We all have that friend who can wear the same dress over and over and over again, but each time it somehow looks new. Or different. Or cooler. “I wish I could do that,” you think as you stare at your dress and think that by wearing different shoes you will somehow achieve a whole new look.

FAIL FAIL FAIL, my friends.

Fact is, in order to make a dress look new and different you must change all components surrounding it. If you wore tights and heels last time, wear leggings and flats this time around. If you rocked red lipstick before, do a smokey eye and a muted lip. Add accessories, switch out the belt that came with it for a new chunky detailed belt, throw on a blazer…

Think about that piece in your wardrobe like your favorite fro yo place with an add-your-own-toppings bar: Oreo makes everything better the options are endless! Read More »

Back-to-school means two of my favorite things:

1) Back-to-school supplies.  Seriously. Walking down the aisles of Office Max the year I got a brand new set of scratch and sniff markers has earned this yearly event a very, very special place in my heart.

2) Back-to-school jeans. As a kid, it was because your jeans didn’t fit you come back-to-school time; you were growing. As a college student… well, same story but with one minor difference: we’re growing out instead of up. Details schmetails.

Credit it to the bad economy or credit it to the fashion gods wanting everyone to look GOOD in their denim (please no muffin tops thankyouvermuch), but right now the hottest trends in jeans are on sale sale sale sale SALE! 20% off here, $19.00 jeans there — and they’re cute! My two favorite C words! Cute and Cheap! (Oh, and Chanel. The day I can fit all 3 words into that sentence, I will be one very, very happy chick.)

There are deals to be had, people! Now is the time to snag the latest styles (think skinny jeans for tucking into boots and the boyfriend jean for comfortabe chic-titude) and  the wardrobe staples (throw on for class and go go gadget).  Right now is the time to reassess your denim wardrobe and start shopping for those denim discount deals! Read More »

I have a shopping problem: I cannot go to the mall and leave empty handed. So, I stopped going to the mall. Too bad I have the internet and don’t even need to leave the house to wipe out my bank account on shoes and bags. No matter how hard I try, I constantly find myself searching for new websites to shop on.And go broke on.

And then I found CutesyGirl.com. This site is a completely unique shopping experience, mostly due to the fact that everthing is really, really cheap! They have everything from shoes to dresses, and all if it is super cute, super trendy, and won’t leave you eating Easy Mac for the next 6 months.

The site also allows you to search in ways not possible in the mall: by size, by style, by price. Obviously that wasn’t an option when I was strolling through Nordstrom, passing the $1,000 bags along my way. On CutesyGirl I only have to type in what I want to spend and not be tempted by pricier items (which are impossible to find on this site, anyway).

This site is a definite must-have for every college fashionista on a budget, which is all of us.