[Make-up is wonderful, but it can also be confusing. There are so many shades and colors and sheens and reasons to wear it that a girl can get completely lost attempting to find what fits her face best. What’s the best blush color for a redhead? How do you really put on lip-liner? Is there such a thing as too much eyeshadow?

In this weekly series, actress / model and fabulous CC blogger, Jen, will be using her make-up know how to teach us all how to look flawless in class, out at a party, or grabbing coffee with that cutie from Psych 101.]

This week Jen gives us the lowdown on skincare: keeping it clean, beautiful and not-so-obvious that you were up until 4am playing Quarters with the roommates writing a paper. Grab a pen and paper - you will want to take notes.

As soon as summer announces itself with its warm winds and bright, shiny mornings, I want to lay out and bake in the sun. Nothing feels quite like floating in a pool - book in one hand, ice cold beverage in the other - absorbing those delicious rays. And nothing looks quite as good with almost every article of summer clothing than some nice, tan legs.

I am fully aware that skin cancer is scary business and not worth the fake-baking/laying out for hours on end. I also have a pretty healthy fear of getting wrinkley in the future, so, to protect myself, I wear my sunscreen. But I recently realized that maybe sunscreen wasn’t enough, and getting my glow a different way may be a better option.

I started investigating.

My former roommate loved sprays, but I personally don’t trust myself with them. I am mildly OCD and need a lotion to ensure I’m not missing anything. I went on a quest to find the perfect lotion and came across a new product: Jergens Natural Glow Express. It looked just like the rest, except that it claimedto show results in 3 days. Conveniently, I was heading on vacation in 3 days, so I grabbed it. Read More »

Spring is in the air! It’s almost time for flip flops and sandals and cute skirts and dresses (thank god) and so now we’re given the grave task of actually preparing for all of this…well I’m lazy and hate the gym so instead of working out to get hot legs and abs, I’m instead going to make sure I have gorgeous feet!

I have a standard routine: scrub feet every other day in the shower with a pumice bar and rub Burt’s Bees Coconut Foot Cream on my feet and then put (clean) cotton socks on before going to bed. Do these simple steps and you too can have gorgeous toes by the time you break out your first pair of flip flops.

You know those Folger’s commercials where the whole house is asleep and someone slips downstairs to put on a pot of coffee when the smell of goodness makes everyone else wakes up smiling? That’s me—minus the smiling. The smell stirs my brain to believing it can wake my body up, and I can’t even get my eyes open without a cup. I. Love. It.

I was happy to learn that coffee can help in so many more ways. Meet Purity Coffee Bean Caffeine Eye Cream. It’s 100% natural AND it actually works! This eye cream is rich in caffeine, green tea and coffee (obviously) which helps to increase circulation to get rid of dark circles, and decrease puffiness.

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