30 Beauty Products That Are Almost Too Pretty to Use

There's nothing quite as satisfying as opening a new, unsullied beauty product—and there's nothing quite as sad as having to ruin its pristine perfection in order to actually apply it. That glossy tip of your lipstick will never look the same once you touch it to your lips. That little pastel makeup sponge won't be so cute and colorful once its stained by your foundation. And that artfully stamped blush will lose its intricate design with every swirl of your brush. The struggle of deciding whether you want the beauty to be in the package or on your face is painfully real, as ever makeup addict can attest. Here, 30 heartbreakingly beautiful products that we'd probably keep unused and unopened as decoration for our vanity.