Online shopping is an extraordinary experience at these beautifully designed ecommerce stores.  It will be hard to click away from their sites without filling your shopping cart with their wares.  The following fifteen websites are models of ecommerce beauty that constitute some of the best shopping sites on the internet.

Laduree (laduree.fr)

It isn’t surprising that this Paris pastry shop tops the list of most beautiful virtual storefronts.  Guests of the site click on a lovely gift box that unwraps before their eyes into a lovely interactive Paris shop.  The images of the macarons and other world-renowned pastries are visually delectable.

Cartier (cartier.com)

This gorgeous site lures you into the luxurious world of Cartier amidst an operatic voice that swirls around the shifting images of Cartier’s jewels, fragrances, and other products.  Each subsequent landing page contains stunning imagery that will captivate customers in search of the site’s luxurious products.

Art.com

Selling prints of fine art, decorative art, vintage art, and photography, this sophisticated and user-friendly site is designed to showcase beautiful art.  It even allows visitors to the site to build image galleries from its immense collections.

Ruby Lane (rubylane.com)

Ruby Lane has all the charm of a grand antiques mall, but instead of strolling from booth to booth, shoppers simply search their favorite categories of vintage items.  The site is extremely well-designed to showcase their plethora of beautiful images or individual shops.  Fans of vintage are likely to happily lose an evening while perusing this site.

Jane Packer (jane-packer.co.uk)

Jane Packer is one of the most talented florists in the world, so it isn’t surprising that this internationally acclaimed flower artist boasts a website as lovely as her floral creations.  The site is designed to showcase the photography that so beautifully captures the artistry of the botanical displays.

MAC Cosmetics (maccosmetics.com)

Perhaps the most beautiful site in the cosmetics industry, MAC Cosmetic’s site is on the cutting edge of ecommerce design today.  Images are huge and captivating.  A single sidebar contains links to the cosmetics, making this site beautifully simple to navigate.

Prada (prada.com)

Prada’s website designers must have known that they needed a website as stunning as the company’s fashion and other products; they certainly pulled off this feat to create one of the internet’s most attractive ecommerce sites!

Spoonflower (spoonflower.com)

This great ecommerce site allows customers to design their own custom fabric.  The site uses countless fabric designs that take center stage within its design layout.  Every artistic taste is represented by this innovative company.

Matilda Jane (matildajaneclothing.com)

Cute online stores for kids abound, but Matilda Jane has that je ne sais quoi factor that makes it a standout.  Its site is easy to explore and its little girls’ fashions are some of the loveliest to be found.

Palazzo Handcrafted Luxury (palazzo-ub.com)

The sophisticated style of this beautiful website takes a less-is-more approach when showcasing singular images of its luxury goods.  Decorative items like silkscreened textiles evoke the classical beauty of Europe and make this website lovely to behold.

Madame Alexander (madamealexander.com)

Doll shoppers—young and old—will delight in the beauty of this website.  Designed to make shopping easy, the website reflects the classic artistry of Madame Alexander and allows shoppers to choose from hundreds of its internationally renowned dolls.

La Maison du Chocolat (lamaisonduchocolat.com)

The gourmet chocolates on this site are almost impossible to choose between; the site’s streamlined presentation of its chocolate tempts buyers to order one of each!  Stunning images and a well-planned layout make this site a delicious pleasure to search.

Exporta (exporta.it)

Elegant and simple in design, Exporta’s website beautifully complements its wares—wines of Italy and France.  Making use of the beauty of wine labels, the site presents its wide array of wines with European style.

One Part Sunshine (onepartsunshine.com)

This site is beautifully simple like its mission—to provide safe products to “grow green kids.”  Filled with organic and non toxic items, this site is simple to shop and quite pretty visually.

Antropologie (antropologie.com)

This exquisite site is brimming with style.  Beautifully photographed fashions and household items will inspire you to fill your cart with beautiful items.  Searching for items is simple, but choosing between them will likely be difficult.

Post contributed by Beth Cooper, on behalf of Design Contest Logos, a crowd sourcing company that utilizes Logo Design Contests to supply unique and affordable designs.