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Showing posts with label Ashley Szatala. Show all posts

Blast From the Past: Glasses Through the Decades


There was a time when it was hip to be square. Or round. Or even rectangular. There was a time when the cat’s pajamas was the cat eye. In the present market for eyewear, some past trends remain more ubiquitous than others.

Today’s trend in eyewear, from prescriptive glasses to sunglasses, is an eclectic mixture of eyeglass styles tracing back several decades. Currently, the market has seen a resurgence of interest in glassless glasses. According to Loti, the trend originally began in the 1960s to imitate Superman’s Clark Kent look. Now, plastic frames sold without lenses have become a fashion accessory. These often-cheap frames come in many patterns and colors, and can be a fun way to mix up one’s look.


The eyeglass trends of the 1970s were ephemeral. However, the styles of the 1980s have had a much more enduring impact on fashion today. In 2009, rapper Kanye West released the video for his new song, “Stronger,” and introduced the 1980s style of shutter shades into hip hop and pop culture, said eHow. Since then, the sunglasses with multiple horizontal gaps in place where the lenses should be have become a trend amongst celebrities and teens alike. Paris Hilton has been photographed wearing them, and the sunglasses, while not worn for ultraviolet ray protection, are a popular choice with teenagers in photos. When shutter shades are worn, the look is playful and shows off one’s personality.


Also popularized through the media were aviator sunglasses - the iconic shades of actor Tom Cruise’s character in the movie “Top Gun.” According to eHow, aviator sunglasses were initially developed for pilots in the late 1930s and were modeled after the teardrop shape of the aviators’ goggles. The glasses became mainstream in the 1980s and have remained since. Today, aviators are popular due to their versatility. They look well on any face, age and sex and are used for both professional and fashion reasons. They instantly make any outfit city chic.

Another type of sunglass that has proved its staying power past the 1980s is the multicolored heart-shaped sunglass that has become a popular trend amongst hipsters, said eHow. These glasses are a feminine and whimsical way to add character and a vintage element to one’s look. 

Perhaps one of the most popular trends in eyewear is the Ray Ban Wayfarer sunglass. Wayfarers were designed in the 1950s, but thanks to product placement in movies in the 1980s, Wayfarer sales increased dramatically, said eHow. The simplicity of their classic look is what makes this style so appealing and enduring. Regardless of whether the frames are brightly colored or plain black or brown, they add the right amount of edginess and elegance without giving off the appearance of trying too hard. No other eyeglass trend since the 1980s has had such trend permanence into the millennium. 

While any of the above styles are trendy and in style, the overall safe bet for choosing eyewear is large, thick, ovular frames with little color. Colored or patterned glasses clash with too many outfits. 

No one knows what styles the future of eyewear will bring. They may glitter. Or glow. Or even grow in size. But I am willing to bet my rose-colored lenses that the aforementioned trends will be around for many more years to come.

By: Ashley Szatala 

¡Dos! Is Better Than ¡Uno!: Green Day CD Review


Following the Nov. 13 release of Green Day’s second album in the trilogy iUno!, iDos!, iTré!, the saying “two is better than one” couldn’t be more true. Whereas the sound of iUno! was influenced by Green Day’s 1994 album Dookie, iDos! has the feel of a retro garage band. This can be explained by Green Day’s alter ego, Foxboro Hot Tubs, whose style of music has a punk garage band sound. iDos! can be compared to Foxboro Hot Tubs’ album, Stop Drop and Roll!!!

Just as teenage boys sing lyrical duds in the arena that is their garage, several songs from iDos! seem lyrically immature. Songs like “Makeout Party” and “See You Tonight” act as fillers for the track list. Lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong’s voice is uncontrolled in the song “Makeout Party,” as well as the guitars accompanying him.

“It’s a makeout party in another dimension, and it’s gonna get crowded with some bad intention,” Armstrong belts.

The slow, mellow movement of the opening track “See You Tonight” is a dull way to start the album. The only reprieve that the listener has is that the song only lasts about a minute.

The rap song “Nightlife” is the most surprising track from the album and feels like an attempt by Green Day to release a mainstream single. “Nightlife” is Green Day’s first rap song, and while it is the one oddball song on the track list, it is a rap song well done. Simple lyrics, a slow, reggae beat and a low tone allow this song to be easily rapped in a car by the most tone-deaf individuals.

The tracks on iDos! are unlike the songs released on the previous albums American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown. Both albums are rock operas, meaning that when played in the proper sequence, a story is told. The songs from iDos! do not fit together to tell a story, although the songs do follow Green Day’s punk theme of the lust of love and the pains of growing up. The lyrics are relatable for college teens struggling with self-discovery and relationships.

“But time comes around and I’m not so naïve. I’ve finally lost touch cause you’re so out of reach,” Armstrong sings in the song “Ashley.” For someone going through a breakup, “Ashley” is the perfect “I’m over you” song. As for the horny listener, “F*** Time” will satiate your sexual cravings.

“I’m the man that took your holy grace …. got dirty thoughts and a dirty mind,” Armstrong says. “F*** Time” is considered one of the more upbeat songs on Green Day’s newest album. In it, bassist Mike Dirnt delivers catchy guitar chords that lend a lightheartedness to Armstrong’s dirtiest desires.

The most poignant song from iDos! is “Amy,” which is a tribute to Amy Winehouse, the British singer who died from alcohol poisoning in 2011. It is a heartfelt song that will win over even the most adamant haters of the beehive, cat-eye wearing singer.

“Twenty-seven, gone without a trace, and you walked away from your drink. Amy, don’t you go. I want you around,” Armstrong sings while performing a solo with his guitar.

Overall, iDos! delivers the punk that Green Day fans expect, and for those who have been long-time listeners, the style of music is nothing new. However, for the casual Green Day listener, only a few songs from the CD will be worth downloading from iTunes. Songs like “F*** Time,” “Ashley,” and “Stray Heart” are most similar to songs from previous Green Day albums and will appeal fans. The tracks “Nightlife” and “Amy” are worth the $1.29 iTunes price for people outside the punk alternative genre.

Whereas the album iUno! reminds fans why they fell in love with Green Day in the first place, iDos! is more experimental in sound and has the ability to reach across genres to gain new fans. iDos! was released in the wake of Armstrong’s admittance into rehab. For the Dec. 11 debut of iTré!, Armstrong, please take a cue from Winehouse, and the next time they try to make you go to rehab, tell them "no, no, no."

By: Ashley Szatala | Image: Source

How to Add Volume and Curl to Thin Hair


The process of trying to add volume and curl thin hair sometimes falls flat.

“I think no matter what you do, it’s hard to make your hair look full,” MU freshman Taylor Lind said.

The most common technique to adding volume is blow drying wet hair. Blow drying isn’t just for making hair look more full, but it also prevents thin hair from looking oily.

“I need to blow dry my wet hair at night or else it looks greasy,” MU freshman Melody Roberts said.

When trying to make her hair voluminous, MU junior Allie Plantery first uses a volumizing spray all over her hair to make her roots stand up. Then, she works mousse into her hair to add even more volume.

When it comes to curling thin hair, some hair types hold curls better than others. 

Roberts uses a curling iron to curl her hair because her hair holds curls well. 

Plantery uses the same tool but curls her hair in portions. She starts curling her hair at the bottom and works her way from the front of her hair to the back of her head. When Plantery is done, she uses a finishing spray all over her hair. 

Unlike Plantery and Roberts, Lind says her hair will not curl because it's so thin and straight.

Lind, Plantery and Roberts each use hair spray to tease their hair in the back to create the illusion of volume.

Roberts says that volumizing shampoos, like Mane 'n Tail, help make her hair look fuller, while Lind says shampoos do not help her hair.

A more obscure way to add volume to thin hair is to change the way hair is parted. Roberts switches her part from left to right and swears her hair looks more voluminous.

“We will never look like the women in the Pantene commercials,” Lind said. And though that may be true, it certainly doesn’t hurt to try. 

By: Ashley Szatala | Image: Source

International Students' View on Thanksgiving


Thanksgiving break is a chance for most MU students to go back home for the first time in months to see family and friends. However, for international students, this is not the case.

Instead, Trang Duong, an MU junior from Vietnam, will go to a friend’s house to celebrate Thanksgiving with her family. After Thanksgiving, she will return to MU to cook traditional Vietnamese food with friends and spend the rest of the week with them.

MU freshman from Taiwan, Chang Hsu, will visit his godmother in Seattle, Washington, then get together with some Taiwanese high school friends.

As for grad student Yunung Lee, also from Taiwan, she will be at her host family’s home for the week, waiting for an invitation to attend Thanksgiving from either a friend or her host family. She says that there is no more room at her host family’s table for her to join in the meal.

The first time Duong had heard about Thanksgiving was when she came to MU four months ago.
Duong likes the idea of Thanksgiving because "people have time to gather as a union," she said.

“Thanksgiving is not per our tradition, but the experience is interesting,” Hsu said.

“Taiwan has a lot of family reunion holidays where people gather to enjoy time together and eat food,” Lee said.

According to Lee and Hsu, a popular holiday around this time is the Moon Festival. Lee says the moon is a symbol of reunion, and families celebrate this holiday by getting together and sharing dinner and moon cakes.

Other family reunion holidays celebrated in Taiwan are the Winter Solstice and the Chinese New Year, Hsu said.

By: Ashley Szatala | Image: Source

MU Republicans Weigh In On the 2012 Election

For most MU students, election day begins and ends once their ballot is cast. For the volunteers with the Missouri College Republicans (MUCR), it means election day lasts from when the polls open until the votes are counted and a new president is declared. For a few volunteers, it means skipping classes in order to keep up with election results and pass out additional literature urging voters to vote for Romney.

“I skipped all my classes today because it’s against my capitalism to go to class on election day,” said Jake Loft, MU student and executive director of day-to-day operations for MUCR. As a college student, issues that are most important to Loft are taxes, employment and school tuition.

MU freshmen and MUCR volunteers John Soper and Ben Rogers share Loft’s concerns.

“The most important issues to me are having a job in four years, taxes and tuition,” he said. “I put money into school to get a job. Fifty percent of people don’t get a job after college.”

Soper has worked with Missouri Republican candidates in their campaigns, such as Dave Spence and Peter Kinder. Citing college dropouts Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerburg, he says students have a better chance of dropping out of school to become billionaires.

Loft has another concern for when he graduates college: the Affordable Care Act. He says that with this act, a lot of businesses will no longer offer benefits, and lines for receiving health care will increase, among other disadvantages associated with the law.

Soper and Loft agree that if Romney follows through with his campaign plan, both can see themselves having a job after college. Rogers firmly believes that Romney will create jobs for college students as well. They believe that Romney’s plan to lower taxes is a good way to start new businesses, thus increasing everyone’s chances to get a job.

“Because taxes on businesses are so high, they are outsourcing jobs to China,” Loft said.

“Small businesses don’t know what they’re paying [in taxes], they can’t afford to hire new people and they can’t afford to expand,” Soper adds. “It’s not good for [businesses] to expand when they don’t know what [taxes] they’re paying.”

Whereas Romney is unclear in some of his issues, such as abortion, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is knowledgeable, say MUCR volunteers.

“If you’re clear on issues, you’re going to get votes,” Loft said.

Soper says that the states that are receiving the most attention are Ohio, Colorado, Pennsylvania and Minnesota. He thinks that Pennsylvania will be the dark horse of the election, and Minnesota will be controversial because of the issue of same-sex marriage on the ballot.

Both Loft and Soper say that the main thing that could swing the election would be voter fraud.

“If any kind of fraud takes place, it will be with provisional ballots in states like Ohio,” Loft said.

Soper, a Wisconsin resident, has counted votes in previous elections in Wisconsin. When doing so, he has seen fraudulent names on the ballots, such as the Sylvester Stallone. Stallone does not live in Wisconsin.

Another thing that Soper believes could swing the election are votes for the third party presidential candidate Gary Johnson. Libertarians are conservative, and if the Republican party is divided, Johnson will siphon votes from Romney, which is usually an indicator that the Republican candidate will lose to the Democratic candidate.

Check out our related election piece on MU students in support of President Obama.

By: Ashley Szatala

CG Mizzou Shows Its Halloween Spirit

Even though Halloween fell on a Wednesday this year, CG Mizzou contributors and their friends still found the time to celebrate.

The Avengers: Susan Kelso as Captain America, Veronica DeStefano (CGM columnist) as The Hulk, Ellen Hinze as Iron Woman and Tori Partridge as Thor.

Sazanka Idris (CGM writer) as Popeye.

Idris as a flapper and Kelly Bohan as Barbie.

Abby Kass (CGM writer) as a Greek goddess and Haley Lewis as a peacock.

Emily Shiffman as Risky Business, Sami Tarson as Goldilocks, Allison Shapiro (CGM contributor) as Derrick Rose and Alex Bankston as Risky Business.

Ashley Szatala (CGM columnist) as a Parisian, Morgan Purdy as a cowgirl, Kaylyn Hruska as Hermione from "Harry Potter" and Katie Walton as a flapper.

Eva Lopez (CGM writer) as a dark angel, Kristina Bowlus as a devil and Jacob Sewell as a good angel.

Did you have a unique Halloween costume this year? Email us your pictures (mizzou@collegegloss.com), and we might just put them on the site! 

Fall Nail Trend: Dark Hues


Just as fast as the seasons changed, so did the trends in nail lacquer. The vibrant colors that once epitomized summer have become subdued. Darker hues such as brown, navy, mauve and grey have replaced neon pinks and greens.

“I’ve seen a lot of darker colors like browns, blues and greys, especially on a lighter skin tone,” MU senior Stephanie Gill said. “It gives us a chance to pop.”

However, for those with a darker skin color, gold, orange and green colors stand out best.

MU junior Morgan Thomas recommends a dark red color for fall.

“Revlon has a color called ‘Vixen,’ and it’s really cute,” she said.

Deep, rich colors offer the chance to mimic nature’s mellow style. Fall in step with autumn with these nail polish hues.

Navy


“See You Soon,” Sinful Colors Professional

Mauve


“Sole Mate,” Essie

Gold


“Golden Audacity,” Lancôme

Orange


“Magic Trident,” Wet n Wild Fastdry

Grey


“Gunmetal,” Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear

Brown


“Wrapped in Rubies,” Essie

This year’s fall nail lacquer complements autumn’s pallet of rich, earthy tones. Even though the weather may be colder, you can still radiate warmth by trying out this fall’s latest nail trend.

By: Ashley Szatala

Tips & Tricks to Concealing Under-Eye Dark Circles





The long school week is starting up again, and the stress of it shows. As a result, dark circles or puffiness around the eyes is often reflected in the mirror. However, sleep deprivation is not always the cause. Depending on the reflection, different factors could be causing you to look fatigued.

Dark circles give the appearance of lack of sleep, but can develop from various personal and hereditary influences, which lead to the thinning of the skin beneath the eyes. For example, increased sun exposure causes the skin beneath the eyes to darken, and the chemicals from smoking make skin under the eyes sag. As for people of African or Asian ethnicity, dark circles can be a hereditary trait.

While dark circles are easy to get, they also can be easy to conceal.

MU freshman Lizzie N. said she often has dark circles under her eyes on mornings before tests.

“I have a super-easy trick," she said. "I wake up and put on glasses. The rims cover up my dark circles.”

For those without prescriptive lenses, her concealment trick can still be easy to re-create. Bright colored faux glasses attract attention to the face, but not the skin beneath the eyes.

A glasses-free alternative is makeup concealer.

“I use concealer under my eyes and translucent powder on my face,” MU junior Becca said. 

Becca often has dark circles due to a demanding schedule with which she gets little sleep.

“I take a little bit of concealer, swipe it under my eyes, then rub it in,” adds MU sophomore Teri L. 


Concealer effectively hides dark circles when applied from the inner corner of the eye to the outer corner. If the shadow is light in color, a liquid concealer works best, while a cake or cream concealer will camouflage darker circles. Another technique is to hydrate the area under the eyes with a nightly moisturizer.

While thinning of the skin causes dark circles, puffiness results from water accumulation under the eyes. Aside from lack of sleep, many other factors contribute to puffiness. For instance, constant rubbing of the eyes and makeup left on overnight both irritate the skin. Likewise, heavy alcohol consumption and a diet full of salt lead to puffiness. Furthermore, allergies or illness cause the skin to swell.

MU freshman Desireé S. offers a few tips on how to cover up and prevent puffy eyes, which she said she has at least once a month.

“Use foundation and cover up, but not excessively," she said. "It makes the eyes look like there is no bottom lid. Get enough sleep, and do not use too much mascara.”

MU sophomore Brittani W. has sensitive skin, so she cannot use concealer over her puffy eyes and utilizes another product instead.

“I use loose powder," Brittani said. "But most of the time, it comes off.” 

She advises getting plenty of sleep to avoid puffy eyes. 

Puffiness can be reduced in other ways not related to makeup.

Placing chilled products, such as an ice pack, cucumbers or wet tea bags on the eyes will reduce swelling. When sleeping on the stomach or side, gravity draws water under the eyes, so sleeping on your back with your head elevated high on a pillow will prevent water from pooling beneath them. In addition, take proper medications for illnesses and allergies, and eat less processed foods, which tend to be high in sodium.

By making these quick fixes, you will appear more well-rested, even if you were up all night.

By: Ashley Szatala | Source: WebMD

Campus Footwear: Fall's Cutest, Most Comfortable Styles


Strutting around campus in this fall’s cutest shoes shouldn’t have to be painful. Here are five styles under $30 to give you an A+ look.

Patterned Flats:
These shoes add instant emphasis to any outfit.
Buckle: $29.90             

Deb: $22.50                

Sears: $29.99               

Urbanog: $22.20

High Tops:
Paired with a simple outfit, these shoes show off your personality.
Deb: $27.99                 


Wet Seal: $29.50         

Deb: $26.99         

Forever 21: $14.50

Black and Gold:
Show your Mizzou spirit from head-to-toe with these black and gold shoes.
PacSun: $29.50                   

Sears: $29.99          

Payless: $26.99       

Urbanog: $21.20

Boots:
Boots are versatile in the way that they pull together any outfit while keeping the weather out.
Wet Seal: $29.50  
          
JCPenney: $25.00       

Wet Seal: $29.50        

Lulu’s: $29.00

Laces:
Score style points with the flirty designs on these lace-up shoes.
Wet Seal: $16.50         

Deb: $20.50               

Wet Seal: $14.50         

Urbanog: $24.80

Shop at the Columbia mall or shop online! These shoes will keep you painlessly going from one end of the campus to the next.

By: Ashley Szatala | Images: Amberle Garrett, listed retail stores
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