Get rid of this bookmark because I have some great things planned for Product Junkie. I have hired a professional writer who will review cutting edge products and focus more on what celebrities are using. There won’t be AS MANY posts a day because she really is going to test everything out. But the ones that we post, will be great. So be sure to check out Fashionista to see new the goodies!!

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I absolutely love Kiehl’s Since 1851 and it was announced in WWD this morning that they’re launching a new anti-aging body care line – Superbly Restorative. According to WWD:

“This is our first totally restorative body care collection,” said Chris Salgardo, U.S. president of Kiehl’s, of the brand’s new Superbly Restorative body care lineup. It is set for an April launch. “Usually, we save the highest-tech ingredients for the face — but we felt strongly about launching a line which offered similar benefits for the body.”

The brand’s best-selling skin care product at present is Creme de Corps, a body lotion which focuses on hydration, explained Salgardo. “Superbly Restorative, which we will launch on Earth Day, gives restorative benefits, as well. It can be used in tandem with Creme de Corps, or on its own.”

The ingredient powering Superbly Restorative is organic argan oil, which Kiehl’s is sourcing from the Targanine Cooperative in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. While argan oil may be relatively new to skin care, it has a long history among the Berber population in Morocco, said Salgardo.”

The collection will include two products at launch: Superbly Restorative Body Lotion, and Superbly Restorative Dry Oil with a third product, Superbly Restorative Skin Salve, expected in June.

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One of my favorite guilty pleasures in The Hills. I can’t help but love Lauren Conrad, so naturally, I’m very interested in her favorite beauty picks- even if she is paid to like the brand! That aside, mark by Avon is a great brand that always comes out with fun, innovative beauty products. This mark Pop In Color Palette is a customizable, slim, portable case that contains four spots to hold your choices of lipgloss, eyeliner and eyeshadow.

Price: $6

Click to purchase mark Pop in Color Palette.

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It happens at least once per trip; the need to shave.

My scruff grows in very evenly, so I can get away with a two or three day beard. After about a week I start looking like a homeless person. Except for the designer clothes, accessories and clean hair, of course. Oh, let’s face it, I could never be mistaken for a transient, but you know what I mean.

Travel-approved sizes are the newest restriction in a post-911 world. Many people opt to leave their toiletries at home and buy what they need when they get to their destination or borrow it from the hotel. I don’t leave my beauty to chance. How do you know you’re going to find high quality stuff when you get there?

“TSA Approved Size. Rich and creamy foam, made with the extracts of jojoba oil and aloe.”

Cost: $9.5

But the Acca Kappa Cedro Travel Shave Foam at experienceM

Or get the full size at Amazon. Click to purchase Acca Kappa Cedro (Cedar) Shave Foam 6.7 oz.

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I’m a product sample you know what.

I’m also one of those people who, when they get nervous or over-excited, breaks out into hives. With the addition of my generally glowing yet extremely pale completion, it makes for a really lovely combination. At my dermotologists office the other day, I noticed samples of Eucerin Calming Creme and helped myself.

When you say “free,” I say “I’ll take two.”

This thick, creamy white moisturizer contains oatmeal — a natual calming ingredient. Although not specifically a redness relief product, it cools, soothes and calms the skin. Perfect for those flush moments.

Cost: $20

Click to purchase Eucerin Dry Skin Therapy Calming Creme, 14 Ounces.

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Just to briefly recap my last post, Get Endless Kissable Lips, the segment “Human Lab” on the Rachael Ray Show tests beauty products to see if what they claim is true. So not only did the bride test L’Oreal’s Endless Kissable Lipstick Colour, the best friend tested Max Factor’s Lasting Performance Liquid Makeup. The brand claims to be virtually a touch proof liquid foundation that never leaves any smudge marks - even on a white napkin. So when it was put to the test at her best friend’s wedding where tears ran down her cheek, there was no tear stains and the foundation didn’t rub off onto the white napkin! She also hugged many men dressed in tuxedos and there was no trace of her face left behind!

The one complaint though about this product is that it’s said to feel heavy, like your wearing a mask. So the tip is not to put too much on and should really only wear it for special occasions, but if you want to wear it everyday, go right ahead!

Cost: $18.07

Purchase at Amazon.

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I was watching Rachael Ray this morning and she does a “Human Lab” segment where she tests beauty products on real people (not paid actors) in real situations to see if what the product claims is to be true. So today she tested L’Oreal’s Endless Kissable Lipcolour on a bride on her wedding day! Talk about putting products to the test, and I give credit to the bride for taking a such a risk on her big day. I mean how many of us would test out a beauty product for the first time at our wedding?!? Not I, that’s for sure.

Anyway, the test proved to be helpful. The bride kissed about a hundred people and not once did she have to reapply her lipstick! And it left no kiss marks on any of her guests. The one thing the bride did say was that it made her lips a bit dry. The explanation is that in order to remain on your lips all day long the lip formula is different in that it contains a lot of drying chemicals, another words your basically staining your lips. However, some lipsticks do come with a moisturizer to help the dryness, but becareful not to use another brands moisturizer. The bride actually admitted to using a moisturizer that day and the lipstick began to run. When you apply a different brands moisturizer it breaks down the chemicals that make the lipstick “stick” to begin with.

If you’re big day is coming up, you may want to try this!

Cost: $9.95 for 2.

Click to purchase [2 PACK] L’Oreal Endless Kissable Lipcolour, Be Blushed #100 Lipstick Lipcolor.

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Cost: $28

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To finish, I like a quick, all-over mist to guard against the wind demons. This spray has, well, mega hold. It also smells really good. I’ve had guys literally stop mid-makeout session to tell me how good my hair smells. Seriously.

I do this totally 80s, upside down application technique — for maximum volume — but I doubt it’s completely necessary. I’m just addicted to the head rush.

Click to purchase Aussie Aerosol Mega Styling Spray– 14 Oz.

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If you want to pamper yourself (or pamper yourself with a special someone, wink wink!), this is the perfect product for you! I’m not much of a bath person, but the Lush Sex Bomb Bath Bomb totally converted me. You drop it into your bath water and it actually turns the water pink. Better yet, it makes the water feel almost silky. I don’t even know how to describe it…but after bathing in this water for a while your skin will be soooooo soft! I literally did not even have to use a moisturizer after bathing with this product.

And the smell is heavenly. The website describes it as scents of “jasmine, clary sage and ylang ylang.” My other favorite product by Lush is their Godiva Solid Shampoo…also amazing!

Click to purchase Sex Bomb Bath Bomb by LUSH for $5.95. You can also pick up Godiva Solid Shampoo by LUSH while you are there.

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