Stephanie Kaplan

This past Friday night, we had an amazing time partying it up with Boston's soon-to-be post-collegiettes at HC's first-ever Girly Graduation Gala!  We took over hot venue The Estate where hundreds of graduating collegiettes (and a few colle-gents!) stormed the doors at 6pm to get their hands on the incredible goodies and activities we had in store for them, and brought donations to help out local charity Cradles to Crayons.  Couldn't make it to our party?  Here were some of the highlights--and we know we'll see you at the next one!

- HC Nationals and Boston's collegiettes are over-the-moon obsessed with BCBGeneration.  The brand outfitted our team in fun party dresses that we wore to the event, plus we hosted a BCBGeneration sample sale that was not to be missed.  Attendees left with hoards and hoards of new stylish duds to outfit them through the rest of the semester and the summer, and made purchases guilt-free since 25% of all sales are being donated to nonprofit Cradles to Crayons!  Especially hot items were striped and floral bikinis, body-con dresses perfect for senior week parties, fun sun hats, stylish shifts for our summer jobs and internships, and more.

Earlier this week, I headed to Be Styled, a chic new blowdry bar in Chestnut Hill, MA to try out their services!  I have naturally frizzy, curly hair and am always trying to figure out how to get it to look sleek and straight but still have some body and movement to it, rather than killing it with a flat iron, so I was pumped to see what they would do.

I arrived having not the best hair day.  I had blowdried and straightened my hair a couple days before, but since then had worked out and sweat but not washed my hair, so this was not my finest hair moment to say the least!

Here's what I looked like when I arrived.

A stylist met me, and first we sat down to talk about what style I was looking for with my blowdry.  I decided on their "Be soft" look, which leaves your hair mostly straight but with some soft waves to it.

Next, I got my hair washed. I opted to go for the deep conditioning treatment too since I was already having my hair washed.  The stylist told me that using the deep conditioning treatment makes a huge difference in how shiny your hair looks, so I was thrilled.  Check me out getting deep-conditioned!  :)

As much as collegiettes love shopping, bra shopping usually doesn’t top the list of things we love to shop for.  Between overwhelming department stores, awkward salesladies, and way too many confusing choices, bra shopping can be downright aggravating.  Plus, it can be hard to tell if the bra you’re wearing is actually the right size and style for your particular body shape.

That’s where new service True&Co. comes in.  True&Co. reinvents the way women buy intimates with their custom fit-based approach to online bra retail.  I was lucky enough to get to try out the service for myself (and loved it!), and here’s how it works:

First, you take trueandco.com's 2-minute online quiz that asks things like the size bra you currently wear, how the straps fit, how the band fits, common problems you have with your bra, and more.  For me, I often find that my bra straps slip off my shoulders or that I’m coming out the top of the cups.