How to… Be Beautiful and Studious
It’s THAT time in term where you spend all your waking hours either in the library or tired after being in the library. You become increasingly worn down, and start caring less and less what you look like in the morning. Washing clothes is becoming more infrequent, it’s a good day if you moisturise once, and your mascara is worryingly gloopy but it’s so close to the end of term you don’t want to buy a new one. If you’re honest with yourself, you’ve become a quite laid-back about showering too. As your fairy godmother I have taken it upon myself to give you some tips about how to look beautiful with extremely little effort.
1. Paint your nails whilst typing.
Beautiful – Paint a clear bottom coat of nail varnish, preferably one that nourishes your nails, and then a layer of colour. Type for an hour. Paint a second coat and a shiny top coat on. Pale nails, barely there but immaculately manicured, is very Spring/Summer 2013. Voila, you’re on trend and no one will notice when it chips.
Studious – You’re not allowed to leave your computer until your nails are dry. Challenge yourself to not watch an episode of Mr Selfridge, and redraft the essay you’ve written but haven’t edited yet. See, the beauty world and academic world aren’t two stratospheres apart after all.
2. Treat yourself to a trip to thebeauty salon.
Beautiful– Getting your eyelashes tinted gives your eyes va-va-voom, without putting mascara on every day which can weaken your lashes. It gives your beauty regime a break without compromising on looks.
Studious – If you’ve been cooped in your house for the last three days, treat yourself to a spontaneous trip to town for a bite to eat and a treat. Whilst you’re there, head to a beauty salon or department store and get your eyelashes tinted. It’s the same price as mascara, but you won’t have to apply mascara each morning for the rest of term. Time savvy.
3. Shiny hair. It’s a hair salon fact that your lifestyle directly impacts your hair. Is your hair getting greasier as term rolls on? Were you really good with your diet in January, but now new years resolution is a long-forgotten and distant memory as your chocolate treats are becoming hourly rather than daily? Then start eating healthier…
Beautiful – By consistently upping your intake of vitamins, especially H or B7 and can be found in egg yolk and peanuts, you ensure that your body will stay healthy throughout term. Eating avocadoes and oily fish such as mackerel and salmon also puts some gloss in your locks.
Studious – When your body is eating the right food and having a right balance of nutrients your brain will work harder and longer. We trick ourselves into thinking that malteasers are a better snack than raisins and nut and seed mixes, but we both know that we’re deluding ourselves.
4. Dress any outfit up.
Beautiful and bookish –. Sling a blazer over any comfortable clothing, excluding sports gear, and it will immediately look studious. It may be habit to wear an old hoodie to the library, but wearing a blazer gives your relaxed outfit structure without sacrificing comfort. And when you look like a student, the work ethic will just fall into place.
“Every little helps”
By Emily-Rose Rolfe
Pictures by Emily
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