[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 too-cute-for-words Rachel Bilson) are spending $5,000 and more on an ensemble, you an spend way less...and save the rest for Margarita Mondays.]

It’s a no-brainer to look to models for fashionspiration. Their whole professional life revolves around clothes, and inevitably, their personal style is a cut above the rest as a result. Gisele Bundchen is no exception. She has been modeling for well over a decade, and her style reflects the fact that she has an unfathomable amount of clothes. She is sleek, trendy, sophisticated, fun, and whimsical. It takes a high-level fashionista to create such a diverse, yet cohesive, personal aesthetic, and it would be a crime to not acknowledge Gisele’s amazing fashion choices.

Recently, she was out and about for a beauty event, and she rocked an eye-catching and stunning look, perfect for a night out (even if you don’t have a super-model body, because, honestly, who does?!) Read More »

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Rachel Zoe really shouldn’t talk ish about former employees.

More bad news for Al Gore.

24 things single women wish they could tell men.

Wanna win a $2500 Versace shopping spree?!

This is Gisele. After she had a baby. FML.

Every day we’re bombarded with a million different messages about what we are supposed to look like. And tell you what, our not-so-scientific-yet-totally-accurate visual research proves that 99% of girls out there don’t fit the mold. So instead of telling you how to wear your hair, or how much weight to lose, or which one of Heidi Montag’s many surgeries to get, we’re going to celebrate these so-called beauty flaws with beautiful women every single week.

Last week we celebrated the bushy brow. Today, let’s talk about the schnoz.

It seems like every time you go online another celebrity got a nose job due to “a deviated septum.” It’s ridiculous that they expect us to believe that and even more ridiculous that they got it done in the first place. Big noses don’t mean you can’t be a big beauty and today we’re all about the women who embrace what their mama (and papa) gave ‘em. Read More »

Who’s Madonna’s latest boy (literally) toy?

What’s in the stars for Paris and Doug?

Is he stringing you along?

Kendra is really sad about the Super Bowl.

Would you wear ultra-high heels?

Behold: the hottest baby ever.

As most of you know, Punxsutawney Phil woke up and saw his shadow this morning, alerting us that, yes, there will be six more weeks of hell winter. What a prick!  Six more weeks of bundling up like an Eskimo for the walk to class?  Six more weeks of a constant runny nose and ghostly white complexion? Six more weeks that my wardrobe will consist 100% of sweatpants and Uggs?

As cute as he may be (just look at that face!), we’re pretty much loathing Phil right now. Lucky for that little guy, it’s too cold outside for us to load on the layers and head to Punxsatuwney to hunt him down (JK, PETA!). And if we were willing to stick our icy cold feet into a pair of still-wet-from-yesterday Uggs, there are a few other people we’d be going after first:

1. ABC: While the rest of the world is hating on NBC for the whole Conan debacle, I have a major bone to pick with the ABC suits. Canceling Ugly Betty? What the hell? That show has the humor of Glee, the high fashion of Gossip Girl and the drama of The Bachelor. Maybe if you didn’t change its airtime so much more people would know when to watch it and tune in!

2. Gisele Bundchen: The Victoria’s Secret Angel looks like this after having a baby in December (clearly this is a pattern with them, given the post-baby bodies of Heidi Klum and Adriana Lima). She also reports that she didn’t have to wear maternity clothes during the pregnancy. If that’s not enough to make you hate her, don’t forget that her husband and baby daddy is NFL hottie, Tom Brady. GAH! Read More »

I used to think I was so cool with my crunchy, scrunched waves back in middle school. And then I realized I was wrong. There’s nothing cute about crunchy hair. But unless you really know what you’re doing, it’s hard to achieve pretty, natural looking waves, especially with a ton of mousse and scrunching.

If you want Victoria’s Secret-style waves without Gisele’s hair stylist, this video is for you. And don’t worry – It’s easier than you think!

Who is Jessica Simpson dating now?

Are women getting shorter and plumper?

Well, that’s gonna be one gorgeous little girl.

Jessica and Justin – are they or aren’t they??

Jimmy Choo is finally coming to H&M.

Madonna loves Glee as much as we do.

Jenni Garth spills the RPats dating beans!

So who’s Kourtney Kardashian’s baby daddy?

Dick Cheney’s real feelings come out.

Here’s one way to deal with nudey photos.

That’s what Gisele looks like pregnant? Sigh.

We hate Megan Fox, but we totally want her hair.

Move over Brangelina; there is a new hot couple in town.

Katy Perry needs a new stylist.

Get ready to pee in flight.

And for online news.

This is the coolest office ever!

The government works to save Citigroup, another giant bank.

Aveeno haircare? We want.

Rachel Zoe...eating?!

Try a polyurethane condom!

How to make an appropriate magazine cover.

Not getting enough sleep? Try these tips.

Forever 21 launches a bathing suit line!

If it’s one thing we’ve learned here at CC, it’s that all people are fascinating (Yes, even your econ professor). Let’s face it – people love to glimpse into the lives of other people. Disagree? Then please explain why you’re currently looking at your friend’s brother’s girlfriend’s cousin’s photos on Facebook. Or reading about the latest Lauren/Heidi dramz in this weeks’ tabloids. Yeah we thought so.

Fact is we connect to others by learning about them. And everyone has something to share (even if it is a story about that one time they had a little accident at Burger King…)

So to give you yet another reason to procrastinate, we started ‘The Five Questions We Ask Everyone’ (and five just for that one person) because we know whether we’re schmoozing with an A- list celeb or your local bartender, you’ll be equally entertained.

Last week we talked to Brody Jenner; this time College Candy spent some time talking with celebrity hair stylist and major sweetheart, Harry Josh. He’s proof in the fat-free pudding that hard work and big dreams pay off big time as he’s spends his days face to face with just about any celeb you’d want to call your BFF (or workout buddy – um hellllo Gisele Bundchen).

Harry opens up to us about how he followed his passion, his obsession with cheesy pop (I knew there were more of us out there!) and how you, dear reader, can have Gisele’s fabulous “I don’t care” hair: Read More »