The Craziest Manicures We’ve Ever Seen!
Raise your hand if you love paying to get your hands and feet some lovin’! As common, middle class folk, we like to keep the manicures and pedicures comfortably inside a price range that we can really fit our fingers and toes around. That’s why we never dare to pay for the really fancy manicures that come with seaweed wraps and Dead Sea salt scrubs. With that said, even if we did have the money, we would never pay for these crazy manicures. They’re a little too crazy…even for us.
3 Ways to Maintain Your Manicure & Make It Last
Last week I let my roommate borrow my coveted dupe for Chanel’s Black Pearl nail polish, which she was very excited about. But she wasn’t as excited when, much to her dismay, she started noticing chipping in just a few days.

Wardrobe Wish List: Sally Hansen Salon Effects
I have a firm belief that it’s impossible to look polished without nail polish. It’s the final accessory to an outfit that not only completes a look, but makes you look utterly put together. It’s so important that it of course slips my mind until the last minute all the time.
The Weekly Ten: New Year’s Resolutions You Can Keep
It’s a new year, and you know what that means; it’s time to start working on those New Year’s resolutions. But before you start jotting down those promises take a minute and really think about this. New Year’s resolutions almost always involve giving something up, and making sacrifices. And that negative approach makes you all the less likely to keep them.
Save Money and Look Great By Doing It All Yourself
As college students on a budget, we sometimes have to sacrifice our favorite beauty regimens in favor of our weekly trips to Dollar Beer night (or maybe we are actually being responsible and shelling out a few hundred dollars on a semester’s worth of textbooks). But just because we want to save some money doesn’t mean we have to look like dingy hags with 12 cats and a knitting room.
Candy Dish: Look Like a Million Bucks…for About Ten Bucks
• Make those thrift clothes look couture.
• Robert Pattinson gets bit by a lion?
• Sneak peak of ‘Degrassi’ season 10!
• Justin Bieber is officially a superhero.
• 9 sneaky ways to tell him you like him.
• Did you smudge your mani? Fix it in seconds!
Summer Job Got You Down? We’ve Got 7 Easy Ways to Lift Those Spirits!
Even though summer should be all about relaxing and enjoying the sun, many of us are so busy with our own internships and work that we often forget to take care of ourselves. And even when we do, pampering on a budget seems almost impossible. (Um, hello $65, one-time facial). Pretty soon we’re pasty, tired and moody to boot.

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CC Beauty Live: The Perfect At-Home Manicure
I remember the days when I would go to the nail salon with my mom and she’d pay for our mani-pedis. Yeah, now that I’m in college, those days are long (and I mean LONG) gone.
The Know: My Nails Are Thinkin’ Spring
Spring. It’s so close I can taste it. Flower printed mini dresses in store windows Iced coffee’s out and about even though it’s still a little bit too cold. Girls running to the bars in short dresses and no jacket.
Oh wait – those idiots do that all year long.
Pull Yourself Out of That Rut!
For a few weeks, I was in a rut – a big, blah rut that I couldn’t seem to find my way out of. I was grouchy, apathetic, and basically bored with everything. My self-esteem was not at its usual high-point, and I had no idea what the heck was wrong with me.
Do It Yourself Tuesdays: Look Hot with Nail Art!
You don’t have to be a Monet to do nail art, because it’s basically as simple as paint-by-number. If you can copy that complicated stats diagram into your notes, then trust me, you can put a gorgeous sprig of florals on your nail. Plus, your friends will be totes jealous when they all drop twenties on French manicures and your nails look a zillion times better.
Your Back-to-School To-Do List
We hate to be bearers of bad news, but it’s August — meaning the glory days of sippin’ summer cocktails and rapidly developing skin cancer at any locale offering a mid- to large-sized body of water are, unfortunately, coming to an end.

Makeup 101: Color Me Neon
Flip flop and strappy sandal season is upon us! Woohoo! That means it’s time to make your toes look pretty, because, let’s face it, they probably look pretty gross after being stuffed in a pair of boots all winter. Grimy toenails are the perfect way to ruin a hot new pair of sandals (not to mention creep out everyone around you), so it’s time to give them a little TLC.
Money Matters: Worth the Splurge? Maybe Not.
When shopping, I often find my wallet trying to convince my mind that the skirt, the moisturizer, or the heels in front of me are worth the outrageous price tag. But after I make the costly purchase, I wonder—was it worth it? To help answer this question, I’ve compiled a list of things that I feel are, and aren’t, worth the splurge during our sad and painful recession.
CC Staff Rant: My Face is Sexist
Every once in a while, your editors come across something that hurts them to the bottom of their c…
Making The Summer Even Hotter, Part II: Summer 2008 Hair & Nail Trends
So, I told ya all what the best options for making your face look flawless this summer; now I̵…