Are you ready for fall? Boots purchased? Outerwear appropriately flowing? If you've already stocked your closet, it's now time to work on your face. Not unlike the past few seasons, we're still feeling nostalgic (or is it more of an homage to the recession?) and looking backward to color trends.

If you were hip in the '70s and '80s, try to channel those color schemes again (skipping the orange lipstick hues, thank goodness), and take a look at these fab colors for your makeup bag this fall. The main thing to remember is to go big at night, and mix and match for your workday. You don't want your boss to think you just got back from Studio 54 in time for the morning meeting, after all.

Check out these three hot colors for fall 2011.

Fall's crisp temperatures, gorgeous colors, and "back-to-school" feeling spur a lot of us to want to spruce up our houses. Not to mention the fact that light, bright, beach-inspired decor looks a little silly when the weather calls for fleece instead of flip-flops. Given that we're about to start spending a lot more time inside, it makes sense that home should feel warmer and more inviting.

Decorating your house for fall can be easy, fun, and inexpensive. A little effort now, and you'll look seasonally chic until it's time to put up the Christmas lights!

Here are eight simple ways to bring autumn inside your home:

Feeling more eco-conscious as the weather gets cooler and your heating bill gets higher? If you've ever wondered how you can possibly cut down waste while still looking trendy and pulled together, don't even worry for a minute! There's never been a better time to decorate with a nod to the environment. From fall-friendly vases to outdoor entertaining, here are five super chic ways to decorate your home for the season and please Mother Earth at the same time.

Leather is one of those trends that pretty much never goes out of style. And it's no wonder: You can take an outfit from plain to totally rockin' just by adding a leather moto jacket or fun leather accessories. The problem, of course, is that leather can be really, really expensive. But there are some items -- particularly faux items -- that look just as hot at half the price. Here are some of our favorite looks involving leather clothes and accessories you can actually afford:

It's time to get cozy and huddle up for the cool weather headed our way. Decorating for fall isn't just for looks, it creates a comfortable vibe in your home as well. You've got your fireplace prepped and ready, now you just need to spice up the place. Fall colors are warm, inviting, and soothing. Before you change the paint on your walls, try a few of these accent pieces in the beautiful shades of autumn.

The humble cranberry might be one of the most underrated of all the fall foods. While most of the attention goes to apples, pumpkins, and acorn squash, the cranberry is often ignored -- except, of course, at Thanksgiving when people make the obligatory cranberry sauce side-dish to go with the meal. But there's no reason to overlook the cranberry, especially since it's so bright, tasty, and versatile. Here are the best cranberry recipes you definitely can't skip over this fall. 

While fall has many wonderful aspects -- warm, sunny days coupled with cozy, cool nights; dappled sunlight; crisp, changing leaves; apple orchards; football; hay rides ... I could go on and on -- there is one downside. No matter how much you like cooler weather, at some point, you just have to close the windows and lose the powerful air-freshening aspect of, well, fresh air. And given that we tend to enjoy spending more time indoors in the fall, pet odors, kid messes, sports equipment, and generally stale air become really obvious really quickly.

If a good cleaning doesn't improve matters as much as you'd like, it's time to take out the home fragrances to make the air inside your house smell as good as the air outside.

One of the best things about fall is the abundance of fruits and vegetables at the farmers' markets and produce aisles at the grocery store. The stalls and shelves are literally overflowing with the fall harvest -- apples, grapes, squash, pumpkins, cabbage -- all of which provide excellent inspiration for cozy, comforting fall dishes. Here are some suggestions -- plus tasty recipes! -- for the best in-season fruits and vegetables to cook with this fall.