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Fascinating Women 2026: Liz Lanuzo

<div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-rounded" style="width:700px;display:block" width="700"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774952162358Fascinating Women Liz Lanuzo.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-rounded" width="700"/><span class="fr-inner">Metro Fascinating Women 2026: Liz Lanuzo</span></span></span></div><p>Way before beauty influencers were a &quot;thing&quot;, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizlanuzo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Liz Lanuzo</strong></a> was already swatching, sampling beauty products, and writing about all things beauty. With 21 years of experience under her belt, Project Vanity has become the country&#x27;s top beauty resource with over 46,000 followers on Instagram and the Project Vanity website. These are men and women who regularly go to Liz and her team for beauty advice, reviews, and musings.</p><p>Just recently, Project Vanity held a Women&#x27;s Month Summit dubbed &quot;New Rules: Beauty Without the Apology&quot; at ONE Ayala in Makati, where droves of beauty enthusiasts gathered under one roof for a day filled with educational talks, makeup demos, and immersive beauty booths. Watching Liz and her beauty reels on Instagram guarantees tips you&#x27;ll find useful for your next trip to the mall, with real feedback and recommendations to boot. </p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-rounded" style="width:700px;display:block" width="700"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774952542944Liz Lanuzo 2.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-rounded" width="700"/><span class="fr-inner">Liz giving a talk at the recent Project Vanity&#x27;s The new Rules of Beauty Women&#x27;s Month Summit</span></span></span></div><p><strong></strong>For this year&#x27;s Metro Fascinating Women, we talked to Liz about how she started, what keeps her fired up about what she does, plus some valuable lessons she learned along the way—one lipstick swatch at a time.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong>Metro.Style: Please tell us about your beginnings. How did you get to where you are now? Has this field always been your passion?</strong></div><p><strong>Liz Lanuzo: </strong>I started blogging about 21 years ago. This was pre-Facebook and pre-Twitter, so it&#x27;s been a while. I started Project Vanity 18 years ago and incorporated a company around it 10 years ago. From starting out as a beauty blog, it is now a platform for female empowerment and a community for beauty fans. I&#x27;ve always been writing as a kid, and my l<em>ola</em> was an accomplished makeup artist, so it&#x27;s just a natural combination of things for me to do. </p><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>MS: Tell us the top three most valuable lessons you learned along the way.</strong></div><p><strong>LL: </strong>First, never burn bridges. It might feel good in the moment, but relationships are what will sustain you in any industry. </p><p>Second, it&#x27;s near impossible to catch lightning in one bottle, but if you set up a hundred bottles in a thunderstorm, your chances are better. Keep trying and pursuing what you want; some efforts will eventually lead to fantastic results.</p><p>Third, curiosity is a superpower. When you&#x27;re curious, you learn new things and expand your skills.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWSvAFBj_an/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A21230972.6%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1347" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><strong></strong><strong>MS: What makes you wake up in the morning? What is your passion?</strong></div><p><strong>LL:</strong> I&#x27;m passionate about learning new things. I am extremely curious; when I latch on to something, I will not let go until I understand it fully. So I&#x27;m passionate about a lot of things because of this burning curiosity. </p><p>Ultimately, I am passionate about making things. I am a creative person who enjoys projects reflecting my inner life.</p><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>MS: If you could change one thing in your journey, what would it be?</strong></div><p><strong>LL: </strong>Nothing. Every single thing I&#x27;ve gone through has contributed to the person I am today. What I have now stems from a unique collection of experiences that contributed to my achievements.</p><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1774965823817Liz Lanuzo.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-rounded"/></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>MS: What do you think is the value you want to pass on to future generations of women that will come after you?</strong></div><p><strong>LL:</strong> I want women to know they have a choice. They can say yes, and most importantly, they can say no. We don&#x27;t need to be trapped by convention and our fears; we can do what we want and ask for what we want. </p><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>MS: If you could go back in time, what would you like to tell your 18-year-old self?</strong></div><p><strong>LL: </strong>&quot;You&#x27;re going to get everything you wanted, and more. Just not the way you thought. Work hard and always do your best; you&#x27;ll find your way.&quot;</p><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>MS: What&#x27;s next for you and your brand?<br/></strong></div><p><strong>LL: </strong>We have a huge event coming up in September for Project Vanity. Stay tuned for that! It&#x27;s going to be the first of its kind.</p>

<p>Way before beauty influencing was a thing, Liz was already swatching lipstick shades for her blog.</p>

Way before beauty influencing was a thing, Liz was already swatching lipstick shades for her blog.

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Published March 31, 2026 07:00 PM PHT

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Updated March 31, 2026 10:08 PM PHT

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