Looking to shake up your style? This Memorial Day weekend, let your tee do the talking with any of these fun and sassy tees essential for any personality type. Budget friendly and totally trendy, fall in love with some of our absolute favorites down below! -Courtney A. Leiva

1. GoJane Galaxy Leopard Tee

Club hopping? Go wild with this far-out tee! ($23.40, gojane.com)

2. Free People We The Free Poolside

Be a total beach bum in this casual-cool tee! ($78, freepeople.com)

3. Lucky21 Patriotic Pucker Tie Front

Love crop tops? Then say hello to this summer-friendly tie-front find! ($9.99, lucky21.com)

4. Wetseal Cheetah Marilyn Tee

Go classic with this funky Marilyn tee, great for a day out shopping with the girls. ($14.90, wetseal.com)

5. Savous Kate Moss Celebrity T-Shirt

Looking for something edgy? Check out this graphic printed shirt. ($20, savous.com)

6. Rakuten Full Tilt Womens Hi Low Tank

Flaunt those toned arms in this trendy skull tank. ($19.99, rakuten.com)

7. Boohoo Sierena Rolled Sleeve T-Shirt

Complete any summer-inspired outfit with this cute day top. Pair with distressed denim for a Bohemian-styled look. ($20, boohoo.com)

8. Sportiqe Hello Brooklyn Dixie T-Shirt

For all those lazy days, stay comfy and stylish in this soft shirt. ($35, sportique.com)

9. ModCloth Who Are You Kitten Top

Sure you’re sassy, so show off your attitude in this ferociously feline tee. ($27.99, modcloth.com)

10. Modern Lux Faded Gold Heart Tee

Be a California girl in this bright and colorful tee. Wear with wedged sneakers for a trendy look. ($19.50, delias.com)

Wearing lipstick, buying your first foundation, and getting your taxes right are considered important steps towards becoming a woman. Believe it or not, taking care of your skin falls even higher on the list. All of us are aging, and every day our skin becomes less capable of retaining its elasticity and regenerative properties. Taking care of our skin is something we should all know how to do by a certain age.

If you don’t yet have a routine that you stick to every day, here are the main things you must know, and can start doing today. When it comes to skin health (and looking younger longer), it’s better late than never.

Step 1: Washing Your Face

Don’t believe the hype. You don’t need a skin cleansing soap to get your face clean. According to Mackenzie Santiago, skincare specialist, and the founder of Brooklyn Grooming,  warm water and a clean washcloth rinses the dirt and makeup off the surface of your face just as well as any cleanser – except they don’t use any chemicals that will overdry your face, forcing you to stave off the soap every couple of days and cause irregularities in your skin treatment (which could lead to breakouts).

Keeping your skin clean – which means using warm water to rinse at least twice a day, and avoiding touching your face (this includes hair that hangs down over the skin) – is the first step is preserving your skin’s health. Make sure your face is as clean as possible whenever possible. Good skin always starts with a clean face.

Step 2: Moisturizer

Hands down – The Most Important Part of Perfect Skin! This is because as you age, skin loses its flexibility. Wrinkles occur because the skin is losing its natural oils. Depending on your skin type, using a light moisturizer at night, or a heavy day cream can help skin replenish the natural oils it loses over time, and restore your skin’s natural glow. Start with your T Zone – nose, forehead, chin – and moisturize your neck as well as under your eyes to help decrease the chance of wrinkles there.  We recommend RoC Retinol Correction Sensitive Night Cream for the Nighttime, and Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily Moisturizer (SPF 30) for Daytime.

Step 3: Sunscreen

Some people really don’t want to put chemicals on their face. But chemicals are what keep the UV rays out, which are SO GOOD at destroying skin cells and causing wrinkles! We recommend applying sunscreen to your face once a day. If using sunscreen is too easy to forget, opt for a moisturizer that already contains SPF. Just make sure it’s at least 15 SPF. Slather it on, every day. When you’re 50, you’ll be thankful you did.

Forget the vampires and zombies! Mermaids couldn’t be hotter this summer. And what better way to steal their flawless skin and beach tousled waves than with these mermaid inspired beauty favorites? – Courtney Leiva

Eyes

NARS It’s A Mad World Duo Eyeshadow

Play up those poppers with these sea-like shades including a bold cyan blue and bright parakeet green. ($34, sephora.com)

Too Faced Summer Eyes Palette

Take your eyes under the sea with this palette of beach-friendly shadows. Try the “Mermaid” shade for a beautiful darling blue. ($36, toofaced.com)

Laura Geller I-Care Waterproof Eyeliner

Get Ariel approved eyes with this waterproof eyeliner in a breathtaking aquamarine shade. ($18, laurageller.com)

Lashfully Lashes

Look like a real ocean babe with flirty falsies any sailor wouldn’t be able to resist. ($24-$42, lashfully.com)

Hair

Aquage Sea Salt Texturizing Spray

For siren inspired waves, pump up the sea salt with this texturizing hairspray. Spritz onto locks after a day at the beach for a beach goddess look. ($17, aquage.com)

Amika 25mm Curler in Black

Charm any pirate with loose seaside curls created by this clip free Amika curler. ($110, loveamika.com)

Lips

OCC Liptar in RX

Mermaids totally rock blue lips well, so take a cue from our favorite finned beauties with this deep blue lip tar. ($18, sephora.com)

Nails

Deborah Lippmann Mermaid’s Eyes

Bring the seashore to your nails with this drool-worthy shimmery blue polish. ($19, deborahlippmann.com)

Body

LUSH Mermaid Bath Bomb

Smell lovely and help save the ocean with this fresh aromatic bath bomb. All proceeds will go to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. ($4.95, lushusa.com)

Bliss Hot Salt Scrub

Love ocean salt? Then you’ll just adore this hot salt scrub! ($38, blissworld.com)

First Aid Beauty Gentle Cleansing Wipes

For squeaky clean mermaid skin, clean up any dirt and impurities with these aloe rich cleansing wipes. Always gentle on the skin, you can take these babies absolutely anywhere.  ($15, sephora.com)

H20+ Natural Spring Moisturizing Body Balm

Slather some of this moisturizing body balm for a soothing spa treatment and some serious cellular renewal. ($12, h20plus.com)

Celebrities seem to always have a well-polished look while on the red carpet, on a photo shoot or while on stage. Now you can use the same products and achieve your A-list status as well. – Chastity Palmer Davis

Halle Berry

To get that flawless and youthful appearance Halle Berry is a huge fan of the brand Kinara. Their products help keep your skin rejuvenated, nourished and healthy looking for all seasons. One of their hot sellers is the Kinara Red Carpet Facial Kit $145. This product helps with exfoliating, hydrating, diminishes appearance of lines and large pores. The kit is a great monthly beauty regimen to do at home with instant results.

Beyonce

To get a natural beauty look that remains glamorous from day into night it’s all about Mally Beauty. Beyoncé is all about the brand for her show stopping looks and performances. One popular item that is versatile is their City Chick Smokey Eye Kit $40. The kit comes in seven trendy shades ranging from bronze, greens, mauves and silvers, providing an ultimate natural Smokey eye look.

Victoria Beckham

If you’re looking to get your skin protected all day long take a beauty tip from Victoria Beckham and indulge in Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour® Cream Skin Protectant $19.50. The cream helps hydrate your skin while on the go or as you get your beauty sleep. Plus you can use to restore shine, reshape your brows and it helps with maintaining your manicure by smoothing out the cuticles.

Blake Lively

We all want that bouncy, lavishing hair that doesn’t take us forever to see fabulous results and Blake Lively secret is all about Kerastase. With Kerastase the main focus is keeping your hair healthy, shiny and with consistent treatment for working amazing hair. Their new product Kérastase Initialiste Advanced Scalp and Hair Concentrate $60 starts right at the root with its serum and helps replenish your hair with results in seven days.

Eva Mendez

Keeping your body glowing every season is important for balancing a youthful and vibrant appearance. Eva Mendez makes sure she gives her skin the royal treatment with 100 Percent Pure Coconut Nourishing Body Cream $15. It a beauty must because it a luxurious cream full of anti-aging antioxidants, vitamins, skin softening fruit oils, cocoa and avocado butters.

Flo Rida

We can’t believe he’s nominated for Top Male Artist. And we’ll say it again. His Hip-Hop/Pop singles, more often than not with another artist, are repetitive and clunky. We don’t even think DJs mix his songs at parties. It’s that awkward sounding.

Maroon 5

Top Artist? Really? This band is nominated for a handful of awards, but have they actually produced anything decent since the early 2000s? Lead singer, Adam Levine, decided to pursue a horrible stint of acting on American Horror Story, which seemed like an odd publicity move to boost visibility. Now that he’s on the reality show The Voice, it seems that Maroon 5′s timeliness and re-emerging relevance actually worked out in the band’s favor.

Chris Brown

If this man wins Top R&B Artist (and Album!) over heavy-hitters like Usher, Alicia Keys, and Ne-Yo, our faith in the R&B industry is gone. Someone as soulful and talented as Mary J. Blige should not be placed in the same category as someone like Chris Brown. Trust us, we haven’t forgotten about his “indiscretion.” How that didn’t cause his career to plummet for good, we’ll never know.

Taylor Swift

“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”– really? How complex. Perhaps it can be argued that one is never writing anything of substance unless it’s coming from a place of anguish. But how many breakups can this girl write about? She is making money because of her linear notions about breakups. We should’ve whipped out our guitars first!

Carly Rae Jepsen

We’ll admit it, “Call Me Maybe” was absolutely infectious, but does this warrant multiple nominations? Though not nearly as annoying as other artists, we’re still surprised to see her stand alongside folks like Carrie Underwood and Madonna.

Planning on shaping your brows this summer? Get those arches in top shape with these tips and tricks provided by Kristie Streicher, the brow expert at Warren-Tricomi. From tweezing like a beauty pro to common brow myths, read on for the complete beauty scoop.- Courtney Leiva

DO

1. Let Your Eyebrows Fill In

Refrain from tweezing or at least three weeks. This allows you to see the natural growth pattern and shape of your eyebrows. It allows the hair to be on one growth cycle, which means less tweezing altogether. When hairs are taken out at once they will all grow in at once putting them on one growth cycle rather than several.

2. Use Good Tweezers In A Well Lit Place

Tweeze hair in a comfortable, well and naturally lit space. Get a pair of good tweezers with sharp slanted edges!and pull hairs in the direction of growth. Hold skin taut while you are tweezing.If you are afraid of pain and want to make the process of brow tweezing less painful, use children’s teething gel to slightly numb the area. If you tweeze your eyebrows after you get out of the shower the skin is softer and pores are open therefore making tweezing less painful.

3. Follow Your Own Natural Line

All bone structure is different, and so are your eyebrows. Not sure where your eyebrows should be? Run your finger along your eyebrow bone. That’s exactly where the line of your eyebrow should be. If you try to arch your eyebrows too high above the bone, it will look unnatural. Stay with the arch that works best with your bone structure. It’s the one that you naturally have already. If you draw an invisible line from the corner of the nose straight up towards the forehead, this is where the eyebrows should start. The arch should fall just outside the pupil and should go all the way across the brow bone.

DON’T

1.Don’t Over Tweeze Or Over Cut

Over cutting the hairs on your brow can be just as detrimental as tweezing. In some cases with thin or sparse eyebrows, the longer ones can help to fill in sparse areas. Shape is dependent on how the eyebrows lay, so if they are cut too short they will not lay right. Brush eyebrows straight up and trim the hairs that stick out too far, one at a time. Then do the same brushing hair down.

2. Don’t Tweeze More Than One Hair At A Time

After pulling a few hairs, step back and look at the entire face. Sometimes hairs that look like they need to be tweezed up close are actually a part of the eyebrow and can make a hole if removed. A magnified mirror is not recommended, if you can’t see the hair in a regular mirror then neither can anyone else.

3. Don’t Be Afraid To Tweeze The Top Of The Eyebrow

It is an old eyebrow myth that is heard too often to never tweeze from the top. Every eyebrow is different and some do not need this, but it is often required to achieve the perfect shape. I recommend doing this last to prevent making them too thin.

Our favorite spring three day weekend is approaching, and while Memorial Day is the “official” kickoff of white clothing season, we’ve got a list of cute numbers that’ll fly even a week early. That’s right, forget the old maxim that says white can only be worn AFTER May 27. Be bold. Be daring. Take your pick from our picks, and get your white on girl. It’s what you wear, but also how you wear it. – Cass Daubenspeck

Nicole Miller Maxi Dress

A sheer white skirt overlays the short, white, racerback bodice of this lovely dress. Nicole Miller’s signature cotton fabric gives a gorgeous matte lustre and comfortable stretch. Available as part of a $50 subscription to Shecky’s Closet.

Mango Shirt Dress

This breathable linen dress with a sophisticated point collar gives way to a flirty deep V neckline and fitted waist. A cute, comfortable number to wear around every day with Chucks, or on a casual date with heels. No pressure to accessorize. This one stands up well on its own. ($59.40)

Motel Catalina Skater Dress

Another not-to-miss number from ASOS. Inspired by vintage prints and cuts, this dress is designed by Motel, known for embracing the feminine silhouette. Your go-to dress for date night this spring and summer.  ($64.49)

Rory Beca Emilion Roset Dress

ASOS Off-Shoulder Shift Dress

After a long day of tanning in your bandeau top, show off those beautiful bronze shoulders with this off-shoulder shifter. You won’t pay for any drinks in this one. ($59.40)

ASOS Shift Dress in Embossed Scuba

Red shoes. Red lips. Red nails. Rock this high-neck, high-fashion dress that’s straight from the runway with bold, feminine accessories. It’s an instant knockout, which is why we don’t suggest wearing it to your best friend’s wedding. At least not in white. ($59.40)

Denim Shirt Dress

Denim is the perfect fabric for a summer dress! And a shirt dress is so versatile you will wear this into the fall and break it out again in the spring! Wear it with a cute sun hat and some sandals. You’ll be turning heads wherever you are in this ensemble.

Denim on Denim

When we suggest that you try denim on denim, we want you to avoid digressing back into the bad 90’s trend of a singular colored denim from head-to-toe. Instead, pair a chambray shirt or jean jacket of one hue with a pair of jeans, in a different hue or even in white. This is a classic look, perfect for any casual gathering, especially beachside or at the yacht club.

Denim Overalls

I know. I see you scratching your head. But overalls are not restricted to life on the farm! Denim overalls can be super chic if done properly. Go for a clean pair, no distressed holes or patches. Too much on overalls can push you more towards frumpy instead of fashion-forward. Consider wearing overalls, cuffed at the bottom with a pair of heels and a simple t-shirt. This combo is both cute and unexpected!

Stella McCartney’s Sebellica

We are loving these bright yellow sneaks with a modified herringbone pattern. The midsole is super cushiony for forefront propulsion. The microfibre materials used as a substitute for leather are long-lasting and not tanned with toxic heavy metals like conventional leather. ($180)

Gunas Tote Bag

GUNAS bags are bold and edgy, and make a statement for those who want to differentiate themselves in a crowd. We love this Melrose tote, in burnt orange with gold studded detail and beautiful faux suede lining. You could win it for free! This bag will be a raffle prize at The Seed Experience event (May 18th & 19th). Brush up on some vegan knowledge while you’re there, and check out some tasty plant-based treats.

Mata Traders Garden Dress

This dress, done up with delicately gathered sleeves, pleated waist, and a full, flirty skirt is perfect for a date night. It’s just asking to be paired with pearls, pumps, and red lips. Made of 100% cotton. ($68)

Olsenhaus Bangkok Green

Elizabeth Olsen, the founder of Olsenhaus Pure Vegan, was on a mission to merge her passions for design, fashion, and function, as well as being a voice for animals, when she started her vegan shoe line. Her Bangkok Green toeless heel is a stylish, classic shoe made of 100% cruelty-free materials ($210).

LivLuna Dress

LivLuna makes this scoop neck, open sleeve knit dress perfect for a cooler evening. The Stevia Dress is stunning and sexy, without looking like you’re trying too hard. ($99)

Vivienne Westwood Derby Bag

This beautiful bag is way out of our price range (it’s a measly $1040!!), but we love it for its funky design, Vivienne Westwood’s classic MacBruce Tartan fabric, and its instantly recognizable Yasmine shape finished with a delicate golden Orb. It has a one zip closing and one open pocket. If you can afford it, it’s a wardrobe staple. We’re mostly just glad something so fashionable is so animal-friendly.

DKNY Asymmetrical Pleather Jacket

The color of this soft and comfortable zip coat is perfect for spring. The neutral color goes well with anything in your closet, and looks like real leather. ($90)

For more chic finds in vegan fashion, check out these sites:

Alternative Outfitters

Ecolissa

Pangea

Bourgeois Boheme

Okabashi

Thank the goddesses of early 20th century fashion for channeling their beautiful style into the current era of lingerie. Now that summer’s DEFINITELY on the way, what better way to spend it than getting high-waisted? Especially when such a huge range of options exists, from leather to lace, to sheer cut-outs, shaping pieces and more. Wear underneath, or let peek out through a sheer maxi skirt. Here’s a roundup of some of our favorite options from NOE Undergarments, Nevaeh Intimates, Va Bien and Affinitas & Parfait, ranging in price from save ($15) to splurge ($335).

NOE Undergarments

The Oliver High-Waisted Brief is as sexy as it is practical. More than a brief for support, this piece is woven from European Lycra that flattens the tummy and uses paneling to create a slim look in front and an accentuated curve to the back. $130-$135 at www.noeundergarments.com

This sexy short is made of soft lambskin leather, with princess seams in front and back for an exquisite body-hugging fit.

Affinitas & Parfait

The high waist brief gives you a vintage look with soft satin matte and shiny black stripes. $15.00 at lindasonline.com

The Alexis High-Waisted Brief ($25) and the Madeline Highwaist Brief ($28) offer delicate lace on front and back panels with lace trim edging.

The Florence Retro High Waisted Garter Panty ($29.99) features geometric lace on its front panel with ruched smooth papertouch fabric detailing, and a sexy peek-a-boo mesh back.

Va Bien

The Minus Touch Firm Control Brief ($30) offers a powerful, firm control with soft and light fabric, perfect for all-day wear.

Nevaeh Intimates

The Nevaeh Highwaist Brief ($134)  is styled in a provocative shape, with detachable garters for a variety of wearing options.