Drugstore Junkie

OK, admit it, you’ve all done it. You walk into a drugstore to get some contact solution or pick a prescription and find yourself walking down the makeup aisle, admiring all the pretty colors. For some, this is perfectly normal, as it’s really where they buy all their makeup, anyway. However, for others, it’s a shameful event. Embarrassed to be seen buying something as simple as mascara anywhere else than Sephora, these are the people who wouldn’t dare make a makeup purchase at CVS without donning a fake mustache. Personally, I’d place myself somewhere in the middle of these two types. As a young citizen, the money I make is quite minimal, and therefore it certainly pays to shop the sales, even if it is in the aisle right next to the feminine hygiene products. On the other hand, nothing quite beats scoring the perfect, non-sticky lipgloss from Urban Decay. My advice to you? Shop at drugstores as much as possible. No, they won’t have classic red Lancôme lipsticks or the perfect shade of foundation from Chanel, but they will have something just as valuable. At drugstores, you’ll find the lime green eyeliners, fuchsia lip glosses, and hot pink nail polishes that fill the pages of Vogue one month and are deemed “out” by Marie Claire the next. I’m talking about trends, and you’ll find them all for under a mere $10. So if you’re someone who likes to experiment with color, hop in your car right now, head to your local CVS, and stock up! There’s no need to break the bank when you just might find that that blue mascara you’ve been lusting after doesn’t quite work on you after all.

HAPPY SHOPPING!!!

Coach-Crazy

Don’t wear one designer head-to-toe. Yes, yes, you’ve heard it all before. Of course, it’s true; to stand out and show off your personality, it’s not ideal to wear a straight-off-the-runway look from any given designer. As easy as this unwritten “rule” sounds, it happens to be much more easily said than done for some people. I could sit here and harp at you all day about the dangers of this epidemic, but the truth is, I am just as guilty as everyone else. As I sit here at my computer and look around, I see an overwhelming amount of Coach products. A patchwork purse with a multicolored scarf sits on the bottom step as a simple black clutch rests just a few steps up. But this is only the beginning. It seems that over the years, Coach has become my one-stop shopping place for all things having to do with purses, clutches, wallets, and key chains. Yes, I’ve wrestled with the idea of buying satchels made by other designers and, as I’m not exactly opposed to doing it, I simply don’t feel the same joy that I do when pulling that red tissue paper out of that crisp white bag to undercover my new leather purse. So how do I deal with this, when, as all good fashionistas do, I constantly try to be anything but ordinary and predictable? Well, I’ve decided to make it my staple, another undeniable element of a truly fashionable woman. While their sleek hairstyles, signature fruity scents, or fierce pumps define some people, I, fashionista, am now recognized by my classic-ly American Coach bags.*

*Please do not get me wrong here. Just because I’ve made Coach bags my signature style does NOT mean that I am planning on wearing them with a Coach hat, scarf, gloves, and sneakers. That would be just WRONG! :)

HAPPY SHOPPING!!!