Like a blemish on an otherwise perfect skin day, finals week—right in the between Fun Day and summer—ensures a roller coaster of emotions. With poor eating habits, intermittent sleeping, and stressful deadlines, this week is bound to take its toll on you. Get through this week with some essential survival gear. Good luck, collegiettes!
Health
Sleepyti.me Bedtime Calculator
This website calculates what time you need to go to bed, or inversely what time you should wake up, to feel refreshed when your alarm goes off. Avoid that groggy, mid-REM feeling and get a quicker start to your day. Customize your sleep in REM cycles to get a successful nap or a shortened (and temporary!) night’s sleep.
So your diet has gone from quinoa to quesadilla in the span of 48 hours and you’re starting to feel run down. These smoothies pack in an incredible amount of fruits and vegetables while still tasting good! Drink your carrots, spinach or raspberries on-the-go to save time and pack in at least a little nutrition.
Between the stress, bad nutrition and extended periods of library camping, your body is in the perfect condition to get sick. Prevent a distracting runny nose during your final with a multi-vitamin or just your favorite way to get some Vitamin C. We love the instant gratification of E-Boost!
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Beauty
“You look really tired!” No one wants to hear that, especially with bigger worries on her plate. Masqueology is a quick fix for your skin problem whether you need an anti-blemish, brightening or revitalizing eye mask. Just place the cloth mask over your face, wait 20 minutes and remove—no scrubbing or messy application necessary!
You haven’t brushed your hair in days and suddenly flashbacks to Hannah from the Girls season finale are hitting a little too close to home. Enter sock bun: the one-and-done fix-it for all bad hair days without an obvious baseball cap cover up.
This thick cover-all concealer will hide everything from blemishes to dark circles. Fool your classmates at that business presentation next week—we won’t tell them you pulled an all-nighter!
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Studying
Customize your study music by the time of day, genre and playlist, compiled just right for your mood. No commercials and no fees! Light classical, please.
To those able to disable their Facebook accounts during finals, we applaud you. For the rest of us, there’s the app SelfControl. Even you try to access [insert guilty pleasure website], the browser will show an error until the block releases! We promise the pictures your roomie posted of you on the green can wait an hour.
Dark Chocolate
Our favorite kind of study food, dark chocolate boosts blood flow to the brain to keep you focused for longer. Also used a reward system, this healthier indulgence can keep you motivated to get through studying, knowing that delicious treat lies at the end. We love any quality bar of chocolate—especially the Maestro’s après-dinner homemade chocolate with dried fruit and nuts!
Summer is almost here, collegiettes. With some help from these survival tricks, you’ll be lounging in the sun before you know it.