Beauty & Health

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, most of us are looking forward to heaps of thick cut turkey and homemade pie (at least I am). With all of the family festivities and homemade treats also comes the possibility of a little weight gain.

Halloween has come and gone and the holiday season (and even more eating) is upon us. If Halloween candy left you with a little jiggle in your walk, Valley has some easy moves to get your fitness level back on track.

With winter on its way, dried, chapped lips are inevitable. Lip balms are a great way to keep your lips moist and beautiful during the harsh winter months. However, there are many misconceptions about lip balms that should be cleared up before the weather turns cold.

It’s almost getting to be that time of year again — winter.

With it comes snow, holidays spent with family and oh: dry and unruly hair. In an effort to make bad hair days a thing of winter’s past, we dug around to find out just why our hair behaves badly and what we can do to make it happy and healthy.

Costumes can be pretty pricey and pretty uncomfortable as you roam the State College streets this Halloween. Why not get a little creative this year by making your eyes the center of attention? Here are two makeup looks you can try to create a last minute but hauntingly beautiful Halloween look!

October marks the beginning of cardigans, midterms, and prime pumpkin season. Pumpkins are not for only jack-o-lanterns and Halloween decorations, though. This fall super food has a ton of beauty benefits just waiting to be utilized.

Want shining hair and soft skin, but don’t know which products to try? With so many options in the beauty isle, it’s hard to find reasonably priced and effective products. If you’re tired of paying for products that don’t do what they claim, try some of these lesser-known, tried and true, beauty solutions.

Each week, our own fitness fanatics Leah Polakoff and Caitlyn Kronket will explore the latest workout crazes, diet fads and dish out tips for healthy…

What college student actually has time to squeeze in a long workout every single day? Between classes, club meetings and nap time (let’s be real, we all do it), it can be extremely difficult to find an hour or two during the week to get a good sweat session.

Little did you know, you can get the same benefits of an hour long workout in half the time!

Who loves waking up in the morning to saggy, dark bags under their eyes? Yep, uh, no one.

Under-eye bags make us look older, tired, and take away the youthful glow we endlessly aim for.

Before we continue to complain, let’s find out how we even get pesky under-eye bags in the first place…and get rid of ’em.

The newest hair trend to hit the streets of Happy Valley is the increasingly popular sock bun. The Kardashian klan set off this trend of big…

It’s a new school year and Valley knows what’s on your mind: time to hit the books, get involved, and revamp that forgotten work-out routine….

Sayonara, State College. Au revoir, obligations. Hello food. You’d think with all the food options downtown, we wouldn’t act like starved vultures when we get…

It’s the end of the year. Sorry to burst your bubble. But in the next few weeks, just live a little – even if you…

Tennis: the perfect pick-up, a workout on a whim. It’s one of those sports that you’ll just play … forever. So if you don’t play,…

Do you know how long a 5K is compared to a 10K? How about the difference between sports beans and GU? Do you wish you…

Everything about Penn State is huge. Whether it’s the total we raise for THON, the network of alumni, the amount of seats in Beaver Stadium…

Toned abs. Killer calves. Strong quads and glutes. If you can name it, you can bet dancers use it. Even their feet are trained to…

Have you ever woken up early on a Saturday morning in a college town? It’s one of those rare moments when the entire campus is…

‘Tis the season of happy tweets and sunny muploads. A lovely warm front has followed spring breakers back into the valley, and everyone’s outside and…