Earth Day Beauty: Kiehl's Give Back.

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Kiehl’s is celebrating Earth Day 2009 with the introduction of a Limited Edition Superbly Restorative Argan Body Lotion, of which 100% of net Kiehl’s proceeds will benefit WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE.


Partners in this project, actor Adrian Grenier, musician Erykah Badu, surfer Kelly Slater, and three design students from Parsons The New School For Design, have helped Kiehl’s create four exceptional Limited Edition labels representing their commitment to sustainability, to raise funds and awareness for WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE.

In conjunction with the Limited Edition product, Kiehl’s has launched www.kiehlsgivesback.com, a web site designed to share the complete scope of our partnership with our patrons. Through this new site, we can all can learn more about Waterkeeper Alliance and the Kiehl's partnership, and participate in two limited-time, web-only events:

April 22-April 24, 2009
Beginning on Earth Day, April 22, www.kiehlsgivesback.com will host a three-day online auction of 10 unique items to further support Waterkeeper Alliance . Featuring one-of-a-kind signed items donated by our partners, the auction runs for three days, April 22 through April 24 at http://www.kiehlsgivesback.com/events/earth-day-auction, and 100% of all proceeds generated from this auction will be donated to Waterkeeper Alliance.

Auction items include:

  • Adrian Grenier Autographed Season 4 - Entourage DVD Set (2 Sets)

  • Best of Kiehl's Since 1851 - For MEN ($494 Value)

  • Best of Kiehl's Since 1851 - For WOMEN ($493 Value)

  • Kelly Slater Autographed AL MERRICK TUFLITE (SURFTECH) K-BOARD Surfboard

  • Kelly Slater Autographed Biography – For The Love, by Kelly Slater, Jack Johnson, and Phil Jarratt.

  • "ISREAL" LIMITED EDITION Poster, designed by Emek, signed by Erykah Badu and Emek

  • PARSONS: Online Course: Hot Cities, Cool Solutions: Living in a Low-Carbon World ($570 Value)

  • " Moscow , Russia " LIMITED EDITION Poster, designed by Emek, signed by Erykah Badu and Emek

These items are currently available for preview at http://www.kiehlsgivesback.com/events/earth-day-auction, and bidding begins at 12:01 AM on Wednesday, April 22, ending at 11:59 AM on Friday, April 24.

April 23-May 6, 2009
To further honor Earth Day and the environment, Kiehl's will have a special offer. For ten days, their ten top-selling products, will be selling for just $10. 100% of the proceeds of this event, up to $10,000, will be donated to Waterkeeper Alliance.


HOW IT WORKS: Beginning April 23, each day for 10 week days, Kiehl's will offer 100 units of a single Kiehl’s product for $10, from 11 AM EST to 1 PM EST, for that day only. This event takes place during the business week only, and shoppers can sign up at http://www.kiehlsgivesback.com/events/online-charity-sale for daily alerts about each day’s product.

Kiehl’s products to be offered during this event will be:

  • Marvelous Mineral Mascara, Black: April 23
  • Coriander Liquid Hand Soap: April 24
  • Close-Shavers Ultimate Brushless Shave Cream, White Eagle: April 27
  • Creme de Corps (8.4 oz): April 28
  • Facial Fuel (4.2 oz): April 29
  • Abyssine Cream + : April 30
  • Creamy Eye Treatment With Avocado: May 1
  • Ultra Facial Cream (1.7 oz.): May 4
  • Amino Acid Shampoo (8.4 oz.): May 5

  • Superbly Restorative Argan Body Lotion (6.8 oz.): May 6

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NEW: Kiehl’s Marvelous Mineral Mascara.

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The first mineral mascara from a prestige company, Kiehl's has a winner with this wonderfully, gentle mascara formula. Introducing Kiehl's Marvelous Mineral Mascara. Just launched last week, this mascara is flying off the shelves already.

Continuing their long history of offering products that combine color with caring conditioners, this new beauty was born.

This Marvelous Mineral Mascara, enriched with mineral pigments for rich color, wraps lashes in instant color and care. Combining volumizing Acacia Senegal with conditioning Jojoba OilAloe Vera, the unique formula gives lashes natural looking length, volume and a rich, glossy color.

Development of Kiehl’s Marvelous Mineral Mascara was in response to fervent requests from customers - loyal patrons who have long relied on Kiehl’s for the company’s unique, highly efficacious products. This formula addresses a key customer need for natural looking lashes yet accomplished with a “lash caring” application.

The safe and gentle formula is hypoallergenic, paraben-free, and fragrance-free. The ultra-soft brush was carefully designed to be tug-free and extra caring for lashes. Also of note, is that the formula is safe for the most sensitive eyes and contact lens wearers.

While wearing, I only experienced long, glossy lashes. No clumps, or smudging. This is a perfect everyday mascara.

Kiehl’s Marvelous Mineral Mascara is available in Black or Black Brown, now, for $16.50. Pick it up at a Kiehl's free standing store or online at Kiehl's.com.

Kiehl's Introduces Portable Essence Oils.

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Kiehl’s just announced the re-launch of its classic essence oils – dating back to the early 1920s. These highly concentrated essence oils are packaged in an elegant amber glass combined with the ease of portability in a roller ball vial.

Kiehl’s will initially offer essence oils of Musk 1921, Coriander 1946, Vanilla 1968 and Grapefruit 1976 – followed by six others in the coming months. Each date corresponds to the original essence’s formulation year created by Kiehl’s pharmacists for patrons who cherished an individual, enduring scent. These four classic essence oils are just some of the 122 unique fragrant oils blended by hand in the original Kiehl’s Pharmacy.

The new essences fulfill the wishes of Kiehl’s most devoted customers, many of whom have claimed customer favorites such as Musk and Coriander Oil as their signature scents for decades.

My favorite is Musk 1921. I love this oil and use it alone as well as a base to some of my sweeter scents.

The Essence Oils that have been released thus far and a bit on their background:

MUSK 1921
This is Kiehl’s first essence oil and still today, most beloved by customers who often refer to it as the Original Love Oil.

The use of musk dates back more than 1,300 years when it was used by rulers of early Chinese dynasties for its herbal medicinal properties. Until the late 19th century, the natural musk was used extensively in perfumery until economic and ethical reasons motivated the adoption of synthetic musk, which are used almost exclusively today.

CORIANDER 1946
Coriander was first used at the original Kiehl’s Pharmacy as medicinal oil for its soothing and healing properties. This aromatic stimulant and spice has been cultivated for over 3,000 years and used by the Egyptians as an aphrodisiac. Known as cilantro or Chinese parsley, Coriander is considered both an herb and a spice, since both its leaves and seeds are used as a seasoning condiment.

VANILLA 1968
Many Kiehl’s customers have shared their layering suggestions over the years, but an overwhelming majority mix Vanilla with Musk. Originally cultivated by Pre-Colombian Mesoamerican peoples, Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes is credited with introducing both the vanilla spice and chocolate to Europe in the 1520s. The Spanish and Portuguese sailors and explorers brought vanilla into Africa and Asia in the 16th century.

GRAPEFRUIT 1976
A customer favorite for decades, Grapefruit delights Kiehl’s customers with its fresh and citrusy scent. Grapefruit was first described on Barbados in 1750 and was also called the forbidden fruit because it was seized upon by those searching for the identity of the original tree of good and evil in the Garden of Eden.

Each Essence Oil sells for $25 at Kiehl's stores as well as online at kiehls.com.