worlds of beauty and cosplay. Barnes, 24, is a self-proclaimed “makeup enthusiast,” whose influencer career took off when she was 18.