While the jewelry designers are best known for their laser cut Kate Moss necklace, Trinity is an homage to all things gothic and earthy and occult and Catholic. In their words, it offers "a slightly darkened view on modern religion with ethereal touches and punk-rock influence." So yes, it's full of pyramid studs and crosses and metals that look like they were buried underground for a few hundred years.

But this green and blue opal, antique brass pendant is truly the pièce de résistance. It definitely belongs as the relic Nicholas Cage is looking for in some action film about ancient buried treasures with unknowable powers. And around my neck.

Why is it that, when you're shopping for something in particular, you can never seem to find it?

I spent hours yesterday searching in vain--and at the last minute--for something fun to wear to my own party. Lace Helmut Lang bra top? Too serious. Neon yellow dress from the Marc Jacobs cyberpunk collection? Overplayed. After hours of tromping around town, I was starting to lose faith. And I was really, really hungry. But I decided to stop at Opening Ceremony as a last ditch effort. And when I climbed the staircase to the second floor and saw this silk dress (in kelly green and blue) from New York-based line Noble Youth hanging on the rack, I knew the hunt was over.

Despite the fact that Noble Youth has been around for almost five years, this was my first introduction to the brand. The line's designer, Megan Quinn, is a trained sculptor. But her design focus isn't really tailoring or structure, as you might assume. Instead, her creations revolve around her knack for dreaming up eye-pleasing, innovative, world-influenced textiles. From vibrant animal prints to watercolor, tie-dyed fades, her graphic designs are simply made to be displayed on silk. (Whether they should be paired with scrunched trouser socks and oxfords is up for debate.)

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I used to pluck the hell out of my eyebrows. I admit it. These days, I'm more likely to smear RevitaLash on them in the hopes they'll grow in faster and thicker. I credit my newfound brow bravery to Kristie Streicher, eyebrow guru. When I first went to Kristie a few years ago, frail eyebrows and all, she helped me get over my fear of looking like Groucho Marx and convinced me to let hair return to places on my face where it hadn't appeared for a decade.

So, I was happy to see that bold, bushy, otherwise large-and-in-charge brows remained the look of choice in at a spate of New York Fashion Week shows, from Narciso Rodriguez to Erin Wasson x RVCA. It might seem a little counterintuitive to go for this heavy, big drama look when spring is right around the corner. But if you're trying to nurture yanked-out follicles back to life, trust me–you'll need a head start.

When I was in my own fake-it-till-you-make-it stage of eyebrow regrowth, Kevyn Aucoin's The Precision Brow Pencil was my go-to product. And it still is. The formulation is soft, creamy and has none of that waxy hardness that most of us associate with brow pencils. It's sharp enough to be precise, smooth enough to smudge, and comes in natural, flattering shades. Usually it's all that's required to build up big, chunky brows. (It even comes with a little brush on the end to tame any erstwhile bits.) But I'm also a big fan of Lorac and Sephora eyebrow powders, which are a lot less precise and much more dramatic. (These make for a great night look, but speaking from experience, should not be used with alcohol.) And, if you're a hairspray junkie, Anastasia's brow gel is the perfect cement to hold the final look in place.

It's not easy to stop abusing your eyebrows if it's been your m.o. for years. But I promise that once you do you'll never go back. Break the cycle, ladies!

I'm trying to look for the upside of spring fashion; past the safari jackets and linen and other adventurer-in-Africa looks that are destined to dominate the season.

One spring mini-trend I'm genuinely into is white booties. A few prime examples: these woven Giuseppe Zanotti shooties (top), Madison Harding's perforated, lace-up wedge (right) and Jeffrey Campbell's grunge-inspired take on the Dr. Marten (left.) What a welcome, literal bright spot in a season full of Earth tones.

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Fact: Valentine's Day is approaching. Fact: Finding truly amazing lingerie without spending a bundle isn't easy. Solution? Lascivious.

The British brand is a slightly sweeter and more trend-oriented counterpart to Kiki de Montparnasse. (Despite the name, there's really nothing lewd about it.)

For example: tassels and fringe in lingerie usually call to mind pasties or the Old West. Not exactly understated or sophisticated on either count. Lascivious has a better idea: a suspender belt with a graduated length of fringe that wouldn't look out of place at cocktail hour, either. And the frame bra to the left there is pure genius worn with other layers underneath a blazer.

Lingerie that can be worn beyond the budoir? I'm on board. And, because sexy underpinnings are supposed to bring pleasure instead of agony, Lascivious prices their items accordingly.