With the school year coming around, it’s not a surprise that summer vacation may cause some to be behind schedule. Here is a lifestyle checklist that everyone can follow to get back on track for a successful school year.

When in doubt, style it out

A fresh new semester means fresh new trends. YouTube fashion guru Spankie Valentine from UrbanOG explained that the hot prints of this year are plaid and geometric shapes. These prints are versatile with various types of trends. Play it chic, grunge, preppy or street — there’s no doubt that one can find trouble with these textiles. Finish off the look by incorporating these prints with Pantone’s Color of the Year, Radiant Orchid.

Decade of the brow

Like fashion trends, beauty trends are always changing. Santana ”Sailor” Vilailack, beauty adviser at Bella Terra Cosmetic, shared many ways to enhance daily beauty routines using makeup, fragrances, skincare and hairstyles.

“This is definitely the decade of the brows,” Sailor said. “Years ago nobody even thought about filling in their brows. Now it’s like a daily thing.” He continued to explain the different eye looks for this upcoming season. “Smokey eyes are really in this fall,” Sailor said. “But smokey eyes are kind of getting toned down to neutral browns and gold.”

A fragrant year

Sailor also mentioned that playful and fruity scents are popular for women and explained that owning a body mist is an ideal product to hold these fragrances.

“Body mists, especially for college students, are very convenient. They go hand in hand with spraying it on to yourself, spraying in your car, spraying in your dorm, everything,” Sailor said. “Plus they’re really inexpensive for something you’ll be spraying a lot.”

Sailor also spoke about the coming fragrances for men.

“Elegant, classy, nothing too strong or overpowering. Definitely something you could wear daily and then another for occasions,” Sailor said. “Body sprays, like the Old Spice sprays or like the Axe sprays are great alternatives if you want something that smells very nice but is cheap.”

Skin care must-haves

Sailor said skin care is important in a daily beauty routine and he stressed the bare essentials that all should carry.

“A cleanser takes out all the oil, dirt and makeup residue. When you’re washing your face with just face wash it doesn’t actually remove all of it,” Sailor said. “After the cleanser, use a toner. The toner works hand in hand with the cleanser and it sucks up all the oil from your face.”

Using a toner opens pores and takes out all the extra makeup, dirt, oil and evens the skin all around.

“Your last and most important is a moisturizer, Sailor said. “Use it right after the toner because you need moisturizer to fill in those open pores so bacteria won’t come in.”

Style it up or down

Sailor also mentioned hairstyles that are in high demand for both men and women.

“Loose beach waves and curls are very beautiful for women,” Sailor said.. “Ombre, of course, has been around for a while now but definitely for this fall.”

Sailor mentioned trying a red ombre or putting an ombre on darker hair. He also mentioned messy hair, bed head, undercuts and top knot buns are in style for men lately.

Healthy is beautiful

Although fashion and beauty are essential, it’s important to be aware of health. Slyvon Blanco, professional trainer and fitness coach at VonBlancoFitness.com, shared the secrets to eating well, staying fit and maintaining a healthy daily routine.

“I like being capable of doing whatever I want physically, mentally and without having any sort of limits in terms of environment,” Blanco said. “Also, to be able to eat whatever I want without getting fat.”

Eat well to be well

Blanco’s best advice for college students is to stay consistent. Trying to cut out all bad food at one time does not lead to much success.

 “What I tell clients is that they should stick to the 80/20 rule,” Blanco said. “80 percent of what you eat should be good whole foods and 20 percent is whatever you want.”

He then shared the importance of cutting portion sizes.

“Build a habit of cutting out unhealthy portion sizes but not to completely get rid of them,” Blanco said. “If someone likes chocolate cake, the last thing I would do is tell someone to stop eating it. Instead of having a piece of chocolate cake at every meal, just have one piece for two meals a week as opposed to how every many, every single meal you have.”

Work it out

Blanco also said to keep weekly workout routines as simple as possible.

“The secret is just to start with the minimum,” Blanco said. “I would tell my clients to start working out two or three days a week, as opposed to every single day. That way it’s easier to stay consistent.”

He also stressed the negativity of constricting the diet or over exercising when trying to get healthy.

“Be flexible,” Blanco said. “If you’re too strict on yourself and you’re too strict on your workouts or diet, you’re going to fail.”