MTV FORA: A Comprehensive Guide To Dressing Like You're In A Sofia Coppola Movie

Sofia Coppola is one of my favourite filmmakers. She has a way of making her movies feel like dollhouses you want to live in, snapshots of times and places that feel nostalgic to you even if you've never experienced them. For MTV FORA, I decided to write about how to put yourself in some of her best movies through fashion and style: 

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Beauty Nine to Five: 4 Easy Runway and Celebrity-Inspired Nail Looks

I'm a total clutz when it comes to nail art: it's frustrating when my nails never come out looking like the tutorial I'm copying! For other clumsy girls or guys out there, I decided to gather up some easy, foolproof nail looks that look impressive but actually require minimal effort and dexterity! 

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MetroLyrics: Miguel Interview

This was a dream come true: my first real celebrity interview! We met up with Miguel while he was in Vancouver on tour with Alicia Keys and interviewed him about his lyrics and songwriting.

Something cool about working for MetroLyrics is that we try to look at music through the lens of songwriting and lyrics, and artists aren't often asked about those things. In turn, lots of the people we've talked to (not myself first-hand, as this was my first) have been really excited and appreciative of the chance to discuss songwriting. Miguel was one of those people and he gave us some really insightful answers:

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MTV FORA: Let Taylor Swift's "22" Video Be Your Spring Break-spiration

With absolutely no shame in sight, I wrote about my love of Taylor Swift's (kind of idiotic) song "22" and how the video is the best inspiration for Spring Break. If you're rich...

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Beauty Nine to Five: 4 Favourite Lipstains

I wrote about four of my favourite lipstains (including a DIY Kool-aid one!) for Beauty Nine to Five. I've tried all of these, and they're among the best.

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Beauty Nine to Five: 4 YouTube Hair Tutorials for Spring

Full disclosure: I'm completely obsessed with Youtube beauty tutorials. They've helped me with everything from a purple smoky eye to walking me through doing my own ombre hair so I obviously owe them a lot. This Youtube post for Beauty 9 to Five is my love song: 

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Beauty Nine To Five: Pretty Pixies: 4 Short Styles To Consider

As somebody who has never had a pixie cut but has always fantasized of getting one (and of having a flawless enough face to pull one off) I wrote about short cuts for Beauty Nine to Five. I think it helped get the urge out of my system a bit...

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