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A voyage to Easter Island, 1,234 miles from anywhere, qualifies as a bucket list trip, so it’s only natural that you’d want to bring home a souvenir for bragging purposes. But much like the deal you closed to afford your adventure, scoring a replica of the famed moai requires strategic negotiation. Contrary to conventional bargaining wisdom, craftsmen selling the best moai generally aren’t motivated by money. Why? Because all native Rapa Nui are allotted land, and most of them have…

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Style

Glow Naturally With Tata Harper

Perhaps the best known of the natural beauty bunch is Tata Harper, and her popularity is well-deserved. Originally from Colombia, Tata now manufactures all of her products in small batches in Vermont. The ingredients are about as natural as you can get, and they’re equally as effective. Gone are the days where we have to compromise and risk our health for beauty. Tata Harper’s website has got everything you need to get the radiant skin you’ve always craved. What is…

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Beauty & Wellness

Beautycounter

You may have heard of Beautycounter through the grapevine, which would make sense, because that’s basically the premise of the brand. Remember Mary Kay? Well, take that concept and eliminate chemicals, pantsuits, and pink Cadillacs (sad face). Add coconut oil-based natural ingredients, flattering hues, and chic packaging, and you have Beautycounter. In short, Beautycounter offers effective, good-for-you products, from the hair to the face to the body to a colorful range of lip sheers that are literally safe enough to…

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Things You’ll Love

In Fiore

In Fiore is one of those brands that can get you in real trouble, because if you try one product, you’ll want to try them all. The brand’s founder, Julie Elliott, opened this modern apothecary in San Francisco after years in the fashion industry in New York. So, right off the bat, we trust her standards. The foundation of her products is handpressed flower and herbal oils, blended into an array of potions so aromatic they will practically transport you…

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May Lindstrom Skin

One look at the founder and namesake of May Lindstrom Skin, and, trust us, you’ll be sputtering “I’ll have what she’s having.” Seriously – this woman is the ultimate babe in an earthy, low-maintenance supermodel kind of way. Actually, that’s exactly what she is. But lest you think she’s just a pretty face, May has created a line of high-quality, micro-batch products using top-of-the-line organic, bio-dynamic, sustainable ingredients encased in elegant violet glass. We’re huge fans of The Clean Dirt…

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RMS Beauty

These days, everyone seems to be jumping on the natural beauty train. And by everyone, we mean celebrities. So when dabbling in organic products, who would we possibly trust more than the face behind the faces (ahem, Gisele, Milla Jojovich, Miranda Kerr)? Enter Rose Marie Swift, creator of RMS Beauty. After 20 years as an editorial and celebrity makeup artist, Swift experienced some health issues directly linked to her contact with conventional beauty products. Thus, she created RMS Beauty, a…

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The Interview

Heidi’s Got Talent

As Benjamin Franklin famously said, “If you want something done, ask a busy person.” Just look at Heidi Klum. Not only is she a supermodel times a million, she’s a host on America’s Got Talent and Project Runway. Plus, she’s a devoted mom to four kids. And if that’s not enough, she recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of her own design line, Truly Scrumptious, for Babies “R” Us. When asked how she manages to do it all, she simply says,…

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The Interview

Josh Lucas Explores NYC

Josh Lucas is a busy man. This fall, he stars with Kate Bosworth and Jean-Marc Barr in the film Big Sur, based on the Jack Kerouac novel of the same name. In 2014, he has several more films in the works including Dear Eleanor with Jessica Alba and Little Accidents with Elizabeth Banks. But his ultimate joy is playing dad to his 15-month-old son, Noah, with wife Jessica. “From day one, it’s the most amazing thing. I will go sleepless…

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The Interview

A NY Minute with Ed Burns

TNT’s Mob City debuts Wednesday, Dec. 4., staring New Yorker Ed Burns. As he had his shoes shined at “Mickey’s Haberdashery” pop-up in the Chelsea Market, Galavante chatted with him for an exclusive New York Minute interview. The shop (open now through Dec. 4) features classic and vintage items from brands such as The Victory Optical Collection and Stetson, inspired by the 1940s. We sat down with Ed Burns and got his inside scoop on favorite clothing shops, restaurants and…

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The Interview

Escape with the Angels

This month, at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show, the Angels (aka supermodels) will once again debut a number of fantasy-inspired looks on the runway. In fact, the extravaganza, televised in December, is one of the world’s most watched fashion shows. Understandably so. Some of the show-stoppers include a pair of wings painstakingly made with 100,000 individual crystals and the snowflake decked out with Swarovski crystals. We talked to two key wing women, angels Erin Heatherton and Behati Prinsloo. NEW YORK,…

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