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I finally got around to trying out my new Murad Intensive Resurfacing Peel and it's kind of great for that instant pick-me-up that's so hard to achieve in an at-home peel, as opposed to the extra strength one a derm can give you. The formula is magnificent in its simplicity and incorporation of technology: Glycolic and salicylic acids smooth, tiny bamboo beads provide the mechanical exfoliation, Vitamin C and dried plum extract (um, isn't that a prune?) is filled with Vitamins A, E and antioxidants. You smear it on for ten minutes--no stinging!--rinse, and viola. Do it three times a week and you might just be looking at your best skin ever.

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Now, make no mistake: Completely Bare has revolutionized crotch care everywhere. They have very high standards when it comes to beneath the border landscaping, and I'm a big fan of many of their excellent treatments and especially their very cool owner and beauty expert Cindy Barshop.

However.

I'm not sure how I feel about the Bikini Bump Blaster.

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Personally, I'm wary of Kiehl's foraying into advanced skincare. I like to think of them as my old-school East Village apothecary with all the vintage motorcycles in the store and happy workers in lab coats doling out free samples of simple moisturizers and tonics. Still, times change, and you Kiehl's fiends out there might be happy to hear the news that they've added two brand spankin' new products to their Bright collection:

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We've all heard by now that one of the secrets to Madonna's skin success is at-home oxygen facials (that and like, five hours of yoga a day), and I think I've stumbled upon the poor man's version of oxygen for the masses. Last week I wrote a glowing review of Dermelect's Pore Evolution and T-Zone Mattifier and promised I'd follow up with an investigative foray into their Detoxifying Oxygen Facial Commission cleanser. After using it just a few times, I'm confident that it works wonders. Perhaps my T-zone is simply so fabulously shine-free that I'd give anything a good review at this point (Wanted, what a great film!), but I really do like this cleanser, and a lot.