7 Ways To Look Great While Staying Organized In College

College is filled with new challenges you have to face every single day. With tests, assignments and projects to finish, you won’t have time to worry about how you look every minute. But don’t worry, I got you covered with these 7 different ways to look great while you’re working your butt off in school.

1. Back Packs

Backpacks are the most underrated accessory on the planet. They may seem childish but they are so useful and can help you look great. They come in so many different colors, textures and styles that you can buy one that goes with all your different outfits. My tip would be to buy a solid color that goes with most of what you already own.

Not only will a backpack make you look great, but they also will help keep you organized. Keep your textbooks, laptops and notebooks in your backpack and then have your hands free to text and drink your latte in the morning.

2. Lay out your clothes the night before

That 7am class is only made worse by having to battle your closet at 6am while you’re getting ready. You have enough decisions to make without having to worry about if your shoes match. By laying out your clothes the night before you can make sure your outfit matches and that you look great the next day. This will make your mornings more organized and less stressful.

If you want to be extra organized, you can plan out your outfits for the entire week. Make sure you give yourself wiggle room though, this way you don’t end up wearing shorts when it snows.

3. Portable water bottles

You’re supposed to drink half your body weight in ounces of water every day. That’s a lot of plastic water bottles and or stopping at water fountains. Get yourself a portable water bottle and make sure you stay hydrated throughout the day.

Not only are portable water bottles good for the environment they also look great in a tote bag. You can buy portable water bottles in different colors, shapes and sizes. This way you can throw them in your bag, carry them on the go and take it to all your classes. You can even stay on top of your workouts by buying a matching water bottle to your work out clothes.

4. Day planner

Planning out your day is the best way to stay on top of all your assignments, exams and social obligations. To stay organized make sure you write everything down and make notes on when projects are due.

To make sure you look great too get yourself a day planner that is cute and matches your style. You can even buy reusable notebooks that allow you to switch out the paper once you’ve used it all.

5. Master the top knot

If you have Instagram you have seen those cute bloggers rocking top knots in everything post. But have you ever tried doing one and have ended up looking like a crack head? Don’t fret, they aren’t hard to master. Spend a day mastering the top knot or go onto Pinterest and get an infographic on how to tie the perfect top knot.

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This way you can easily throw your hair up into one of these cute top knots and look great in a flash. By figuring this style out you have the perfect hairstyle to rock when you don’t feel like putting in the effort.

6. Bring your makeup case with you

If your 6am class comes too early and you don’t have time to do your makeup, but you have a cute crush in your 8am class that you want to impress, take your makeup with you. If you compress all your makeup into a small case you can look great in a flash. You don’t want to take your entire case though, it’ll make a mess and leave you unorganized, the essential makeup you should bring is mascara, a hairbrush, and lip gloss. Use those to touch-up your makeup and look great throughout the day.

7. Get your beauty rest

The best thing you can do for yourself and for your style is to get your beauty rest. Study sessions, final exams will keep you up at night. But if you’re organized and use your time wisely you should be able to stay on top of your sleep schedule. Try to get at least 7 hours of sleep every night to make sure you are well rested and feeling great every day.

School is hard enough, so don’t stress over the small stuff. Make your life easier by staying organized while looking great all semester long with these great tips.