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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Meet Maddie!

 On Maddie:  Hat (similar here), Necklace (similar here), Dress (similar here).

2014 is right around the corner, which means that it's almost time to unveil our new 2014 It Girl Team!  Since we're super excited to share our new It Girls with you, we had to give you a little sneak peek.  Meet Maddie, our newest It Girl from San Diego State University!

Maddie is a fun-loving Alpha Chi Omega, in her senior year.  She loves a good Will Ferrell quote, and a good laugh while watching shows like Summer Heights High.  Maddie also enjoys getting artsy and creative... after all, she's an art minor!  Her personal style is part edgy, part bohemian.  Her flowy white dress, metal collar necklace, and floppy hat in these pictures are just adorable!

Welcome to the It Girl team, Maddie!  Are YOU interested in being a TSS It Girl?  Send us your resume {info@thesororitysecrets.com} and tell us a little bit about yourself... we're taking applicants for 2014!  We can't wait to hear from you.

Monday, November 4, 2013

Fall Makeup Looks Part 1 by Victoria


There’s no doubt about it that everyone knows autumn is my favorite season. There’s an indescribable feeling and celebratory persona that comes along with the seasons. In lieu of my favorite season, I’ve accumulated all the makeup and beauty trends you need to know for the rest of this fall as well as heading into the beginning of winter. In addition, I’ve also looked towards my favorite YouTube beauty gurus to show you how to work these trends off the runways. Afterall, commanding attention with your fashion “know-how” is almost the best part of the chilly seasons!
After looking through all the fall makeup trends and seeing the mix of different colors, the first thing I related it to was a fancy, candlelit, holiday meal. I noticed the mix of different red shades, ranging from classic reds to slight orange reds, and deep wine or oxblood lip colors. There was also the emphasis on prune, washed out grey, and warm roasted hues of peach and orange for eye shadows. 
Check out some of my favorite YouTube Beauty Gurus and how they've pulled off some of my favorite fall makeup trends seen on the runway.

Cat Eyes:
Your Beauty Gurus:



(Note: winged and cat eye liner are two separate looks, the angles differ enough to create a different effect on the eye!)
Rustic Orange Shadow:

Your Beauty Guru: 




(Note: Even though this says Kristen Stewart, DON’T WEIRD OUT. This also works on every eye color, feel free to lighten the pigment for a more fall windswept, daytime look!)
Rouge Lips:

Your Beauty Gurus: 

Jordan Liberty, Video: Fall 2013 Makeup Trends + Wantable  Challenge


Ambrosia Malbrough, Video: “Daytime Red Lip (Tutorial)


As the months get colder, keep with more of the cooler colored shadows and nix the orange. When the season begins changing so will eye colors.  Check back for Part 2 of my Fall Makeup Looks for more fun looks!

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Halloween Nails!

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Today's the one day out of the year where you can dress absolutely crazy and insane and act like a little kid, but don't limit yourself with just wearing a costume... take off that plain Essie and OPI nail polish and get creative like these nail arts!

Pinterest is filled with all different types of nail art including Halloween themed nail arts!  Since it's Halloween, we thought we would give you our Top 9 Favorite Halloween Nail Art Looks we found on Pinterest!  These nail arts are all so much fun and crazy that you absolutely have to have your nails painted like one of these for the Halloween party you are attending tonight! 

Happy Halloween, everyone! 

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

LAST MINUTE Halloween Makeup Look by Becca

Halloween is right around the corner, but what's that you say? You have no costume?! Not to worry, here are 2 Halloween looks you can achieve with makeup you've probably already got at home!  

Party At Gatsby's  


Start with a standard smokey eye using silver eyeshadow as a base and blending upward with black eyeshadow. Add a good pair of false lashes and line eyes . Next, follow your normal foundation routine and add a touch of pink blush. I used NARS Orgasm here. Lastly, add a BOLD red lip! I used NARS Flamenco here! For the finishing touch, curl your hair, pin it up, and you're ready to go!  Tip : Outline your lips with concealer to help emphasize your cupids bow ( top of the lip ) like the ladies of the 1920's.  

OH Deer!  


Start by applying foundation to the face. Next, using NYX Jumbo Milk Pencil, color the perimeter of eyes ( in a mask like shape) and down the center of the nose; blend using a brush. Around the perimeter of the white mask you've just created, use a Dark Bronzer from your forehead down to your mid cheek. Using a black eyeshadow, my personal fave is Carbon by MAC, place shadow on the lid only- follow with black liner adding a wing on the edges and also in the front going towards your nose. Using the same liner, draw in your nose then, using the NYX Jumbo Milk Pencil, draw spots on both sides of your face. Add Lashes to the top and on the bottom away from your actual lashes. Darken your eyebrows with black eyeshadow and you're set to be what all the hunters want this Halloween! Happy Halloween Loves !  


Tuesday, October 29, 2013

TSS Master List of Big Little Reveal 2013!


It's finally here- The Sorority Secrets Master List of BIG LITTLE REVEAL 2013! We couldn't have done it all without our loyal readers and followers so we want to thank you all for all of your submissions!

Big Little season is probably one of the most exciting times of the year besides Bid Day (we have a Master List for Bid Day themes too! Click here!) and we know that every chapter and school does their Big/Little  Reveal a little differently!  The Sorority Secrets is all about reuniting and helping one another with different and creative ideas so we thought we would create a Master List of Big/Little Reveals!  

Check out the following list of different reveals our amazing followers have submitted on what their chapter does for Big/Little Reveal! If you didn't get a chance to submit, feel free to comment below (add your sorority & school)!

1. Alpha Chi Omega at California State University of Fullerton 
"We have all the Littles line up along the walls of the house and then Bigs will come up behind them with crates full of goodies and their new letters on.  When the lights turn on, all of the Littles will turn around to see who their Big is!" - @stephanielaine 

2. Sigma Kappa at Florida Atlantic University
" Bigs will make large boxes that they can hide in and we go to the beach and form a heart out of the boxes for Sigma Kappa and to symbolize the Bigs' love for their Littles.  Littles will arrive and steps in front of their boxes and on the count of 3, Littles will open the boxes to find their new Big!" - @stacytally

3. Alpha Chi Omega at CMU
"We have all of the Bigs park their cars in a parking lot and all switch around who hides in them so you aren't hiding in your own car.  We decorate the cars, cover the windows, and play music and the Littles are given the car keys to find the car the key opens!" - @kalliezardus

4. Sigma Kappa at University of La Verne
"Littles go to a three story building with an elevator and went to a room full of balloons with the Littles' first names on them.  The Littles will then have to pop the balloons with their names and find a number inside of the balloons.  The Littles will then have to wait in order depending on their number they got to go down the elevator to find their Big!" - @miss_j_ro

5. N/A
"We give all of the Littles hair bows in different colors and have them stand with their backs to the Bigs.  Then the Bigs (sneakily) put the matching hair box in their own hair.  Then, we have the Littles turn around and find the matching hair bow on their new Big!" - @a_hunter_9

6. & 7. Alpha Gamma Delta at Indiana University
"At Alpha Gamma Delta- Beta Delta chapter, we've done two different reveals.  One reveal is that Bigs hide behind umbrellas and Littles enter one or two at a time.  Everyone counts down and then the Big undoes the umbrella!  The other reveal we do is we wrap up the Bigs in wrapping paper, then the Little enters the room and unwraps them!" - @oh_emdee

8. N/A
"All of the Bigs have a ball of yarn that they string throughout the house (the whole house looks like a web!).  The Littles are given the end of her yearn and they wind it all back up until they reach their Big!" - @oh_emdee

9. Chi Omega at Florida Gulf Coast University
"We have the Littles stand at a table and face a wall and unwrap a picture frame with their Big's picture in it.  Then the Littles turn around and her Big is standing right behind them!" - @jessthemess1308 

10. Kappa Alpha Theta at Purdue University
" We have the Bigs and their families hiding in cars in the parking lot.  The Bigs are usually hidden in the trunk!  The Littles will then get a car key and has to run and figure out which car their key goes to!  Once they find the car, they open the trunk to see who their Big is and everyone in her new family!" - @allie_haseley

11. Chi Omega at University of Central Florida 
"The Littles find a bag with their name on it and then close their eyes while the Bigs go next to their Littles and take pictures with them!  The Littles will then open their eyes to find their new Big and will find a picture frame in their bag to frame the picture right before the reveal!"
 - @leximeowritt

12. Gamma Phi Beta at University of California, Riverside
"The Delta Lambda Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta has all of the Littles wear crazy socks that match their Big.  They come into a room and there are blankets up and all you can see is the Bigs' feet (in the same socks).  You stand across from the matching socks and once everyone has found their matching pair, the blankets drop and their new Big is revealed!" - @sarahadassa

13. Phi Mu at University of Texas, San Antonio
"We decorate stools and line them all up.  The Bigs will hide while the Littles come out and find their stool.  Then the Bigs come out behind a sheet and on the count of 3, we drop the sheets and our Littles open their eyes to see us in front of them!" - @bee_onkaa

14. Kappa Delta at Virginia Tech
"We place cut out shapes in a big room.  The Littles are released to find their shape on the wall with their name.  They run around the house looking for the puzzle piece shape that fits the one in their hand on a door.  They have to knock and wait for a question, 'how badly do you want to come in?', they answer (most Littles scream) and the door opens and their Big is waiting on the other side!" - @katecashwell

15. Pi Beta Phi at Florida State University
"We have the Big get huge boxes and wrap them with wrapping paper and their Little's name on a tag and the Big sits inside of the boxes and have the Little open the boxes!" - @coolkidseatlemons

16. Alpha Chi Omega at Washington State University
"We do a Big Little week that leads up to reveal.  The day before reveal the Littles receive pajamas that will match their Bigs'.  On reveal their Big will wait in our formal with big blankets covering their bodies.  The Littles in their pajamas come up in waves of 5.  We count down to five and their Bigs correlating to the 5 Littles drop their blankets and run to one another in love!! We do this until everyone is revealed!" - @elikadianasudo

17. Alpha Phi at Towson University
"We have the Big and their family hiding in a car while the music is blasting in a parking lot.  The Littles do activities across campus and find different clues.  THe last clue leads them to the parking lot full of cars and has a certain song in the index card.  The Littles have to go pass the cars to try and find the car that is playing the song that matches their index card.  When the Little is approaching the car, the Big runs out!" - @chelsguagliardo

18. Sigma Kappa at Florida Atlantic University
"We always do our reveals on the beach and this past year we did a flash mob!  We made signs with our Little's name on it and they stood behind us.  We had a whole choreographed dance and at certain parts of the song, the Bigs would turn around and reveal themselves and run to their Littles.  It was a lot of fun and it was an easy choreography to learn!" - @kspector

19. Sigma Kappa at Cal Poly, Pomona
"We have our actives stand in a circle at our formal called Pearl Premiere and the new girls enter the circle with a candle and their Big will blow out their candle, maybe after a walk around the circle a couple of times!" - @alexxleann

20. Gamma Phi Beta at University of South Florida
"Our Littles have to pop three balloons to get the puzzle pieces with numbers on them, then they must find the gift bag with that number on it!  In the bag there will be socks waiting.  The Littles put on the socks and go around our sorority house to find a matching sock on the door!  The Big will be behind the door with one sock on!  The Little opens the door and voila, she found her Big! :)" - @mo0she_2336

21. Sigma Kappa at University of Arizona
"Our chapter puts balloons around the entire house and has the Littles lead around by Active Members to find all of their balloons.  Then they are lead outside with their balloons and walk around a circle that the Actives have made while the Actives sing one of our sisterhood songs.  And then slowly one by one Bigs start to pop out at their Littles and then the Littles let their balloons go!  Most of our families have a theme of some sort so the Littles receive a hat or animal ears or something that represents their family at that point and then PICTURES PICTURES PICTURES!" - @aves444

22. Phi Mu at Penn State
"We decorate shoes to match our Littles and stand behind a BIG cardboard wall and they match their feet up to ours and then we drop the wall between us!  We also have done a candle pass in the dark and the sister who blows out the candle is your big and it's pitch black and then you turn on the lights to see who it is!" - @marisasimonee

23. Kappa Alpha Theta at Arizona State University
"We have an entire week dedicated to Big Little reveal!  A couple weeks before Big Little reveal week, the Littles are given a couple survey questions (their favorite candy, favorite colors, favorite patterns, etc.).  The week of the reveal on Monday through Thursday, the Littles go to the house everyday to pick up a different present everyday that has one clue per day on who their Big is.  On Friday, the Littles will go to their designated spot where their present usually is to find something to wear or put on (mask, crown, ears, etc.) that their Big left and they run around the house and go in each room until they find their Big!  After the reveal, each family usually goes out to dinner to celebrate their new member in their family!" - @jacquelinemeyer


Thank you to everyone who submitted!  Again, if your school is not on here- comment below with your sorority and school! 
**Submission may have been slightly changed due to clarification of each reveal.




Monday, October 28, 2013

Smoky Eye Perfection



The smoky eye is everywhere... it's one of the biggest makeup trends.  It compliments all skin tones, and it adds an extra element of glamour for those special nights out.  It takes a few steps to perfect the smoky eye look, and today I'm sharing my secrets with the TSS readers!

What you will need:
            1) Smashbox Photo Finish Lid Primer
            2) Colossal Mascara
            3) Bobbi Brown Bone Eye Shadow
            4) Mac Cork Eye Shadow
            5) Mac Carbon Eye Shadow
            6) Mac Rice Paper Eye Shadow
            7) Mac Retrospeck Eye Shadow
            8.) Bobbi Brown Black Gel Eyeliner


Step One:
Apply primer all over the lids and lower lash line. I highly recommend Smashbox Photo Finish Lid Primer. Your eye makeup will last all day without smudges!
Step Two:
Apply Bobbi Brown Bone to the brow bone of your eye.  Once you're done applying, use Mac Rice Paper on the lid stopping at the crease of your eye.
Step Three:
Apply Mac Cork through the crease of your eye, and extend slightly upward to the middle of the crease of your eye.
Step Four:
Where you have stopped in the middle of your eye with Cork, finish the crease by applying Mac Retrospeck to blend into the Cork.
Step Five: 
Use Mac Carbon to accent the corner or your eye, extending it outward.  For a more dramatic look, apply extra of the black Carbon shadow.
Step Six:
Line your lower lashline with Mac Cork, and apply Mac Retrospeck to the inner corner of your eye.
Step Seven:
Apply gel eyeliner and mascara.  Gel eyeliner gives a bold line with intense color.  After that, voila!  You
have the perfect smoky eye!


Thursday, October 24, 2013

We Love Athleta

On Ali: Pants, Hoodie.  On Karen: Pants, Top.  All clothing c/o Athleta.

We don't know about you, but having cute new workout gear always motivates us to stay active.  We get super excited to hit the gym, pavement, or yoga studio when we have a fabulous outfit to rock while working up a sweat!  That being said, we were happy when we came across Athleta's stores in our area (yes, there's one by both our Scottsdale office & our Seattle office!) and we tried on their great workout gear!  

On the top of our list?  Athleta's pant selection.  Not only are their pants comfy, but they have lots of style too.  Check out Ali's paisley print pants... we are obsessed!  We fell in love with their pants in fun patterns; they were also very flattering when we tried them on.  Fun, flattering, and functional!  Athleta's product is designed in-house for female athletes, by female athletes-- and it shows.

To complete the outfit, we also love Athleta's variety of tops and hoodies.  Ali's grey Batwing hoodie even has thumb holes... too cute!  Karen's vibrant purple space dye top pulls the whole outfit together with a pop of color, and fits her to perfection.  We love the space dye look for athletic gear!

To check out an Athleta store near you, click here.  Not only do they have stores in Seattle & Scottsdale, but they have locations all across the country... including Newport Beach, Los Angeles, and Santa Monica for our California girls!  Athleta is actually opening 60 stores by the end of 2013, across the US!  Of course, you can can shop 24/7 online too.  Thank you to our friends at Athleta for helping us put together this post-- we love our new workout gear!  Namaste.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

50 Brands Young Women Love the Most



Oh my... where do we even start with this one?  When we say, "brands", we actually and literally mean all brands- not just clothing brands.  We came across this article on Business Insider that we wanted to share with our readers on 50 brands young women love the most.  Goldman Sachs and Teen Vogue have joined forces to give you 50 brands us girls love!

Now you might be asking yourself, "well how the heck do you find that out?"- well, according to Business Insiders, Goldman polled over 1,200 of Teen Vogue's very own 'It Girls' on around 350 brands.  "Respondents scored brands based on awareness and favorability.  They also rated brands based on 'word of mouth' - an important facet in our social media world where peer opinion is more easily available", says Steven Perlberg.   Check out the article on Business Insider for more details and stats on each store!

  1.  Forever 21 
  2.  Victoria's Secret
  3.  PINK Victoria's Secret
  4.  Sephora
  5.  H&M
  6. Converse
  7. Target
  8. Urban Outfitters
  9. MAC cosmetics
  10. Bath & Body Works
  11. Maybelline
  12. eos
  13. Neutrogena
  14. Chanel
  15. Louis Vuitton
  16. Essie
  17. OPI
  18. Macy's
  19. Nike
  20. Marc Jacobs
  21. CoverGirl
  22. American Eagle Outfitters
  23. Nordstrom
  24. Burt's Bees
  25. Coach
  26. Michael Kors
  27. UGG
  28. Vans
  29. Topshop
  30. PacSun
  31. Juicy Couture
  32. Tiffany & Co.
  33. Toms Shoes
  34. Vera Wang
  35. Free People
  36. Dove
  37. Urban Decay
  38. Sally Hansen
  39. Burberry
  40. Kate Spade
  41. Clinique
  42. Sperry
  43. Ralph Lauren
  44. Ulta
  45. Keds
  46. Gucci
  47. Jimmy Choo
  48. Prada
  49. Guess 
  50. Dolce & Gabbana

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Pumpkin Carving 101



It is totally pumpkin carving season and we have been brainstorming some awesome designs for our pumpkins. Pumpkin carving is so much fun and lucky for us, it doesn't require too much skill. Whether you're carving out a word {how cute would it be to carve out TSS?!} or an intricate design, it's probably worth your while to know how best to carve out your pumpkin. Let's face it, you know you're favorite part of pumpkin carving is pulling out all the pumpkin guts and roasting the seeds! Ok, so if carving out the pumpkin is really what you're after, then check out these awesome pumpkin carving tips we came across:
  • Know what design you want to carve before buying your pumpkin so that you have a mental picture of what shape and size would work best.
  • When picking a pumpkin, make sure the color is even throughout and there are minimal scratches and bruises as they can shorten the lifespan of the pumpkin.
  • Never carry the pumpkin by its stem.
  • The whole cut around the stem should be approximately 2/3 the circumference of the pumpkin and cut at an inward angle to keep the lid from falling through.
  • Use a crayon or poke small holes to mark your design before carving.
  • A votive candle placed in a glass holder is safer and will last longer than a candle without a holder. White candles give off the most light.
  • Carved pumpkins can last up to a week if left untreated. There are pumpkin preservers you can buy at the store, but petroleum jelly works great as well to keep in the moisture and prevent mold. Just rub the jelly on the inside and the carved areas.
HAVE FUN! Oh, and show us your awesome pumpkin designs by hash tagging #tsspumpkinfun.

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