personal style bloggers

"The Great Purge of 2014" turned out to be not that great, actually.

Personal Style Bloggers Are Making Bank: You know when your favorite style blogger links to the pieces of her outfit so you can buy them? Those little links are helping them rake in insane amounts of cash. We'll tell you just how much they're getting. Sick of Seeing Outfit Post After Outfit Post on Your Blogroll? Check out these 20 emerging bloggers whose sites boast a bit more substance. When Acne Doesn't Stop After Puberty: So apparently our skin feels entitled to a quarter-life crisis, too. Here's how to get yours back on track.

It's no secret that personal blogs--once thought to be the purview of online diarists and hobbyists--are serious businesses now. Bloggers not only command huge readerships--but they've also become celebrities in their own right, publishing books, starring in ads, collaborating on collections, and even hosting TV shows. Thanks to affiliate link programs, they're also making bank on all the products and brands they recommend on their site. The Internet might have scoffed at Scott Schuman when he recently said he makes "seven figures" off his blog--but, actually, that's not that hard to believe. So just how much money are bloggers making right now? We did a little digging to find out--and the short answer is: A sh*t ton.

Inaugural Fashion Roundup: The big style news from this week's presidential festivities was Michelle Obama's (second) Jason Wu inaugural ball dress, but there were plenty of other great style moments, too. We also led you through the rest of the FLOTUS's ensembles, including Thom Browne for the public Inauguration appearances, Naeem Khan at church, and Reed Krakoff at the swearing-in. First Lady Fashion History Lesson: Take a look back at 50 years of Inaugural style from the First Ladies of yore, plus learn why a FLOTUS's hairstyle matters more than you think. The Reigning Style Blog Stars: We compiled all the data, did our research, and ranked the most influential personal style bloggers right now. Did your favorite streetwalker make the cut?

Heidi Klum explains how she stays classy amid pressure to pose nude. #supermodelproblems. {HuffPo} If you don't already love the hit HBO series Girls, you will now: the show has teamed up with Urban Outfitters to pay your rent for a year! {Urban Outfitters} Scientists have found a way to dye hair brown using gold nanoparticles...but we think it might be easier to just stop at Duane Reade. {io9} Claire Danes covers February Elle and discusses why she won't be a stay-at-home mom. {US Weekly}