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Everything You Need in Your Finals Week Beauty Kit

Believe it or not, finals week is upon us. Spending hours in the library combined with a lack of sleep does not give us collegiettes an excuse to compromise our appearance. With the help of these beauty products, you can score an A+ on your look and your exam!

1. Dewy skin

Spending hours in front of a computer screen perfecting your final paper can leave you neglecting your skin. Take a study break to apply Caudalie Beauty Elixir ($18), a part-toner, part-serum, all-magical mist of oils and plant active ingredients. Providing an instant burst of radiance in a convenient one-ounce bottle, you’ll be reaching for this spray every day to keep skin energized and bright.

2. Luscious lips

During finals week, it seems like everyone sets up camp at the library—so you never know who you may run in to! Keep your pout perfect with Too Faced Melted Liquified Long Wear Lipstick ($21). Available in ten fabulous colors, this lipstick provides the shine of a gloss with the staying power of a stain. Not even the most dramatic finals week meltdown will ruin your lips!

3. Bright eyes

Don’t let your dark circles tell everyone how long you’ve been up. Slip this Benefit Cosmetics Fake Up Concealer ($24) into your backpack to create the illusion of a full-nights sleep by combating dark circles and fine lines with moisturizing vitamin E and apple seed extract.

4. Voluminous hair

Dry shampoo provides collegiettes with a fool-proof way to re-energize second/third/fourth-day hair back to something reminiscent of a week without finals. This travel-sized Oscar Blandi Pronto Dry Shampoo Invisible Spray ($11) absorbs oil while adding enviable volume. It sprays on clear, which means you don’t have to worry about white residue, leaving you free to study without fear of flat hair.

Finals week, we’re ready to take. you. on.

Mary Paige Nesfeder (known as MP on the volleyball court) is a junior Media and Communication Studies major at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. She is about as contradictory as the Instagram accounts she follows (her faves are dcfoodporn and yoga_girl)! She finds solace in Jack Johnson, her Pinterest account and a good nap. She can't go a day without talking to her mom or daydreaming about the future.