Blame it on the rebel trend we are going through in the fashion world or a full moon, but last month I put hot pink streaks in the bottom layers of my black hair. The result was subtle flashes of fuchsia when the wind blew or I sported a ponytail. The pink was very high maintenance, though. I had to touch it up every week and a half or it looked more Kurt Cobain than Lily Allen. After three rounds of coloring, I decided that the pink streaks had to go.</p><p> Because I have a very sensitive scalp, I have to do Aveda color because it is so gentle on the skin. I decided to go to Terrace Retreat in Southlake Town Square, an official Aveda salon. I knew it was also time for a trim. I am not one of those people who do the every-six-weeks plan. I was on month three and spending precious minutes masking split ends every day. I had seen a girl who had hair my length (past the shoulders), but had lots of short layers on top and bangs. When I described this to my new stylist, Jordan, he said, "Oh yeah .&ensp;.&ensp;. you want the fashion mullet." </p><p>Gross! I would never want anything resembling the "Kentucky Waterfall." He showed me a picture in a hair magazine, and it was what I described to him. He says, "Well, it&rsquo;s called a fashion mullet." </p><p>I hesitantly agreed to the tragically named style and closed my eyes while he cut inches upon inches away from my top layers. "Just as long as I don&rsquo;t look like Joan Jett," I whispered. Two hours later I open my eyes to find that I look like a cross between Joan Jett (was this dude deaf?) and Kat Von D (pictured). It does resemble a mullet, but it&rsquo;s cute. I still have my sexy length, but now I have more volume and rock-star bangs. I have gotten more compliments on this look than any other style &mdash; even the Posh Spice &rsquo;do of &rsquo;07!</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Black is the new black</span></strong></p><p>Halloween is over, but you might notice that black lipstick and nail polish are still lingering at the cosmetic counter. That&rsquo;s because "gothic" is the winter trend for makeup. This is certainly an easy trend to catch on to, and it doesn&rsquo;t have to be expensive. Black nail polish is black nail polish is black nail polish. No one is going to know if you are wearing the $20 variety from the department store or the $1 version from Walgreens.</p><p>I don&rsquo;t care what anyone says, Maybelline lasts just as long as Chanel. </p><p>Now as far as eye shadow goes, I do think that the Chanel Quatuor Boutons De Chanel eye-shadow compact ($60) will not crease while the Wet n Wild version probably will. The quad comes with a shimmering black, navy, forest green and burgundy. They can be used dry for a light wash of color or wet for a dramatic effect.</p><p> A way to do the black lipstick trend in a not-so-<em>Nightmare Before Christmas </em>way is to go with a clear gloss that has black and opalescent shimmer in it. MAC&rsquo;s Glimmer Glass in Blackware ($18) can be used alone for just a touch of color or over a brighter lipstick to tone it down. MAC&rsquo;s Greasepaint Stick ($17.50) is a creamy black eye crayon that makes it virtually impossible to not create the perfect smoky, sultry bedroom eyes. Need some inspiration? Pull out your old Cure albums.