Hautelinks: Week of 4/7/11
Written by Zephyr – CF Editor 6 Comments
Thinking of switching up your hair color at home? InStyle has 11 Things to Know Before Dyeing Your Own Hair.
Sad but beautiful: 75 Abandoned Theaters from Around the USA
While many of us (incorrectly) think we can function just fine on less than 7-8 hours sleep, the Wall Street Journal investigates the 1-3% of the population who are “natural short sleepers. ” Are you one of them? If so, we’re all jealous of you!
12 Exotic Pieces of Alexander McQueen’s Work. Total eye candy.
Refinery 29 made a great list of Spring Trend Do’s and Don’ts.
Finally, we can stop feeling bad about our 15 minute “Youtube breaks” – they might actually increase productivity. Gotta love excuses to procrastinate…
Going on vacation soon? LifeHacker shows you how to pack your suitcase efficiently. Great tips!
10 Poses to Get You Into Vogue, from FashionIndie. My favorite is the “editorial jump”, haha.
Ever read the label on your favorite lipgloss and realize you can’t pronounce any of the ingredients? Sephora helps you decode those beauty tongue twisters.
Haha, this is amazing: Hipster Version Of Jersey Shore To Film On LES? ! I’d DVR that right now if I could!
Speaking of must-see TV, if you were a fan of “Whose Line Is It Anyway? ,” (admit it, you still watch the reruns when there’s nothing else on! ) you will be as psyched as we are about Drew Carey’s new improv show, debuting this month! Can. Not. Wait.
If you love interior design, check out Hooked on Houses’ list of TV/Movie Houses – they have articles on the houses and apartments seen in popular movies, from The Addams Family to SATC 2!
On Being a Workaholic & Still Having a Life, from one of our fave fashion bloggers! Great tips.
So cool: When a photograph isn’t just a photograph.
And you thought your place was tiny. Meet the woman who lives in a 90 square foot apartment!
You might need to make an Old Navy trip soon, to pick up the $34 floral dress the stars all love.
I really enjoyed Why Feminism Works for Me, from CollegeCandy, especially the idea of allowing feminism to mean different things to different people.
Another great CollegeCandy post: Web Spy – FollowUp. Seems like a really cool (and useful) service! Have any of you guys tried it out?
College Humor helps you decide… Can You Skip Class Today? Not that we’d ever advocate class skipping…
Twitter Timeline Glitch Exposes Protected Tweets! Just another reason to never put anything uber-personal on the internet…
Somewhat related: GeekSugar shows you how to create a hacker-proof password. (Although, really, nothing is ever truly hacker-proof – again, see “not putting anything uber-personal on the internet. ”)
The Best Beauty Products Under $25, from Real Beauty. The only one I’ve tried is LashBlast – clearly I need to branch out!
CampusSplash lists 5 reasons to attend a school with a traditional campus.
If you wanna make space for those new spring purchases, Kinsey Michaels has some tips on successfully purging your closet.
Are designer labels the secret to success? Not sure I necessarily agree with this, but it’s interesting.
And now that we’ve linked to a Cosmo piece, it seemed only right to also link up this post from Cracked, on principle: 7 Psychotic Pieces of Relationship Advice from Cosmo.
From The Frisky: 16 Female Behaviors Even We Don’t Understand. Okay, I do a few of these, (hi, fake eyelashes and getting done up on Sundays! ) but it’s still funny.
We didn’t do an April Fools post here on CF, but plenty of fashion people did bring the jokes this year! Refinery 29 lists the 6 Best Fashionable April Fools Pranks.
And um, we all thought this was an April Fools joke, but apparently it’s real: Patricia Field gives you a new way to test your design skills
Revitalize your skin for spring with these power foods! Mmm, edamame See also: 33 Secrets to Perfect Skin from RealBeauty.
Designer Charlotte Ronson created a special collection for budget-friendly store UNIQLO, and NYLON has a preview of the collection!
Pretty cringe-worthy, especially the Kenneth Cole one: The 7 Worst Twitter PR Fails.
This was going around the web this week, and while I’m still not sure I’d try it, it does seem like an interesting method for keeping your high-end jeans looking new: Do You Freeze Your Jeans?
In case you haven’t heard, Gwyneth Paltrow is coming out with a cookbook – and it might actually be worth getting!
Wow this girl is impressive, to say the least! She already dresses the A-list – now 11-year-old designer is to get her own reality show.
Do you meet any of the seven signs of being a fashion junkie?
So cool: Selma Blair and Penn Badgley team up with H&M for Fashion Against Aids.
I just discovered the I Heart Love Tumblr and I think it’s adorable – lots of cute photos, quotes, artwork, etc. all surrounding the theme of love. If you hate that lovey-dovey stuff, though, avoid this one!
Hyperbole and a Half might be among the funniest blogs we’ve seen (and a great way to procrastinate).
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Posted on on april 7, 2011 / filed under: hot websites / tags: hautelinks, internet, links
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6 Responses to “Hautelinks: Week of 4/7/11”1 
April 8th, 2011 at 12:27 am
Alyssa
Love love love hyperbole and a half–definitely laugh-out-loud funny!
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April 8th, 2011 at 2:06 am
Sam
I love that cracked article. cracked never disappoints! !
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April 8th, 2011 at 1:23 pm
Jing
Loved the 16 female behaviors even we dont understand. i think my boyfriend would die with happiness if i did a lot of those things…in fact he’s usually the one dragging me to go shopping for clothes and was the one who encouraged and went with me to buy perfume…hmm…. Something seems wrong here? lol
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April 8th, 2011 at 2:58 pm
Julie
Hyperbole and a half is so awesomely funny. i spent almost a whole day reading it when i first discovered it. i’d definitely second the recommendation to anyone who’s reading these comments.
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April 8th, 2011 at 3:49 pm
Elisha
Fantastic links this week!
The link that you posted to the photos of the abandoned theaters inspired me to write this: http://myblacktongue. Tumblr. Com/post/4445393040/the-new-dream-job-lets-buy-an-abandoned-theater article on my blog. now i have to find the money and the perfect abandoned theater to start living my dream!
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April 8th, 2011 at 7:13 pm
Andrea
Have any of you guys seen this before because this is pretty old (i think)? if not, it deserves a spot on next week’s hautelinks. 
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