It's that time of the year again! The holidays will soon be rolling up and, well, the fashion world is going crazy. I find the holidays a difficult time of the year because shopping needs to be done, baking and cooking needs to happen, decorating needs to be finished up and generally people like for their look to reflect the happy season.

There are plenty of non-conventional ways to enhance an outfit. Personally, I think the best way to make a look more special is with accessories. Clothes reflect our style, and accessories help enhance our look to reflect what we're trying to convey without necessarily talking about ourselves. I feel as though people don't look to accessories as a form of self-expression as much as they do with clothing, and therefore accessories aren't used to communicate who we are. Personally I find that accessories help to express how formal you wanted to look, therefore they're great tools for Christmas.

Since you will soon be shopping for others, and maybe yourself, I felt you might need a little inspiration.

Blowouts: A lot of people only consider getting their hair cut and coloured to spice up a new look. A new trend called tinseling is increasing in popularity. Tinseling involves having little pieces of tinsel placed into your mane. Whether they're the same colour as your hair or contrasting colours, tinseling is a good way to add shimmer and shine. It's noticeable but doesn't scream "try-hard." Gold is nice for blondes, copper for brunettes, red for gingers and silver is great for black hair.

Frosting: if you've ever seen How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, you should be very familiar with frosting yourself. Diamonds (fake or real) are a very good way of dressing up any outfit. I personally find that Aldo Accessories stores have some great frost. Colourful or clear sparkle will make you shine. Big cuffs are a great way of adding as much bling as possible — but if you do a necklace, don't do bracelets, do rings. And if you do earrings, you can do bracelets. The trick is to draw attention to more than just one region; it allows the eye to look up and down, which lengthens your silhouette. I also recommend staying away from any long necklaces if you're doing a belt or any type of scarf, as it tends to cut you up. Diamonds aren't just for your mother, they're meant to be playful; layering them and playing with different colours is sometimes what'll take your outfit to the next level — definitely recommended.

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes: The shoes we usually admire the most are the crazy ones. I always find I love shoes that I am the least likely to wear. I always like the wildcoloured shoes with the flowers and feathers and sparkles and buckles, but I usually end up buying the plain black Mary Janes. We usually buy what we're most comfortable with, but realistically that gets you nowhere. This year, buy a fun pair of heels or wedges with sparkly shine and maybe a little feather that you'll admire. Get them in a fun colour — red, green, gold or royal blue; it's the holidays, you're supposed to wear bright colours.

During the holidays, just about anything goes: purples, greens and gold. Just have fun and try things you normally wouldn't — that is my best advice to you. Happy Holidays.