Real Girl, Real Beauty: A Grad Student’s Breezy Routine

Between the long, dark locks, beautiful doe eyes, and top-notch lipstick game, it’s impossible to pick just one reason why Mehak Anwar is high on our list of beauty crushes right now. The current Johns Hopkins business school student (and sister to one of our favorite local designers) also pulls off crazy-cool outfits with aplomb, styling ballerina skirts with floral moto jackets and Pakistani jewelry with hippie ponchos.

Want the scoop on how she brings it all together? Of course you do. Click through for her under-$12 cure for split ends, the secret to those perfectly matte lips, and a peek at one of the best statement-accessory collections in town.