Wedges Every Girl Must Have This Summer!

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Wedges are a absolute must-have in the warm seasons!  You can wear them with everything and anything and you can either dress them up or down- honestly, however you want to!  There are many different styles of wedges though, so unless you have a endless amount of coins in your piggy bank, it's probably best to invest in a couple different styles of wedges that you can wear with almost everything!

Here are our top 6 picks on must-have wedges of this 2016 season!  When it comes to color, definitely go with either white, tan, or black- this allows you to match it with literally every color you can think of.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday! xo

The BEST, Cheapest Mascara

We know we have gushed about mascaras before, but this new one shared by Kappa Alpha Theta alumnae and San Diego Weather Anchor & Reporter, Kristen Keogh, takes the cake...or rather, takes the MASCARA. A lot of awesome, eyelash lengthening mascaras cost a pretty penny, but thanks to Kristen, we have found an awesome mascara that offers coverage, length, and doesn't burnout your wallet. It's called Boots No 7 Maximum Volume Mascara.

Try it out and let us know what you think!

Sorority Girl's Top 5 Favorite Mascara

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We can't live without mascara and you probably can't either!  Lashes just completely changes the entire look of your eyes and makeup- it's the perfect final touch to your makeup.  People definitely have their preferences when it comes to mascara so we narrowed it down for you to the top 5 favorite mascaras!

Different brushes give you different looks, so it's important to try different ones out until you find your perfect match.  Which one is your favorite mascara? Share your secret with us!

FabFitFun: February Subscription Box Goodies

Have you heard of FabFitFun? We have been loving their monthly subscription boxes filled with goodies for years now. How it works is every 3 months, as a FabFitFun VIP member, you can look forward to their new seasonal gift box filled with the new most fab items, hand-picked by the FabFitFun Team! You enjoy full-size, premium products delivered 4x per year. Each box is a $200 value, but you only pay $49.99 four times a year {that's $200 for $800 worth of product, ladies}! The shipping is free too!

This month we received our favorite subscription box to date filled with every day favorites from fashion, beauty, and health & fitness products.

Get your hands on these boxes by signing up today! Use code 'SORORITYSECRETS' at checkout to receive a special discount!

Show us the goodies in the box that you love by using the hashtag  #TSSxFabFitFun

TSS Favorite Things: February

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It's been a while since we have stumbled across some awesome home decor and recently we stumbled across a quote that we felt is so fitting for our powerful, strong sorority sisters. The quote is from Shakespeare and reads: "Though she be but little, she is fierce". Well, in true sorority girl fashion, we decided to go on a quest to find cute home and every day accessory pieces that show off such a strong quote. Shop our favorites above!

Valentine's Day Gifts for your BFF

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Aww it's finally the month of L-O-V-E! Now, Valentine's Day isn't just about showing love to your significant other. It can also be about showing love to your friends, especially your BFF. It's like Christmas all over again as you shower each other with gifts. Today, we have pulled some of our favorite gifts to give on Valentine's Day to the BFF. Shop them above and let us know what gifts you think we should add to the list!

TSS Favorite Things: January

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Can you believe January is almost over?!  Time flies when you're having fun, right?

With the transition from winter to spring, there are tons of cute & fun things hitting the department stores and here are some of our favorite items for the month of January!  Every month we gather our favorite items of the month to showcase.  What are some of your favorite things for the month of January?!

Happy Monday! 

The Trick to Using the Beauty Blender

The Beauty Blender has become such a necessity for most people that use liquid foundation and it definitely should be!  All of the celebrity makeup artists use it and it really does its magic.  For those of you that aren't familiar with the Beauty Blender, it's the pink egg-shaped sponge that allows you to perfectly blend in your liquid foundation on your skin.  It also helps with the mid-day touch up or when your skin is oily at the end of the day and you need to get rid of it!

There are generic brands that started creating something similar to the Beauty Blender but the texture of it and the softness of it is completely different than the actual Beauty Blender, so don't get tricked! The downside that you hear often is that it absorbs the liquid foundation and you end up having to use more liquid foundation than normal- and this is true.  It's a sponge so it does absorb a little bit of your foundation, but here's the trick that you all have been waiting for- put the foundation on your face using your fingers and then blend it in using the Beauty Blender!  It's an easy trick, but it really will help you get the most out of your liquid foundation and the best part about it is that you will save some money using this trick!

10 Greatest TSS Posts From 2015

It's time to walk down memory lane! We have loved sharing with you our fashion, beauty, secret steals, home decor, and fitness and health secrets. Your support of our site is incredible and we couldn't be more thrilled to end this new year and start the next with you all. Read through the posts that you loved from 2015 below!

1. Curly Hair Care 101
2. Sorority Spotlight: Alpha Chi Omega, California State University, Fullerton
3. 4 Products To Help You Stay Focused
4. The Airfare Secret
5. Spotify TSS Coachella 2015 Playlist
6. Sisters Succeeding: Sharon Bui, Frill Clothing Company
7. Summer 2015 Roadtrip Playlist
8. TSS Master List of Bid Day Themes
9. What You Probably Didn't Know About the Waist Trainer
10. The Truth About Lip Injections

Happy reading!!

Last Minute Stocking Stuffers

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Honestly, sometimes your stocking stuffers are what you look forward to more than your actual presents under the Christmas tree! Growing up our stockings were always filled with candy, but as time as gone by, we have noticed this fad in putting mini presents in stockings and we love it! We love this heart printed water bottle along with this funny "You Can't Spin With Us" water bottle...mainly because they're pink, haha! Everyone can use a pair of socks so why not add some fun polka-dotted ones like these one? Shop the rest of our favorites above!

What are some stocking stuffers that you will be stuffing into your loved one's stockings? Share the love by leaving a comment below!

Happy last minute shopping!

All Plaid Everything

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Holidays are right around the corner and that means all plaid everything!!  We honestly don't know anyone that doesn't love plaid, so we wanted to combine all of our favorite plaid items that are in stores right now.  You can literally have plaid everything and anything, so whether it's a pillow for your couch, a scarf, or even pajamas, you can make it work!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Tuesday! xo

Gifts For Her: Signature Scents

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Before you know it, Christmas {or whatever holiday you choose to celebrate} will be here! While gifts aren't everything, we certainly understand it is widely practiced by many, so don't fall behind on fulfilling your friends and family's gift wish list. We have decided to pull some items from different gift categories to help you have some selections when choosing the perfect gift for a special girlfriend, your Mom or sister in your life.

Today, we have compiled our favorite fragrances for HER. When it comes to fragrances, you really cannot be stingy. Your scent is just as important as your outfit and often times your scent walks into a room before you do. When thinking of selections we have high end, splurge options like Café Rose by Tom Ford which gives off a strong, yet floral and sophisticated scent. Then you have a little more middle end scents to choose from like Si by Giorgio Armani or Bella by Vince Camuto which is a newer scent. Whichever scent you choose, opt for the gift set option! You get more bang with your buck as you can add in a lotion and often times smaller bottle of the perfume in addition to the actual perfume.

What are some of your favorite scents?

Lip Colors For This Winter

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As we mentioned in last week's post, 5 Things You Can Make Your Basic Outfit, Not-So-Basic, we talked about how just a simple lip color can completely revamp your entire outfit!  Well this week we're sharing you some of our favorite lipsticks of this winter season!  Nude & red lipsticks are a necessity, but why not switch it up a little and choose a deeper tone of each with the selection above?

Deeper browns & purples are starting to make its way back and started becoming trendy this winter!  Try it out this season and let us know what you think!

TSS Favorite Things: October Edition

We're back with our favorite things for this October! We are so thrilled that Fall season has commenced because we are suckers for pumpkin spice lattes, beanies, over the knee boots, and those famous Rom Coms to snuggle up watching. It should be no surprise then why we chose some of our favorite things above! Fringe is 100% a Fall fashion trend so the Rebecca Minkoff Fringe Purse and the Lucky Brand Booties are necessary closet editions. Ever since Solange dawned a cape dress for her wedding, we have been obsessed with that look and found a cute wool one called the Wayf Collarless Woven Cap. Earlier in the month we talked about our love for the best primer ever, so naturally we are keeping Givenchy Mister Mat Matifying Foundation Primer high on our shopping list in addition to Laura Mercier Radiance Primer.

Shop the rest of our faves here

1.  Mansur Gavriel Mini Bucket Bag-Black
2.  Women's Jessica Simpson 'Conley' Bootie, 3 1/2" heel
3. Aldo heels/pump37
4. Ugg Slippers (in Sand color)
5. Swell Bottle

Happy October shopping!

Easy Last Minute Halloween Looks

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Halloween is right around the corner! Of course, we are the ultimate procrastinators on costumes, so for our other fellow procrastinators, below are two super easy Halloween looks that you can shop from your own closet or you can easily order online! Links and descriptions are provided below!

Skeleton woman

How to create the look:

Click here for the exact look!

Cat woman

Here's how to create this look:

Black bodysuit
Cat ears
Black knee-high boots

Happy Halloween!

Bye, Bye Makeup

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Even though we have been doing makeup for ever, we can honestly say that we have no idea when it's time to let go of our favorite makeup products. Is it just us or do you just love your makeup so much that you want to hold onto it forever?! Well, holding onto old makeup forever is no bueno so it's time to tell that makeup "bye, bye"! Psst..here's a little sorority secret: if you want to know when to throw away any of your makeup, be sure to hold onto the original box you got it from. Why? At the back or bottom of the box there is an area that says a number and then months. That is an indication of how long you should hold onto your makeup before it's no good! We know, mind blown!

Save the makeup expiration guide that we personally created above just for you so you never have old makeup in your makeup bag, ever!

Fall Nail Colors to Have

1 - "In the Lobby" by Essie

2 - "Roar" by Deborah Lippmann

3 - "French Paradise - Vernis in Love" by Lancome

4 - "Army and Ready" by Essie

5 - "Very Important Poodle" by MAC

6 - "Matte About You" Finisher by Essie

7 - "Myrtle" by Julep

8 - "Austere" by JINsoon

Fall is here and what are we most excited for about it?! Fall nail polish colors, of course!  Nail polish colors are very seasonal and they also change every year- burgundy has been trendy these last couple of years, but you'll be seeing a lot more camel & coppers this year.  The camel shade is great because it's a little more neutral and goes with everything, but if you're really trying to stand out then copper is your color.

We're also currently obsessing over matte nails, but matte top coats are a hit or miss.  We've tested it and it's amazing- try Essie's "Matte About You" finisher!  It will dry your nails in a giffy and give you that perfect matte finish on any color you desire.

What are some of your favorite fall colors you see this year?!

The Best Face Primer...Ever!

Hey ladies {and maybe a few gents!}! We have searched high and low for the best face primer and we really were having limited luck. Then, of course our amazing friends at Sephora put us on to the best face primer, like EVER. If you want to have your face matte, oil-free, and smooth as a baby's bottom then you have got to get your hands on Mister Mat Mattifying Foundation Primer from Givenchy. Co Founder, Karen lives for this product and has experienced nothing but compliments on her face makeup since she has been using it. She loves it because it has a gel-like balm feel to it. It also glides over the skin like a soft, powdery halo with a velvety finish that keeps the complexion perfected and shine-free. Try it out and let us know what you think!

The ColourPop Fall Makeup We Love

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Oh em gee, can ColourPop be any more perfect...and affordable? Waiting for your package from ColourPop always leads to one thing: shopping for more ColourPop stuff, especially since fall is here! One of many things that sorority and non-sorority girls can relate to is makeup so we took it to the TSS streets to find out what are the fall makeup favorites from ColourPop and below are some awesome makeup colors to try for this fall season. Tip: with all of the Lippie Stix, be sure to buy its corresponding lip liner. Lip liner helps keep your lipstick in line and adds great definition to your lips. P.s. We just learned that you can skip the extra charges if you checkout using PayPal {secret steal}!

Eyeshadows: Boy Band, Girl Power, Downtown

Lippie Stix: Ellarie, Leather, Pitch

Highlighter: Most Necessary

What are some of your favorite ColourPop makeup looks perfect for fall? Share with us below!

A Sorority Girl's Back-To-School Shopping List

For many of you, it's time for some back-to-school shopping. If you're anything like us, we enjoy having a starting point to reference what exactly to buy so that's why having a list is essential. Above, you will find a real life checklist that you can print out and take to the store. Online shopping is huge and super convenient so we have provided you clickable links of every day things we needed as sorority women below.

Here are some great products to help you in your back-to-school shopping! Many of them you can order and pay online but pick up in their store:

Cute notebooks (Lilly Pullitzer and Erin Condren are our faves!)
Tease comb
Hamper
Cute and comfy bras
Scent plug ins for dorm
Picture frames
Mason jars (for pencils and pens)
Portable, plastic drawers for little accessories
Jewelry box
Bike
Shelving (wire shelving can create a lot of space in your dorm!)
Comforter (this shabby chic one is too cute!)
Pillows (add some accent decorative pillows too)
Luggage
Perfume
Paint
TV
Window curtains
Cute pictures 
Custom apparel
Wall decals
Pens & pencils
Hairspray
Makeup
Shower head caddy
Yoga mat
Cute undies (Hanky Panky's are the best!)
Every day essentials (i.e: toilet paper, toothpaste, soap, etc.)