If you’ve been looking for fun ways to perk up your makeup stash, these new spring offerings from your favorite brands are it. The gorgeous packaging is an instant mood booster with sweet prints and pastels perfect for the season. It’s the perfect thing to slide out of your purse or sit on top of your vanity. You might just find yourself prettying up a bit more often.
It’s a snap
The Dior Cherie Bow palette snaps open with a button closure like your favorite clutch purse. The pretty pastel enamel compact holds a pink and gray eyeshadow trio plus a black eyeliner and a nude gloss. (Macy’s, $80)
Pencil it in
Adding a pop of color to your makeup with a bold eye liner is totally on trend for the season and a fun touch to an otherwise neutral look. Lancome Khol In Love has a lovely floral pattern and comes in three gorgeous shades of jade green, marine blue and a sultry chocolate. (Macy’s, $26)
Sugar and spice
Coming to MAC in April 2013, The Baking Beauties collection serves up a sweet confection of pastels and in lip gloss, paint pots and nail colors. The Pearlmatte Face powders are stamped with pretty flowers and will leave your skin luminous. (MAC Cosmetics, $29)
Beauty with a cause
The Chantecaille Save the Sharks Palette supports the BLOOM Association and their efforts to end shark finning. The beautiful colors including Sea Anemone and Black Tip are stamped with a unique shark fin design. (Saks Fifth Avenue, $83)
The eyes have it
The Victoria’s Secret Spring Lights Eye Palette takes out the guess work with three color-coordinated eyeshadow options. The colors are vibrant and beautiful, and the leopard print case makes it fun. (Victoria’s Secret, $28)
Zip it
Aerin by Estee Lauder brings a youthful perspective to the brand. The Spring Style Palette in A Garden at Dusk gives you subtle hues for daytime with a deep color for more intensity on an evening look. The pretty zipper case makes it great for travel. (Estee Lauder, $70)
Blushing madly
Estee Lauder teamed up with Mad Men for a spring collection that Betty Draper would surely approve of. The Light Show blush gives you a flush of color with a funky retro enamel case. (Estee Lauder, $50)
It’s a circus
The Paul & Joe Carousel collection is a fun and whimsical assortment of eye and lip colors with themed packaging. The limited edition eye colors are stamped with a carousel horse. (ASOS, $29)
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