So tell us. Are you as obsessed with Twilight as we are? We finished the entire series — even the unpublished 5th manuscript! — in less than two weeks, and of course we pre-ordered our tickets for the movie (we’ll be there Friday night at 10pm with some of our other obsessed friends!).

So it only stands to reason that we’ve been noticing tons of beauty products that seem to be inspired by the series. From highlighter to lipgloss, eyeliner to perfume, we’ve got the products that will certainly make you dazzle in the meadow like our beloved Edward. Read More »

I tend to think the best of people. Overall, I think strangers are more friendly more often than they’re not, and if you give them a smile, you’ll get one back. I tend to think that with most store employees and the lot, if you’re friendly, they’ll be friendly and helpful in return. It was only recently that I learned I might just be horribly naive.

A male friend of mine was talking about how the mailroom guy on campus was so grouchy. “He gives you this glare and doesn’t say a word even when you say hi,” he said.

I was surprised. “I’ve seen him smile and say hi.”

My friend rolled his eyes. “Well of course. You’re a girl.”

I protested, but as I interacted with him again and again I realized that the mailroom guy was just nice to girls. And it was the same with the post office workers, the cafeteria workers, and a handful of other strangers I interact with on a regular basis. Before you think I’m padding my own ego and saying I’m smoking hot, let me assure you, it wasn’t just me. People are just more likely to treat a girl politely, to smile and be more helpful.

At first I thought, What luck! Girls can finally enjoy something about being a girl! But as the overactive-feminist part of my brain worked on this new idea, I liked it less and less. Read More »

I hate lipstick. I hate the way it wears off about two minutes after you put it on, I hate how it leaves stains on your coffee cup or your wine glass, and I really hate how my hair always ends up sticking to my lips on a windy day.

I had pretty much resigned myself to a life without lip color–I’ll play up my eyes, I thought–and figured I’d just never be as glamorous as those gals with a deep slick of ruby red on their lips.

But then, like a blessing from heaven, beauty companies everywhere introduced me to my saving grace: the lip stain. Neither lipstick or lip gloss, the stain does as promised–it actually stains your lips, so you get a really deep color that says “oh yes, I just wake up looking like this.“

The color sinks into your lips and doesn’t rub off, plus it rarely needs re-applying. Sound too good to be true? It gets even better–most lip stains can double as cheek color as well, for a really natural flush that stays put. Read More »

As much as I admire women who just roll out of bed and go, I’m not one of them. I wouldn’t call myself high-maintenance, but I do shave, pluck, wax, color, and lotion unapologetically on a regular basis.

It seems, however, that I’ve been leaving out something in my primping routine—nipple tinting.

Head to your local Sephora and you’ll find Benefit Benetint, a water(aka saliva)-resistant nipple tint to get your nipples that perfect shade of rosy pink.

The product, originally conceived in the seventies as cheek and lip tint for exotic dancers, is being remarketed, according to Benefit, to give women the “pert and fresh-looking” nipples they’ve been dreaming of. Not sure if it’s worth the purchase, considering that you tend to keep your girls covered up most of the day (I assume)?

“Even if you don’t show it off, you know they’re rosier and more perky,” Benefit spokeswoman Alison Haljun tells New York Magazine.

Perhaps putting on nipple makeup is no different than tweezing your eyebrows religiously or retouching your eyeliner 16 times over the course of a night out, but I think we’ve officially gone too far in making women feel inadequate. Read More »

Being in a sorority, I’m always looking to make the world a better place, (and not just for underage drinkers everywhere.)

I’ll admit it’s not entirely selfless. The more philanthropy you do, the better your stance in the “Greek life” community, and the better that is, the better house your sorority or fraternity gets for the following year. But seeing as we’re so small we’re going to get stuck with the same small suite we always get no matter what we do — we tend to actually do charity for charity’s sake.

But you don’t have to be “Greek” to give back to your community, (though it’s my obligation as a sorority girl to urge you to rush in the fall *fake smile*.) In fact, all you have to do is shop!

Yup, charity is right around every corner we turn nowadays from Product Red to the One campaign. Companies everywhere are coming up with clever ways to literally sell good works.

At first, being the jaded girl I am, thought that buying these products did little actual good for the people they claim to help, and that celebs and businesses were just acting like grown up sorors and frats, spending the time to get the good PR.

But with how rapidly “shopping for a cause” and “helping others never goes out of style” became in style, I recognized that regardless of the reasons, these people are getting the word out there and raising awareness. Read More »