VIM Pick(s): Five Memorial Day Beauty Essentials

Below we've provided our picks of must-haves for your beach bag this coming weekend!
1. Sunscreen: Hawaiian Tropic Sheer Touch Lotion Sunscreen SPF 15, $8.99, drugstore.com

Lather up with this sheer sunscreen to protect yourself from the sun's harmful rays. Plus, it contains extra antioxidants that help keep skin healthy and nourished!

2. Eyeshadow: NARS Cap Ferrat Trio Eyeshadow, $45, narscosmetics.com

Inspired by the beautiful beaches of the French Rivera, this trio of aquatic shadows can be blended together or worn alone.

3. Nail Polish: Deborah Lippmann Girls Just Want To Have Fun, $18, Nordstrom stores

What screams summer more than poppy, coral nails?

4. Bronzer: M.A.C. Skinscreen Bronzing Stick, $29.50, Bloomingdales stores

Fake your California glow with this bronzer that has packaging reminiscent of the 1970s California surf scene!

5. Body Lotion: The Body Shop Coconut Body Butter, $20, thebodyshop.com

Keep your skin hydrated with this incredibly rich formula that smells decadent and keeps your skin velvety smooth.

VIM Picks: Best Ads of Super Bowl XLV

There are two things to take away from the Super Bowl each year: the game itself (especially the champs—congratulations Green Bay) and the advertisements. Below is VIM's countdown of this year's top five ads. Let us know if you agree (or disagree)!

5. Doritos (House Sitting)



4. Chevy Cruze (Status)



3. Bud Light (Product Placement)



2. NFL (American Family)




1. Chrysler (Imported from Detroit)

VIMpick: Tickle my France-Y

With winter right around the corner, we wanted to offer up one of our favorite nail polish shades to match the season's neutral colors.

Pictured above is Tickle My France-y by OPI. This rosy hue adds a little kick to the traditionally pale, winter shades.

OPI.com for salons, $8.50

Have a Spooky Sunday

Now that Halloween weekend is here (and since the big day falls on a Sunday this year), VIM thought we'd provide you with our top picks of the holiday's classics to watch with friends once that pesky homework is out of the way. Check 'em out below [in no particular order].

1. Halloween
Halloween is perhaps the freakiest horror film of its time and one of the best examples of the genre. Not necessarily for the faint of heart.

2. Hocus Pocus

Do we really have to explain why Hocus Pocus just plain rocks?

3. Nightmare on Elm Street
If being killed by the man inside your dreams doesn't scare you even a little bit, we don't know what will. This classic tale about Freddy Krueger has both 80s and modern versions available for rent, each of which are equally scary. Plus, the 80s version was one of Johnny Depp's first films, so it's worth it for that reason alone. Definitely check out Nightmare on Elm Street.

4. Casper

"You know that tingly feeling you get when your foot falls asleep? I think I'm made of that..." claims Casper the friendly ghost in this Steven Spielberg-produced Halloween masterpiece.

5. Sleepaway Camp
We don't even know where to begin with Sleepaway Camp. Perhaps one of the most underrated, strangest horror films of all time. The boundaries that this film both crosses and brings to light are just out there enough to provide entertainment on their own. You'll never think of summer camp in the same way.

6. Scream

Scream made the list in part because it was a new sensation while we were growing up and in part because the newest installment (Scream 4) was filmed in Michigan.

Happy Screaming!

VIM's H&M Fall Picks

Women


Scarf 9.95












Top 14.95













Gloves 19.95











Boots 39.95

Men




Sweater 12-14.95





Jacket 24-89.95

VIM Pick: Best Read of the Summer

Summer is always a great time for relaxing on those lazy days and catching up on reading that you've meant to do but just can't find the time during the school year. Naturally, we VIM staffers did a lot of that this past summer and wanted to share our favorite read with you:

Chelsea Handler's collection of one-night stands, My Horizontal Life, is just plain hilarious. All of Handler's books are written effortlessly. One can tell she really has knack for storytelling and often comes off much like Judy Blume, a childhood fave of many. Beyond the writing, My Horizontal Life is really great in that you can pick it up at anytime or even read the chapters out of order as it is designed in a series of short stories of Handler's pre-comedian life. Trust us, it's colorful.