I’m almost positive that I am not the only woman who wants to accent my assets and disguise my least favorite attributes. There’s no point in buying clothes that don’t make you feel fantastic – they should show what you want to show while smoothing out any imperfections (hint hint – last week’s waist belt).  Whether you’ve indulged in a few too many late-night dorm binges or you’ve been studying too hard to make it to the gym, this amazing Curvey Keyhole Tee from Body Central will remind you that you’re cute and sexy no matter how many pizza boxes you have piled up near your door.

Inspired by Monday night’s Gossip Girl and the so-sexy-it-was-almost-vulgar keyhole shirt that Serena wore (and in front of her mother!) to the Observer party, the idea had me thinking. She wore a fitted black shirt with a diamond shape cut out right in the center of her chest. The girls had to have been duct taped to her sides to keep them from falling out. But her shirt, while unrealistic in the real world (come on, no one’s boobs could look like that!) has the same principles of this Body Central shirt: it drew your eye directly to the most flattering part of her body and nowhere else. The idea was enough to make me want to rush to my wardrobe with a pair of scissors.

After I forced myself to put scissors down, I found this much more innocent version on Body Central, the curators of cheap, well made, just-sexy-enough tops that you can’t go wrong with.  We all know the basics of how to show a little skin – a v-kneck for the chest, spaghetti straps for the shoulders, basically anything besides low rise jeans to highlight a muffin top. But keyhole cut outs? They’re a whole new concept in something unexpected.  Read More »

Do you think it has something to do with the girl who can’t be tamed?

Need a little heart-warming sesh this Thursday? Read this.

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Dude, David Arquette needs to stop talking.

You can still win a $100 Kohl’s gift card from CollegeFashion!

And a CollegeCandy Beer Pong Table from us!

We all make mistakes. One of the biggest ones I’ve made in a while was dating a guy who, quite frankly, didn’t really want to date me. Three months into our relationship I was told that as much as he wanted to be my boyfriend, he also needed a chance to have the “college experience.” This didn’t make a lot of sense to me since the boy was 22, living with his parents and working night shifts at a warehouse. I was the college student, and I didn’t feel like I was missing out on anything. When I asked him to elaborate, he explained that he just really wanted to have sex…. with other people.

Why that relationship lasted three months after that, I have no idea.

Sadly, this isn’t a mindset unique to my ex – this idea of college as a place to get laid more than a place of education seems to be rampant among students (and non-students too, apparently). The idea seems to be that having a period of promiscuity and disregard for normal societal behavior is something we all  “deserve.” That there’s no way we could grow up and get married without having had some time to sleep around and be wild and crazy.

It’s no wonder we have this expectation, really — we see movies like American Pie that outline little except for the booze and sex lifestyle, and we read sites like College Candy that tend to talk a lot about the stereotypical college life. When we see a college lady who made a power point of her sexual exploits and Tucker Max making millions off of his “sex” life, what are we supposed to think? Read More »

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This will be epic

If you’re a belieber, you’re going to want to see this

I want to begin this post by clarifying something.

I love my boobs. Seriously.  They are fabulous and I wouldn’t do anything in this world to replace them with anything else.  I’m happy to have them by my side whenever I‘m laying down need a handful of jiggly happiness to cry on.  I believe they are superb. I don’t want this post to seem like a giant complain-fest.  It’s simply the honest truth about having big boobs.

Because mine are ginormous.

I’m being honest.  You could probably see them from where you’re sitting right now.  I can barely fit half of one in my hand when I grab on to them (yes, I’ve tried) and when I look down, I can’t see my feet.  For a large handful (pun intended) of my life, they have been large.  When I was in seventh grade, all of the kids in choir made fun of me because I refused to wear a bra until my mother tackled me down and force-fed me a training bra (I thought it was uncomfortable).  Kids in my high school nicknamed me BLT.  And it had nothing to do with my devotion to bacon, lettuce, and tomato. The acronym was for ‘Big-Lucious-Tits.”

For a long time, I believed that there was nothing positive about having big tatas.  Firstly, you can never wear skimpy clothing without looking like a slut (or risking a nipple slip).  Second, I understand men love boobs but during insecure moments I wondered if they just wanted to talk to me because they were so obnoxiously huge. And third, I was convinced come 40, I would have to tuck them in my socks or tie them over my head.

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Hey Dude,

I am a 21-year-old female and I have strong feelings for an instructor (24 or 25 years old) at college.  He teaches a small studio setting course of 8 students including myself so we have a lot of one on one interaction. Also, he has made himself readily available to all of his students outside of the classroom setting (like some of the other instructors at my college). As a result, I have his cell phone number and he has mine. He has been professional and there’s not even any indication that he shares any of the same feelings, however all the time I’ve spent with him has got me more and more interested.

Though I know it would be completely inappropriate to make a move at this point and I know I shouldn’t even be thinking it, do you think in the future – when I’m no longer his student –  it would it still be considered inappropriate to try and initiate something? And regardless of all that, do you have any ideas as to how I can focus more on school and less on him?

Oh god. This is bad.

-Student Read More »

Halloween 2010 is finally here and we’re looking forward to celebrating the only national college holiday that ends with me getting stabbed in the eye by an oversized fairy wing. While we’re excited to see all the awesome creative costumes, we’re also dreading seeing all the cliche and uninspired pop culture costumes. Like c’mon, how many Michael Jacksons did we really need last year? And we’re sure this year will be no different.  That’s why we put together this list of costumes that we’re sure will be at every single college Halloween party.

In fact, we’re so sure that you’ll see all these costumes that we’re throwing a Halloween photo contest. Be the first person to upload a photo of a different person wearing each of these costumes to our Facebook Fan Page and WIN A COLLEGE CANDY BEER PONG TABLE (like the one in this photo). You don’t have to upload them all in a row, but you do have to be the first one to get all ten photos uploaded. (On the slight chance that no one manages to photograph all 10, the person who uploads the most photos, the fastest will win. And in case more than one of you snaps all 10, we’ll put all your names in a witch hat and randomly draw a winner.) You have until November 2nd to get those photos in and we’ll announce the winner on Facebook at 12pm EST on November 3rd.

Now what are you waiting for? Go grab your camera/cell phone and get snapping!

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[Is it just me or is there another “revolutionary” new makeup product introduced every freaking day?! Just walking into Ulta or Sephora (or even Walgreens!) sends many chicas into fits of hysteria, reaching for the nearest brown bag to regulate their breathing. It’s all so overwhelming. So how can you know which product – among the sea of thousands – is the best? Which does what you need it to do? Which ones are worth the extra money? Let me help. I don’t know every beauty product out there, but I’ve tested a lot of them and I’ll let you know which are worth the money and which are not.]

(Disclaimer: This product was provided to me for review purposes)

What it is: NYX Single Eyeshadow in Champagne and Iced Mocha

Why this should be in your bag: Eyeshadow is the perfect way to highlight a gorgeous set of peepers or just enhance your look. It instantly steps-up your makeup and gives you a little bit more “oomph”! I find wearers of eyeshadow are usually split into two categories: ones who stick to neutrals and ones who love colors. I’m personally more of a neutral kind of gal, so my eyeshadow drawer is overflowing with all sorts of taupes, browns and bronzes. Even though neutrals sound boring, they are so far from it. Read More »

The following is a guest post by Shep, one of our (nerdy yet totally helpful) friends at Hack College. Check ‘em out for all your techy needs. They’re like the nerdy boyfriend you never had but always needed.

Dorm rooms have always been a great place to learn games like King’s Cup and Caps, but what if I told you that you could squeeze beer pong–the Holy Grail, Superbowl, and Mt. Everest of all drinking games–into your all-too-tiny room?

Beer pong?  In a dorm room?  ”Preposterous,” you say.  How in the hell you can cram such a space-consuming game into your horse stall of a room?  Before we go on, I should point out that this is probably not a very good idea, and you stand a good chance of getting busted by your RA. But dammit, if you take your beer pong seriously and want to throw caution and ping pong balls to the wind, then by all means, read on.

Alright, the first thing you need to do is give up on the notion that you’re going to fit a regulation-sized beer pong table in a dorm room.  You’re not.  Even if you could cram a giant table or slab of wood in your room, you’d just be asking to get busted.  With that in mind, you’ll need to design your table with both size and sound suppression in mind. Read More »

[If you're anything like us here at CollegeCandy HQ, you've been so busy making your Halloween costume and stuffing your face with candy corn that you missed the whole "World Series is happening" memo. Yeah, that thing, the most important series in baseball, is starting tonight. But don't worry; we reached out to our all-knowing sports fanatic dude to get all the deets.

Below, everything you need to know about this year's World Series match-up. Read it, learn it, know it....then follow along and wow your boys with your impressive sports knowledge.]

When the World Series starts tonight most of America will be wondering where A-Rod and Derek Jeter are. No, folks, the New York Yankees aren’t back in the World Series trying for their 28th championship. Not interested? You’re not alone. The vast majority of this country won’t be paying attention to the World Series between the Texas Rangers and the San Francisco Giants. And it’s unfortunate. They’ll be missing two of the best teams in baseball with some of the top pitchers to come around in a while. And if you’re looking for juicy stories, this series may have some of the juiciest in a long time.

What is it: The Major League Baseball World Series features the winners of the American League and the winners of the National League in a best-of-seven games series to determine the world champion. Whichever team wins four games first, wins the series.

This year: The San Francisco Giants (NL winners) will play the Texas Rangers (AL winners). It’s the Giants’ third World Series appearance since moving to San Francisco from New York in 1958 (1989 and 2002 are the other two). It’s the Rangers’ first World Series appearance since it was founded in 1972. Read More »