The Budget Babe

This week we got inspired by the fall style of Karolina Kurkova, Eva Longoria, Ashley Madekwe, and January Jones.



See the top contenders in last week's poll.

Style It Online has a sneak peek at Kate Spade's new lifestyle brand, Kate Spade Saturday.

Birchbox has a great Effie Trinket makeup tutorial for Halloween.

eat sleep denim shares the best denim-centric Halloween costumes.

Complex has details on Pantone's color of 2013 'Monaco Blue.'

Beauty High shares 8 reasons bold lipstick can make your life better.

Fab Fatale has a yummy recipe for festive candy corn cupcakes.

Where Did U Get That shows you how the Martin Maison Margiela for H&M collection looks in real life.

Vogue shares illustrations from a new book by famed Creative Director Grace Coddington.

The Grindstone takes a look at the delicate issue of wearing heels while pregnant.

The Cut has photos of famous ladies who chose pink for their wedding gown.

Enter my giveaway this week to win Orly nail polish in fall-perfect colors!

It's time for another edition of Style Coalition TV, a new YouTube channel featuring original fashion and beauty programming by independent bloggers - such as myself! In this episode of Retail Bootcamp, I share tips to help you think like a merchandiser (that is, the people who decide what a store sells and how to sell it) so you make smarter shopping decisions as a consumer. Find Retail Bootcamp and more from SCTV at stylecoalition.tv.

Past episodes:

• Shop Like A Stylist
  
• Shopping Game Plan

Well this is a little late for Halloween, but I had to post it! Orly sent me some of the hottest colors from their limited-edition Halloween collection and I'm giving away two bottles each to three lucky readers!

The prize:

• 1 bottle Orly "Liquid" Vinyl - a super high shine true black polish that goes on smooth in just two coats. Wicked!
  
• 1 bottle Orly "R.I.P." - a clear polish with mixed-size pumpkin orange glitter. Fa-boo-lous!

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The Limited's new face Karolina Kurkova styles a sporty jacket from the brand with coated black skinny jeans, plus bow-embellished flats.

Get the look with her exact jacket plus more affordable finds: