Sponsored: Giving and Receiving Made Easy by Ziftit + $10,000 Could be Yours!

This post is sponsored by Ziftit via HerCampus; however, all opinions are 100% mine and 100% true.

We have all been there - you sit in front of your pile of Christmas presents, anxious. Have you been a good enough girl this year for Santa to finally bring you the new Coach Love Eau de Parfum that youve been lusting for all year? You hastily rip through box after box, unearthing the most random assortment of drugstore beauty products, candles, and Bath and Body Works sets. These are great gifts, sure, but there is one problem: you already have all of them.

This is when Ziftit comes to the rescue!

If you are a Shopcade addict enthusiast like me, Ziftit will be your new best friend. The website basically functions like Shopcade - you have the ability to search for products and compile lists. However, there is one neat function of Ziftit that I have never come across in my 21 years of life: send your lists to Santa (I dont mean that literally of course).

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How to Style Business Chic ft Her Campus Collegiettes

Hello, world.

I was at the Second Annual Her Campus National Intercollegiette Conference on the 28th. It was held in New York City, and most of the girls who attended are from the East Coast so there was definitely a lot of fashionable ladies around.

Can you spot me?

On the flipside, there were also a lot of girls who didnt quite understand "business chic." It was a networking event, and most of them were representing their schools so it was a disappointment to see some of them dressed like they were at a girls night out.

So, I took it upon myself to highlight four lovely ladies who hit the nail on the head with the dress code.

Alicia Thomas | Her Campus National Career Editor

  Shop Alicias Look:

  Hannah Orenstein | Her Campus High School Editor

Shop Hannahs Look:

Claire Shriver | Her Campus American Editor-in-Chief

Shop Claires Look:

 

Alicia Chew | Fashion Blogger

Shop Alicias Look:

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The Her Campus National Intercollegiette Conference 2013 is Less Than Two Weeks Away!

Hello, world.

You probably know by now that I belong to the Her Campus Blogger Network. This position comes with many a perk, one of them being that we have access to cool events nationwide. There is one such event coming up: the Her Campus National Intercollegiette Conference 2013.

The Her Campus National Intercollegiette Conference will be held on the 28th in the concrete jungle where dreams are made of. Yes, ladies and gentleman, yours truly will finally be going to New York City! The conference will be filled with panels and workshops featuring keynotes from leaders in the media industry. There will be speakers from Glamour, SELF, Lucky, and more! Im hyperventilating just thinking about that because these are all magazines that I want to work for!

Basically, there will be presentations on things like what life is like as an entry level magazine editor (I didnt even know they accepted entry level editors!), opportunities in the book publishing world, freelancing guides, and loads more!

If publishing, PR, marketing, and the like arent your cup of tea, there will be blogging workshops as well for those of you looking to work on that.

If that still doesnt float your boat, there are freebies! Everyone loves freebies, amirite? (;

All attendees will receive a goodie bag (probably filled to the brim with awesome shiz)! There will also be activation stations like a braid bar, MANICURES (!!!), a BCBGeneration sample sale + more more more! AAAND Chipotle will be sponsoring lunch. Im sold!

So, yes, not only will I be attending my first ever blogger event, it will be one where I get to network with big names in the industries that I want to break into when I graduate in the next year as well as my fellow Her Campus bloggers, ambassadors, readers, executives. . . Oh and who can forget NEW YORK CITY!

Ok, I need to tone it down a little.

If youre as pumped about it as I am, you can register here.

Please, please, PLEASE register and go if you can. I'll be flying from Iowa, some girls will be flying from California so no excuses in that department! You can share hotel rooms to cut the cost.

I want to meet all of you lovely readers! Come say hello if you go! Also come say hello to these girls who I'll be rooming with/sharing a hotel with/heading to the conference with:
Alicia @ RivercityChic.com
Emma @ ItsEmmaElise.tumblr.com (Yes, the Emma who did the guest post for me.)
Melanie @ MelanieKirsh.tumblr.com
Olivia K.
Sarah @ LiveBloggingTheCommonApp2013.tumblr.com
Semirah @ SoundOfCharm.blogspot.com
Tricia @ BeautyAndABlog1.blogspot.com

If youre a Her Campus blogger but havent registered (WHY NOT?!), you can register here.
*Note that it would then be on the 27th.

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Sponsored: Residence Hall Linens, the Ultimate College Companion!

The image is extremely vivid in my mind of when I opened the door for the very first time to my dormitory room during my freshman year in college. My first thought: this looks like a hospital room! The walls were drab and bare, and the wooden furniture did nothing to beautify the rest of the room.

It did not take too long for me to realize that the aesthetic of my room was the least of my worries. The biggest problem that I faced, that many college students face, is limited storage space. Especially, if like me, you have one or more roommates, storage space becomes a scarce commodity.

This is where Residence Hall Linens (RHL) comes in! RHL is an online retailer that specializes in college dorm essentials. They sell everything from guaranteed fit sheets and linen to cute pillows and throws, all of them guaranteed to last until graduation. I once heard that the average years for a college student to graduate in the US is six years, so we're talking about some high quality products here!

But lets talk about storage! Before college, when I had my very own room, I didnt care about "storage solutions." My closets and drawers were filled to the brim, and I had knick knacks scattered on every available surface. But in a dorm room, that is a thing of the past. With Residence Hall Linens, you can take full advantage of what little space you have.

Laundry Hamper
$14.95
http://www.rhl.org/ShopBy/Storage/Pop-Open-Laundry-Hamper

I cannot stress enough how essential this laundry hamper is. I still use one to this very day even though I have an apartment now. This laundry hamper from RHL can hold up to 60lbs of dirty laundry so that you dont have to spend so much money on constant laundry. It may look big and bulky, but it is actually collapsable so you can store it away when not in use. Instead of taking up precious space with a big laundry basket that wont hold that much anyway, this slim and tall laundry hamper is the perfect dirty laundry solution!

Bedside Buddy
$12.95
http://www.rhl.org/ShopBy/Storage/Bedside-Buddy 

When I saw that a friend of mine had these hanging off of her bed, I was immediately inspired, and I questioned why I never thought of it. This Bedside Buddy from Residence Hall Linens come attached to a flap that you can hang off your mattress frame or loft. They fit anything from pens to notebooks for easy reach when youre lying in bed studying into the night for Finals. If youre not one to study in bed, these handy pockets can hold remote controls, electronics, magazines, the list goes on. It could also be a convenient spot for your cell phone when youre going to bed and dont want to risk knocking it off your mattress.

Hanging Storage Value Pak
$30
http://www.rhl.org/ShopBy/Storage/Hanging-Storage-Value-Pak

This Hanging Storage Value Pak by RHL has got to be the Holy Grail of closet storage solutions! College dorm closets are typically small and narrow. This set of a hanging clothes and a hanging shoes storage is perfect for such situations. Make the most of your closet space by putting this in there to hold more! Come on, girls, how awesome is this? This is a Value Pak, and you actually save $14.90 if you buy it now!

These are just the tip of the iceberg of what Residence Hall Linens offers. Check it out yourself to discover amazing solutions for your dorm room that youve never dreamed of before. Theyre even having a sale right now on Bedding Value Paks! Just enter the code SAVE20RHL at checkout.

*This is a sponsored post for Residence Hall Linens.

http://www.rhl.org

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