Winter is slowly but surely melting away and spring is on the horizon. The best cure for those cold weather blues is grabbing the best and brightest in cosmetics. Get some color in your life with this season’s new makeup trends.

This season is all about extreme colors.

Urban Decay’s spring line, full of bright colors and shimmer, is reminiscent of 80s glam. You will feel like a true rock star in the ‘Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner,’ but the new can’t-miss product is the ’24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil.’ It’s the smoothest, boldest eyeliner I have ever tried, and I highly recommend grabbing one in every color. For an even more intense style, layer two colors together.

Urban Decay is definitely the best way to go for the perfect pop of pizzazz in your life. Urban Decay Cosmetics can be found at Sephora or at UrbanDecay.com.

Now we all know that Spring Break is just around the corner, but sadly, most of us look like we haven’t seen the sun in years. Want an easy way to fake a healthy glow without visiting the tanning booth?

Benefit Cosmetics’ ‘Hoola’ bronzer remains one of their most popular products and for good reason. It delivers a wonderful warmness without looking too heavy.

For those with very fair skin, my favorite bronzer is Too Faced’s ‘Pink Leopard Bronzing Powder.’ It blends pinks and neutrals with the light bronzer to help create a soft glow on delicate, porcelain skin. Benefit Cosmetics and Too Faced can both be purchased at Sephora.

As for lips this season, it’s all about bright pinks, corals and deep reds. Lips will stand out this spring. Of course, it’s also important to soothe and condition lips after the cold winter winds have done their damage.

My favorite lip fix? Clinique’s ‘Superbalm’ in raspberry. It’s a moisturizing and protective balm with a light tint of pink. It is beautiful paired with a darker lipstick, like Clinique’s ‘Long Last Lipstick’ in Chianti. Beauty and comfort ‘- what more can you ask for? Clinique products can be found at Macy’s, Sephora and online at Clinique.com.

Finally, it may be time to switch to a lighter fragrance. Benefit Cosmetics has a delightful option in their famous ‘Maybe, Baby’ perfume. It blends peach, apricot, ginger and water blossoms to create a soft, flirty scent.

Prefer less fruity and a bit more floral? Try Clinique’s ‘Happy in Bloom.’ It has a sweet, floral fragrance, and is available at all Clinique counters. A small, limited edition 1-ounce travel size is available only at Sephora.com.

So, get ready for spring with some new colors and most importantly ‘- have fun with it and try something new.

Jennifer Turner can be reached at jturner@student.umass.edu.