With beauty and fashion trends getting tougher by the second (hello, jet-black smoky eyes and tiny motorcycle jackets), a backlash was bound to ensue. Lately, we’ve been noticing a slew of stars have been spotted sporting wildly feminine, “princess” makeup—think soft pink lips, pastel eye shadow, sweetly flushed cheeks and long, battable lashes. The point is to look like the heroine in a fairy tale! From Christina Milian to Paula Patton, her are our favorite pretty princesses.
Nars ‘The Love’ Set ($49) comes with everything you need to rock an ultra-romantic look: Orgasm Blush, Pillow Talk Lip Gloss, and a Sex Machine Velvet Matte Lip Pencil.
Rihanna softens her usually edgy look with frosted, pale pink lips and a row of flirty faux lashes.
Garcelle Beauvais looks fresh as a daisy in rosy shadow, blush, and lip gloss.
Kerry Washington pairs soft, romantic waves with petal pink lips and delicately lined eyes.
Bobbi Brown’s Pretty Powerful Palette ($60, sephora.com) comes with everything you need to pull of a gorgeous, princessy look.
Regina Hall looks adorable in sweet chic makeup: Carnation pink gloss, strawberry eye shadow, black mascara and a sheer cheek stain.
From the sweetly braided bun to her innocently flushed cheeks, Ashanti looks like Cinderella at the ball!
With her long, rumpled ringlets and kissable, azalea-pink pucker, Selita Ebanks looks like Rapunzel come to life.
Tarina Tarantino Pearl Glow Primer ($32, amazon.com) evens out skin tone and leaves your complexion looking impossibly luminous.
Sanaa Lathan looks super-princessy in strawberry-hued makeup. A sexy smudge of black liner and well-defined brows add definition to the dreamy look.
Chanel Iman looks positively luminous with flawless foundation, softly flushed cheeks and pearly-pink lipstick.
Letoya Luckett adds white eye pencil to the inner bottom lids to create a wide-eyed debutante look (the pearls bring it home, though).
Paul & Joe Lip Lacquer ($20 each, beautyhabit.com) comes in a slew of ultra-romantic, incredibly kissable colors.
With her radiant, dewy glow, Paula Patton looks like the quintessential beautiful fairy princess. Fake a luminous look with a highlighter like Bare Minerals Glimmer Powder ($13, at Sephora.com)
Model-turned-actress Noemie Lenoir
dazzles on the red carpet with a positively royal combination of mauve eyeshadow and sheer rose lipcolor.
Thandie Newton’s luminous cheekbones, champagne eyeshadow and lovely rosewood lips are so princess-perfect.
Tarte Natural Beauty Cheek Stain ($30, sephora.com) gives you the barest hint of sheer berry flush—so “fairy princess” pretty.
