It's time to take matters into your own hands with fall's freshest colors. Give yourself an at-home mani that will have people stopping you on the street.


Rad Nails nail wrapsStick It
For in-a-hurry nail art at a fraction of the price, apply a quick coat of polish and stick on Rad Nails nail wraps ($16). Everyone will ask for your digits.







70+ Nail Polish Colors for Fall



Tools of the tradeClean Cut
Tool around with Deborah Lippman's nail grooming set ($48) for cuticles and you'll never worry about the sanitization factor in sketchy salons again.







Jin Soon ChoiSoon Enough
Cult manicurist Jin Soon Choi's debut line ($18) nails it. Her two collections, Quintessential (staple shades) and A La Mode (seasonal hues), are must-haves.




Ocean Inspired Nail Art


Gel maniCoat Check
Skip chips with Sephora by OPI's at-home gel kit ($159). Application is a cinch, and we remained shiny and polish-perfect for nearly two weeks.










Ciaté textured-tipsFuzzy Feelings
Warm to the textured-tips trend with Ciaté's Velvet Manicure polish and crushed powder set ($19) in burgundy, dark

As we transition our clothing from summer to fall, beauty experts say our makeup should change as well. And because Shine readers love to stay on top of the latest beauty ideas, The Shine’s enlisted the help of Erik Soto, Sephora PRO Lead Artist to reveal the top fall makeup trends. Starting with the eyes. Erik says purple, smokey eyes will be a fall favorite. “It’s like the new nudes, because purple goes with brown eyes, it makes them look lighter. And then with blue or green, it’s on the opposite side of the color wheels, so it’s very complimentary”. Another trend to expect this season; well-defined eyes. For this, Erik says you’ll need a black liner in either a liquid or a pencil. For a liquid liner, Erik recommends the Christian Dior Style Liner. A great pencil eyeliner? Erik likes the Givenchy Kohl Eye Liner, because it’s “soft” and “smudgeable”. As far as skin goes, this fall matte skin is in, and according to Erik you get it by using medium to full coverage foundation.

Silver Initial Pendant by Brilliant EarthHow much do your values agree with your jewelry? Yes, this is one big, serious question I pose. Think about it.

You might have seen my original tidbit on Brilliant Earth recently. Take my word for a brief moment; I have a valid point here, so please listen as I channel my inner Leonardo DiCaprio on social awareness. I want to show you directly how a necklace I am wearing doesn't look like what "crazed hippies" wear. In my first short piece, I sort of talked about it. I know how different it is actually showing everyone, "This is how it looks in pictures and away from their set." I have heard people downplay the diamond/mining industry's "conflict free" label as something "them liberals talk about." I am not kidding. Whether Republicans or Democrats - no matter! - we all need to be aware of how much nothing is what it seems when we go out shopping. Those jewels in NYC's Diamond District? Yes, the necklace you bought over the holidays? Where did that come from? You don't know? Ah,

Gluten Free Beauty products I bravely sampled (gulp)Jennifer Lopez, rumor has it, swears by Creme de La Mer all over her face and body. Good for her. When I used it, my skin burned off. I looked like a beet red Spongebob Squarepants for a whole week under my makeup. It gets worse. When makeup artists apply primers and skin lotions on me, my skin - which is like a teenager's skin but with the tendency to develop acne that dries out into scraped knee type blemishes - starts getting the "about to break out" feeling no more than four hours after the makeup is applied. I have tried expensive and cheap makeup products. I only use about four makeup brands at the moment - MAC, Chanel, Almay and an ever alternating Whole Foods brand in my purse - and for quite a while, nothing on my face. I couldn't take it. Everyone loved using the word "fabulous" in describing their miracle products. I always wound up looking anything but fabulous. My guy friends hated Proactive, Walgreens witch hazel brands, Neutrogena, the pore strips… What was I to do? I

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Photo: Flaunt Magazine

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Rashida Jones has paved the way for funny girls everywhere. While she has always exuded that cute girl-next-door vibe, her new spread with Flaunt magazine showed a whole new side of her. The Celeste And Jesse Forever actress donned smudged eye liner and a bold red lip with a messy wet bob. The trick to pulling off Rashida's smoldering lip and eye combo was to keep the hair simple, even bordering on undone. Scroll down for more photos from the shoot.

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Rashida flaunts smudged eye liner and a bold red lip. Photos: Flaunt magazine

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Photo: Flaunt magazine

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There's a new girl making a splash in the world of high fashion and, for once, she's not a Kate Moss doppelganger or some Victoria's Secret angel type. Sure, this girl is gorgeous and statuesque, but she's also a plus-size model.

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Since she started modeling 7 years ago, Robyn Lawley has covered French Elle and Vogue Italia but has now catapulted to the big leagues. The 23-year-old Australian plus-size model has just landed a mega contact with Ralph Lauren.

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Before you poo poo this pronouncement, let's get something straight. No, Mr. Lauren is not collaborating with Lane Bryant or some other larger woman brand. Lawley is the legitmate new face (and body) of the luxe label and she can be seen in all her glory in their latest glossy print ads.

Why is this news? For one, she's only the second plus-sized model to ever land a contract with a traditionally non plus-sized brand

We stopped by backstage before the Tracy Reese Spring 2013 runway show and totally fell for the tousled bedhead 'dos. Inspired by Rihanna's half-shaved strands, TRESemmeé stylist Jeanie Syfu dreamed up a faux undercut effect for the lovely ladies walking down the designer's runway. Follow these quick and easy steps to recreate this 80s-inspired style!

#1: Enhance your natural texture with a blow dry lotion and power dry for a loose wavy finish. Once your hair is dry, lightly brush through your locks with a paddle brush to soften up the product.

#2: Create a deep side part (trend alert!) continuing diagonally back to the nape of the opposite side and clip to section away.

#3: Using a firm hold gel, create a tight cornrow braid with the lower section of your hair starting behind your ear and fasten with an elastic.

#4: Release the top section of hair and spray with a volumizing dry shampoo throughout for that awesome matte texture (double trend alert!).

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