All of us bargain-loving college girls know about the best sites and stores for affordable clothing, but here’s one you may not have heard of: ASOS. ASOS is a British shopping site that also sells to other countries around the world, including the United States. ASOS specializes in trendy clothing and accessories for both men and women, and sell a variety of both ASOS-branded and designer items. My favorite feature of the store, however, is that they also sell more affordable versions of clothing items that celebrities have worn.

Prices for many of the designer pieces can be pretty steep, but ASOS-brand items are actually surprisingly affordable (especially when they’re on sale)! Right now, there are a ton of fabulous pieces of clothing and accessories for as little as $20 — or even less! Click below to see eight great under-$20 picks available from ASOS! Read More »

Yeahhh, that's just creepy.

[Check out the first motivational kick in the ass for a Kick Ass Valentine's Day right here.]

So did everyone see the Hallmark commercial plugging Valentine’s Day? If you haven’t seen it, you’ll love this: “Valentine’s Day isn’t about I love you, it’s about I love us.” Commercials like these can make any single woman want to bang her head against a heart-shaped box of Russell Stover chocolates.

Luckily, this year Valentine’s Day falls on a Monday which gives all the single ladies multiple options to choose from:

1) Ignore it completely.
2) Use it as an excuse to go out and spy awkward and over priced dates.
3) Stay home with friends and catch up on your Netflix. After all, The Social Network is available on DVD and who better than a lonely Jesse Eisenberg in a hooded GAP sweatshirt to make you feel better about your own dating life? Read More »

As if last season wasn’t epic enough, get ready for season two of MTV’s hit show ‘My Life as Liz’ with the coolest geek you’ll ever meet— Liz Lee. Now that she’s left the nest and traveled clear to the other side of the country (Texas to NYC) to pursue her dream of going to art school, her world has completely turned upside-down.  From juggling boys (if only we could choose between guys are cute as Bryson and Louis) to trying to survive in the Big Apple, I was lucky enough to get the inside scoop on it all.  And now, so can you.

How did you first get involved with the show?
Well, they were shooting for this other show, which was a spin off of a show called The Paper about a high school newspaper and their journalism program, and I was in a broadcast journalism program that they were interested in shooting. They interviewed me and we did some shoots and it just kind of morphed into My Life as Liz.

I was wondering how that came about, that’s really cool. What made you want to share your life and all of the experiences that you had with pretty much everyone in the world?
I guess I thought it’d be fun.  I kind of wanted to show the alternative-nerd point of view that I hadn’t seen on MTV in a long time so I was really excited that they even wanted to do that. Read More »

[He Said/She Said is a new series designed to help all our wonderfully confused readers figure out what he’s really thinking. So every week we’ll be throwing out a topic for debate…and unlike our fave dude, these guys won’t be sugar coating anything for you. But before you jump into their heads (which seriously will make you feel like you need to shower), check out what we think!]

I was with my boyfriend for three months the first time sex (and, simultaneously, something else, if you know what I’m sayin’….) presented itself. It was his birthday, we were in his bed, neither of us were wearing clothes, and after an hour of a whole lot of other stuff, I was ready for it.

And it was my first time.

“Baby, let’s do it.” I breathed into his ear. Yes, I know it wasn’t the most eloquent proposal, but gimme a break. How many of you are poets between the sheets?

He pulled back and looked me in the eyes. I expected some romance. Not like John Mayer would walk in and start playing in the background or that we’d have the kind of intense sex I’d seen (far too many times) in The Notebook. But, you know, I thought he’d be happy about it. I did not expect:

“OK, but I don’t want you to get all clingy and stuff.” Read More »

Question?! Answer: Ask TuffyLuv@collegecandy.com

Dear Tuffy Luv,

I’m a nineteen-year-old sophomore.  I have been seeing this guy R for almost a year.  He doesn’t go to my college but he did go to a tech school close to his hometown.  I really like him and he really likes me (he tells me all the time), but he is really insecure and is under is Dad’s thumb. For as long as R can remember his dad has been telling him he’ll never amount to anything.  On top of that, his dad is mentally, emotionally, verbally and physically abusive towards him, his siblings and his mom.

R tells me all the time that he will NEVER be like his father (and if he starts I’ll be LONG GONE).  R’s mom doesn’t really say much but I know she thinks that I’m good for him, but his Dad has a MAJOR problem with me.  I think it’s because I ‘empower’ R to stand up to his Dad, not only for himself but for his mom (he got in his Dad’s face one day when R’s dad started yelling at his mom).  And he has given his Dad a black eye when he started messing with me.  Soooo, I think because of this, R’s dad is trying to keep me away from him.  What in the world do I do about his dad?  I am very respectful and I do as I am told (my parents’ upbringing) and I know what to do on a farm.  What do I do?

Always yours,
What’s up with him? Read More »

Look out ladies, Carrie and co. may be heading to a theater near you all over again.

Thought these single and fabulous girls were gone for good? Well, you thought wrong!

According to our favorite celebrity insider Popeater, there are rumors of a third Sex and the City in the works. And this one would be a prequel, based off Candace Bushnell’s The Carrie Diaries. The books chronicle Carrie during her teen years, but the movie would focus mostly on Carrie’s move from Connecticut to Manhattan, detailed in Summer and the City. (Get all the gory details here!)

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I feel like a broken record (or more like my iPod with “Grenade” on repeat) for saying this again but yesterday’s Gossip Girl was…..oh sorry, fell asleep there for a second. Yeah, it was blah. And I was bored.

In fact, the only way I found any entertainment in that god awful hour was when I shut my eyes whenever Nate started talking.  His sexy, raspy, deep voice made me forget entirely that I was watching a show that used to be my favorite, before the writers started getting plot ideas from the staff at Days of Our Lives/doing Quaaludes. Especially when he disposed his favorite movie of all time, The Sound of Music.

“It’s got nuns and Nazis and Julie Andrews is hot.”

No Nate, you’re hot. And pretty much the only reason I still tune into this high class hot mess. Because that’s exactly what this is: a train wreck, a sh*tstorm, a confusing hour of twists and turns and fashion choices (a winter scarf with a beaded dress, Serena? Really?!) that make no sense at all. Truth be told, I’m feeling a little confused. (And the fact that it’s a show like Gossip Girl that’s confusing me only makes me feel worse.)  Like…what’s….going…on?  Seriously. I finish an episode and feel more lost and confused than the morning after a Four Loko night.

I have so many questions. Read More »

This month’s Seventeen cover was completely unlike any other I’ve ever seen. You see, normally the covers include one headline about how to look CUTE!, another about how to look NATURALLY PRETTY, and one that’s included to entice scandal-seeking teens (previous examples: “The Real Deal About Porn.” ) All of these headlines are generally splashed in neon colors over the smiling face of a tween celebrity who completely fascinates me (previous examples: Leighton Meester, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez).

This month however, was different.

This month, Seventeen did one article about looking CUTE, one about looking NATURALLY PRETTY, and one about being videotaped topless (my need for scandal is soooo satiated.) Only this time, the cover girl was someone I know very little about: Miranda Cosgrove. So after getting past my disappointment about the lack Gossip Girl cast members in this month’s issue, I started to flip through.

First I saw this cute Material Girl top which I considered buying – until I saw the picture’s caption: “Miley would totally wear this.” Yeah man, I flipped that page reaaaallll quick, at which point I came upon something pleasantly surprising. Something that made me tip my fedora to the staff at Seventeen: a section on real life girl crushes. Growing up, it’s difficult to differentiate between an innocent admiration of another girl and a full-blown attraction and this article is the kind that can make a young girl feel like either way, what she’s feeling is okay. Read More »

Biggest Photoshop fail I’ve ever seen

Who rocked the leather leggings harder?

8 tips to catch his attention

When did Avril Lavigne get a makeover??

Garnet and Black launches their NEW ISSUE, kar

Every part of this fight screams trashy

What are your fashion lifesavers?

Her ego must be outta control

I love when people make fun of the Kardashians

Now she LOVES her nude photos

She can't be real, right?

I think we can all agree that The Bachelor has turned into some nightmarish, extreme dating show that makes absolutely no sense.  After last night’s episode, I’m confused…are you?  Maybe there just aren’t any rules on-set anymore, or maybe contestants are being poked, prodded, and setup so as to create high-drama TV moments.  Likely, it’s a little of both.  And while you do cringe, cry (tears of shame that you’re actually still watching the episode 90 minutes in), and hate Michelle along with the other girls, somehow this season just doesn’t stack up to Bachelor and Bachelorette seasons of yesteryear.

I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve been watching this show since season one, and that because of my superior attention span (Like, seriously, do you know how many “ladies, this is the final rose” lines I’ve sat through?  Do you!?) I can really tell that the equilibrium has shifted from contestants looking for love, to ones looking for the dramz.   Please, yell it with me, bring back the old Bachelor!  Can’t we just ditch…

The Contrived Conversations
Poor, sweet Alli, who for all intents and purposes seemed like a genuinely nice woman, was asked on her first one-on-one date last night.  Yes, she made it into the final eight women without quality alone time with Brad.  So after he made her trudge through a cavern of bugs and bats (two things she was terrified of; great date pick, yet again), they sat down for a nice dinner and talked about…Europe, life experiences, miscellaneous chit-chatty topics.  That’s appropriate for a first date, right?

Well, the fact that Alli didn’t confess her undying love for his sculpted abs and frosted tips was a no-go and Brad sent her packing on the grounds of shallow conversation and lack of connection.  Did I mention this was a first date? Read More »