VIDEO: How I Wash, Dry, & Store My Brushes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrg_Zr0n00M Products mentioned: –Sigma Brushes -Double Ended Cheap Brushes from Wal-Mart (click here for a review of them) –Sonia Kashuk Blending Sponge –ELF Face Kabuki Brush -Rotating Brush Organizer (post on that) –Johnson’s Baby Shampoo Post I did on drying your brushes Secrets to my curly hair! YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/GlamMeUp8 LUUUX: http://www.luuux.com/members/Glam-Me-Up TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/GlamMeUp EMAIL: glammeup8@gmail.com […]

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VIDEO: OOTD- Springtime Look #3

What I am wearing: -Shirt from Kohl’s (i searched and searched and couldn’t find this online. i know it is in stores still though!) –Jeans from Old Navy –Shoes from Charlotte Russe -Earring from Charlotte Russe -Ring from Forever21 (accidentally said Charlotte Russe in the video!) Nails will be posted in the right-hand sidebar! This […]

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Beauty Tip of the Week: Chapped Lips Fix

Of course we all want perfect looking lips like these! But with the weather and our wear and tear we do on them, it is not always possible. I get pretty bad chapped lips, no matter what time of year it is. Winter they are terrible with the cold air and wind, but they can […]

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VIDEO/Tutorial: Blue & Green Springtime Look

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eroh4_bUlYs Products Used: –NYX Eyeshadow Base in White –Wet n Wild Palette in Pride (matte white color only) –Coastal Scents 88 Color Palette –Maybelline EyeStudio Gel Liner in Black –NYX Blush in Peach –NYX Mega Shine Lipgloss in Beige –Sigma Brushes –Sonia Kashuk Bent Eyeliner Brush Check back tomorrow for my outfit I wore in […]

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VIDEO: My Curly Haircare Routine

Last post I did on my haircare: https://genamarie.co/2010/06/haircare-for-curly-hair-control-frizz.html Products mentioned: All available at the drugstore. –L’Oreal EverStrong Hydrate Sulfate-Free Shampoo and Conditioner –One N Only Argon Oil Restorative Mask –Tresemme 24-Hour Body Root Boosting Spray –Garnier Fructis Curl Sculpting Cream Gel –Pantene Curly Hair Mousse –Revlon Tourmaline Ionic Blow Dryer –Conair 3/4 inch Curling Iron […]

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VIDEO: The Ins & Outs of March 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuxF6JxCR04 Ins: –Wet ‘n’ Wild Coloricon Palette in Pride –L’Oreal Studio Secrets Magic Perfecting Base –Essie Nail Polish in Limo Scene –EOS Lip Balm in Lemon Drop –Burt’s Bees Beeswax Hand Almond Milk Hand Cream –Sun Labs Self Tanning Set (review here) –Clean & Clear Blackhead Eraser Cleansing Mask –Mary Kay Acne Treatment Gel –Clean […]

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Beauty Tip of the Week: Get an Even Long Lasting Tan

Hi guys! This weeks tip of the week is about how to get an even tan with a self-tanner, and how to make it last longer. I am sure you all are familar with these tricks, but just in case I thought I’d still share. Before you apply any self-tanner (or if you will be […]

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Carol’s Daughter Awesome Deals

*image from Google Hey guys! I just wanted to inform you all about some of the great deals that are going on right now at Carol’s Daughter. If you’re not sure what Carol’s Daughter is, you can check out their website: Click here! or some previous posts I’ve done about them: https://genamarie.co/2011/02/steals-deals-carols-daughter-free-gift.html Going on right […]

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Tutorial/VIDEO: Easy Spring Flower Nail Art

This is just a really easy simple nail tutorial. The peachy color and white flower are perfect for spring! Products used: –China Glaze Up & Away Spring Collection in Peachy Keen –Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in White –So Easy Stripe Rite Silver Glitter Spring 2011 Nail Polishes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDjlXByC5i8 French Tip Nail Tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbufSmK5T34 YOUTUBE: […]

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OOTD/Video: Springtime Look #2

Click to buy! What I am wearing: –Bow crop top: Charlotte Russe –Grey tank: Target -Black high waisted jeggings: Forever21 –Sandals: CSN.com (review here) -Bow necklace: American Eagle (still in stores) –Bow earrings: Charlotte Russe -Bow ring: Forever21 Similar makeup looks: https://genamarie.co/2011/03/video-reverse-smokey-eye-tutorial.html https://genamarie.co/2010/05/smokey-eye-makeup-look.html Hair tutorial: https://genamarie.co/2010/12/tutorial-loose-curlswaves.html YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/GlamMeUp8 LUUUX: http://www.luuux.com/members/Glam-Me-Up TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/GlamMeUp EMAIL: glammeup8@gmail.com XOXO, […]

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Full video is on my channel. Struggling to get maximum volume? See if using a foam makes a difference in this comparison! RESULTS WITH FOAM + GEL *Less hold *More fullness/frizz *More frizz on day 2 RESULTS WITH GEL ALONE *More hold *More definition *Less frizz on day 2 Additional Insights: -Foam was conditioning which gave extra slip and moisture, which is probably why I didn’t have much of a cast with the foam routine. -With the foam, my hair felt soft and not texturized - you need texture/grit to create the best volume -This foam could be beneficial for people whose hair needs conditioning but gets weighed down by creams. The video where I do a side-by-side test and share my results, including on day 2, is up on my channel. #3acurls #2ccurls #curlyproblems #curlstyling #curlyhair #wavyhair #curlyvolume New videos every Sunday, so please subscribe so you don't miss a new video! https://www.youtube.com/genamarie?sub_confirmation=1 💌 Subscribe to my blog via email and receive a Free Wash Day Calendar & Guide! https://genamarie.ck.page/d45316eaa1 Emails are sent 1x per week and include a copy of my latest blog post. 📆 CURL COACHING MEMBERSHIP: https://genamarie.co/curl-coaching/ 📝 HAIR TYPE QUIZ: https://genamarie.co/hair-type-quiz/ 📥 DIGITAL RESOURCES: https://genamarie.co/digital-resources/ 🗓 CURLY HAIR TRACKER & PLANNER: https://genamarie.co/product/curly-hair-tracker-planner/ ➜FOLLOW • BLOG: http://www.genamarie.co • EMAIL (business inquiries): info@genamarie.co • INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/GenaMarie.co • THREADS: https://www.threads.net/@genamarie.co • FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/GenaMarie.co • PINTEREST: http://www.pinterest.com/GenaMarieCo ➜HAIR TYPE • 3A-3B curls • High porosity • Medium to coarse texture • Low density ➜SHOP MY PRODUCTS: http://genamarie.co/shop/ https://www.amazon.com/shop/genam ➜MY DISCOUNT CODES ★STRANDPRINT 10% off with code GENA10: https://www.strandprint.com/ ★UMBERTO GIANNINI 20% off with code GENAMARIECO: https://us.umbertogiannini.com/GENAMARIECO ★MOP TOP 20% off with code GENA20: https://moptophair.com/gena20 ★TOOTILAB 15% off with code GENAMARIE: https://www.tootilab.com/GENAMARIE ★ INNERSENSE 15% off first order with code GENA15: https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1024874&u=3789261&m=72573 ★ OUIDAD 25% off with code GENAMARIE: https://bit.ly/GMOuidad ★ AG HAIR 20% off with code GENA20: https://agcare.sjv.io/eKgoyZ ★ BOUCLÈME 15% off with code GENA15: https://boucleme.us/GENA15 ★ TRÉLUXE 15% off through link: https://discovertreluxe.com/?ref=36 ★ BOUNCE CURL 10% off with code GENAMARIE: https://glnk.io/x26q/genamarieco ★ JESSICURL 10% off with code GENAMARIE: https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=680741&m=137946&b=2278196 ★ MINHA BEAUTY 10% off with code GENAMARIE: https://www.minhabeauty.com/?ref=GENAMARIE ★ CURLFRIEND COLLECTIVE 10% off through link: https://bit.ly/CurlfriendCollective ★ KITSCH 15% off with code GENA15: https://bit.ly/KitschGena15 ★ HOT HEAD THERMAL HAIRCARE 10% off with code GENAMARIE: https://bit.ly/ThermalHaircareGM ★ CURLS MONTHLY $5 off: https://curlsmonthly.com/?ref=GENAMARIE ★ DIME BEAUTY SKINCARE 20% off with code GenaM20: https://bit.ly/DimeBeautyGM FTC DISCLAIMER: This is not a sponsored video. Products are gifted. Links are affiliate links, which means I earn a small percentage when you order through my links. This does not impact the price you pay and is a way to support my channel in exchange for helping you discover the product.
Do Volumizers Help or Hurt?
Want me to pick products for you? To submit a request, comment with your: 1. Hair texture (fine, medium, coarse) 2. Hair feeling (soft, rough) 3. Hair porosity (low, medium, high) 4. Product you're shopping for Summary on the blog: ➜PRODUCT LINKS • ➜WHAT I'M WEARING ➜TIMESTAMPS New videos every Sunday, so please subscribe so you don't miss a new video! https://www.youtube.com/genamarie?sub_confirmation=1 💌 Subscribe to my blog via email and receive a Free Wash Day Calendar & Guide! https://genamarie.ck.page/d45316eaa1 Emails are sent 1x per week and include a copy of my latest blog post. 📆 CURL COACHING MEMBERSHIP: https://genamarie.co/curl-coaching/ 📝 HAIR TYPE QUIZ: https://genamarie.co/hair-type-quiz/ 📥 DIGITAL RESOURCES: https://genamarie.co/digital-resources/ 🗓 CURLY HAIR TRACKER & PLANNER: https://genamarie.co/product/curly-hair-tracker-planner/ ➜FOLLOW • BLOG: http://www.genamarie.co • EMAIL (business inquiries): info@genamarie.co • INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/GenaMarie.co • THREADS: https://www.threads.net/@genamarie.co • FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/GenaMarie.co • PINTEREST: http://www.pinterest.com/GenaMarieCo ➜HAIR TYPE • 3A-3B curls • High porosity • Medium to coarse texture • Low density ➜SHOP MY PRODUCTS: http://genamarie.co/shop/ https://www.amazon.com/shop/genam ➜MY DISCOUNT CODES ★STRANDPRINT 10% off with code GENA10: https://www.strandprint.com/ ★UMBERTO GIANNINI 20% off with code GENAMARIECO: https://us.umbertogiannini.com/GENAMARIECO ★MOP TOP 20% off with code GENA20: https://moptophair.com/gena20 ★TOOTILAB 15% off with code GENAMARIE: https://www.tootilab.com/GENAMARIE ★ INNERSENSE 15% off first order with code GENA15: https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1024874&u=3789261&m=72573 ★ OUIDAD 25% off with code GENAMARIE: https://bit.ly/GMOuidad ★ AG HAIR 20% off with code GENA20: https://agcare.sjv.io/eKgoyZ ★ BOUCLÈME 15% off with code GENA15: https://boucleme.us/GENA15 ★ TRÉLUXE 15% off through link: https://discovertreluxe.com/?ref=36 ★ BOUNCE CURL 10% off with code GENAMARIE: https://glnk.io/x26q/genamarieco ★ JESSICURL 10% off with code GENAMARIE: https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=680741&m=137946&b=2278196 ★ MINHA BEAUTY 10% off with code GENAMARIE: https://www.minhabeauty.com/?ref=GENAMARIE ★ CURLFRIEND COLLECTIVE 10% off through link: https://bit.ly/CurlfriendCollective ★ KITSCH 15% off with code GENA15: https://bit.ly/KitschGena15 ★ HOT HEAD THERMAL HAIRCARE 10% off with code GENAMARIE: https://bit.ly/ThermalHaircareGM ★ CURLS MONTHLY $5 off: https://curlsmonthly.com/?ref=GENAMARIE ★ DIME BEAUTY SKINCARE 20% off with code GenaM20: https://bit.ly/DimeBeautyGM FTC DISCLAIMER: This is not a sponsored video. Products are gifted. Links are affiliate links, which means I earn a small percentage when you order through my links. This does not impact the price you pay and is a way to support my channel in exchange for helping you discover the product.
Best Deals on Curl Products for Prime Day! + Picking Products for YOU
A side-by-side comparison: one routine with a popular volumizing foam, and one without. We’ll break down how volumzing products work, when they help, and whether they’re really worth adding to your routine. Summary on the blog: https://genamarie.co/2025/06/do-volumizing-products-actually-work/ ➜PRODUCT LINKS • Curlsmith Miracle Shield, 10% off with code GENAMARIE10: https://tidd.ly/3BfRzdn Amazon: https://amzlink.to/az0zYDYarGivf Ulta: https://howl.link/4iw5n72aj4huc • Innersense I Create Lift Volumizing Foam 15% off with code GENA15: http://shrsl.com/4i91x Amazon: https://amzlink.to/az0j8YVm5iuTx Ulta: https://howl.me/ckueXHm2qx7 • Jessicurl Spiralicious Gel Strong Hold Styling Gel Jessicurl: https://bit.ly/45RlODG Amazon: https://amzlink.to/az0OgNscKXEaX • Hair Repear Towel: https://amzlink.to/az0vWrwyXAAj9 • Bouclème Flairosol Mist Spray Bottle, 15% off with code GENA15: https://collabs.shop/y3cj1c • Curl Keeper Flexy Brush: https://amzlink.to/az0pWzUA9ufPm • Curlsmith Defrizzion + XXL Diffuser, 10% off with code GENAMARIE10: https://tidd.ly/3cuopwB Amazon: https://amzlink.to/az0NE8TZ1YzCi Ulta: https://howl.me/ckueKkskohE ➜WHAT I'M WEARING Necklace: https://amzlink.to/az0EFM5hBQizz Nails: Kokoist x Nail Thoughts "Ditto" Gel https://kokoistusa.com/products/nt-65-ditto?_pos=1&_sid=4b0f2f05c&_ss=r ➜TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:42 Step 1 - Water & heat protectant 1:10 Step 2 - Volumizer 2:06 Step 3 - Gel 5:25 Step 4 - Microplop & extra gel 6:20 Step 5 - Diffuse 9:01 Step 6 - Fluff & SOTC 9:51 Reviewing routine with volumizer 13:11 Reviewing routine without volumizer 15:21 Side-by-side comparison 15:55 Day 2 results 17:06 Will volumizers work for you? 18:49 Outro New videos every Sunday, so please subscribe so you don't miss a new video! https://www.youtube.com/genamarie?sub_confirmation=1 💌 Subscribe to my blog via email and receive a Free Wash Day Calendar & Guide! https://genamarie.ck.page/d45316eaa1 Emails are sent 1x per week and include a copy of my latest blog post. 📆 CURL COACHING MEMBERSHIP: https://genamarie.co/curl-coaching/ 📝 HAIR TYPE QUIZ: https://genamarie.co/hair-type-quiz/ 📥 DIGITAL RESOURCES: https://genamarie.co/digital-resources/ 🗓 CURLY HAIR TRACKER & PLANNER: https://genamarie.co/product/curly-hair-tracker-planner/ ➜FOLLOW • BLOG: http://www.genamarie.co • EMAIL (business inquiries): info@genamarie.co • INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/GenaMarie.co • THREADS: https://www.threads.net/@genamarie.co • FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/GenaMarie.co • PINTEREST: http://www.pinterest.com/GenaMarieCo ➜HAIR TYPE • 3A-3B curls • High porosity • Medium to coarse texture • Low density ➜SHOP MY PRODUCTS: http://genamarie.co/shop/ https://www.amazon.com/shop/genam ➜MY DISCOUNT CODES ★STRANDPRINT 10% off with code GENA10: https://www.strandprint.com/ ★UMBERTO GIANNINI 20% off with code GENAMARIECO: https://us.umbertogiannini.com/GENAMARIECO ★MOP TOP 20% off with code GENA20: https://moptophair.com/gena20 ★TOOTILAB 15% off with code GENAMARIE: https://www.tootilab.com/GENAMARIE ★ INNERSENSE 15% off first order with code GENA15: https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1024874&u=3789261&m=72573 ★ OUIDAD 25% off with code GENAMARIE: https://bit.ly/GMOuidad ★ AG HAIR 20% off with code GENA20: https://agcare.sjv.io/eKgoyZ ★ BOUCLÈME 15% off with code GENA15: https://boucleme.us/GENA15 ★ TRÉLUXE 15% off through link: https://discovertreluxe.com/?ref=36 ★ BOUNCE CURL 10% off with code GENAMARIE: https://glnk.io/x26q/genamarieco ★ JESSICURL 10% off with code GENAMARIE: https://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=680741&m=137946&b=2278196 ★ MINHA BEAUTY 10% off with code GENAMARIE: https://www.minhabeauty.com/?ref=GENAMARIE ★ CURLFRIEND COLLECTIVE 10% off through link: https://bit.ly/CurlfriendCollective ★ KITSCH 15% off with code GENA15: https://bit.ly/KitschGena15 ★ HOT HEAD THERMAL HAIRCARE 10% off with code GENAMARIE: https://bit.ly/ThermalHaircareGM ★ CURLS MONTHLY $5 off: https://curlsmonthly.com/?ref=GENAMARIE ★ DIME BEAUTY SKINCARE 20% off with code GenaM20: https://bit.ly/DimeBeautyGM FTC DISCLAIMER: This is not a sponsored video. Products are gifted. Links are affiliate links, which means I earn a small percentage when you order through my links. This does not impact the price you pay and is a way to support my channel in exchange for helping you discover the product.
Do Volumizing Products Actually Work for Curly Hair? Side-by-Side Innersense Test

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