Diamonds & denim: blame it on celebs, who've managed to turn the red carpet blue with glammed-up denim. Sequins, fun fur, funky heels, leopard prints, a bevy of brooches--the possibilities are endless. Holiday parties get happenin' when you mix denim with dazzle.WELL SUITED A coordinating denim blazer makes your favorite jeans look more grown up. Stretch denim blazer, $59, XOXO XOXO Hugs and Kisses XOXO Extensible Open Xhtml Outlines XOXO XO Communications, Inc. (former stock symbol) . Jeans with velvet belt, $42, Paris Blues. T-shirt, $38, Troo Designs, Earrings, $8, girlprops.com. Bracelet with purse charms, $45, and big ring, $20, Baubleworks. Fashion boots, $30, Bumper by Best Fit. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BEST BEAUTY BET Put your lips on red alert! Nothing says holiday more than a satiny sat·in·y adj. Lustrous and smooth like satin. See Synonyms at sleek. Adj. 1. satiny - having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; "glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken yet subtle crimson stain. Jelly Pong (games) Pong - A computer game invented in 1972 by Atari's Nolan Bushnell. The game is a minimalist rendering of table tennis. Each of the two players are represented as a white slab, controllable by a knob, which deflects a bouncing ball. Pong Supermodel Stain, $20, beauty.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BEST BEAUTY BET Casually glamorous clothes need casually glamorous hair. Show off a great neckline neckline The line that connects the two lowest points on the intermediate declines of a head-and-shoulders chart pattern. In an inverted head-and-shoulders formation, the neckline connects the two intermediate tops. by throwing your hair up in a loose, soft pony, or coax hair into soft, flowing curls with a wide-barrel curling iron. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TOP THIS! Something soft and sweet on top is the perfect complement to jeans. Left: Faux fur-trim sweater, $30, Hecht's. Jeans with jeweled belt, $42, Paris Blues. Betty Boop earrings, $12, Fantas-Eyes. Shoulder bag, $95, Baubleworks. Right: Shrug, $25, Lani. Strapless strap·less adj. Having no strap or straps, as a dress or an undergarment. n. A garment having no strap or straps. strapless Adjective floral's tunic, $25, Hecht's. Cropped jeans, $24, 5-7-9 Shops. Betty Boop necklace, $16, Fantas-Eyes. Bracelet, $20 Baubleworks. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NIGHT VISION Balance a leg-baring mini with a less minimal top and a dazzling brooch brooch Ornamental pin with a clasp to attach it to a garment. Brooches developed from the Greek and Roman fibula, which resembled a decorative safety pin and was used as a fastening for cloaks and tunics. at your neck. Want more sparkle? Morn won't mind your mini if you've got glittery tights underneath! Asymmetrical neckline top, $22, Heart Soul. Denim mini, $69, GUESS?. Loop Jewels, $30, gemgear.com. Brooch, $17, Stephan & Co. Rings, $15 each, GUESS? at Hecht's. Earrings, $6, girlprops.com. Clutch bag, $14, Loop. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BEST BEAUTY BET Got whirls of curls? For extra frizz frizz 1 tr. & intr.v. frizzed, frizz·ing, frizz·es To form or be formed into small tight curls or tufts. n. 1. The condition of being frizzed. 2. A small tight curl or tuft. control and definition, work a finishing cream into ends. Try Culture Wrap and Smooth Creme, $5, drugstores. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GLITTER GIRL Want instant versatile glamour? Seek out sequins! This layering piece is a bargain and looks adorable under a cardigan or blazer for parties and shines on its own with jeans. Tank. $18, and earrings, $7, girlprops.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BEST BEAUTY BET Want to really make your eyes sparkle? Apply a single rhinestone rhine·stone n. A colorless artificial gem of paste or glass, often with facets that sparkle in imitation of a diamond. [After the Rhine (translation of French caillou du Rhin : (look for loose gems in the nail section of your drugstore) then carefully apply to the inner corner with eyelash eyelash /eye·lash/ (-lash) cilium; one of the hairs growing on the edge of an eyelid. eye·lash n. 1. Any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid. Also called cilium. glue. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GO SHORT! Capris aren't just for summer anymore. Cropped, cuffed denim shows off sweet sandals and the latest new trend: sandal socks! Remember--wide cuffs can shorten legs so the shorter your legs, the smaller the cuffs. Poncho, $69, and lace top, $35, JLo by Jennifer Lopez JLO by Jennifer Lopez owned by singer, actress and dancer Jennifer Lopez, is a brand that has been licensed for a term by Warnaco Group. Her line is the most successful of any artists' in history and includes many different types of clothing for young women, including jeans, , Cropped and cuffed jeans, $30, Paris Blues. Earrings, $7, girlprops.com. Flip-flops, $16, and sandal socks, $9, sanuk.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BEST BEAUTY BET Decorate your up 'do with glitter flower barrettes. Flower barrettes, $14 each, Wallflower wallflower, Mediterranean perennial (Cheiranthus cheiri) of the family Cruciferae (mustard family), particularly popular in Europe, where it flourishes on old walls. by Faigie. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CHEETAH GIRLS Hello, kitty! Feline prints prowled the fall runways. Swap your boxy box·y adj. box·i·er, box·i·est Resembling a box, especially in simplicity or rectangularity. box  i·ness n. , boyish denim jacket for a more feminine blazer, or glam up with a fur collar--so cute over something bare. Then add a kittenish kit·ten·ish adj. Playfully coy and frisky. kit ten·ish·ly adv.kit boot, cami or bag. Left: Jacket, $68, It Jeans. Leopard cami, $32, JLo Lingerie by Jennifer Lopez. Cotton pants, $59, XOXO. Earrings, $20, and rings, $20 each, Baubleworks. Clutch handbag, $18, Amici Accessories. Right: Denim jacket with removable faux fur collar, $48, Paris Blues. Strapless ruffle dress, $60, Lani. Feather-and-bead earrings, $45, Baubleworks. Key chain on jacket, $18, Elissa Bloom Designs. Leopard boots, $159, Carlos by Carlos Santana. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BEST BEAUTY BET Fresh from the fall shows! Smooth your hair into a low part, and add a jeweled barrette then curl ends with a wide-barrel curling iron. Barrette, $17, girlprops.com. OLD SCHOOL Denim does the vintage vibe right. Look for a belted jacket to layer over acute cami, then add a brooch to keep your look young and fun. Paisley prints look perfect when mixed with pretty pocket jeans and a very girlie girl·ie also girl·y adj. Informal Featuring minimally clothed or naked women typically in pornographic contexts: girlie magazines. gold belt. Left: Belted jacket, $48, Lani, $28, Self-Esteem. Mini, $39, It Jeans. Brooch $26, Adia Kibur Designs. Right: top, $28, Self-Esteem. Jeans with gold belt, $38, Paris Blues, Heart print clutch bag, $28, Split. Earings, $30, Baubleworks. Hair clip, $28. Wallflower by Faigie. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BORROW FROM THE BOYS Button-downs boring? Not when you can wrap a simple white shirt and secure with some, granny bling! Stretch cotton. French cuff shirt with rhinestone cufflinks, $28, Old Navy. Rhinestone buckle stretch jeans, $69, XOXO Velvet fedora, $25, Dorfman Pacific. Cluster brooch, $26, Adia Kibur Designs. Red brooch, $13, Stephan & Co. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BEST BEAUTY BET Keep your face feminine with icy lavender liner and glossy pink lips. Tony & Tina Herbal Charkohl Liner in Awareness, $16, tonytina.com. CoverGirl Wet Slicks Crystals in Tutu, $5.50, drugstores. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Styling by Suzin Boddiford. assisted by Jasmen Davis. Hair by Dean Krapf for Lumiere Salon. Makeup by Richard Bernal T.H.E Artist Agency. Shot on location at ONE. |
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