How party girls erase dark circles and recession-proof style solutions

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Fake a sensible life
If you danced last night away -- or downed enough martinis to drown a mongoose -- you can still fake a good night’s sleep. Actresses who party know to sweep pale pink or pearl highlighter across the brow bone just below the eyebrows. DuWops’ Browwow ($34; sephora.com) includes brow-defining powder and a creamy Champagne-hued highlighter in a nifty palette with a mirror for touch-ups. The swath of highlighter gives you an instantaneous brow lift, which distracts from dark circles and other vestiges of a misspent Saturday night.

Chic streets
Louis Vuitton take on travel -- beyond steamer trunks and luggage -- with its new Soundwalks series, downloadable audio guides to cities for MP3 players and certain cellphones. There will be one available for Beijing, just in time for the Olympics. Go to Louisvuittonsoundwalk.com to find out more. Best of all? Priced at $18 each, the Soundwalk is the only Louis Vuitton that costs less than $20.

Crop top
Super pouter Agyness Deyn has started a hair revolution, with girls trading in their long locks for lawnmower coifs. Hilary Swank and Selma Blair have also adopted the androgynous look. Not game to go boy toy? Try one of the adorable headpieces or feather crowns by Little Doe ($25 to $450; littledoeislove.com) that she will custom design for you. These chic, dreamy accessories would be so refreshing on the red carpet -- just think about Cher’s Bob Mackie headdress that she wore to the Oscars. But it will take a brave starlet to don a crown of feathers, and the Rage doesn’t see anyone willing to take a fashion risk on the red carpet, alas.

“It” bag
When Drew Barrymore carries a bag around all month, it’s bound to get noticed. Her bohemian brown “Moon River” bag by Jack Rabbit ($450; thejackrabbitcollection.com) is the perfect earthy hobo bag for a refined hippie princess. The beading on the handle contrasts well with the gold accents, and imagine an ‘it’ bag that won’t rival your mortgage payment -- glorious!

Moccasin mania
Nicole Richie, Kate Moss and Mischa Barton are all living on the fringe this season, with variations on moccasin boots. Moss likes the knee high lace up style with a black mini, while Richie prefers to pair her ankle-high boots with tiny shorts. What’s great about this trend is that the boots are amazingly comfortable and cost less than $80 at minnetonkamoccasinshop.com. Tuck them into skinny jeans too.

The BFF jeans
Whoa –- weren’t Victoria Beckham and Naomi Campbell bitter enemies at one point? (Reportedly, Campbell once said to Beckham: “So why exactly do they call you Posh?”) Well, these two are now BFFs, as Beckham has designed a pair of jeans — that cost almost $500 and sell exclusively at Harrods — named after the leggy supermodel. But when will she design some denim for Katie Holmes?

Footwear wars?
Actresses have a fit if they wear a dress that has already been worn by another starlet. At some point, expect divas to demand an exclusive on their shoes too. Both Nicole Richie and Lindsay Lohan have been spotted in Balenciaga’s extremely ornate pink and white gladiator sandals; Gwyneth Paltrow and Christina Aguilera were recently spotted in Alexander McQueen’s “Languid” pumps. Oh, the agony!

Photos: Sephora.com; littledoeislove.com, Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott for DNA Models; Jack Rabbit Collection; Minnetonka; Kirk McKoy for LAT.