Entries by Gigi Anders

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Everything’s Coming Up Roses

On Valentine’s Day you don’t want flowers. They wilt. You don’t want candy. Too fattening. You know what you want, chica. Beauty. Beauty, beauty, beauty. And more beauty. I have a ton of beautiful ideas that won’t wilt or make you fat or disappear (which is more than I can say about a lot of […]

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The Mane Event

Editor’s Note: We winterize our cars, but not the driver. Time to take care of mami, and winter is the perfect time to detox and refresh. This Detoxing From Head to Toe series will help you do just that. The first thing you need to know about Bumble & bumble is that there is no Bumble […]

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Best Holiday Nail Polish

Nail polish is a must during the holidays! But, which to use? Since its UK debut in 2008, Illamasqua nail varnishes have taken the fashion and celebrity world by storm. Inspired by the dark and illicit glamour and decadence of Berlin’s 1920s club scene (think Cabaret), these colors are intense, theatrical, and chic. Perfect for […]

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Top Holiday Lip Gloss

Lip gloss is a staple for the holidays. Here are my favorites. Okay, my beauty-consumed chicas. It’s time to get glossed. Really glossed. Lip glosses are the je ne sais quoi of lip products, the finishing touch none of our lips can live without. I’ve found the four grooviest ones for you, and my lips […]

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Flash Balms for Instant Beauty During the Holidays

There’s no way to get through holiday shopping/partying/traveling/not-sleeping-enough/up-all- night-wrapping-presents/dry, freezing weather—without the aptly-named Beauty Flash Balm ($45) by Clarins. The iconic, fast-acting mask that can double as a moisturizer has been a Clarins top-seller for years. If you haven’t tried it before, now is definitely the time. The creamy but light brightening and tightening balm […]

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Top Holiday Eye Shadows

What holiday eye shadows to choose from? Here are my faves! What do you love more, chocolate and gold or onyx and silver? Exactly. You can’t choose. Thank you. There’s no point in stressing; you’re just going to have to get both of these guys and pretend you’re going to give away one as a […]

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Lessons on Life via Red Lipstick

When I was a child, I loved nothing more than watching Mami apply her makeup in the bathroom every morning before heading off to work—the most glamorous civil servant in Havana, Cuba—and then again every Friday and Saturday night to go out with my tall, dark, and handsome Papi. It could’ve been a simple movie […]