New York City is an expensive place to live...No one knows this better than I do! Between rent for an apartment that's the size of a minivan, a metrocard for an unreliable train, food (I have a cupcake addiction) and clothes, I barely have enough money left for a haircut.

But did you know that you can still update your look even when your pockets are empty? There are a ton of salons where you can go and score a free haircut! The only requirement---become a hair model!

Bumble and bumble
Bumble and bumble offers free hair cuts and free styling. It does everything from short layers to a razor bob. The cuts aren't limited to just people with straight tresses, Bumble and bumble can also handle curlies. To sign become a hair model, go to www.bbumodelproject.com and fill out a pre-evaluation form. If your hair is what a stylist is looking for, they will send you an invite.

I had the sudden urge to change my nail polish yesterday. I was wearing OPI's Pompeii Purple, which looks great on my skin, but I wanted something different. I went to Ricky's (AKA beauty supply Heaven) and bought Essie's Tart Deco. Not a color I normally wear, but it was on sale and it looked fun.

I put the polish on but removed it less than five minutes later! The orange looked awful on my brown skin so I am now polish-less. To ensure my polish drama never happens again, I hooked up with Np2 nail polish to get some tips on choosing the perfect color to compliment every skin tone.

Fair Skin Tones

Try a red like Np2's Electric Charge or a bright pink like Np2's Positive Integer. These colors look very chic and elegant on fair skin.