Eye Tinsel

Make your eyes just as dazzling as your tinseled tree with metallic eyeliner — an improvement from false metallic lashes (Halloween is over, people). To get the brightest, tinseliest effect on your lids, we suggest Urban Decay Cosmetics' Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliners.

This long-lasting liner isn't like your younger sibling's lumpy glitter paint. It's smooth application gives you complete control over the thickness of the line. Use a tiny amount for subtle, everyday shimmer, or really press it on for an explosion of glam. Wear it alone or line it over an eyeshadow or anther liner shade for an instant glitter boost.

The glitter shade variety surpasses the norm of silver, gold, and Limited Too-esque white. Even the names avoid conjuring up images of overplayed sparkle: Catfight (hot pink), Mullet (lime green), Spandex (pewter), and Midnight Cowboy (beige) are just a few of the unique eye tinsel choices.

These bold colors will stay put — a serious plus since no one wants to see gunmetal-metallic silver running down your face. Available in-store or online at Sephora for $18.

Text Katie Eder
Image Sephora

Beat Cold Weather With Urban Decay's Chapped Lips Remedy

While cold weather brings out the cute, chunky knits and amazing boots to play, it also brings out the worst in our skin — especially our lips! If you're thinking of giving some hot-hued lipstick a try this season (and, really, why wouldn't you?) then the first step to achieving a picture-perfect pout is a moisturized kisser. But it's a real pain in the you-know-what to constantly have to play switcheroo between your lipstick and your chapstick all day. Remedy your chapped lips this winter with a little "Lip Love," courtesy of Urban Decay.

At $16 a pop — total steal, we know!— you can have silky smooth lips and delicious color all in one product. The honey-infused lipgloss yields baby's bum-smooth application and a vibrant color. Choose between Drizzle (pale pink), Failbait (peach), Lolita (bright clear pink), Stung (berry), and Taunt (nude), or just get all of them and call it a day! These babies are also the perfect little stocking stuffers for your friends. Visit Sephora in-store or online to pick up your very own pretty pout.

Text Lauryn Stone
Sources Sephora, Urban Decay

Crayola Chic?

This season’s crayon inspired aquamarine lids may just let you recapture some of that lost innocence. While this fashion forward gaze looked whimsical and childlike on the models at Nanette Lepore’s Spring 2010 show, I’m concerned the trend may seem less playful and more “I let my 5 year old niece do my makeup,” on the rest of us. When applied with a light hand, however, aqua lids seem to offer an imaginative alternative to basic black without feeling like an 80’s flashback. Those of you bold enough to try this look should go for a shade that’s bright but not iridescent and leave the rest of your makeup muted. My pick is Urban Decay’s 24/7 Glide-On Pencil in Flipside (a bright teal); $17. What are your thoughts on this look? Does it work? Or should we leave the crayons to the sippy cup set?