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Manny "MUA" Gutierrez is fired up and defending his fellow beauty bloggers. The influencer recently took to Twitter [2] to call out MAC Cosmetics for allegedly failing to adequately promote its new lipstick collaborations with both Laura Lee and Gabriel Zamora [3]. Although Manny wasn't directly involved with the collection, he felt the need to stand up for his influencer friends.
I'm honestly frustrated and disappointed with the lack of online promotion/love MAC showed to Laura and Gabby on their lipstick collab...
— Manny MUA (@MannyMua733) April 21, 2017 [4]
@MannyMua733 [5] why aren't they plastered all over MAC's social media accounts congratulating them and promoting them? Seems a bit odd.
— Manny MUA (@MannyMua733) April 21, 2017 [6]
@MannyMua733 [7] so happy I have the platform I have, atleast I can promote + share my loved ones accomplishments ❤️ @Laura88Lee [8] @gabrielzamora [9]
— Manny MUA (@MannyMua733) April 21, 2017 [10]
Some of Manny's fans chimed in on Twitter, pointing out that because it was an online-only collection, there should have been even more promotion on social media.
Not long after Manny slammed the brand for its "odd" lack of promotion, MAC shared a collection of photos on Instagram [12] of Laura and Gabriel with their individual lipsticks, seen below. MAC also held a giveaway [13] for the two influencer lipsticks.
Our fabulous friends and their fabulous new lippies! 💄 #MACxLarLarLee and #MACxGabrielZamora are available now in the US of A. 🌎 Stay tuned for more unique shades, coming soon to select markets! @larlarlee @thegabrielzamora [14]
Whether you believe Manny did the right thing by defending his friends or not, the attention he gave to the collection had powerful results: both Laura and Gabriel's lipsticks are now sold out online!
SOLD OUT #MACxGabrielZamora [15] 💙💙💙 pic.twitter.com/TxvaTG37zY [16]
— Gabriel Zamora (@gabrielzamora) April 21, 2017 [17]
SOLD OUT #macxlarlarlee [18] pic.twitter.com/cmLE1aWXpC [19]
— Laura88lee (@Laura88Lee) April 21, 2017 [20]