An Ode to Kim Kardashian and the Women Who Dare to Show it All

Kim K—you either love her or you hate her. Either way, you can’t help but fascinate over the girl who turned a sex-tape into a $50+ million empire. If you hate her, you most likely don’t understand her. You might even think she’s a vulgar fame—whoring talentless piece of trash—shout out to an anonymous user … Read moreAn Ode to Kim Kardashian and the Women Who Dare to Show it All

What We All Can Learn from Demi Lovato’s Documentary: Simply Complicated

Celebrities are human just like us– and sadly, sometimes it takes watching them go through a traumatic experience for us to see it. I mean, we all go through shit: loss, abusive relationships, addictions, heartbreak, depression, mental illness, eating disorders. We just face it at different intervals in our lives and at different levels. For … Read moreWhat We All Can Learn from Demi Lovato’s Documentary: Simply Complicated

Editor’s Picks: 10 Natural Skincare Brands You Need to Try

During Verve’s week of natural beauty, we posted articles all about creating your own natural skincare products. Even though creating your own skincare is fun and you know exactly what ingredients go into the product, there is still that sense of pampering that comes along with using companies’ natural, cruelty free skincare and cosmetics. When we look beautiful on … Read moreEditor’s Picks: 10 Natural Skincare Brands You Need to Try

How to Make Your Own Skincare Products: Rose Water and Toner

These rose water and toner skincare recipes are the simplest and most meditative recipes we have given you so far! The scents of the skincare products will have you relaxed in no time. Seriously — it’s been proven! Rose water is refreshing and soothing to the skin, and the scent is known to calm stress. The … Read moreHow to Make Your Own Skincare Products: Rose Water and Toner

How to Make Your Own Skincare Products: Facial Scrubs

Exfoliation removes dead skin, leaving it feeling phenomenally smooth. But, the best ingredients for facial scrubs are natural ingredients. Here are 2 facial scrubs that will have you reaching for your kitchen cabinets. The recommended amount of exfoliation of the face is 2-3 times per week to avoid irritation to the skin. However, the honey & … Read moreHow to Make Your Own Skincare Products: Facial Scrubs

Reader’s Block: 5 Reasons Why Your Love of Literature Has Faded

Ever wondered why you can never get past the first 15 pages of a book? Or why websites like SparkNotes even exist? Or why your high school and college classes assign five freakin’ books to read each semester for each class? I’ll tell you why. Literature is dying, and the world is trying to save … Read moreReader’s Block: 5 Reasons Why Your Love of Literature Has Faded

How to Make Your Own Skincare Products: Lip Scrub

That lipstick you wore last night may look good now, but if it’s still on your lips in the morning… things can get messy. To help you out, here are two natural lip scrub recipes that will remove any lipstick lingering by the end of the night while also removing dead skin, making your lips extraordinarily … Read moreHow to Make Your Own Skincare Products: Lip Scrub

How to Make Your Own Skincare Products: Facial Cleansers

The movement toward natural beauty has been empowering women to practice self care using natural beauty products for quite some time. Similar to many of these women, I became tired of plastic-based beauty products clogging my pores and being harsh on my skin. So, finally, I took the role of a cosmetic chemist—that is, if a cosmetic … Read moreHow to Make Your Own Skincare Products: Facial Cleansers

You Don’t Have to Be “Beautiful” to Be Beautiful

I’m not beautiful. Maybe you’re not either. Should it matter? This might seem to contradict everything you’ve ever learned about body positivity and self-love. But for me, it’s the only message that ever genuinely helped me appreciate myself for who I am without feeling like I needed to focus on society’s physical beauty standards. It helped … Read moreYou Don’t Have to Be “Beautiful” to Be Beautiful

How Not to Lose All of Your $$$ Renting in College

If you’ve rented before, you’re probably no stranger to losing a security deposit, unexpected visits from maintenance, faulty appliances, and being left feeling like you didn’t quite get what you paid for. And if you aren’t… Can I have the number of your landlord? Luckily, it doesn’t have to be so bad IF you do your … Read moreHow Not to Lose All of Your $$$ Renting in College