There are so many ways to transition your look into fall mode, but my FAVE is by mixing it up with just two little baby things: A scarf, like the DKNY Infinity ($75) and a sheer red lip moment. There are days when I’m FAR too uninspired to rock anything multi-toned to work. Meaning, I just go to the closet and choose black pants (or a skirt) and a black top OR a similar pairing of all grey items. The latter choice is slightly less dismal. But BOTH choices go from meh to hells to the yeah when I dab on some sheer red lip color. Some fun sheer reds I’m lurving of late:

Elizabeth Arden Eight-Hour Cream Lip Protectant Stick Sheer Tint SPF 15 Stick: Berry ($17)

Three Custom Color Ballet Russe ($18.50) This TO DIE sheer red lippie was inspired by Three Custom’s Chad’s recent trip to Russia. In fact, there’s an entire Czarina Collection (of which Ballet Russe is a part), designed to “inspire your inner Anastasia.” This red is universally-flattering, with a divine consistency I’ve seen paralleled only by other Three Custom lipsticks.