• Makeup 101: Summer Scrub Down

    Makeup 101: Summer Scrub Down

    When you’re trying to get in and out of the shower as quickly as you can to head on to bigger and better things, (a.k.a the beach), it can be easy to bypass seemingly unimportant tasks. You probably wash your face, your body and your hair, but do you take the time for proper exfoliation?

  • Body Blog: Save Your Skin

    Body Blog: Save Your Skin

    Back in the day when Speedo one-pieces were cool, I had no interest in tanning. Although I fought through “sunscreen smear down” sessions with my mom, my skin was still, for the most part, shielded from the sun all summer long. It wasn’t until my friends started wearing bikinis and lots of Hawaiian tropic, that my Irish complexion got it’s first taste of sunburn.

  • The 10 Summer Jobs You Don’t Want

    The 10 Summer Jobs You Don’t Want

    Unfortunately for many of us, when finals week rolls around, we’re stressing about how to land a job and start saving for next fall’s text books (and bar tabs). It sucks when you’re desperate, because you’re bound to accept any offer that comes your way. Here are the ten worst summer jobs… which might just make bankruptcy look like the better option.

  • How To Look Good In Short Shorts and Mini Skirts

    How To Look Good In Short Shorts and Mini Skirts

    If the multitude of miniskirts, minidresses and short shorts this spring have you shaking in your (chic) boots, feeling just the tiniest bit insecure about your body, you’re not alone. With spring just around the corner but winter weather still very much here, the last thing our pale, out of shape legs are ready to do is face the world peeking out of short hemlines.

  • I’m Torn: Sunless Tanning

    I’m Torn: Sunless Tanning

    It’s a balmy 38 degrees out in Boston, and that can only mean one thing: Spring is coming! For the past few weeks, I haven’t been able to get the springtime out of my mind.

  • The CC Weekly Weigh In: Spring Is Here!

    The CC Weekly Weigh In: Spring Is Here!

    Today is the first official day of Spring, ladies! Sure, you might not feel it yet , but that is what the calendar says, so bust out the Havianas and madras and embrace the new season!

  • Makeup 101: Self Tan without the Scare

    Makeup 101: Self Tan without the Scare

    So you are not going on spring break… I share your pain. I will be returning home, where it is also c…

  • All Made Up: Bronzing Basics

    All Made Up: Bronzing Basics

    It’s gray and gloomy out there, and your skin is starting to show it. Unless you’ve…

  • The Nights I Looked Like a Tranny; My 5 Biggest Makeup Regrets

    The Nights I Looked Like a Tranny; My 5 Biggest Makeup Regrets

    Makeup is fun. With makeup I can make myself look like anything I want. I can glam myself up, or pla…

  • 5 Ways to Make a Boring Summer Afternoon Sizzle

    5 Ways to Make a Boring Summer Afternoon Sizzle

    As we approach August, we may have started to take summer vacay for granted. In the dog days of sum…

  • Wow, This Sucks: Staying Sane in Summer School

    Wow, This Sucks: Staying Sane in Summer School

    Today, I realized I had been living a lie. When I changed my major from journalism to English last…

  • Beauty Find: Elizabeth Grant Tinted Leg Lotion

    Beauty Find: Elizabeth Grant Tinted Leg Lotion

    Let’s put something out on the table. I’m pale. Year-round, unless I am recovering from a painfu…

  • Don’t Be a Fake Tan Disaster Like Jessica

    Don’t Be a Fake Tan Disaster Like Jessica

    Remember back in the day when you looked like THIS and didn’t look like an overly-browned asshol…