Rich Girl Beauty on a Real Girl Budget

BET Beauty Exclusive with Ariana Pierce: Rich Girl Beauty on a Real Girl Budget

Beauty Exclusive - Twenty-year-old Ariana Pierce is a superstar entrepreneur who is turning heads with her business savvy and signature style. The beautiful college student has a successful nail polish line, online jewelry shop and “Phone Candi” company that blings out the cellular cases of your favorite celebs. We asked Ariana to endow our collegiate cuties with tips to looking like a million dollars on a hundred-dollar budget.

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Beauty Exclusive - Twenty-year-old Ariana Pierce is a superstar entrepreneur who is turning heads with her business savvy and signature style. The beautiful college student has a successful nail polish line, online jewelry shop and “Phone Candi” company that blings out the cellular cases of your favorite celebs. We asked Ariana to endow our collegiate cuties with tips to looking like a million dollars on a hundred-dollar budget.

Beautiful Blessing - I love doing business and I feel very fortunate to have a successful business at the age of 20. I’ve heard high school students and even college graduates say that I’ve inspired them to start their businesses at 18, 20 or 25. That’s a great thing to know that my business is inspiring other young entrepreneurs.

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Beautiful Blessing - I love doing business and I feel very fortunate to have a successful business at the age of 20. I’ve heard high school students and even college graduates say that I’ve inspired them to start their businesses at 18, 20 or 25. That’s a great thing to know that my business is inspiring other young entrepreneurs.

Whole New World - It’s granted me access to another world. I’ve done award shows like the Emmys, Golden Globe Awards, and worked with celebs like Tasha Smith, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez. I think that’s the best part of owning a nail polish line and phone case and jewelry company.

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Whole New World - It’s granted me access to another world. I’ve done award shows like the Emmys, Golden Globe Awards, and worked with celebs like Tasha Smith, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez. I think that’s the best part of owning a nail polish line and phone case and jewelry company.

Stay Polished - Get a good nail polish because your nail polish tells a lot about you. Try <i>Soho Chic</i> in my <i>Superstar Nail Lacquer</i> line. It’s the perfect color because it’s metallic and it looks just like Minx, which is expensive. With my polish, you can get the <i>Minx</i> look for $10.

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Stay Polished - Get a good nail polish because your nail polish tells a lot about you. Try <i>Soho Chic</i> in my <i>Superstar Nail Lacquer</i> line. It’s the perfect color because it’s metallic and it looks just like Minx, which is expensive. With my polish, you can get the <i>Minx</i> look for $10.

Dial Like a Diva - My &lt;i&gt;Phone Candi&lt;/i&gt; company creates cases to bling out your phone. Whether you’re the blingy girl or you like pearls or flowers, we have that for you. People used to always say that my cases made their phones look like candy, and that’s where I got the name.

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Dial Like a Diva - My <i>Phone Candi</i> company creates cases to bling out your phone. Whether you’re the blingy girl or you like pearls or flowers, we have that for you. People used to always say that my cases made their phones look like candy, and that’s where I got the name.

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Bejewled - You can get jewelry from Style Shoppe, which is my other line. We have chunky jewelry, pearls and whatever look you want. It’s the same $500 or $600 jewelry that you would find at Saks.

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Bejewled - You can get jewelry from Style Shoppe, which is my other line. We have chunky jewelry, pearls and whatever look you want. It’s the same $500 or $600 jewelry that you would find at Saks.

Spend Wisely - Always save some of your paycheck. Every week, in a separate account, put aside something that you don’t touch. You should also have a “fun” account, which is the account that you can splurge with. You can go out and play, but when it’s out, you’re done.

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Spend Wisely - Always save some of your paycheck. Every week, in a separate account, put aside something that you don’t touch. You should also have a “fun” account, which is the account that you can splurge with. You can go out and play, but when it’s out, you’re done.

Beauty Budget - If you want to go to the salon, just save $50 every week and maybe at the end of the month you’ll have enough money to get your hair done. People always find money to do the activities they want to do.

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Beauty Budget - If you want to go to the salon, just save $50 every week and maybe at the end of the month you’ll have enough money to get your hair done. People always find money to do the activities they want to do.

Dorm Stylist - If you do want to keep up your weave and you’re in college, find someone on your campus that doesn’t cost as much to do your hair. I know girls on my campus that charge $50 or $100 to do a weave. They’ll do it for cheap because they’re not professionals yet.

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Dorm Stylist - If you do want to keep up your weave and you’re in college, find someone on your campus that doesn’t cost as much to do your hair. I know girls on my campus that charge $50 or $100 to do a weave. They’ll do it for cheap because they’re not professionals yet.

8 AM Class Cutie - Get a good foundation for your skin so you’ll look really smooth - even if you don’t have any spots. I mean, I don’t have any spots, but I still use foundation to make my skin tone even. Use just a light eye shadow that you can brush on really quick. Use a good lip gloss and wear some mascara so your eyes pop.

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8 AM Class Cutie - Get a good foundation for your skin so you’ll look really smooth - even if you don’t have any spots. I mean, I don’t have any spots, but I still use foundation to make my skin tone even. Use just a light eye shadow that you can brush on really quick. Use a good lip gloss and wear some mascara so your eyes pop.

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Girly Girls - Being girly has nothing to do with being weak or having frills or big puffy dresses. Being girly is basically just wanting to take care of yourself. You can add “girliness” to any look whether you’re grunge, rock or romantic. It’s about defining your style and being unique. You can wear black nail polish every day and still be fabulous.

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Girly Girls - Being girly has nothing to do with being weak or having frills or big puffy dresses. Being girly is basically just wanting to take care of yourself. You can add “girliness” to any look whether you’re grunge, rock or romantic. It’s about defining your style and being unique. You can wear black nail polish every day and still be fabulous.

Get the Look - Mixing high-end and low-end is perfect. A lot of celebrities usually don’t wear top designers all at once. Get a fab dress or an outfit from Forever 21, which I love. They make clothes that are replicas of designer clothes. The pieces that you see in the magazines you’ll also see in Forever 21.

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Get the Look - Mixing high-end and low-end is perfect. A lot of celebrities usually don’t wear top designers all at once. Get a fab dress or an outfit from Forever 21, which I love. They make clothes that are replicas of designer clothes. The pieces that you see in the magazines you’ll also see in Forever 21.

Sole Food - You can get some fab designer shoes from Macy’s that are on sale. A lot of times, if you’re looking online, or if you go to certain stores, they’ll have some great shoes on sale.

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Sole Food - You can get some fab designer shoes from Macy’s that are on sale. A lot of times, if you’re looking online, or if you go to certain stores, they’ll have some great shoes on sale.

Ari's Day Off - Whether I was an entrepreneur or not, I think that you should always look presentable because your image tells others how you want to be approached. On an “off” day, I’ll wear a pair of bejeweled flats – because heels are not good on campus – a pair of nice jeans, a cute top and some chunky jewelry. I try to keep a clean look for my makeup. I’ll put on my lashes with a little eye shadow and some lip gloss.

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Ari's Day Off - Whether I was an entrepreneur or not, I think that you should always look presentable because your image tells others how you want to be approached. On an “off” day, I’ll wear a pair of bejeweled flats – because heels are not good on campus – a pair of nice jeans, a cute top and some chunky jewelry. I try to keep a clean look for my makeup. I’ll put on my lashes with a little eye shadow and some lip gloss.

Wise Words - Don’t say, ‘Oh, I’m going to wait until I’m 30 or 40 to really get serious about my life.’ Get serious now. While everyone else is playing, you start working now. That way, you’ll be ahead of everyone else. You can be in college and start a little business.

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Wise Words - Don’t say, ‘Oh, I’m going to wait until I’m 30 or 40 to really get serious about my life.’ Get serious now. While everyone else is playing, you start working now. That way, you’ll be ahead of everyone else. You can be in college and start a little business.

More About Ariana - Check out Ariana’s fabulous products at styleshoppe.com, superstarnailacquer.com and follow her on Twitter @aritheheiress.

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More About Ariana - Check out Ariana’s fabulous products at styleshoppe.com, superstarnailacquer.com and follow her on Twitter @aritheheiress.