Fashion

While many businesses were shut down by the pandemic, one student found her way to creating a new business opportunity. Sarah Santaella, a sophomore communication major, has been establishing her own nail business. “I started my own business during the pandemic. I don’t do acrylic, I do Gel-X. It started off from being so, so bored,” says Santaella....

Self-love is the best kind of love. That’s the mantra of F.A.C.E. F.A.C.E., fashion, artistic, creativity and elegance, is a club that encourages confidence and feeling one’s best through photo shoots, runway walks and powerful dance choreography. Aaron Gray, a senior healthcare studies major, is the current president of F.A.C.E. Gray joined F.A.C.E. during his freshman year. Almost...

Kayla Punter, Freshman, Nursing Madelyn Vinsel, Senior , EducationJessah Doctor, Sophomore, Exercise ScienceMarsha Pierre, Senior, BiologyJazlynn Castillo, Freshman, Social Work Jaclyn Ray, Sophomore, Chemistry Anna Boyd, Freshman, EXP Jason Edwards Photo Editor (Crescent Magazine)

By Izzy Manzo and Nate Johnston Jenna Palermo attributes her business, and decision to become an art major, to being raised by “artistic people.” Up until high school her schools lacked art programs, but her mom still made sure she was able to express herself artistically. “My mom converted an extra room of my house into an art...

By Genevieve Jaser Consider the way people may present themselves to others. Immediately, a person may notice an outfit, smile, hair, but what about their nails? Like other exterior features, fingernails are a blank canvas that can be used to express one’s creative and artistic desires. Nail designs can be a characteristic to perfect, or upkeep—a job that...

By Jason Edwards Meredith Miller, Senior, SOC and Brittney VanSteenburgh, Junior, PCH PHOTOS | Meghan Olson Amaris Forte, Senior, PSY George Rudy, Junior, ENG Benson Rodrigues, Sophomore, PHY Bishme Sheppard, Senior, EXS Tiffany Ortega, Senior, PSY Benjamin Paz, Senior, NUR Sandhya Kandel, Senior, PCH McKenzie Morrison, Sophomore, BIO Marco Forgione, Freshman, UND Malik Decker, Senior, PSY Martha Polanco,...

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Whether it is a short, colored pixie cut or long natural curls, some students have their own style and preference which allows them to control how they appear on the outside. Emma "Justine" Conley (Meghan Olson/Crescent Magazine) For Emma Justine Conley, a junior psychology major, hair color and style has ultimately always been a source for experimentation. “I’ve...