There are two guidelines for late summer 2009’s day dresses: make them bright and make them boho – the longer, the better. Flowy chiffon makes these dresses oh-so-comfy. Wear them with gaudy flower petal or cracked stone rings with your favorite embellished flat sandals or gladiator flats. Makeup? Try a sangria orange lip look like can be achieved by layering Stila 24kt Shimmer Gloss in Radiant Sunset ($22) over Stila Lip & Cheek Stain in Mango Crush ($24) – both from Stila’s new Indian Summer collection. Gorgeous!

Every girl should have at least one element of animal print in her wardrobe, if not many! Animal prints are fun and hip and just by adding a zebra print cuff, some cheetah print platforms, or a faux fur jacket to your outfit immediately gives rawr factor to any look!

Here is a photo of me wearing one of my own faux fur pieces: a cropped print jacket that I found at Forever 21 for less than $30! Scoreee.

What’s more fierce than studded up platform (or flat!) sandals in black, tan, or even white? Bebe has the studded “Brenda” sandal in white with animal print heels which are just tres sexy. However, the studded sandals featured in this post are practical enough to dress up a fitted tank and skinny jeans for day or a fitted jersey dress for the nightlife.

Mmm, smoky eyes. My favorite look! Except it will be fun to ditch black in favor of colorful smoky shades, such as sooty plums. MAC Eyeshadow in Contrast is perfect – it’s a dark, dark matte blue-purple shade which makes it perfect for smoky eyes.

For this look I also used: Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Smog, Lancome Blush Subtil in Shimmer Coral Sunset, Chanel Sheer Brilliance as a highlighter, and Lancome Juicy Tubes gloss in Simmer.

For those of us that crave lash length over volume, Maybelline Lash Stiletto mascara will give you just that — and lots of it. Coat after coat of Lash Stiletto builds more length to your lashes and there is no clumping. Lash Stiletto mascara seems to coat every single lash evenly, probably due to the long, tapered brush with skinny bristles.

So, Maybelline Lash Stiletto does what it boasts and costs less than $10. I call it a steal. That, and take a look at how cool the tube is — it looks like the heel of my patent black pumps!

For Spring 2009, sheer washes of eye color were seen on the runway. You could totally get away with using just a pear green eyeshadow with nothing else, especially if you have fair skin. Personally, I like to add depth with any color, so I ended up applying a dark matte brown in the crease and a shimmery tan eyeshadow on my browbones and on the inner corners before doing the wash of pear green. I used the top color from Wet ‘n Wild’s Amazon Greens eyeshadow palette (using saline solution for better color feedback). I also added half lash strips on the bottom.

I love this look for Spring What do you think?

Flower petal rings are perfect statements to add color and flair to a simple outfit, such as this summer’s distressed skinny jeans and a tee or an everyday dress. Find a flower petal ring in one of Spring 09’s hottest colors — hot pink, orange, or yellow –  and match it up to a pair of brightly colored heels. Instant glam factor! Gold tones are the next best thing and make a perfect date dress accessory.

• Forever 21 Faceted Stone Ring – various colors ($4.80)
• Fred Flare Golden Blossom Dazzle Ring ($16)
• Juicy Couture Mother of Pearl Flower Ring ($88)