very excited about 'what's in for fall'

So far, the trends I've been seeing (aka read about, usually in articles titled WHAT'S UP AND COMING FOR FALL! or LOOK HOT IN FALL'S TRENDIEST or something else written by an equally excitable person) are: a super dark and extra sultry take on the already sexy smoky eye, gray eyes, dark lips, bold brows and big hair. Everything is exciting, large, and none too subtle. While I'm a big fan of the nude lip, light mascara and sheer cover up, I like to get as glammed up as the next girl.

These fall trends seem to have been designed with me in mind, and my ego enjoys that idea as much as I'll enjoy wearing these trends. I love to play up my lips, so the richer lip colors excite me, and dark colors like grays and blacks make my eyes look greener. My hair is at an awkward growing out stage (in a fit of self-righteousness after sexual assualt I shaved my head. I'm not sure what I was trying to prove to him, but it at least made me look tougher than I felt.) The bold brows is especially exciting because all I do is comb my brows and pluck out any obviously errant hairs; I'm too broke to shell out for threading or waxing often enough to keep mine thin. That is to say, I don't have huge bushy brows to begin with, so I suppose I've gotten off easy.


These guys, not so much.