Entries by Gigi Anders

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How to Apply Foundation

When was the last time you applied foundation and wished the process would never end? For me—and this is a first in my makeup application history—it was on Valentine’s Day evening, when I tested Giorgio Armani Designer Lift Smoothing Firming Foundation ($65) with the Designer Foundation Expert Shaping Brush ($51) before the BF and I went out […]

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Curly Hair: The Ultimate Guide, Part 4

Devachan, (DEE-vah-shahn) in Aramaic, is a place of bliss and supreme felicity, a paradise like Eden. Devachan Salon and Spa, in Manhattan, is the same kind of place—for curly people. In 1995, curly-haired hairdressers and Devachan (yes, the “e” is underlined; don’t ask) co-owners Lorraine Massey, an English native, and Brazilian-born Denis DaSilva opened their […]

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Curly Hair: The Ultimate Guide, Part 3

Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series on curly hair, which will feature top tier celeb hairmasters, plus the best products, tools and accessories for your curls. We have also partnered with Ouidad, “The Queen of Curls,” and her salons for a special promotion for Mamiverse readers. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter […]

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Curly Hair: The Ultimate Guide, Part 2

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series on curly hair, which will feature top tier celeb hairmasters, plus the best products, tools and accessories for your curls. We have also partnered with Ouidad, “The Queen of Curls,” and her salons for a special promotion for Mamiverse readers. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter […]

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Curly Hair: The Ultimate Guide, Part 1

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series on curly hair, which will feature top tier celeb hairmasters, plus the best products, tools and accessories for your curls. We have also partnered with Ouidad, “The Queen of Curls,” and her salons for a special promotion for Mamiverse readers. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter […]

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Tone Up Your Beauty Routine This Spring

Tone up your skin this spring, with these tips from an expert. Renée Rouleau is a gorgeous Harley-riding blonde who also happens to be one of the leading skin care experts on the planet. Her two spas in Dallas and Plano, Texas, have been frequented by all manner of celebs  (and normal people) who swear […]

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How to Achieve a Voluminous Head of Hair

If having big, fat, full hair seems like an impossible dream, if your locks are looking as limp, flat, and droopy as over-boiled capellini (the pasta whose name literally means “thin hair”), I’ve got the solution to change your waning world. Think it takes a rocket scientist to figure this out? Actually, it took a […]

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Blue Eyeshadow Makes a Comeback

There are the blues and then there are Les Bleus. Blue eyeshadow has come a long, long way from the scary Mad Men days of frosted pastel eyelids. Modern blues evoke the natural brightness and lightness of the sea and flowers; they’re totally wearable because their pop is sheer and airy. Read Related: Catching Fire, […]

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How to Detox Your Skin

Something telling happened last year on Black Friday. Celebrity aesthetician Kate Somerville, founder of the celebrated Skin Health Experts clinic in Los Angeles, had a sale on her Web site. Thirty percent off everything in her skin care line. Thirty percent. That’s a lot. So a bunch of Kate Somerville devotees, moi included, rushed in […]