Let's Get Crafty! - DIY Home Decor

Hey guys! I just wanted to show you a quick and easy DIY that anyone can do! All you need is a clean, empty jar and some paint. First you want to completely clean your jar, I used an old candle jar. 

Step 1

How I took the excess candle wax out was by boiling water and pouring it into the jar. Leave the water in there for about 30 minutes and then just pour it out! The candle wax comes out completely and effortlessly! Easy as that!

Step 2

After your jar is all clean, what you want to do is pour some paint in to it and spread the paint by rolling the jar around. You can also use a paint brush and paint the inside of the jar, but you may get some streak marks from the paint brush. One tip I cannot stress enough is to be sure to paint the inside, not the outside! Trust me on this guys! I definitely learned my lesson the first time I tried this DIY. By painting the inside you will be left with a nice glossy finish. If you paint the outside.. it'll still be painted, but in my opinion it won't look as nice. However, if you do want to paint the outside instead of the inside, you can spray paint it for a nice, smooth finish! After you have the entire jar painted let it dry overnight.  

Step 3

Once it's dry, add anything you like to the inside! I like to put fake flowers in mine to spruce my room up and add a pop of color :)                                                                          

And here's the finished product!

-thebrokecollegefashionista

Spring Nail Polish Mini Haul!

Hey guys!

So recently I've been really into painting my nails and happened to pick up some new nail polishes within the past couple of day and decided I would show them to you. The first one I bought and am currently wearing right now is from the Drew Barrymore "Flower" collection. The color is "What's the Daffodilly-O?".

This is the first item I've bought from her collection and I was really excited to try it out because I have heard such great reviews on her products. Along with "What's the Daffodilly-O" I am wearing my absolute favorite top coat, Seche Vite. It is the best top coat I have ever used! It stays on for days and doesn't chip as easily as some of the other top coats I have used. Although it is a bit pricey compared to some other top coats, I believe it's definitely worth the few extra dollars!

The next nail polish I'm excited to try is a beautiful indigo color by Sinful Colors called "Blue La La."

The next two nail polishes I got were on sale for 50% off at CVS, what a steal! They're both from Revlon and they are called "Lingering Spice" and "Pink-finity"

Finally, the last thing I bought is a nail strengthening gel. I basically grew up biting and picking at my nails so they're really weak, brittle, and short! Every time I get them the length I want, they ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS BREAK! So hopefully this strengthening gel by Sally Hansen works! And if it does I'll definitely let you guys know and write a review on it!

 The colors are pretty true to the pictures shown above, but here are some swatches of the colors!
(From left to right: Lingering Spice, Pink-finity,What's the Daffodilly-O?, Blue La La)

Hope you guys enjoyed this very short nail polish haul and I'll write back again soon!

Thanks for visiting and come back again for more things fashion and fabulous!

-thebrokecollegefashionista

Welcome!

Hello and welcome!

Lets first start off with a little introduction, my name is Lauren and as you can tell from my blogspot name, I am a broke college fashionista. My dream career is to work in the fashion industry (fingers crossed for one day being a fashion buyer for a major company! Eeeep!). But for right now, I'm going to college and doing what any typical college student is doing, trying to make ends meet, while looking fabulous of course! But the main reason I'm starting this blog is to get a jump start on my career. This blog will be a lifestyle, fashion based blog consisting of outfit of the days (#ootd), how I style different articles of clothing and accessories, some DIY tutorial (#letsgetcrafty), and even sharing some of my favorite beauty tips and tricks.
So if this seems like the type of blog that interests you, keep on checking back for more posts!

-thebrokecollegefashionista