Are you looking for a fun, easy to pull off look?  Here are some of the hair, nail, and makeup trends for spring.  Try these amazingly simple trends today!

 

Give your lips a pop

Brights like fuchsia or tangerine are all the rage now.  How about wearing both together?  First apply the pink, and the tap some orange on the center to rock a two-tone look.

Bright Hair

Bright streaks offer awesome commitment free fun.  Temporary color comes in the form of hair chalk, hair spray, and even hair paint.  You can use just one shade, or play around with your inner artist and wear several at the same time.

Blue Lids

Tons of shades of blue were all over the runway for this spring.  Although Dusk Blue was officially named one of the Pantone top-10 spring colors, other favorites include midnight smoke or ombre lids in peacock blue.

Flawless face

Add a highlighter streak to the ridge of your cheekbones to give the illusion of higher bone structure as well as gorgeous glow to your skin.  For fair complexions use a pearly white pigment, and for everyone else a peachy bronze will work well.

Crimped Hair

Yes, you read that right, but with some important differences from our ‘80s days.  Now the style brings in small teeny crimps (achievable with a microcrimper), and just in a few areas instead of your entire head.  Combining some crimp action with your natural hair gives a cool multilayered look.

Pastel nails

These nail polishes give an opaque, rich finish (similar to matte lipstick).  Try fun shades such as canary, sorbet, mint, or paper white.

Photo Credit: marin | freedigitalphotos.net

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No, having everything thrown into one massive bag does not count as organized makeup. Let’s be honest, a good portion of the time we spend doing our makeup involved rummaging around said bag looking for that eyeshadow shade or our favorite eyeliner. 

Thankfully, the Pinterest gods have spoken! Here are six different ways you can organize your makeup. Some more aesthetic than others, but they are all quite practical and will keep you stuff much more organized.

Vases

These are perfect for keeping your makeup brushes in good condition. Fill the vases with marbles, coffee beans, or sand to keep your brushes upright. 

Cupcake Server

This idea is adorable and fun, and unless you are a frequent baker, it provides a much more functional day to day use for that tiered cupcake server you have lying around. It allows you to lay everything out in a small space. 

Tool Kit

Highly portable if not terribly sexy. A makeup tool kit is great for ladies on the go!

Tackle Box

Remember those makeup carriers we had way back when? Turns out, the fishing tackle box style is a highly efficient and compact way to organize things.

IKEA drawers

Of course, the IKEA folks have a ready-made solution. The ALEX dresser comes with each drawer separated with dividers. Easy!

Shoe Hanger

Granted, it’s a bit of an eye sore. But think of all the counter space you now have!! Keep this behind your closet or bathroom door and your mornings are that much easier. PS if I may state the obvious, you’d of course want the shoe hanger made with clear plastic. 

Photo Credit: The Frugal Closet

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Looking good and shopping on a college budget is difficult. During my sophomore year at Mizzou my good friend Addison Ford introduced me to the thrift store and I never looked back. 

Since then I’ve spent a lot of time in thrift stores and I’ve devised a set of rules that will help you obtain the best results 

Rule Number 1) Stay Away From Big Cities 

Thrifting in cities like Los Angeles, New York, or San Francisco is irritating because you’re competing with indie gals who know their labels. Many vintage storeowners thrift to find stock for their stores. Thrift stores in these cities are picked over and usually over priced. Head to the burbs were the hicks don’t know their Akris from their Etro. 

Rule Number 2) Find the Wealthy Suburbs

Wealthy suburbs, especially in the Midwest are gold mines for a few reasons

1) The bored housewives are compelled for some reason to give their goods to places like Salvation Army and Goodwill. (I’m guessing it’s their bible study group.) 2) Most of the shoppers at these stores have NO IDEA what they are looking at. And 3) when many elderly die (sad) the kin pass their belongings on to these stores. You’ll be in tears too, over the labels and fabrics you find. They just don’t make ‘em like they used to. 

Rule Number 3) Have time and cash on your hands

You’re going to have to go through racks and racks of crap before you get to the labels and some thrift stores are quite large. There’s a Salvation Army in Chicago that’s three stories tall. If you want results be willing to devote your Saturday morning to the thrift.

 In this day and age most thrift stores take debit cards but some of the independently owned ones don’t. In Columbia, MO there’s a thrift store called The Wardrobe that has dime days, where everything in the store costs a dime. My friend Addison found a Lacoste bomber jacket on a dime day. Thank god he had 50 cents.

Rule Number 4) Look in both the Men and Women’s sections, no matter your gender or sex

You can find luxury items in both sections. My friend Addison found a women’s Chanel suit and sold it one E-bay for $1,000! I found an YSL tie and Cole Haan loafers and gave them to my boyfriend. Don’t let size bog you down either. In Kansas City I found a beautiful cobalt blue Dior blazer that was a size 10. I had it tailored and now I wear it every day. Guess how much I paid for it? 3 dollars! If something is too small, give it your anorexic friend. She’ll love it!

So next Saturday don’t work out, pop an Adderall, grab your best queen and hit the Goodwill in your aunt’s neighborhood. 

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The holiday season is over (thank god) but the weather is only going to get worse. This time of year could mean dry skin if you don’t take the preventative measures. I have a few tips to help keep your skin as smooth as the eggnog you were chugging a couple weeks ago. 

1. Make sure that your face cleanser is gentle. Bar soap is especially drying to your skin. Whatever facial cleanser you chose to use, be sure it has an added moisturizer. My personal favorite is the Body Shop's seaweed purifying facial cleanser. It feels like you’re washing your face with a lotion.

 

2. This second one might be a tad bit obvious but be sure to use a very rich facial moisturizer. Preferably something with Vitamin E and at least an SPF of 15, even in the winter the sun can be very damaging. I promise 10 years from now you’ll be glad you used sun protection everyday. I like anything by Kiehl's because pretty much all of their facial moisturizers contain vitamin E.

 

3. This next step might be hard for some of you. You want to consider limiting how often you shower. Every time you shower you wash away essential oils that your body naturally produces. A way to help yourself not look like a homeless person in between washes is dry shampoo. I use CLEAN original.  If you absolutely have to shower everyday keep it short and not too hot. Extremes are never good for your skin.

 

4. One of the most important things you can do is help your skin from the inside out. Do this by drinking LOTS of water, eating healthy and exercising. Your skin reflects your lifestyle. 

Do you have any healthy skin tips? Share them in the comments below. 

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