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Considering that the cold weather forces us to bury our ensembles under layers of coats, hats, and scarves, perhaps we can turn our attention to another detail: nails. With the bright colors of spring and summer behind us, let us embrace the dark and chic colors this winter. There is a fresh selection of stylish hues, including new neutrals, purples, reds, and metallics. With the new year right around the corner, this is the season to live a little dangerously and flaunt a new attitude, so head to your favorite nail salon and start today! Here are a few of my top picks, after the jump.

While it's true that the term "seasonal makeup" is responsible for such anomalies as orange eyeshadow -- and my personal favorite, the "Jersey Spray-Tan Effect" -- the cooler months provide the perfect opportunity to go a little heavier-handed on your favorite colors and make things a little more dramatic. So where better than the very runways that line your closets and satisfy your cravings to find inspiration for the new you for fall? Our favorites for fall/winter happened to be more dramatic than everyday allows, so we contacted Raychel Wade, the authority on everything beauty and owner of cosmetic resource CheektoChic.com to help us translate the season's hottest makeup from drag queen to wearable drama using her favorite La Prairie products.

Adrift in the City of Lights, an otherworldly out-of-towner (and her sidekick) overshadows the crowds in this season's most heaven-sent designs. Photography by Kristian Schuller. Styling by Peggy Schuller. See full gallery.

Paris is once again aflame with the fashion set as the Bitter Editor violently sips champagne (I mean, something's got to extinguish the flame of envy as I battle between incoming images of breathtaking dresses and mobile messages from friends synchronously sipping their libations albeit in a much more fabulous environment) and continues his tirade to tackle the look-by-look opulence technology provides. Actually, while Alexis Mabille commenced Paris' Haute Couture 2010 shows this year, it was the fourth show of the day, Christian Dior Haute Couture, of course, that set off the furor.