The holiday seasons are all about eating too many dips, spending way too much money on frenemy gifts, and watching Elf on repeat. This year we’re prepared to take the stress and the frustration out of holiday gift giving by giving you the ultimate gift guides to buying the perfect presents for your favorite people (and we’re splitting into 3 different price ranges so you can choose the gift based on how much you actually like the person!). So set this series as your favorite because all week we’re bringing you the best.

Parents are notoriously difficult to shop for. I mean, how do you do justice to the people who brought you into this world and then continued to give you everything? A homemade “free back massage” isn’t going to cut it, ladies. Luckily, our guide will help you show the love and gratitude with gifts that are appropriate, thoughtful, original and, most importantly, wallet friendly. Read More »

[Welcome to Celebrity Chic on the Cheap, where our style guru takes a celebrity look and breaks it down for you, our poor college fashionista. What does that mean? It means that while the celebrities (like hot mama, Jessica Alba) are spending $5,000 on an ensemble, you don’t have to.]

Emma Watson has come a long way from being that little girl in Harry Potter with the big frizzy mane. She has survived the leap from child star to adult actress relatively gracefully, as the wildest moves she has made recently involve going to an Ivy and chopping her hair into a killer pixie cut.

I want her life.

Emma’s style tends to be spunky, but tailored and obviously well-thought out. She loves glam accessories, and a mix of vintage, classic, and trendy pieces. She has a knack for looking incredibly classy and chic, while also totally age appropriate. And seeing as this leading lady is the same age as many of us, we too can achieve such fashion perfection. Even better, we can do it on our we’re-in-college-but-don’t-have-millions-of-dollars-from-our-wildly-successful-movie-career budgets. Read More »

Dear Glee creators:

A word of advice? QUIT WHILE YOU’RE AHEAD.

Had you scrapped this week’s super lame installment, your show would have consumed my thoughts until its triumphant return to television after the Superbowl.  I would have spent endless days trying to scheme up a way for Mr. Schue to win back Emma.  I would have cried ACTUAL TEARS over Finn and Rachel’s breakup.  And I most definitely would have added a few more Glee songs to my “most played” list on iTunes.

But, you had to ruin it for me, didn’t you?

Sorry to offend anyone who was a fan, but the Christmas episode just didn’t do it for me.  For one thing, the only real plot development that happened was that Finn and Rachel broke up, even though that actually happened last week, so it doesn’t even count. Oh yeah, and then there was another kind of cool moment that they saved for the last five minutes of the episode.  But where was the drama?  Where was the passion?  And when the hell is Sunshine coming back?

This week’s big revelation was that Brittany still believes in Santa Clause, which I didn’t even find surprising because she also believes in Britney Spears.  I mean, I do too, but I’m not convinced that she’s my gal pal or anything.  And I certainly don’t have any delusions about being more talented than Rachel Berry. I only took a few things from this episode: that Bieste is actually an interesting character and positive addition to the show, that Artie learned his lesson when Tina dumped him and is now the best boyfriend ever, and that Brittany is actually becoming more than just a vehicle for some awesome one-liners. Read More »

Wise advice from the movies: how to deal with your family

Do you believe in star whackers?

This is a pretty useful life skill

2010′s most shocking celeb break-ups

Win an awesome bag

Become a better dresser

Do people really want to see these celebs naked?

How to NOT spend your savings holiday shopping

Could Khole be any more overdramatic (probably?)

12 former child stars who are normal adults

[There are over 100 million sites on the Internet. 100 million! You might think you know about all the important ones (CollegeCandy, Gmail, Google, Facebook…), but there are thousands of other sweet sites out there (like FashionStake, GoFobo and CourseRank) and more showing up every day! We get it – it’s not easy or fun sifting through the crap and porn to find those gems, so we’re gonna bring the gems to you. Just sit back, kick up those feet and allow us to introduce you to the diamonds in the internet rough.]

Do you have a large group of friends you want to buy gifts for this holiday season, but lack the cash to get a great gift for each of them? (Editor’s Note: Story of my life, people. It’s hard being this popular!) Secret Santa gift exchanges are a fun solution!

If you’re not familiar with Secret Santa (also called Pollyanna or Kris Kringle), it’s a type of gift exchange where everyone in a group draws the name of someone else to purchase a gift for, instead of each person having to buy multiple gifts.

Elfster makes planning a Secret Santa exchange so much easier! To use Elfster to plan your Secret Santa, get started by registering for the site.  Once you do that,  create your gift exchange by filling out the name and description of the exchange, setting a spending limit (optional), and setting dates for signing up and exchanging gifts.  Then, use the site to send your friends an invitation e-mail to sign up and join your Secret Santa! Read More »

Top 4 lies men and women tell

Pros and cons of dating a pothead

Sometimes people get tooo drunk

Would you like to see a same-sex dancing pair on DWTS?

How to survive winter

Here’s a role model for every college girl

A truly heart warming story

Oh, how I wished I lived at this house

Even rich celebs wear H&M

Whoa, Emma Stone looks way different

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If you have been keeping up on your Greek Speak reading, then you know that last week I let it slip that sometimes there might possibly be teensy, weensy, little bitty cat fights between pledge classes. No big deal and nothing we can’t keep under control. BUT, I might have left out a somewhat important detail; a reason why these catfights happen….

Let’s face it. Sometimes you get a bid to a house and it’s just not a good fit. Hanging out at the house feels uncomfortable, you and your new pledge class just aren’t clicking, you realize Greek life isn’t for you. Bottom line: you hate it and you want out. NOW.

To put you in the stickiest situation, I am going to assume you are a pledge who is not been initiated but has paid your dues (because those often come during the pledge process, when you are part of the house but not officially IN it yet). You’re in an uncomfortable situation… SO uncomfortable you feel like you have drop out. Get over the fact that you’ve been brutally robbed of all the new member fees; those won’t be coming back to you so just forget it and move on. At this point, what you need to be thinking about is how to bow out gracefully, sans a drama-filled and unnecessary scene. Read More »

There are only two more nights of Hanukkah. Sad. If you’re one of the lucky girls out there who still gets a sick present for every one of the 8 (crazy) nights, kudos to you. Bitch. If you’re like us here at CollegeCandy, you got a Starbucks gift card from your grandpa for $18 and a “what? I don’t do enough for you all year?” guilt trip from your mom.

For those of you who fall into the latter category, don’t fret; CollegeCandy’s got your back. We’ve still got two Hanukkah hotties to go. Because at the end of the day, as your Hanukkah candles are burning low and dripping wax all over your desk, flipping through pictures of Jake Gyllenhaal’s six-pack, Drake’s tasty mug, Zach Braff’s adorableness, Mark Salling’s general hotness, Jason Segel’s not-so-full frontal and Daniel Radcliffe’s across-the-pond sexiness, is way better than unwrapping a new Michael Kors watch.

Andy Samburg is the kind of Jew that gives us faith. Faith that Jewish guys who are taller than 5’6 exist. Faith that the stereotypical Jew can be hot. Faith that there are Jewish boys who don’t become doctors, lawyers or investment bankers. He’s like a dream come true and our enormous crush on this SNL funny man is borderline inappropriate.

How many guys can pull of that cute side-smile while still rocking that I-just-rolled-out-of-bed-but-I-can-still-wear-a-tie look?  How many guys can share the screen with Justin Timberlake….and steal the show!? The boy can do no wrong. Hell, Andy could give me a d*ck in a box for Hanukkah and I’d write him a thank you note. Read More »

One of the biggest fashion trends for the 2010-2011 fall/winter season is velvet.  The ultra-soft fabric looks and feels luxurious, so it’s great for holiday parties.  It’s also warm, making it perfect for cold weather.

Just because velvet seems luxe doesn’t mean it has to be pricey, however.  For under $20, you can add any one of these great velvet pieces to your wardrobe this holiday season! Read More »

Like every fun-loving girl looking to procrastinate doing anything productive, I spend a large majority of my time reading celebrity blogs. I spend the rest of my time getting irrationally angry at the stupid, ridiculous, and moronic things that celebrities say and do (in all fairness to the celebs, I react the same when when my roommates leave their crusty dishes in the sink). So when I came across a recent interview with Angelina once again saying one thing, while doing the complete opposite, I got so angry I just had to blog about it.

In this particular article, she makes a plea to the public to “leave Shiloh alone!” for dressing like a boy…and then proceeds to give out examples of exactly how Shiloh acts like a boy. She’s just a fun-loving girl (WHO WEARS TIES!) and we love her no matter how she dresses (BUT OH BOY, YOU SHOULD SEE HOW SHE DRESSES…LIKE A BOY!).

And this isn’t an isolated incident of Ang accidentally leaking valuable information to media. With the exception of possibly Suri Cruise, Shiloh is the most valuable person on the planet to the paparazzi and it seems if Angie really wanted people to leave her alone, she would stop saying the VERY things she knows will make headlines.

We have to give her props because she has truly perfected the art of celebrity image manipulation. She wants to be seen as a mom/humanitarian who happens to do some light acting on the side — and that’s generally how the media views her. Read More »