Beauty
4 Beach Bag Essentials
Whether it is a flight, car ride, or only a walk away, arriving on the shore is not the right time to discover you are missing something important. A swim in the ocean is one of the best parts of our summers, but packing for them isn’t always a day on the beach. In addition to [...]
The 6 Best Beauty Products for Summer: Drugstore Edition
Every fashionista loves to splurge on high-end makeup products and other beauty goodies, but the summer is not the best time to do so. With countless days spent under the sun and in the water, a girl definitely does not get her money’s worth of her pricey beauty purchases. This season, take a trip to [...]
6 Spring Hair Trends
This week I’ve taken 6 of spring 2013′s most popular runway hair trends and found hair tutorials that replicate them so that you and I can achieve the looks at home. 1. The Low Knot The Low Knot is very much like this past winter’s Top Knot. However, it’s a little bit more difficult to [...]
Hippie Headband Tutorial
In addition to warm weather, I am also looking forward to sporting some beauty trends exclusive to summer this season. Natural-looking hair and make-up is always more flattering, and a temperate climate is always the best time to show them off. One of the most stylish hair-dos that comes with the summer months is the [...]
Dos and Don’ts: Nail Care
Did you happen to catch my article “Mani, Pedi, and a Splash of Color“on nail art? Even if you did not, you know lately we’re seeing nail art everywhere. In the past year, nail art has become more trendy than ever before. Recently, I interviewed professional nail artist, Kristei Yount, and asked “How do we keep [...]
Lime Crime Make-up Company
As weather gets warmer, college women tend to gravitate less towards make-up; we trade in our shimmery eyeshadows and bronzers for natural looks. The idea of flashy lipstick is not initially appealing, especially when compared to traditional summertime make-up. In fact, shocking lipstick is a quick and easy way to brighten up any daytime or nighttime look [...]
Sun, Sun, Sun: 3 Outdoor Must-Haves
I can’t believe the sun’s been out for more than two days in a row. It might seem cruel to grant us all this outdoors beauty in mid-April, when what little motivation to prep for finals is swept away by laying out on the greens of your campus because the sunshine is so, so, so nice.
The Sock Bun: How to Rock It
The Sock Bun! This is an old hair stylist secret that I guess somebody let slip and now we’re seeing it everywhere. It’s an effortless up-do that looks like a professional styled your hair. It’s quick and easy and the perfect look for any occasion -work, night out, class, I even wore it to a [...]
The Rundown on Dry Shampoo
Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot about dry shampoo from my friends. I had some questions and wanted to find out for myself. So, I decided to pick a few different inexpensive dry shampoo products and give them all a try. I purchased Big Sexy Hair Volumizing Dry Shampoo, Batiste Dry Shampoo, and Tressume Fresh [...]
5 Tips for Choosing The Right Hair Stylist
Finding the right hair stylist can be difficult and many people really don’t know how to go about it. We have a term in the hair industry for people who can’t find the right stylist called “Salon Hoppers;” people who go from stylist to stylist and are never happy with the results. Let me give [...]