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Jan. 28 2015, Updated 2:07 p.m. ET

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Show Pure Treatment Oil - Spring Beauty

Treatment oil

For sleek hair in a snap (free of fly-aways), add a few drops of this treatment oil to your hair prior to styling. The product, which is made with Argan Oil, Jojoba Oil, and Melscreen Coffee, will tame your tousled hair, leaving it flip-able and fabulous.

SHOW Beauty Pure Treatment Oil, $78, net-a-porter.com

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Luster NOW! Toothpaste - Spring Beauty

Toothpaste

Sometimes you just don’t have time for a 20 minute oil pulling sesh. Bring a bright, white sheen back to your choppers with this instant whitening toothpaste.

Luster NOW! Toothpaste, $8, lusterpremiumwhite.com 

Suave Professionals Natural Infusion Moisturizing Shampoo & Conditioner with Macadamia Oil - Spring Beauty

Shampoo conditioner

Dead ends are a whole lot more visible when your locks are lacking moisture. Revive your strands with this new (and incredibly affordable!) line that is formulated with nourishing macadamia oil.

Suave Professionals Natural Infusion Moisturizing Shampoo & Conditioner with Macadamia Oil, $2.87 each, drugstore.com

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Calendula Redness Rescue Restorative Treatment Serum - Spring Beauty

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“Spring weather brings the challenges of allergies and irritants and increased sun exposure, which can all be troublesome for skin that is easily irritated,” explains Jurlique’s Global Education Director, Rebecca Nicholls. To combat that problem, you’ll need a serum that’s designed with smoothing properties and plants, like Calendula, which minimizes irritation and is ideal for your skin’s hydration. It’s basically just what Jurlique ordered.

Calendula Redness Rescue Restorative Treatment Serum, $54, jurlique.com 

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The Body Shop Vitamin E Overnight Serum - Spring Beauty

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Who wouldn’t want to fake eight hours of sleep? This formula, packed with vitamin E and wheat germ oil, restores skin overnight, leaving it looking like you got your full dose of beauty sleep.

Jennifer Barckley, the Director of Brand Communications & Values for The Body Shop explains that this product speeds up the regenerative process your skin usually experiences when you sleep.

Vitamin E Overnight Serum-In-Oil, $26, thebodyshop-usa.com 

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L’Oréal Paris Advanced Hairstyle Txt It Tousle Waves Spray - Spring Beauty

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Texture is in. Take control of the trend and try a tousled ‘do with a little help from this genius spray. To get the ultimate deconstructed style, try braiding your hair when its damp. After it’s dry, undo the style and enhance the waves with a spritz or two.

L’Oréal Paris Advanced Hairstyle Txt It Tousle Waves Spray, $5, drugstore.com  

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Rub and Buff Salt Scrub - Spring Beauty Must-Haves

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Don’t even think about sportin’ a pair of short shorts before giving your limbs some scrubbin’ TLC. This product exfoliates your dead skin cells while nourishing with lavender and almond oils. Founder Ole Henriksen says that this product (which has been used on celebs like Madonna and Shakira!) should be used once a day on your hands, feet, and body for a week to see the results! 

OLEHENRIKSEN Rub n’ Buff Salt Scrub, $38, olehenrikson.com 

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Deborah Lippmann Spring Nail Polish - Spring Beauty Must-Haves

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Is your bottle of black matte nail polish down to its last drop? Good. Strip your nails of the vampy hues and go for a light, bright, pastel alternative. Deborah Lippmann’s latest collection has a creamy finish and is the ideal lacquer to show off at a brunch with the gals—just make sure you wear a top coat. 

“Top coat extends the length of your manicure and adds shine. Your hands are exposed to many outside factors throughout the day. It is your top coat which protects the pastel color, keeping it from dulling or chipping and seals the polish at the tip to prevent wearing,” explains Deborah to OK!. 

Deborah Lippmann Spring Reverie Collection, $18 each, deborahlippmann.com 

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Beautiful Color Define and Highlight Eyeliner Duo from Elizabeth Arden - Spring Beauty Must-Haves

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Pack light and invest in a eyeliner duo from Elizabeth Arden’s Summer Escape collection! The pencils hold two colors with hints of metallic shimmer for a two-toned, fresh look. 

Global makeup artist Rebecca Restrepo suggests using the lighter color with the shimmery component along your lower lashline “for a soft, haloed eye look.” 

Beautiful Color Define and Highlight Eyeliner Duo, $23 each, elizabetharden.com 

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MAC Cosmetics Studio Sculpt Lash Mascara - Spring Beauty Must-Haves

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Clumpy lashes aren’t cute. This new MAC mascara is designed with a brush that coats every single lash, giving you full coverage without weighing your flirty fringe down. 

MAC Cosmetics Studio Sculpt Lash Mascara, $16, nordstrom.com 

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Burt’s Bees Facial Cleansing Towelettes

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Going to bed with your makeup on is a no-go. Simplify the process with a wipe that’s formulated to rid your skin of dirt and oils, while refreshing it with added aloe. 

Burt’s Bees Facial Cleansing Towelettes, $6, target.com 

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Sulwhasoo Snowise EX Brightening Mask - Spring Beauty Must-Haves

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Those that use Sulwahsso know about the brand’s dedication to rejuvenation using herbs and the wondrous brightening power of ginseng. Using their star ingredient, the brand designed this mask to minimize age spots and to bring that glow back to dull skin. Apply it for 10-20 minutes, peel off, and massage the remaining serum in your skin for best results! 

Sulwhasoo Snowise EX Brightening Mask, $130 for 10 Sheets, neimanmarcus.com

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Jouer Anti-Blemish Matte Primer - Spring Beauty Must-Haves

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Primer. Do you need it or do you ditch it? When it has anti-blemish properties and helps keep your makeup in tact, it’s a spring beauty must-have. No wonder it made the list! Celebrity makeup artist Troy Jensen says that as your skin tans from the sun, you can mix drops of this primer with your summer foundations to create a costume, moisturizing formula.  

Jouer Anti-Blemish Matte Primer, $38, jouercosmetics.com

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Mark Hill Gorgeous! Work It Girl! Shine, Protect and Control Spray - Spring Beauty Must-Haves

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We know, we know. You’re addicted to your curling iron. And that’s OK—as long as you have a shield of protection! This smell-good spray will guard your locks from the damage of heat styling while also adding sheen to your ‘do. So how to use it? Hairstylist Mark Hill, who says he always keeps it in his hairstyling kit, explains: 

“I spray Work It Girl! on each section of hair before I wrap it spirally around the barrel of a wide barreled curling iron. Once the style is finished, a final spritz and it will last all day!”

Mark Hill Gorgeous! Work It Girl! Shine, Protect and Control Spray, $11, walgreens.com

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The Nude Mattes Eyeshadow Palette - Spring Beauty Must-Haves

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A smokey eye sizzles in spring, too. Since this season is all about simplistic beauty, keep the look in a matte finish using a palette of nude hues. 

“Use the creamy lighter shades to brighten up the whole eye area, then fill in the crease and outer corners with the medium brown shades for a subtle but sexy smoky eye. Take the look from day to night by using the darkest shades to fill in the outer-v, or use them as eyeliner or to fill in brows,” says Paula's Choice research team member, Mercedes Santaella-Lam. 

The Nude Mattes Eyeshadow Palette, $40, paulaschoice.com 

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Topshop Beauty Sheer Lips - Spring Beauty Must-Haves

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Pucker up—and paint on one of Topshop's new creamy-based lip hues in spring's sweetest shades. We're particularly fond of that neon pink number. 

Topshop Beauty Sheer Lips, $16, topshop.com 

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EVE LOM Radiance Lift Foundation SPF 15 - Spring Beauty Must-Haves

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Want spring skin? With this lightweight liquid-based foundation, you can officially check it off your list! This EVE LOM formula will even out your skin tone and cover up dark spots. The result?An illuminating complexion that needs no Instagram filters. 

EVE LOM Radiance Lift Foundation SPF 15, $60, spacenk.com

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Sonia Kashuk Brush Couture Five-Piece Brush Set - Spring Beauty Must-Haves

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From eyeliner to blush, this printed set will enhance your beauty routine on more than one visually appealing level! And really, Sonia Kashuk puts it perfectly. “You can’t do great makeup without great brushes!”

Isn’t that a life lesson to remember? 

Sonia Kashuk Brush Couture Five-Piece Brush Set, $17, target.com 

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Alterna Caviar Repair -Spring Beauty Must-Haves

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Sayonara, split ends! Glide this strengthening, reparative treatment through the ends of your damp hair before styling for smooth, photo-ready strands. 

Alterna Caviar Repair, $35, ulta.com 

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Curl Secret, Infniti Pro by Conair - Spring Beauty Must-Haves

Hair curler

Luscious waves are easy; simply place strands in this dryer’s high-tech “curl chamber.”

Curl Secret, Infniti Pro by Conair, $100, drugstores

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Intense Hydration Deep Hydrating Mask by Clear Scalp and Hair - Spring Beauty

Clear scalp

Miranda Kerr uses this deep conditioner, which leaves hair up to 95% more hydrated in three minutes

Intense Hydration Deep Hydrating Mask by Clear Scalp and Hair, $5, drugstores. 

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Get Layered Hairspray by Big Sexy Hair - Spring Beauty

Big sexy hair

Spray away! This is the fastest-drying hairspray out there.

Get Layered Hairspray by Big Sexy Hair, $18, sexyhair.com

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Dipbrow by Anastasia Beverly Hills -Spring Beauty

Anastasia

Create perfect arches, no matter the weather, with these smudge- proof brow creams.

Dipbrow by Anastasia Beverly Hills, $18, Sephora

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ExpertWear Eyeshadow Quad in Luminous Lilacs - Spring Beauty

Maybelline

An oil-controling perlite complex in this quad of shadows means your eye look stays put.

ExpertWear Eyeshadow Quad in Luminous Lilacs by Maybelline New York, $6.25, drugstores

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Advanced Care Clear Tone Anti-Perspirant/ Deodorant - Spring Beauty

Dove deodarant

In just three days, this light-scented deo leaves armpits sofer and smoother.

Advanced Care Clear Tone Anti-Perspirant/ Deodorant, Dove, $6.50, drugstores

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Sun Club All-In-One Bronzing Highlighter by essence, $4.50, Ulta - Spring Beauty

Bronzer

A multi-hued bronzer for that perfect just-got-back-from-vacation glow.

Sun Club All-In-One Bronzing Highlighter by essence, $4.50, Ulta

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Color Assure Pre-Wash Primer by Nexxus - Spring Beauty

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Use this pre-shower to dramatically extend the life of your hair color.

Color Assure Pre-Wash Primer by Nexxus, $18, drugstores

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Wild Rose Smoothing Facial Capsules by Weleda - Spring Beauty

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Organic rosehip oil is packed into capsule form: Just one boosts skin’s radiance.

Wild Rose Smoothing Facial Capsules by Weleda, $40 for 30 capsules, amazon.com

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XOXO LUV - Spring Beauty

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This fruity foral mix of grapefruit, mango and peony smells like spring.

XOXO LUV, $55, perfumania.com

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Silk Hydration SPF 30 Face Lotion Sunscreen by Hawaiian Tropic - Spring Beauty

Sunscreen

A non-greasy, moisturizing SPF that leaves skin super soft.

Silk Hydration SPF 30 Face Lotion Sunscreen by Hawaiian Tropic, $9, drugstores

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Skin Rescue Purifying Mask With Red Clay by First Aid Beauty - Spring Beauty

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Red clay draws
out impurities and improves texture in this peel-of mask.

Skin Rescue Purifying Mask With Red Clay by First Aid Beauty, $30, Sephora

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Volume Filler Fiber Amplifying Concentrate by L’Oréal Paris

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Mix this with conditioner to make hair look thicker, instantly.

Volume Filler Fiber Amplifying Concentrate by L’Oréal Paris, $7
 for 3 ampoules, drugstores

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Soy Conditioning Eye Makeup Remover by Fresh - Spring Beauty

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Gently removes even the most stubborn eye makeup.

Soy Conditioning Eye Makeup Remover by Fresh, $26, fresh.com

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Snap with Embrace by Venus - Spring Beauty

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The mini handle and stylish case (not pictured) makes this our new favorite travel razor!

Snap with Embrace by Venus, $10, drugstores

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Physical Eye UV Defense by SkinCeuticals

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Sunscreen around the eyes is tricky, but vital! This one nourishes without migrating.

Physical Eye UV Defense by SkinCeuticals, $30, Sephora

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ColorBurst Matte Balm by Revlon - Spring Beauty

Revlon

These crayons have the moisture of a balm and the pigmented color of a lipstick; Olivia Wilde wore Complex, a caramel nude, to the Oscars.

ColorBurst Matte Balm by Revlon, $9, drugstores. 

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Damage Eraser Split-End Bandage by Garnier Fructis - Spring Beauty

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This leave-in treatment is the answer to shaggy, dead ends.

Damage Eraser Split-End Bandage by Garnier Fructis, $6, drugstores

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Naked Skin Ultra Defnition Loose Finishing Powder by Urban Decay - Spring Beauty

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A powder that cuts shine and sets makeup without looking cake-y.

Naked Skin Ultra Defnition Loose Finishing Powder by Urban Decay, $34, Sephora

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Emerald Rush Body Wash by Caress - Spring Beauty

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Turn every shower into a tropical rainforest with this lush, citrus wash.

Emerald Rush Body Wash by Caress, $4, drugstores

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Girls with Curls Curl Cream by Rock Your Hair - Spring Beauty

Rock your hair

Add definition 
to curls and combat humidity with
this lightweight cream.

Girls with Curls Curl Cream by Rock Your Hair, $19, rockyourhair.com

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