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5 pop culture-inspired beauty collections worth adding to your makeup bag

I drink the consumer KoolAid willingly every day, and I'm not alone. Many of us have a soft spot for material goods, especially when those goods make us feel a connection to something we love, such as a book, movie, character or cultural identity.

Take a look around, and you'll see exactly what I'm talking about: Makeup lines, nail polishes, fashion collections and even our favorite foods use pop culture to reel us in before we know what hit us. Here are five fun, pop culture-inspired products worth adding to your Caboodle.

Urban Decay Oz The Great and Powerful Collection
With this collection, you get to choose whether to be the good witch or the bad witch. The Glinda and Theodora Palettes are tailored to fit the personalities of each, with the former more subdued and ethereal and the latter featuring darker earth tones. But who says you have to choose between the two? Embrace both of your witchy ways.

CoverGirl Catching Fire Collection
Who among us doesn't want to look like (and be best friends with) Jennifer Lawrence? Her bow-wielding alter ego Katniss Everdeen is a beauty to behold, especially in the newest Catching Fire stills. Lucky for us, CoverGirl recently announced a new fall collection inspired by the upcoming blockbuster, which means we'll get to look a shade or two like our favorite heroine. The CoverGirl Catching Fire Collection will be released later this fall. Can't wait that long? The brand has just released a beautiful Flamed Out Collection worth checking out.

OPI Minnie Mouse Couture Collection
OPI has collaborated with a number of recent films — from The Muppets to James Bond's Skyfall — to create different seasonal nail polish collections. This summer, the popular brand will unveil its Minnie Mouse Couture Collection with an array of beautiful pink, red and glitter shades. True to OPI form, all the new polish names are hopelessly adorable: Minnie Style, Chic from Ears to Tail, Innie Minnie Mighty Bow, A Definite Moust-Have and Magazine Cover Mouse.

Deborah Lippmann Girls Nail Polish Collection
HBO's Girls has become something of a cultural phenomenon. Although we may not want to live through the friendship, career and relationship struggles Hannah, Marnie, Jessa and Shoshanna encounter week to week, who among us hasn't related to these four young ladies at some point? Deborah Lippmann's Girls Collection was directly inspired by these fierce females, so if you're looking for a hip, playful, sexy or feminine shade, you're in luck — this line has all four.

Disney Ariel Collection by Sephora
The Little Mermaid is one of Disney's most beloved princesses. Ariel's fiery red locks, porcelain skin and butterfly lashes asserted her as a feminine, animated beauty, in which many of us hope to emulate through red hair dye boxes and $40 tubes of mascara (sorry I'm not sorry). As an ode to all the Disney princesses, Sephora is releasing a collection of eye palettes over the coming months, first with Jasmine's collection and up next with Ariel's. From the looks of it, it won't disappoint.

With Urban Decay's Oz The Great and Powerful Collection, you get to choose whether you're a good witch or a bad witch.

Urban Decay

With Urban Decay's Oz The Great and Powerful Collection, you get to choose whether you're a good witch or a bad witch.

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FALL FÊTE

Dallas luxury boutique and Texas designer team up on new fall fashion line

Photo courtesy of Saint Bernard

Saint Bernard is teaming up with Houston-based designer Lyndsey Zorich for Love Note.

Dallas-born luxury boutique Saint Bernard is getting ready for fall with a new collection created alongside Houston style veteran Lyndsey Zorich. The fashion-forward retailer and the founder/designer of Mason's Daughter have teamed up to launch Love Note by Lyndsey Zorich, a new Saint Bernard-owned brand, that will roll out this fall.

Love Note officially launched on Thursday, September 10 at Saint Bernard stores in Dallas, Southlake, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin, as well as online. Shoppers can expect a feminine collection with a playful take on everyday dressing for women who want to look put together, but not too serious.

Customers will have to be patient, though, because the entire collection won’t debut at once. Instead, the brand will roll out in a series of monthly drops, each with its own seasonal point of view.

Saint Bernard x Lyndsey Zorich Love Note by Lyndsey Zorich is available at Saint Bernard stores across Texas.Photo courtesy of Saint Bernard

The Kick Off is the first drop in September. It's a game day-inspired collection with pieces designed for fall sports and weekend road trips.

In October, The Lean In will debut with more feminine silhouettes, followed by Getting Comfortable, which focuses on the perfect layering pieces for Texas’ warm fall weather.

A longtime Saint Bernard shopper herself, Zorich's unique style and Texas perspective gave her a greater understanding of what Texas customers want. She was involved in everything from the creative direction and textile development to fabrication and production of the brand. The partnership is even more special, as Saint Bernard typically doesn't collaborate with local designers on its branded releases.

“Getting dressed has always been one of my favorite forms of self-expression, and Love Note allowed me to take that idea from concept all the way through the finished product,” said Zorich. "Saint Bernard felt like the right partner, because I genuinely understand and love their customers. Love Note is meant to bring a little more playfulness to getting dressed, pieces that feel personal, special, and bring joy to everyday life.”

According to director of owned brands for Saint Bernard, Ashleigh Goyer, collaborating with Zorich gave Saint Bernard a fresh new way to provide customers with something both recognizable and unexpected.

"She shares her perspective, her lifestyle, and her love of fashion, and she has an incredible ability to make getting dressed feel effortless and personal," said Goyer.

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