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A Labor of Love Urban art meets high-end glamour in the collaborative collection by Smashbox Cosmetics and street artist Curtis Kulig, whose trademark “Love Me” graffiti adorns the lineup of lushly colored lip glosses, shimmering eye shadows and dramatic eyeliner. Kulig’s work is on display in The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas’ parking garage as part of its street-art series and at the newsstand in the east tower, third floor, where he bombed a wall during his residency at P3 Studio in 2012. Bonus points if you’re wearing his signature red lipstick while taking it all in. $19-$34; Sephora in The Shoppes at The Venetian, 702.735.3896; smashbox.com –Laura Mier / Nail It
Flying Colors Cirque du Soleil is known for its vivid surrealism and imaginative costumes, and now the fantasy is available at your fingertips, literally, with China Glaze’s new collection of nail polish, inspired by the 3-D film Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away. The limited-edition shades have whimsical names such as Escaping Reality (a screaming hot-pink polish), Water You Waiting For (a sparkle bomb of blue-green glitter) and It’s a Trap-Eze! (a cream base bedazzled with multicolored glitter). $6.59; Sally Beauty Supply, multiple locations; chinaglaze.com –LM
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on February 19-21, the wellheeled return to Las vegas for the biannual (it also convenes in august) industry-only apparel trade shows maGIc and Project. according to the Las vegas convention and visitors authority, the event brings about 80,000 of the world’s trendsetters to the city to debut next season’s wares to buyers and merchandisers. Tis year, things will look a little different at Project, which is held in the mandalay Bay convention center. take note before diving in: υ Project debuts a section featuring high-end designer and eclectic duds called Te tents. exhibitors such as raleigh denim and carlos campos are hand-selected for their artistic vision and unique approach to design, and they are housed in pavilions constructed on the convention center floor. υ eNKvegas, an all-women’s brand exhibition formerly held at Wynn Las vegas, moves to mandalay Bay. Project is now dedicated to menswear and dual-gender labels. υ two sections of the show, Street and S.L.a.t.e., merge to become Project mvmNt, home to brands focused on youth culture such as Quiksilver and Kidrobot.
For more information on Project, visit project.magiconline.com –Elizabeth Sewell