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Who doesn't want to look nice, find bargains and just have a little fun? To help, Good Housekeeping has come up with "Beauty Bests," ranging from fabulous finds to surprising secrets, with lots of "bet you didn't know ..." ideas, too. Even at health food stores, it's hard to know exactly what you're getting when you buy beauty products. That's especially true because the U.S. Department of Agriculture has not been allowing personal care items to use the USDA Organic seal. Your best bet: Look for labels that claim all or some of the ingredients are organic. Maybe Good Housekeeping's beauty department was dreaming of Matthew McConaughey in a cowboy hat. Whatever the reason, Stetson Black and Wrangler, two new Western-inspired colognes, had them at "hello." They smell clean, woodsy and masculine. Leave your mouth in mint condition with one swipe of C.O. Bigelow Mentha Lip Shine. It's a clear, nonstick gloss infused with peppermint oil to help freshen breath and keep lips hydrated. The Good Housekeeping Institute's testers raved about the balm's "high shine" and "refreshing, cooling sensation." Think of this tube as a calorie-free mint with lip-boosting benefits. Short supply increases demand, so look for limited-edition designer packaging (such as the Judith Leiber compact for Estie Lauder and the Jean Paul Gaultier Le Female Eau de Parfum). Some classics are keepers, like perfume-bottle designs that have never been altered, from companies like Caron and Guerlain. The same is true for bottles by glassmakers like Baccarat and Lalique. Safekeeping is crucial. Store your collectibles as you bought them -- unopened and unused. Some of nature's candies not only taste good in a cup of tea but also do wonders for your body -- whether they're part of a homemade concoction or a store-bought beauty product. Sugar, for example, is a natural exfoliant that helps polish your roughest spots, while honey soothes and moisturizes dry, irritable skin. Try: Grassroots Best in Glow Body Smoothing Sugar Scrub or The Healing Garden Organics Wild Honey Body Lotion. When Good Housekeeping's beauty editor's jar full of tiny Aquaphor tubes got suspiciously low, she knew the ointment was a hit. Good Housekeeping staffers were pilfering shamelessly because this cure-all softens everything from chapped lips to scaly heels. This is cache, read story here
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