Palettes are tricky little beasts. Sometimes, you get a slew of shades you'll want to use every day. Other times, you get one or two good ones, then some glittery green monstrosity of an eye shadow that renders the rest of the palette worthless. The latest Bobbi Brown lip and eye palette ($60) rests firmly in the former. The compact, double-decker palette has four shades each of lip color and shimmery eye shadow, and there's nary a stinker to be found.

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Have you ever watched an episode of Gossip Girl and thought, "Ugh, I love Blair's headband, where'd she get it?!" Or "If only I knew what necklace Serena was wearing, I'd buy it in droves." If you've had these thoughts, then you're in luck. Not only have we introduced a new site, CelebStyle, that has the complete wardrobe notes on Gossip Girl and more, we're also launching a giveaway to get a bunch of the GG goodies for free.

From now until Sunday, Oct. 26, you can enter to win items from an assortment of accessories from the set of GG. We've got headbands from JoomiNYC and Jennifer Behr, necklaces from Margo Morrison, and bracelets from Ronni Simon, Rachel Leigh, and CC Skye. To enter, all you have to do is log into TeamSugar (if you're not a member, register now) and add a look of your own to any post on CelebStyle (see how after the jump). There will be 12 winners in total, and you'll be entered for every look you create so there are plenty of chances to win! Be creative and check out the official rules here.

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Just as makeup artists mix their own colors for fashion shows, so do nail technicians. If all goes well, the colors hit stores in the following season. Until then, though, you can do as they do and make your own color.

"Everyone has half-empty enamel bottles lying around at home," says Roxanne Valinoti, CND Nail Ambassador. "These make it easy to custom-blend new colors from existing colors already in your collection." The trick? Valinoti recommends starting with a lighter color, then adding a darker shade drop by drop until you get the hue you're hoping for.

Alternatively, you can use a piece of waxed paper as your "palette," blending polishes there for a one-off manicure. (That's what I did for the picture you see here; sorry that my finger looks like Lowly Worm.) When you're done, you'll have a nail color that's uniquely yours — unless, of course, a trend-spotter sees it and decides to put it into production.

While I was talking to hair color guru Paul Cucinello about hair glaze, the conversation turned to preventing brassiness, something I hear concerns about a lot. First, Cucinello broke down why it happens in the first place. "When you are using anything chemical, after six weeks the hair totally normalizes to its original state," he explained. The cuticle lifts back up so the product is released from the hair."

So why does red hair looks less red and blond hair look so orange? There's a perfectly logical explanation: "Red, yellow and blue color molecules are in your hair, and the first to come out is the smallest molecule — which is blue. That's why you see so many violet conditioners for blond hair, to control the pigment." Presumably, this means blue hair would be the hardest to maintain. Wonder how that Marge Simpson does it...

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