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Trending @ Anime Boston

Today my roommate/cousin Melissa and I decided to go out and shoot some photos since it had been so long since the weather had permitted us to do so. The rain drove us into the Prudential Center, where the Anime Boston convention is taking place this weekend. At first I was really turned off by the number of exposed stomachs in the crowd--- EVERYONE seemed to be wearing straight up lingerie.... but then I met Zoe, who was dressed as a…

Sipping Skinny

Hello Sparkles & Secrets readers! My name is Lexie and this is my first post as a guest blogger here. I'm all about lazy girl health and wellness so look for my posts on how to stay healthy with minimal effort! As a bartender, I learned dozens of drink recipes but I also learned how drinking had a negative impact on my body, specifically my waist line. Everyone knows about the freshman 15 but turning 21 will destroy your diet…

10 Under $50

You don't have to be loaded to have great style, but sometimes with Instagram and celebrity fashion, that can be easy to forget. I've pulled together some of my favorite picks under $50. Best investment? The Herschel backpack-- they are everywhere right now, and make the perfect post-grad backpack. The best steal? Nasty Gal sunglasses for $40-- they look WAY more expensive than that. Uniqlo jumpsuits romper / Adidas white t shirt, $45 /  BP fringe purse / Charlotte Russe wedge sandals…

Crossroads minus Britney.

A year ago I would have confidently told you that I had the best life in the world. I was studying abroad in Australia and about ready to return to the U.S. Even after my homecoming, I still felt as though my life was seemingly perfect. Nearly the moment I touched ground in Boston, I fell for a guy from my past who took it upon himself to build a fairytale for me. Tomorrow is April 1st, and I realize…

#Confused : Do I like Lilly Pulitzer?

I'm going through a bit of an identity crisis. For years I thought of matching mother-daughter dresses when I thought of Lilly Pulitzer. Suddenly, I'm looking at the lookbook for their target line, and I find myself selecting products I want. I had a very particular idea about who I thought wore LP, but looking at this line--- I think I'd consider it myself (what.is.going.on.) Anyways, for those of us who don't identify as preppy, these pieces might just sell us…

The Hills Have Great Eyes.

This isn't a review on a horror movie, which I am completely unqualified to do as I have seen minimal scary movies in my lifetime. Instead, I've gathered my favorite spring looks from the ladies from MTV classic The Hills. Whitney Port's "Whitney Eve" line is a collaboration of California prints and colors with New York silhouettes; perfect for those of us who appreciate the Free People lifestyle, but can't necessarily justify dressing everyday like you're going to Coachella. Some of my…

He Who Isn't Sorry

Anna and Rachel are the type of women that guys dream about and girls friend-crush over. Aside from having in common that they are both "total packages", they both feel everything deeper than most.  Hopeless romantics love hard and tend to be the first to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.  With this deep compassion comes extreme sadness when things go unexpectedly.  Unfortunately, both Anna and Rachel had a run in with He Who Isn't Sorry. Anna and her boy (not man) had been…

4 Fab Finds Besides Being Naked

Urban Decay started the Neutral Mania. With 3 wildly successful larger palettes and 2 matte basic palettes, everyone seems to go crazy over the Naked. I’m not trying to knock UD, I like a lot of their products, but I don’t own any of the Naked palettes. I’ve lusted over them and while they’re good, they’re even better at marketing. There is life outside of of the Naked palettes. Let’s break it down: Naked Palette: 12 Shades, $54: The main complaint these…

I Liked That Fish.

Dense and scripted; insincere and useless. Tell me, how many girls have forgotten about a guy because, "he's a piece of shit you should just forget about him" or how often someone has felt immediately confident after hearing "you're way too good for them!" Clichés are the obviously the least effective form of support, so why do we still use them? "There are plenty of fish in the sea" We are aware that there are a lot of other people in this…

3 Outfit Trends in 3 Pieces

[caption id="attachment_5443" align="aligncenter" width="351"] Queen Chrissy[/caption] What If I told you that you could tackle 3 of this seasons hottest looks with just buying 3 articles of clothing. You'd probably do it, right? Over spring break my friend Kat wore high-rise white shorts and a white long-sleeved cropped top with a choker necklace and platform sandals. Although I technically had all those pieces in my wardrobe at the time, I never thought to put them together. BUT it was fucking…