Manny MUA

“I love using blotting paper when people are oily in the T-zone.”

“I would say the hardest part in the Latino world is approval from your parents. It's such an intense thing.”

“You can always use a toilet seat cover from the stall. It will absorb excess oil, and if you add powder on top, your makeup will be completely refreshed - even if you've been wearing makeup for 6 hours. It's a cool trick to get your makeup looking perfect all over again.”

“I feel like lip balm is something that you need to have. The worst thing ever is having dry lips.”

“It was hard to get my name out there, but luckily, I have an awesome following who would not stay silent and helped me get to where I wanted to be.”

“To me, being beautiful is just accepting myself. I feel beautiful when I'm wearing makeup; I feel beautiful when I'm not wearing makeup.”

“As a child, I would watch my mom get ready for work and just sit there for hours watching her transform. However, it wasn't until much later on that I really started to dabble in makeup myself.”

“When I was starting off in the beauty world, it wasn't easy. My family wasn't the most forthcoming. My friends didn't understand what I was doing or why I liked doing it.”

“I've gone through all of it: I've literally heard every single name in the book be told to me. So don't be discouraged by anyone as long as you're confident in yourself, and just keep doing what you're doing.”

“Beauty can grow as a whole, since you shouldn't copy other people.”

“I always thought makeup was a beautiful thing, the transformation of it. If someone felt insecure about something, they could put on concealer, and it would change their entire day.”

“Don't let anyone stop you from doing what you are doing, from your dreams and what you want to do.”

“I feel like makeup is a part of me, but it's not who I am completely.”

“Sometimes people have to go through hard times just to get to a happy place.”

“I want people to see that you don't need to rely on other people to make your dreams happen: you have to grab them yourself.”

“I'm a member of the LGBTQ community, and I feel like we need more representation. In the makeup world, especially, it's always been really, really hard for men in beauty to kind of be seen in a way beyond being a 'fad.'”

“The time I felt most beautiful was probably when I was in college, and I was starting to accept who I was as a person. I wasn't hiding who I was anymore, and I was like, 'You know what? I'm growing up; I don't have to follow the rules anymore.'”

“I feel like men in beauty have to work a lot harder just to get credibility, because it's such a women's world.”

“Honestly I believe that men can wear makeup, teach makeup, and vlog about it just as much as girls can, and I am fighting for that equality with my channel.”

“Everyone grows at their own pace, and you shouldn't compare yourself to anyone.”