Festival Season

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Festival season is amongst us, ladies and gents. Coachella released its 2014 lineup three days ago and music lovers were swooning, myself included. But not all of us have $375 casually laying around to blow on a Coachella ticket, and don't forget the cost of airfare or gas and a place to stay. Also, the festival is in conveniently in the middle of April (WHY APRIL? WHY?). So unless the stars align and you have the ability to just pay for a Coachella ticket with no other expenses, there's really no point on blowing so much cash. But no worries, festival season doesn't start and end with Coachella. There are festivals all over America (it's called festival season for a reason).

1. Sasquatch! Music Festival
May 23 - 25 and July 4 - 6
Quincy, WA
Keep your eyes peeled for the 2014 lineup, because there is no set release date. For 2013, Sasquatch! had Mumford and Sons, Vampire Weekend, Grimes and the Arctic Monekys on their lineup. General admission tickets are $325, and last year's tickets sold out in 90 minutes.

2. Governor's Ball
June 6 - 8
New York, NY
The 2014 lineup hasn't been announced yet but by looking at last year's headliners Kings of Leon, Guns N' Roses, Kanye West, Feist, Kendrick Lamar and the Avett Brothers I'm going to assume 2014 won't disappoint. General admission tickets are $230 with a $20 fee. I'm going to assume it's a processing fee.

3. Bonnaroo
June 12 - 14
Manchester, TN
Bonnaroo is one of the most popular music festivals. The 2014 lineup is highly anticipated to live up to last year's which included Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Drake. The weekend pre-sale tickets already sold out for a whopping $234.50 so general admission regular sale tickets are likely to be more expensive than that.

4. Firefly Music Festival
June 19 - 22
Dover, DE
Who would have thought little Delaware could hold a music festival with performances by Foster the People, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Alabama Shakes and Matt & Kim. The 2014 lineup hasn't been announced yet, but the little state pulls big names, so I would be on the lookout for when it drops. General admission tickets are usually around $200. One of the cheaper fests.

5. Bunbury
July 11 - 12
Cincinnati, OH
The good people of Bunbury revealed three performance for Saturday June 12th before the entire festival lineup is released on February 20th. The three performances are Fall Out Boy, Paramore and New Politics. They will all be playing on the second day of the festival. Bunbury is hinting at some major artists if Fall Out Boy, Paramore and New Politics are all just on one day of the weekend long fest. General admission tickets are only $130.

6. Lollapalooza
August 1 - 3
Chicago, IL
Lolla is high up on the popular fest charts. This year's lineup hasn't been announced yet, but 2013 had The Cure, The Killers and Nine Inch Nails as headliners. Lolla usually sells out really fast and general admission tickets are around $230.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. The internet is at your disposal to uncover great festivals that are close to home and are relatively cheap. May we all attend great music festivals this year and not break the bank. Amen.

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By: Sarah Weingarten

Tips and Tricks

According to movies, having a Mom who was a former representative of Clinique an an older sister I should have received the holy grail of makeup tips. But I didn't. Everything I know about beauty I've discovered from magazines, the internet or trail and error.

Recently my older sister asked for some makeup advice. I thought this was amusing (because she's older, so she should be teaching me stuff), but I told her some of my tricks regardless. So here's a handful of my most coveted beauty tricks and tips.

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1. Nail polish is so expensive. I'm not about to spend $9 on one OPI polish (I wish I could, hell I wish I could buy Butter polish). But I buy Spoiled polish instead, which is only $1.99 and can be found at CVS. The polish maintains a good consistency and has a wide bush for easy application. It chips easily, so I would invest in good top coat. I use Sally Hansen advance hard as nails top coat.

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2. Stop buying shaving cream, It is honestly the biggest waste of money. Swap out you shaving cream for conditioner.  All shaving cream is doing is softening your leg hairs to create an easy close shave. Conditioner is made to soften your hair, and is a lot cheaper than shaving cream. Buy a hug pump of the cheapest conditioner, and violà, you are all set.

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3. Use multiple eyeliner products and layer them for extra stay power. I personally like gel and liquid liner. First I start out with Revlon gel liner, then I go over it with Sephora liquid liner. My liner stays for hours and is super dark. If pencil is more your thing, I would recommend MAC kohl eyeliner. The trick to great eyeliner is to use multiple kinds, so stock up.

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4. Exfoliate your lips for a smooth, soft, kissable mouth, Exfoliated lips will help lipstick and gloss lay evenly. You can buy exfoliate or make your own, I've done it both ways and I don't have a preference. ELF lip exfoliate is the one I'm currently using. When I make my own I combine Vaseline and brown sugar, but the internet is full of different recipes. 

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5. Rim your waterline with white eyeliner. It will instantly open up and brighten you eyes. This is because the white liner enhances the whites of your eyes. I'm currently using NYX slim eye pencil, but obviously any liner will do just make sure it's a pencil and not a cream liner. 

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6. Contouring your face is an art. It will make you look like you were born with impeccable bone structure or enhance it. All that is needed is blush, bronzer and highlighter. I use NYX cream blush, ELF bronzer and Rimmel London radiance shimmer. The difficult part is where the hell do these products go. I reference this contouring picture, which shows hot to contour based on face shape. The picture is from the makeup blog Mask Cara, which can teach you how to contour way better than I ever could.

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7. Sign up for Ulta and Sephora emails. There are so many freebies and coupons, I cringe when people pay full price. Hell, if you like a product so much go to the company's website and sign up for their emails. Chances are they will have their own freebies and coupons. The more freebies the merrier. 

Hopefully you learned some new beauty tricks and will be able to teach your older sister something too!

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By: Sarah Weingarten