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Next up from Target: New line from Jason Wu

By Georgea Kovanis
Detroit Free Press
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    Dior is introducing a limited-edition line of scented nail polish called Vernis Garden Party ($23). One of two new colors is a lilac called Forget-Me-Not. (MCT)

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    The Jason Wu collection at Target includes this striped jersey dress, $34.99, and cat tote in cream, $39.99.

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    Fabulips Sugar Lip Scrub by Bliss, is just one part of the Fabulips collection, shown here. (MCT)


Here's a good reason to look forward to Super Bowl Sunday.

The long-awaited collaboration between fashion darling Jason Wu - he's one of Michelle Obama's fave designers - and Target will hit stores on Feb. 5.

The 53-piece, limited-edition collection from Wu, who used Paris as his inspiration, includes A-line silhouette dresses, tie-waist shifts and high-waist skirts. Prices range from $19.99 to $59.99.

It'll be in stores and at www.target.com until March 6 - while supplies last. Your best bet: Shop early to avoid a sellout in seconds similar to the one that occurred when Target partnered with Missoni last fall.

But, that's not all.

Target has also announced that it will be partnering with a series of boutiques for a new project called the Shops at Target.

Beginning May 6, Target will feature limited-edition items co-created with these stores.

In the first rotation, expect these collaborations:

Gummy fried eggs and black licorice dogs inspired by the Candy Store in San Francisco.

An exclusive collection of body care products and bath accessories from Cos Bar, which started in Aspen, Colo.

Doggie treats, including Snickerpoodles Biscuits, inspired by the Polka Dog Bakery in Boston.

Home and garden accessories designed with the antiques from the Privet House in Warren, Conn., in mind.

And Miami-inspired clothing for all a la the Webster, in Miami Beach, Fla.

Consider this splurge

Not only does Dior want your nails to look pretty, it wants them to smell pretty, too!

Introducing Dior's limited-edition Vernis Garden Party scented nail polish.

Two new colors - lilac Forget-Me-Not and pastel green Waterlily - are formulated to make your nails smell like roses and mark the high-end beauty brand's entrance into the world of scented nail polishes. (Several drugstore brands already are scented.)

Just the thing for a winter fling? Maybe.

The polish is $23 at local Nordstrom stores and www.nordstrom.com; select Macy's stores and www.macys.com; Sephora stores and www.sephora.com.

Fabulips

THE PRODUCT: Fabulips Sugar Lip Scrub by Bliss.

THE PITCH: Use this vanilla- and orange-flavored sugar scrub - fortified with jojoba seed and olive oils, shea and cocoa butters, and vitamins A, C and E - to exfoliate your lips.

THE PRICE: $18 at www.blissworld.com

THE PROS: Smells good, gets rid of dry and chapped skin.

THE CONS: The scrub isn't suitable for people with nut allergies because it contains walnut shell powder.

THE BOTTOM LINE: Nobody wants to kiss someone with sandpaper lips. Use this. Mwah.


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