Manuel Gutierrez Jr. (born April 4, 1991), known professionally as Manny MUA, is a make-up artist, YouTuber, entrepreneur, and beauty blogger. He is the first male brand ambassador for the make-up brand

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. He is the founder and owner of the cosmetics brand Lunar Beauty, and has a

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presence that includes 4.8 million subscribers on

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and over 4.1 million followers on

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Career

Gutierrez told ''

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'' that he first became interested in make-up after watching his mother do her make-up during his childhood. He later worked at

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and MAC. He began his

channel in 2014. He regularly posts make-up tutorials, make-up first impressions, and beauty tips. He has collaborated with Makeup Geek on an eye-shadow palette, Morphe Cosmetics on an eye-shadow palette, OFRA Cosmetics on lip products, and

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on two highlighters and 2 lipsticks. In 2017, Gutierrez and fellow YouTuber Shayla Mitchell were announced as brand ambassadors for

, specifically Colossal Big Shot Mascara. He is the first male brand ambassador for the brand. He is the second male to be chosen as a spokesperson for a beauty brand after

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who had been previously announced as a spokesperson for CoverGirl in October 2016. Later that year, Gutierrez and Jeffree Star announced a collaboration for Star's make-up brand to debut in April. After the announcement,

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sued the duo for copyright and trademark infringement alleging that they had copied their logo without permission. The lawsuit was later resolved. In April 2017, Gutierrez was the only male to make ''

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'' magazine's annual "Most Beautiful" list. In 2018, he was named to ''

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'' annual list of "

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" in the Arts and Style category. In 2018, Manny appeared in season three of ''

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'' as the Record Producer. In 2018, Gutierrez started his makeup line called

Lunar Beauty Lunar most commonly means "of or relating to the Moon". Lunar may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Lunar'' (series), a series of video games * "Lunar" (song), by David Guetta * "Lunar", a song by Priestess from the 2009 album ''Prior t ...

and launched the brand's first eye shadow palette, Life's a Drag. The palette includes 14 shades of bright and neutral eye shadow colors. In 2021, Gutierrez asked Joe Biden and

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some questions during a virtual presidential town hall about vaccine hesitancy.

Filmography

Television

Personal life

Gutierrez grew up in a

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family and has two younger brothers. He is

Mexican-American Mexican Americans ( es, mexicano-estadounidenses, , or ) are Americans of full or partial Mexican heritage. In 2019, Mexican Americans comprised 11.3% of the US population and 61.5% of all Hispanic and Latino Americans. In 2019, 71% of Mexica ...

. Before deciding on a career in beauty, Gutierrez planned to attend

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with aspirations of becoming a plastic surgeon. He has a

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from San Diego State University.

References

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