Hilary Duff and a gal pal grabbed lunch on Wednesday afternoon, and the 26-year-old singer/actress was in a great mood when X17 photographers snapped her photo. Loves her!

For the second day in a row, Hil squeezed into a skintight pair of pants, but these ones weren't nearly as constrictive as the skinnies she rocked on Monday. And speaking of things that might not be comfortable, Hil wasn't wearing these hot Louboutin booties when she was driving around town -- instead we caught her stepping out of her Mercedes SUV with -- gasp! -- her bare feet!

The things we do for fashion...