The winter doldrums seem to be twice as bad this year, don't they? Here’s the great news: Beauty goes springy early. Just in the last couple days, I’ve gotten a few products or releases that have lifted my mood.
Behold:
The new limited edition collection from MAC by Fafi.
Admittedly, the packaging skews young, but the colors are youthful and fresh, not teenybopper. (Fafi, a Parisian graffiti artist, designed all the packaging and inspired the colors. She also designed bags for LeSportsac a while back.) The Fafi Eyes 1, with its deep-gray, neutral-tan, washed-pink, and pale-peach eye shadows, is so incredibly wearable. I don't think it can top last year's Barbie Loves MAC collection, but it has major potential. Playful and fun. Find eye palettes, paint pots (used alone or as the concrete to hold your shadow on), lipsticks, lip-glosses, and iridescent pressed powders. You'll have a hard time choosing. Available at MAC.
Lush’s latest handmade soap, Lily Savon.
It smells like hypnotic spring blooms, and it’s not the least bit cloying. Bonus: It’s made with safe ingredients. Lily, neroli, and jasmine make for a romantic, clean scent that even some guys could like ($7.85). Find it at Macy’s, Mall of America.
Hanae Mori’s latest fragrance, the limited edition Butterfly Eau Fraiche, is a springy, citrusy scent with a twist. Grapefruit and tangerine top notes are balanced by strawberry, black currant, ylang-ylang, and jasmine, and it is anchored with rosewood, almond wood, sandalwood, and cedar.
Translation: An instant mood brightener. Fresh but sophisticated. Gorgeous packaging, too. Available only April and May ($65). Available at Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s, Sephora.
Regis Salon’s Designline is already thinking beach hair with its Defiant Grit Texturizer. Scrunch in as much product as you’d like texture. Couldn’t be easier. Bamboo, bergamot, and nettle add volume. Also, it smells like lime coconut. I can almost feel the sand ($12.95). Find it at all Regis Salons.

















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