5 Must-Have Albums Of The Year

2015 has been quite the year for the music industry and there's a lot of people that made a comeback with a BANG! First of all, can we talk about the gal that just celebrated her 26th birthday yesterday, Taylor Swift?! She's had quite the year with her new album, 1989, and her world tour (which seems like she's been on tour for over a year now).  Then there's Adele... HELLO (you get it??)!  Everyone including their moms have been dying for Adele to come around again and she did it with quite the shabang!

Either way, there have been amazing albums that have been released this year and the ones below are the ones that are well worth spending your money for! You won't just fall in love with a couple singles here and there, you'll 100% love each and every one of their songs on their album!  Check it out for yourself!

1.1989 - Taylor Swift
2. 25 - Adele
3. Purpose - Justin Bieber
4. Revival - Selena Gomez
5. Delirium - Ellie Goulding

Tis the Season For Selling!

Don't break the bank trying to buy presents for friends and family. Be resourceful and consider selling those items in your closet that you just can really do without. Nowadays, it is as simple as downloading an app that can help connect you with someone who is willing to see your "dirt" as "treasure"! Lucky for you, don't look any further than our list of helpful places where you can sell your stuff ! Add to the list by leaving your favorite site or app to the list via the comments below!!

1. Poshmark
2. OfferUp!
3. Tradesy
4. Craigslist
5. Wallapop
6. Facebook (yes, you can advertise this way!)
7. Mercari
8. Ebay

Good luck selling!

Gifts For Her: Signature Scents

[1. Si by Giorgio Armani][2. Bella by Vince Camuto][3. Café Rose by Tom Ford][4. My Burberry by Burberry]

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?

4 Cutest Christmas Wrapping Paper Ideas From Pinterest

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Christmas is right around the corner and we have to start putting time aside for not only Christmas shopping, but wrapping all of the presents!  A simple wrapping paper can make such a big difference when gifting a present, so you want to make it look good, right?  Well there are so many cute ways to wrap your gifts, but we've collected our TOP 4 favorite wrapping paper ideas from Pinterest just for you!

Check out these links for the cutest wrapping ideas!

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Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Viewing Party Essentials

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Are you guys as excited as we are for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show?! It's set to air next Tuesday, December 8th 10/9c on CBS and we can hardly wait. Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid are the newest runway editions and we are excited to see them strut their stuff. Since we can't all be models, we can certainly enjoy watching them! We've put together the ultimate Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Viewing Party Essentials below so invite your sisters/girlfriends, slip on some Victoria's Secret PJs and gear up for the Superbowl rendition for us women..haha!

1. First things first, invite your girlfriends! Send an Evite, Facebook Event or better yet, use the app we have talked a lot about called Invitd where you can invite your friends through text.
2. Rock Victoria's Secret gear...I mean, duh! Click here, here, and here for some of our favorite PJs. Be sure to place your orders soon so they come in in time for the show!
3. Next, download Victoria's Secret printables to be used throughout the house as decor. Etsy is the best place to find unique, custom designs. If you are good at Paint or Photoshop, simply make pink striped layouts and print them out to emulate the Victoria's Secret design. Hit up your local decoration shop like Party City to snag pink, white and black napkins, cups, plates, and utensils.
4. As much as we "try" to avoid it while watching the models, stuffing your face is inevitable so make your food and drinks follow a pink theme. Cute custom angel wing sugar cookies like the ones pictured here or popcorn and pretzels drizzled with pink chocolate are a good {unhealthy, guilty] start!
5. Have a pre-game to make watching the show a bit more fun. Each guest needs to guess the following questions: How many total models will be a part of the show? How many times will a model wink? How many outfits will be shown on the runway? Add some of your own questions, print them out and have each girl hold onto her sheet. Gather the answers before hand and award the winner with Victoria's Secret perfume or a gift card!
6. Give some parting gifts! Victoria's Secret lip gloss is perfect!
7. Last but not least, make sure you have some nice soft blankets like this one made from Victoria's Secret to keep you all comfy on the couch!

Have fun!!

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!

6 Awesome Date Party Themes

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Date parties were always the highlight of the school year when we were actively in our sorority. We miss those fun nights of meeting at the sorority house with our dates, taking a zillion photos, chanting on bus rides to the venue, and partying the night away. We have been seeing a lot of cool photos online that you have tagged us in highlighting some really awesome date party themes, so we figured why not share them with other sisters. Even if you're not a sorority girl, using the below themes for a party you're hosting with guys and girls will surely set a fun tone. Check out our faves below!

1. 1920s Flapper & Dapper
2. 80s-themed skating party
3. Disney Couples
4. Through the Decades
5. Cowboys & Cowgirls
6. Hollywood Glam

We want to add to this list! Share with us your favorite date party theme(s) below!

ASOS Cyber Monday Dresses Steal!

[1. ASOS Multi Chain Back Soft Midi Pencil Dress][2. ASOS Cross Back Maxi Dress In Green Floral Print][3. ASOS Red Carpet Panelled Long Sleeve Satin Maxi Dress][4. Missguided Sequin V-Neck Shift Dress]

When ASOS says that they're letting you take 30% off at checkout, you definitely start feeling blessed (that's the code to enter at checkout, hint hint!). It's time to shop for those Christmas and New Year's Eve dresses so during our shopping, we pulled some of our favorite dresses from the ASOS online rack. Shop our favorites above and don't miss out on this awesome Cyber Monday sale!

Happy {Cyber Monday} shopping!

TSS Favorite Things - November

1. MAC "Pigment"

2. Diptyque "Votive Candle Set"

3. Sole Society "Bucket Bag" 

4. Illesteva "Leonard" Sunglasses

5. JSlides "Dabble" Flats

6. Adidas "Stan Smith" Sneakers

7. Topshop "Posy" Pointy Toe Flats

8. Herbivore Botanicals "Coco Rose" Body Polish

9. Bow & Drape "You Had Me at Merlot" Sweatshirt

10. Converse Metallic Chuck Taylor

At the end of every month, we combine all of our favorite items of the month together just to share with our readers.  As most of you guys know, today is none other than Cyber Monday.  For all of you online shoppers, it's almost like our second birthday, right?!

Well we have a little bit of everything this month- some beauty products, shoes, bags, all of our favorite things.  Let's get shopping!

7 Cold-Fighting Foods

Tis the season for sniffles! With the holidays around the corner, don't get stuck in bed wishing you could have done things to prevent yourself from getting sick. Aside from getting your flu shot, exercising daily, and washing your hands often, there are also a lot of foods that you can consume to keep your body healthy and in check, helping to fight away an possible viruses. Load up your refrigerator with these foods that are worth it:

1. Garlic
2. Turmeric 
3. Chicken Soup (for the teenage soul. Haha, just kidding! We mean the real chicken soup. Get a crock pot and you can make some awesome, authentic chicken soup, adding garlic and turmeric of course!)
4. Wild Salmon (yum, yum, yum!)
5. Dark, Leafy Greens
6. Sweet Potatoes (bake these in your oven adding brown sugar and prepare to be in food heaven!)
7. Beef...believe it or not!

Stay well!

The Solution To Saving Money With Your Friends-- Qapital App!

If you haven't heard about the Qapital App yet, here ya go!  The Qapital App is the best solution to save money with your friends or partner without having to have a joint bank account! If there's a trip multiple people are wanting to go to and want to start saving for, just decide what your "goal" is and set how much you want it to automatically pull from your personal account and that's it.  Once you've hit your goal, all you have to do is transfer that money into your bank and you're ready to book your flight or whatever it is that you've been saving up for!  Pretty genius, right?

You all are probably thinking this is a paid sponsored post, but we promise it isn't!  We truly love it and have been using it and thought it would be a perfect Sorority Secret ;)

You can read more about the app or download it here!

Must-Read Books For the Fall/Winter Season

It's time to cozy up on your couch and dig your nose into some of our favorite books for the fall/winter season. Now, is the perfect time to get your hands on a Kindle or iPad to make reading a whole lot easier. With all of the holiday travel ahead, we are sure you will need to keep yourself preoccupied on those long flights so we have compiled a list of some of our favorites below. Share with us your favorite books to read this fall and winter season in the comment's section below!

1. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown - This book dives deep into weeding out things in life to focus on only things that are truly important.
2. Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff- Fates and Furies is about a couple throughout the years, it's a riveting look at relationships and marriage. Half the book is told through the view point of the man and second half through the woman
3. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins - The Girl on the Train is about a girl who imagines the life of this perfect couple on her daily commute to and from work through the windows of the train ride she's on but turns out the perfect couple isn't so perfect. Very suspenseful and has a "Gone Girl" feel to it.
4. The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy - Plainly put: this book outlines how decisions you make daily is shape your destiny.
5. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey - With over 10 million copies sold, this is a highly popular business-centered book that encompasses a balance between personal and professional effectiveness. Basically, is a manual on how to perform better in both areas of your life.
6. Year of Yes: How To Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes - You may recognize her name as the hit sensation behind the TV series' Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and How To Get Away With Murder. Now, Shonda has a book out that candidly shares her compelling and funny attempts to come out of her shell by saying "yes" to anything that scares her.

5 Things That Can Make Your Basic Outfit, Not-So-Basic

If you're more of a minimalist like us and like your basic tees and jeans we have five things we always wear to still stand out wearing a basic outfit!  It's pretty amazing what one thing can do to your entire outfit.  We believe in the term, "less is more", so we thinking keeping it simple is better, but you can always spruce things up!  Here is our list of items that can make your outfit stand out from the crowd!

1. Lipstick - it's pretty amazing what a simple lip color can do to your entire outfit.  Maybe match a black turtleneck and skinny jeans with a red lip?! So simple, but so cute!
2. Hats - hats can really make you stand out from the crowd.  If you're not really a hat person, just try it out for a day and we promise you're going to be getting tons of compliments left & right!
3. Your Hair-do - if you always wear your hair down, wear it in a cute ponytail or vise versa!  We love a basic outfit with a cute messy bun, pony tail, or even wear it in a braid.  The point of this is switch it up from your usual and it can really make a difference!
4. Shoes - yes, shoes are a girls favorite thing, but just by switching it up and wearing converses or even heels with a basic outfit it spruces things up!
5. Jewelry - now again, since you are wearing a simple outfit, you can go either way with your jewelry! You can keep it simple or you can wear something more detailed- that's the best part about wearing simple outfits!

What are some of your favorite ways to spruce up your basic outfits??

The Best Fall/Winter Raincoats

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Geez Louise, it has been raining cats and dogs at our Seattle office! For the Pacific Northwest and probably for a lot of you across the world, lots of rain comes with the fall season. However, we use every season to rock the cutest fashion, so naturally we did some online shopping of raincoats. We pick the cutest and super comfortable ones above so click away and let us know which one is your fave!

Happy shopping!

Why Instagram Can Help Your Sorority Recruitment

It's amazing what social media has evolved to these last couple of years.  Sure, there's pros and cons to social media and it can do a lot of damage, but it can also be a great asset to a sorority!  One thing a lot of people haven't considered is that it can help with your sorority's "brand" and it gives a potential new member a glimpse into what it would be like to potentially be in that sorority.  Instead of using social media for internal use, use it for external use as well!

Instagram especially has almost become a portfolio for people, companies, and organizations.  Remember... you also cannot post to post, it must have great authentic, genuine content.  Just remember, before you join a sorority, a potential new member has no idea what it is like to be in a sorority- this is your chance to show a glimpse of it! Here's a list of things you should be posting on your sorority Instagram and why it can help you with recruitment!

1. Events - showcase what kind of events you have and all the fun everyone has hanging out with their sisters.

2. Education - education is an important factor and it's important that your sorority values study time and getting A+ together.  Also, showcase academic achievements and highlight members for their great work!

3. Sisterhood - photos of hanging out at sorority events is great, but it's also important to showcase friendships outside of sorority activities and events.  Again, potential new members have no idea what it's going to be like when they join, so it's important that sisterhood happens on campus & off!

4. Diversity - it's important to make everyone & anyone feel welcomed in your sorority.  Make sure to showcase your diversity in culture & race to feel all potential new member feel like they belong.

5. Post Grad Life - showcasing & highlighting what sisterhood is like or what alum members are up to post graduation is also something that's really appealing for potential new members so they see the benefit in becoming a member after graduation!

Remember, put yourself in their shoes and think what you would have liked to see when joining a sorority.  It's okay to brag about your sorority Instagram account, ladies!

How To Plan An Epic Sistergiving

Yes, we made up the term "Sistergiving". Sistergiving encompasses gathering all of your sisters and sitting down over a meal to express how much you are thankful for each other! November is the month that we have unofficially dawned Sistergiving and it is best to be done right before Thanksgiving. Below are all of the things you need in order to plan a Sistergiving for the books!

1. Create your guest list. Try not to leave a single sorority sister or real sister/friend out. Creating a guest list will help you plan everything from the space to be reserved right down to how many plates and other utensils will be needed.
2. Find a space. For sorority women, your chapter room or kitchen would probably be best. For anyone else, try a good friend's home or a venue that can rent the space to you.
3. Invite your sisters via the app "Invitd". Download it here! In the notes, make sure to specify that it is a potluck style dinner so they know to bring something.
4. Start a group chat via GroupMe, text, or shared list via Wunderlist so each person can explain what they're going to bring.
5. Buy or rent the table decor. Rent tables, table cloths, and chairs through a local rental facility (do it early so you don't run the risk of not having enough seating and tableware for everyone). If you want to buy and save the decor for your next Friendsgiving, shop at Michael's for fun DIY stuff that you can turn into a sisterhood event before. Party City and Target are also safe bets too!
6. Make name cards. Now that you've got your guest list and decor, personalize the table by making name cards. People love to see their name written out!
7. At the Friendsgiving, have everyone write down on a piece of paper when they enter what sister that they're thankful for or something that they're thankful for. It will be shared aloud at the dinner table.
8. Be sure to have a fun playlist!

That's it! Send us pictures of your Sistergiving for a repost on our Instagram! We can't wait to see how it turns out for you!

5 Perfect Indoor Plants to Have

Having greenery in your room or home adds so much more life than you actually think.  The tricky thing is, it's actually a living thing that you need to take care of.  We've learned that there are so many different watering techniques and there's definitely low maintenance plants and high maintenance!  From our personal experience & asking our friends around, we've narrowed it down to 5 best indoor plants to have in your home that are all low maintenance!

If you decide to go out to get yourself one of these guys, make sure to go to Gardenista.com to learn more about how to take care of your plants!

1. Snake Plants
2. Aloe
3. English Ivy
4. Fiddle Leaf Fig Trees
5. Succulents

The Cool Way To Send Invites

Even though we are still lovers of personalized invitations in the mail and even email invites from online resources like Punchbowl, we are huge fans of a new way to send personalized invitations and it's through an awesome app called "Invitd"! All you have to do is download this free app, fill in the deets of your special event, add an image ( upgrade to allow for personalized images), then add your friends via their phone numbers and boom, a personalized text message invite is sent to them. It opens up just like it would via a Punchbowl invite and they have the ability to RSVP right at the comfort of their phone. You can get alerts when people RSVP too and keep track of who all is coming through the app as well. It's such an easy, fast, and creative way to send invites to your millennial friends, especially!

Try out the app and let us know what you think!

The Secret Weapon To Tackle Dry Lips

Say good-bye to chapped lips! Does anyone else experience massively chapped and dry lips in the colder seasons? If you battle through it too, you're not alone. For many of us, we always hear that the cure to tackling dry lips is exfoliation. However, do you ever encounter dry lips even after you apply your favorite EOS lip balm (we love those things!)? Well, the secret is still exfoliation, but we have the perfect tool to help you achieve that: an old tooth brush. Yes, we know it sounds weird, but the bristles on the toothbrush help to remove the dead skin on your lips making it easier to apply lip balm and your favorite matte lipstick (umm...can anyway say ColourPop!). The trick is to take an old dry toothbrush, dip it in your favorite lip scrub (we like anything from The Lip Scrub) and proceed to rub the lip scrub on your cracked, dry lips. Rub it off with a warm towel then apply lip balm or chapstick. It is best to do this at a nightly routine!

Try it out and let us know what you think!

6 Influential People To Start Your Day With

As young woman navigating through life, we can totally relate to needing some extra motivation to get through the day. We have been really fortunate to have influential people in our life and we now live in a world where we can get instant motivation with just a click of a button. Whether you need some spiritual healing, relationship advice, or a simple life boost, the six influential people we have listed below will motivate you. Tony A. Gaskin Jr. is best known for his relationship advice. He really can put things into perspective to help you through life's romantic relationships we all encounter at some point in our lives. Bishop TD Jakes and Preacher Joel Osteen are best known for renewing you spiritually. Iyanla Vanzant is like your great wise aunt; the family member where you can go to her for anything because she has "been there, done that". She is best known for helping you through self-actualization. Wayne Dyer promotes the deep connection of the self. He aligns every day habits with the workings of the self to help you become a more in tune person. Shaun Robinson is motivational through her one to two sentence status updates. She reminds you of your worth. Find direct links to each of these influential people and start your day with them!

P.s. Many of them are on Twitter so follow them for real-time motivation!

Tony A. Gaskin Jr
Bishop TD Jakes
Joel Osteen
Iyanla Vanzant - Check out her show on Oprah as well called "Fix My Life"!
Wayne Dyer
Shaun Robinson - She is on Twitter, too!

Who motivates you? Share with us in the comment's section below!