I know that with holiday parties coming just around the corner you’ll want to do something different with your eyes. Rather than labor in front of the mirror for hours and come up with nothing different – or having tried to go SO different that it looks so bad you have to wash your face and start over – I’ve come with some tips to get metallic eyes.

Just do a swipe of a liquid eyeliner on your top lids for some pizzaz. Or use new Mascaras from Cover Girl that have the slightest hint of metallic in them to make your eyes POP. Want more drama? Try doing your entire top lid in gold shadow! A cheaper brand that has HIGH pigment in their eye products is the L’Oreal HIP line. I’ve used many of their products and I really like them. Whether you’re using metallic eyeshadow, metallic eyeliner or metallic eye makeup of any kind…you’re going to look stunning.

Cover Girl Exact Eyelights Mascara – Black Sapphire @ Amazon $5

Urban Decay Liquid Eyeliner in Gold @ Sephora $20

Revlon Limited Edition Collection Molten Metal Liquid Shadow @ Amazon ON SALE $4

L’Oreal HIP Intensity Pigments Shocking Shadow Pigments with Professional Brush 812 Phosphorescent @ Amazon $10

Givenchy Parad’Eyes Fluid Eye Liner @ Sephora$30

"What do I do with THIS?" Photo by le vent le cri on Flickr

You Asked the Style Question: I don’t want to have to buy a ton of new dresses and skirts. How can I update a black dress for Fall & Winter parties? When I add different shoes and a necklace it doesn’t feel like enough. I wanna be stylish, but I also need to save money. – Marie, Georgia

She’s Smart Answers: Ah, a common question that’s not always easy to figure out! Let’s tackle it. It’s great to actually get some wear out of your LBD (little black dress) since too often we disregard them and they stay hanging in our closet. We rationalize that we’ll wear them all the time, so we accumulate many black dresses (I admittedly have).

And yet, once you wear one a couple times you start thinking you’ve overplayed the look. The truth is, maybe you have. So, how do you update that sucker? It’s all about the accessories – but you already know that. While we love shoes, people don’t notice them first. So don’t worry too much about switching those shoes. Let me give you a suggestion?

A fancy belt and textured tights will update your LBD  instantly. If you want to try something else, using a necklace is on the right path… But it needs to be a really BIG statement necklace  to alter things. Lucky for you, big statement necklaces are very trendy and ‘in’ for Fall/Winter right now. Anyway! I’ve prepared six different belts for you to look at, all under $50.00, and two different textured tights that are under $10.00.

Item: New York doll Elasticized Bow Belt $28.00

Item: J-Crew Single-wrap skinny belt in metallic $29.50

Item: AK Anne Klein Skinny Belt at Zappos $44.00, or the Zebra Belt

Item: Tea Rose Belt from Anthropologie $28.00

Item: Fossil Oval Chain Belt from Zappos $40.00

Item: Textured Floral & Striped Tights from Charlotte Russe $6.99

Item: Textured Tights from The Style Riot $6.00

If you have a question, e-mail me at Jessica@shessmart.com, make sure to include your name and state!

Wanted Frills Flat - Round-toe ballet flat

Okay, so ruffles are a major trend for Fall 09. I hadn’t realized it extended even to shoes, but apparently it does.  If I’ve learned anything from my sister, it’s that a serious shoe habit is hard to kick. So if you know that you’ll absolutely NEED to buy a new pair of shoes this fall, I think I’ve found the pair for you. These Ruffled Flats from PiperLime are versatile-but-special enough to fit all sorts of needs.

They’re not too ‘out there’ that you can’t wear them a lot, but you’ll definitely feel happy about them having a little bit of flair. Style Tip: I doubt you already own a pair of shoes like this. That’ll make you appreciate them all the more. They’re available in silver or bronze (I like bronze) so the metallic also gives it a nice little punch. Yikes!: Banana Republic offers a very similar pair of ruffled flats for almost twice the price!

American Eagle Eve Ruffle Ballet

I also like these pretty berry ballet flats from Payless.

Coconuts Holly are Earth friendly

Eco-friendly shoes named Holly at Piperlime.

Think you could try heels with ruffles? Just be careful.

Even though I’m talking about flats, it doesn’t hurt to let you know about a Style Tip from Renee at Beauty Fool, right? Have a bit of trouble shifting around in your heels? Guess what will fix that? Nope, you never will! But you already own it.

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