Fact: sometimes us college girls spend too long on Facebook run out of time. I know I’ve had several instances where I’ve had less than 5 minutes to get ready to go out, and that’s not really enough time (not even close) to redo my entire look.  So I’ve learned to prepare for spontaneous nights out by prepping in the morning.

Creating a base early in the day is the easiest way to transition your look from day to night, and I’m giving you the tips I use to get ready in about 4 minutes. This way you can maximize your time laying out/online shopping/studying (?) and still look gorgeous at the bar!

Everyone’s got a vice, a bad habit, something they know they need to change. Unfortunately, everyone also has a million excuses why they just can’t do it. Not anymore. Every month we will be following a different CollegeCandy writer as she takes on a personal challenge. This month we’re following Kelly as she proves to her mom, and her wallet, that she can go one month sans shopping.

I GOT MY TAX RETURN! WOO! Thank goodness I have until May to figure out what I want to do with it.

This week has been 127 times better than last, shopping wise. I’ve been so busy that there hasn’t been much time to dig through F21′s new daily arrivals. Not shopping wise though, stress has been killing me. Exams, term papers, projects… I don’t even see my boyfriend anymore. And I live with him!

Not to mention that for the next five nights I’ll only be reachable at my place of employment, filling patrons with fajitas and margaritas on our newly opened outdoor patio. While I plan on making $$$ (and not spending any of it until next Monday), I can’t help but sighhh when I deliver sangria after sangria, and queso dip after queso dip, to groups of girls in the middle of the afternoon. That should be me! What this means is that when this challenge is over, I’ll need a big reward in the form of new sandals. Read More »

Well, Target is at it again.  Now that the not-so-Gaultier line has come and gone, it is Zac Posen’s turn to take over the racks of Target.  Posen’s line won’t debut until April 25^th in stores, but we got a super special preview of the collection and Zac has certainly hit the target this time (no pun intended).  And now that I’ve seen it, I’m seriously considering packing up my tent and camping out in Brooklyn the night before. It’s that good.

Unlike predecessor Gaultier, Posen’s Target line actually reflects his own design aesthetic, without looking cheap or low quality.  Considered a newcomer to the industry, Posen’s feminine image is easily recognizable and is reflected in his Target Collection.  From bathing suits to a tuxedo suit, the collection literally ranges from A to Zac.  Read More »

To be honest, I had never really read much of Meg Cabot’s work. I dabbled in the Princess Diaries series (FYI: so superior to the movies) and I know she is a fabulously well-known chick-lit author, but nothing I saw ever enticed me to pick it up and give it a go. But after receiving “Runaway,” the latest in her “Airhead” series (“Airhead” and “Being Nikki” are the first two novels) from her publisher, I decided to give it a whirl. (Hey, it was a free book!)

And boy, am I ever happy I did! This was hands-down one of the most entertaining reads I’ve had in a loooooooong time.

The series focuses on two girls: Emerson Watts and Nikki Howard. Emerson is your average video-game playing nerd, while Nikki is a world famous supermodel and the face of Stark Industries, an amalgamation of business industry giants: Wal-mart, Victoria’s Secret, Apple, among others. They set up mega-stores that cause small businesses to shut down, they hold an annual lingerie fashion show featuring their Angels and they sell cutting-edge computer and electronics.

In the original novel, Nikki tried to blackmail Robert Stark, head of the company, and he tries to have her killed in a “freak accident” at one of the stores. Emerson Watts also happens to be in the store and have a similar accident happen: a TV falls on her head. Because Nikki is the face of the company, Robert still wants to use her body, so he has scientists engineer a body transplant, putting Emerson’s brain into Nikki’s body. Read More »

The following post is courtesy of our uber fashionable friends at CollegeFashion.net!

I received a request for a Fashion Challenge focusing on wearing a night-out dress for daytime and thought it would be a perfect topic for this week’s article. I love the idea, not only because I personally love the look, but also because it’s a great way to be stylish on a budget. We all have those special dresses we buy for specific events, and wearing them during the day instead of hiding them in the back of your closet will help your wardrobe do double-duty. After all, no one wants to be wasteful. Why hide all those pretty dresses away? They deserve to be worn!

The challenge to wearing a fancy dress for daytime is keeping the look tasteful – you don’t want to look like you’re making the walk of shame back to your dorm room after a long night out. Hopefully, the photos and tips below will inspire you to rock this look your own way. Are you up to the Fashion Challenge? Read More »

Red cups?
Grilling out?
Outdoor tippy cup?

I’ll take it. And it’s about time. With graduation looming, college students are taking in the beautiful weather (around a beer pong table) and ending the final semester with an outdoor celebration.  I love this time of year – half of the student body is playing ultimate frisbee in the quad (please note: guys. shirtless), while the other half is tossing bags in their front yards.  And let me tell you: it’s a rough life but someone’s gotta live it.

So before we all escape the library to bask in the sun (and catch up on this week’s Glee), let’s look at a week that was:

- If there was a reward for ‘Biggest Douche Bag,’ this frat boy and his crazy rating system would win. We don’t even think Kanye would stand up to argue.

- Speaking of douchiness, we looked at the douchiest ways to dump someone.

- We worried about all the change, change, change coming for college seniors. Read More »

Another week, another break up. I’m starting to wonder if there was some sort of memo circulating through Hollywood this month. Seriously, the mayor should really consider changing the name to Splitsville, USA. Yeah, none of us ever expect those celebrity relationships to last too long, but this is getting OOC. Thank goodness there’s not much to talk about in the Tiger/Jesse battle for head douchebag. At least we’ve got that going for us.

The Biggies:

1. In another celebrity cheating scandal, Larry King and wife Shawn Southwick are getting divorced because of a five year affair with her sister, Shannon Engemann! Talk about scandal. Apparently, Shawn discovered the affair because of Larry’s credit card statements which listed purchases from Cartier and a $160,000 car. Neither of which were for her. This disgusts me, not only because King is a cheating bastard, but because he is still finding women who want to see him in the buff.

2. Melissa Etheridge and partner Tammy Etheridge have separated after nine years together. They are asking for their privacy during this difficult time. The couple got married in Malibu in 2003 and have three year old twins together. Read More »

Earlier this week I logged on to Facebook and my news feed was overwhelmed with updates on my friends joining the group “I’m single – and you’re going to have to be pretty amazing to change that!” While I normally dislike Facebook groups about random things, the title of this one hit home for me. First off, they used the right “you’re,” which is surprisingly rare on Facebook these days. Secondly, what an inspiring perspective to have on being single!

It is so easy for us single ladies to look at people in relationships and be a little jealous, or miss the stability and security that sometimes comes from being in a relationship. It is so easy to get trapped in the pattern of being in a relationship simply for the comfort that comes from having a boyfriend, any boyfriend. I know this from both personal experience and from watching so many of my friends get trapped in relationships where they are not satisfied but can’t bear to leave the security of their boyfriend behind.

Change is difficult, change is scary, and hell, I understand that better than anyone (I don’t even like changing the brand of mascara I use, let alone my relationship status!). But sometimes, as hard as it can seem at first, change is necessary. Read More »

If you haven’t heard about TOMS shoes yet you are really missing out. Not just because the shoes are cute. And not just because the shoes are so comfy it feels like you are walking around campus in slippers. Or on clouds. Or marshmallows. (Hm. I could totally go for a s’more right now… but I digress). But because the premise on which TOMS shoes exists is pretty remarkable.

For every pair you buy, TOMS will donate a pair of shoes to a child in a developing country who is in need. And since beginning in 2006, TOMS has given over 600,000 shoes to children in need. Talk about your purchase going to a greater good (and I’m not just talking about the greater good that is you looking totally cute, although TOMS shoes do that too).

So here are four of my favorite ways to rock the TOMS, wherever you may be going. And four pairs for you means four for kids who REALLY need the shoes. Fashion has never felt so good. Read More »

Careful friend, he's got herpes.

…Or at least that’s what CNN is saying in a recent article entitled “The Downside of ‘Friends With Benefits.’” If reading about FWBs on CNN isn’t disturbing enough, perhaps this will make you WTF:

“When Jennifer Nicholas sees television shows or movies where characters “hook up” or have sex with “friends with benefits,” she cringes, because that’s how she got herpes.”

Seems to me like Ms. Jennifer is just hanging out with the wrong crowd.

I agree there are many downsides to the FWB – awkward mornings, awkward silences, generally awkward encounters – but I’m fairly certain there is no direct relation between drunkenly doin’ it with your former BFF and needing a prescription for Valtrex.

Poor Jennifer, though. Girlfriend needs some new friends.