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First Look: Salma Hayek Helps Pampers Launch Vaccine Campaign

Nicole Feliciano — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:01:00 GMT

Though she’s been in the press lately talking about breastfeeding, Salma Hayek is also hard at work trying to stamp out Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT).

Last week in NYC, Salma teamed up with Pampers and UNICEF to announce the second wave of the "One Pack = One Vaccine" campaign. Here's how it works: for every purchase of specially marked diaper packages, Pampers will fund one tetanus vaccine.

Salma, the campaign spokeswoman, shared her first-hand look at MNT--a disease that claims the lives of 128,00 infants and 30,000 mothers each year--with video clips and press interviews about her UNICEF trip to Sierra Leone. Diva-like behavior is the last thing you’ll get from Salma. The stunning actress believes in rolling up her sleeves (ok, and maybe her shirt too) and hitting the front lines.

For 2009, the goal is to raise enough funding for 30 million additional tetanus vaccines. Look for the Pampers/UNICEF logo in stores now.

First Look: Rock Star Baby Leo Stroller

Nicole Feliciano — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:50:00 GMT

Stroll like a rock star with Tico Torres’ flashy new baby accessory.

It’s well-known that the hottest accessory around Hollywood is a baby. Celebrities have been milking the baby gravy train for years. Now more A-listers are making parenthood a business proposition not just a style proposition.

Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres has capitalized on his superstardom with a line of gear called Rock Star Baby. Full of animal prints, skull and cross-bones and black, this line is all rock n’ roll. His first stroller, the Targo ($699) was a hit with dads who would rather be dragged to a Celine Dion concert than be seen pushing a sissy stroller.

Now Tico has a lightweight model on offer with racy animal prints. The Candy Plus comes in leopard (Leo) or zebra stripe (Star). Ideal for shopping on Rodeo Drive, it’s got a large basket and reclines to let baby snooze while mom and dad spend the royalty checks. The Candy retails for 169 Euros (about $225). But unlike the boys from New Jersey, the Candy won’t be American made. German buggy manufacturer I’coo is rolling out this line of revved up wheels.

Star Baby: What 12 Celebrities Stroll with the Orbit?

SunnyChanel — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:40:00 GMT

The Bugaboo is soooo last year. So what are the celebrity spawn elite being transported in this season (and well the last couple seasons, for those stars ahead of the curve)? Why the Orbit Infant System of course. With the car seat, carrier and stroller, this system makes transferring a baby from auto to the outdoors easy and also, more importantly, safe. But it comes at a price, $900, you'll need that star salary to buy this one.

See what other eleven celebs besides the Mommy Halle Berry above, use the Orbit below:

2. Jessica Alba (above left)

3. Matthew McConaughey (above right)

4. Jaime Pressly

5. Melisa Joan Hart

6. Jack Black (shown, his wife and baby)

7. Fred Savage

8. Tori Spelling

9. Marcia Cross

10. Nicole Richie

11. Chris Noth (right ) 12. Heidi Klum (Left)

Roll-n-Go Diaper Caddy: Good Enough for Brangelina, Ashlee and Pete

Aaron Burgess — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:04:00 GMT

If you're not instantly taken by the dragonfly print on LAF Brand's Roll-n-Go Rollable Diaper Caddy, fear not: Though you can use it as-is to transport your diapering and feeding supplies, this pragmatic little number doubles as a liner for your existing purse, day pack or diaper bag. Unrolled (see below), the Roll-n-Go reveals a number of roomy, different-sized pockets for storing everything from diapers and wipes to filled bottles (in its insulated cooler compartment) and extra formula. Heck, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are among the celebrity parents who've been spotted carrying one, and if it's good enough for them, well...

Even though Brad and Angelina, Jason Lee and Ceren Alkac, and Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz (among others) snagged free Roll-n-Gos as part of Jewels and Pinstripes' Celebrity BUMP Bags, the caddy is a pretty reasonable item for us commoners who have to pay for it: Regularly $60 each, the black Extra Large Midnight Roll (pictured at page top) is on sale now for $45, and the red Large Summer Roll (shown unrolled above) is $40.

Get 'em both at LAF Brand's online store.

What Gwen Stefani's Wearing While Pregnant

Erin Behan — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:18:00 GMT

I've always loved Gwen Stefani's style, even before her haute couture makeover. Now expecting her second child, Gwen's got the glam pregnancy thing down to a science. In this shot, she's wearing one of my favorite maternity designers, Isabella Oliver. You can get Isabella Oliver's ruched cami in caviar black (or grey or while) for $55 for one or $45 each for two.

Photo: JFXonline

Eden Loves Her Famously Working Mom (Marcia Cross)

Erin Behan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:54:00 GMT

In yet another chapter of "Dress your baby like a celebrity baby," we have Marcia Cross and her daughter Eden. Eden was spotted sporting the very feminist "Working moms rock" T-shirt. One of the many wry clothing at honestbaby, the T-shirt (price varies by style) is available in five colors and and eight sizes (from 3-6 months to size 8).

Two Things I Learned Today (Involving Celebs and Car Seat Covers)

Erin Behan — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:56:00 GMT

I now know who Marissa Jaret Winokur is and about Itzy Ritzy. Yes, I'm behind on both "Dancing with the Stars" semi-finalists and makers of infant car seat covers. For those behind the times like me, Winokur is expecing a child (Zev) with husband Judah Miller via a surrogate (I really need to catch up on those back issues of US!). If you want to shop like Winokur does for her baby, you'll need to buy two Ritzy Rider infant car seat covers from Itzy Ritzy ($119). You may also need a second job to afford two of those covers, which cost more than some infant car seats.

Last Day To Get Tori Spelling's Baby Stuff

Chris Ford — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:03:00 GMT

Like Fame Crawler told you over a week ago (and we mentioned here on Droolicious), the Johnson's Celebrity Hand-Me-Down auction is going on, and you've less than a day to bid on all kinds of used baby stuff from celebrities. Of course all the money goes to charity, but is a diaper bag really worth over $500 - even if Donna Martin used it first?

More info on what else is being sold after the jump.

There are eight items in the auction, all from celebrity moms except Matt Damon, who is offering a diaper bag. (Apparently it's not good enough that Matt Damon is a dad. Unlike the celebrity moms, someone decided they needed to include his wife Lucy's name in the auction too. But I digress...).

In my opinion the best item up for bids is the Stokke Tripp Trapp chair from Julianne Moore, but you can also bid on car seats from Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Elisabeth Rohm, a high chair from Poppy Montgomery and "baby gift ideas" from Jeri Ryan. It's too bad I'm not a celebrity - I've got a closet full of unused baby gifts too.

Check out the Johnson's Celebrity Hand-Me-Down Auction at eBay.

Celebrity Doll Knitting Patterns from Knitted Icons

Chris Ford — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:05:00 GMT

Are you handy with knitting needles? Looking for the ultimate in DIY plushies ideas? Wondering if anyone will ever come up with a way to make a knitted doll of Madonna from the Blonde Ambition Tour? Well wait no longer, because now there's twenty five celebrity doll patterns you can choose from in Knitted Icons.

As far as I see it, here's the deal. If you actually make one of the celebrities from this book and give it to the little boy or girl in your life, I can all but guarantee you you'll be giving a gift they probably won't ever get rid of. Ever.

Here's a crazy list of some of the patterns:

Madonna (pictured on the cover)
Mr. T
Jackie O
Chairman Mao
Che Guevara
Marilyn Monroe
Elvis Presley
Ghandi
Queen Elizabeth II
King Kong
Jimi Hendrix
Cher
David Bowie
Muhammad Ali

Awesome.

Knitted Icons, $11.16 from Amazon.com

Jessica Alba's Tricycle Brings the Bling

Chris Ford — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:45:00 GMT

Earlier this month Jessica Alba's friends threw her a baby shower, and like I mentioned before, the guests went home with a goodie bag of their own. Well, according to E! Online, one of the presents was this Swarovski Crystal encrusted tricycle by Glitzy Bella. Want to know how much? You'll have to click through the jump...

I called a place where they sell them (the Hard Rock Store at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino here in Las Vegas) and they told me that they go for $2,000. I'm wondering though, does one actually bring it to the park? And what happens when the crystals start to fall off? What kind of glue do you use to put Swarovski crystals back into a tricycle?

Who says the rich have it easy?

Check them out at GlitzyBella.com (beware of the annoying music that automatically plays though...)

Mariah Carey Has a Hello Kitty Boo-Boo on American Idol

Chris Ford — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:02:00 GMT

Am I the only one that noticed Mariah Carey was wearing a Hello Kitty Band-Aid on American Idol last night? (Check out her right hand). It's the same type of bandages my 3 1/2 and 1 1/2 year old girls wear when they get a boo-boo. In fact, my youngest has one on now, which she'll proudly show you every time she gets her diaper changed.

At what age does wearing Hello Kitty stuff (as an adult) go from cute, to kind of tired, to kind of sad, to kind of creepy? And at what stage is Mariah? I'll leave that for you to decide.

You can always buy a box of your own, $3.39 for a box of twenty from Amazon.com

Photo: Anything Hollywood

Tom Cruise Spends $400K on J. Lo's Twins; Disney DVD Box Among Only Items Commoners Can Afford

Aaron Burgess — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:57:00 GMT

By now you've heard the news: Jennifer Lopez has reportedly talked hubby Marc Anthony into letting Scientology #2 and Sumner Redstone doppelgänger Tom Cruise be godfather to the couple's twins. No word yet on how that's going over in the Catholic parishes where J. Lo and Anthony were baptized, but it seems to be working out well for the pair's offspring, Max and Emme.

So far, Cruise is said to have committed over $400,000 to the babies' loot chest, including $200,000 worth of designer christening outfits; a giant aquarium for the kids' bedroom (rumors that it includes a scale model of L. Ron Hubbard's schooner could not be confirmed); and a star-studded, $200,000 "Welcome to the World" party for Max and Emme.

Among the smaller trinkets Cruise and Holmes are said to have bestowed on the twins are Disney DVD boxed sets -- and while we're not sure this is the case, perhaps they went for the Walt Disney Animated Anthology (pictured above). If books are on the registry for the christening party, might we also suggest the Disney Box of Screams set?

(Updated April 8, thanks to commenter mama-mommy-mama, who pointed out that we'd been showing a box of Disney bootlegs. Whoops!)

Jessica Alba Gives Tastybaby

Chris Ford — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:58:00 GMT

Mom-to-be Jessica Alba had a baby shower last weekend, and as a party favor to the guests she gave out goodie bags from Tastybaby. I'm not sure exactly why most shower guests would want or need a blue "eco-tote" bag full of organic baby food and recipes, but I'm guessing it didn't cost Jessica Alba much anyway. [UPDATE: According to a rep from Tastybaby, the bags contained a bottle of champagne and the "Life's A Peach" baby food - the makings for the Bellini's that were served at the shower. Baby food and booze? Now you're speaking my language. -mdd]

Tastybaby is an organic baby food company, and if stuff like that matters to you (organic, that is) it looks like they have some good products. Most of the items come frozen and have cute names like "Life's A Peach" and "Peas On Earth". You're going to have to be ready to pay for it though - most items cost $5.99 for three 3.5 oz servings (or $0.57 an ounce).

Tastybaby is available at select Whole Foods, Bristol Farms and online here.

Also, check out Aaron's comprehensive break down of organic baby food on Droolicious: Baby Food Porn: 10 Sources of Natural Num-Nums

Is Your Baby Getting in the Way of Your Design Sense?

Aaron Burgess — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:02:00 GMT

You kids can have my Barber Osgerby Loop table when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.

Whether in the name of good design or in pursuit of celebrity babies (thanks for nothing, Jennifer Lopez), we cover a lot of pricey baby crap here on Droolicious; but at what point does the reality of living with kids trump the need to surround yourself with the aesthetic latest and greatest?

Jezebel points us to this article from the Independent that we'd swear was an April Fool's joke if it weren't stamped 3/30: "Design-freak-turned-new-mother" Fiona Rattray (perfect name, that) documents her slow, maddening descent from aesthete to realist, along the way encountering such dilemmas as how to accommodate a baby that's inevitably growing into ugly accessories:

"Harper is fast outgrowing the bathroom sink and our old, cast-iron bath is too deep, so it's back to Mothercare for a baby bath. Online, I was tempted by the practical white number that sits on top of your bath. Unfortunately, in the flesh the object in question has all the elegance of a plastic garden pond. I'm not paying £20 to ruin one of my favourite rooms, so it's back to the sink and hope she doesn't grow any more..."

But alas, the planets align in the end, and Rattray learns to stop worrying and love the Barber Osgerby Loop coffee table that's been scratched and dented by baby's fingers:

"I thought I would mind about this stuff, but I honestly don't. This is family life and I love it."

Cue violins.

Recession or not, the market for kids' luxury items is reportedly growing like mad among deep-pocketed parents. But what about for those of us on a smaller budget? You tell us: Can you balance good design with good parenting, and more importantly, when that stimulus check arrives this summer, will your first stop be Wal-Mart or Design Within Reach?

Casablanca Cribs in Jennifer Lopez's Nursery

Chris Ford — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:30:00 GMT

Last week I mentioned the prams Jennifer Lopez has for her new twins, but there are other baby products to gawk at in the People Magazine article too. For instance, the matching "Casablanca Cribs" in the nursery. Even though the picture in People makes it look like neither child has ever spent a moment of their lives in the cribs, this time I'm finding it kind of difficult to make fun of them.

Well, maybe not so difficult.

The Casablanca Premier crib is adjustable, meets all the US safety requirements and has a drop front gate that's integrated into the "scroll bar." And if a big, vintage-looking metal crib with a lot of ornate scrolls matches your design style, then you could do a lot worse than the Casablanca Premiere. I do however think it's a little weird that J-Lo has the same crib featured in Stuart Little II (Stuart Little Two??) but hey, maybe she's a big fan of mediocre kid's movie sequels.

The Casablanca Premier is available as a custom order in burnished gold, silver or satin white for $950 from Petit Tresor.

Jennifer Lopez and the British Royal Pram

Chris Ford — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:29:00 GMT

Will somebody please tell Jennifer Lopez she's not a real princess? The new issue of People Magazine has the pictures of J-Lo and her new family, and among the pictures is a shot of the two $3,000 prams ("pram" is fancy English word for stroller) that she's supposedly wheeling her kids around in. The Silver Cross Balmoral Pram is handmade and according to their web site, "trusted by the British Royal family for generations." Ugh.

Look, I don't have any doubt it is beautiful and handles like a dream, but how exactly are you supposed to use this? It doesn't look like one (let alone two) would fit very well in the back of a modest SUV (or modest NYC apartment for that matter), so I suppose it's reserved for long constitutionals around the estate after dinner. And in my experience at least, my kids hated being rolled around in a bassinet-style stroller.

But to each princess her own I guess.

Silver Cross Balmoral Pram, $2,900.00 from Amazon.com

Spit Up: Lucky Jade Cashmere Baby Clothes

Chris Ford — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:35:00 GMT

Just because celebrities buy something, doesn't mean we have to as well. According to the official web site from baby clothing line Lucky Jade, Sheryl Crow, Meg Ryan, Milla Jovovich and Angelina Jolie all dress their kids in Lucky Jade. But couldn't a cashmere onesie look cuter?

I'm not going to make any judgment about the owl illustration itself (and considering the cotton-cashmere blend it's probably ridiculously soft), but the illustration along with the brown color makes for a pretty dreary looking onesie. You don't have to dress your kid in cutesy bunnies and flowers all the time, but you also don't have to dress them like a character in The Stranger either.

Lucky Jade, prices ranging from $50 to $75. (At least they're machine washable.)

Brooke Burke's Hera Diaper Bag

Chris Ford — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:30:00 GMT

Celebrity/model/television-host Brooke Burke is a mom, and like other celebrity/model/television-hosts she sells stuff for moms. Although I'm smart enough to know not to comment on her postpartum belly shaping "Tauts," she's also sells a "recycled" diaper bag.

The messenger-style bag is made out of recycled "vintage sails" and has bottle and cell phone pockets. It doesn't say anything about a changing pad.

The Hera Diaper Bag, $68.00 from Baboosh Baby

Q Collection Junior Nursery Furniture

Chris Ford — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:07:00 GMT

I recently discovered this line of children's furniture, and I have to say it looks really beautiful. Q Collection Junior has all the typical pieces, changing tables, cribs and chests, but there are also some really interesting stools and storage pieces too.

The furniture has modern clean lines without looking clinical or sterile. Everything is also apparently made of wood from responsibly managed forests, and the cribs are also the "first in the world to receive Greenguard's 'Children & Schools' indoor air quality certification". Of course it's not cheap, but if "green" products matter to you, you could do a lot worse.

And according to their web site, Gwyneth Paltrow also loves them. Not that you should buy your baby furniture based on the recommendation of Academy Award Winners necessarily, but they're just saying.

Q Collection Junior, $1,220.00 for the Solare Crib (pictured).

The Official Paris Hilton Toy Doll is Not of the "Blow-Up" Variety

Chris Ford — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:19:00 GMT

It had to happen. You knew it would. You might have even hoped it wouldn't. But it did. German toymaker Simba Toys has announced an official Paris Hilton Doll.

Designed to compete with Barbie, the doll isn't supposed to resemble Hilton in the face, but she did apparently pick out three outfits for the doll, "Party, Glam Summer and Shopping."

The toy will go on sale in Europe for a pre-tax price of 8.40 euros ($12.40).

Paris Hilton Plays Dress Up for German Toymaker [Deutsche Welle]

Jessica Alba Baby Shower "Gifts"

Chris Ford — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:24:00 GMT

If you haven't heard yet (and if you haven't, then you really should be reading FameCrawler more often), Tyra Banks just threw Jessica Alba a baby shower on her television show (because really, if there's one person who needs free kids stuff, it's the Fantastic Four's Invisible Girl). Apparently the Tyra Show got together with MomLogic.com and came up with a bunch of new products that every new Hollywood mom must have. After the jump I'll list them (along with some of my own snarky comments).

The Cariboo Classic Bassinet ($359.95) & Cariboo Activity Gym ($159.95). A beautiful, expensive bassinet that she'll use for about six months and then get rid of.

Cariboo Puretec Blankets $99.95 - $159.95. A baby blanket for $159.95 doesn't even deserve a comment.

Lillebaby Euro Tote ($119.95). Baby in a bag! We've been talking about these for a while on Droolicious.

Svan High Chair ($249.95). Even at that price, it's hard to make a snide comment about a beautiful high chair. Even though if you so much as cut a piece of pizza on it you'll dramatically reduce the resale value. OK. It wasn't that hard.

Svan Scooter ($119.95). For the right age group (i.e. not Jessica's impending infant) this is a really cool product.

Svan Bouncer ($119.95) For a hundred and twenty dollars it better take care of the midnight feeding too.

Yo My Booties Baby Booties ($50). If you can't put your infant in Uggs, super-furry baby shoes are probably the next best thing.

Yo My Booties Zebra and Cheetah Sweaters ($85). Expensive, but these look pretty cool.

Yo My Booties Pom Pom Hat ($50). Isn't a baby hat for $50 the definition of conspicuous?

Valco Baby TriMode All Terrain Stroller ($425) with Infant Bassinet ($150). No comment. I'm a Bugaboo man myself.

Lautrec Toulouse Diaper Bag ($236), Mommy Chic Diaper Bag ($395) & Femme Chic Diaper Bag ($360). Any one of these would be way too much money, but three? If you're worried about your kid crapping on it, it's time to get a new diaper bag. And if you don't care about your kid crapping on a $395 diaper bag? More power to you.

Lil Safari Girl Pre-Walker and Lil Dino Boy Pre-Walker Shoes ($34.95). A new Robeez ~~competitor~~? [Reader Laura correctly points out, Robeez is also owned by Stride Rite, having a virtual baby shoe monopoly. -mdd] I'll have to check them out.

Sleep Sheep, Sleep Sheep on the Go, Lavender Lab, Baby Sheep Rattle ($6 - $24). Finally. A baby toy.

Bel Bambini Gift Basket ($500) and Gift Certificate ($1000). Oh. I guess there wasn't enough free crap. Now she can go pick out some more herself.

So there it is. And the grand total of all the free swag Jessica Alba is getting? About $4,861.50 by my calculations.

Check out more about it at Mom Logic.com (including a clip of the show).

Photo of the Tyra Show source: Pagesix

Bean New York Bestowed Upon White Stripes Rugrat

Karen — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:05:00 GMT

Jack White (The White Stripes) and Karen Elson (model) had a baby and my head popped off when I saw what a good friend of theirs gave them from Bean New York.

This drumming squirrel onesie (above, $18) had Whit going nuts over at Famecrawler. I know, not a reach for him, never mind Whit. Lets see these duds:

Bean's logo on a tee ($16 to advertise for them):

Baby alpaca (awwww) makes up this BlaBla Tree Sweater ($46.50):

I LOVE the ringer look on this Kate Quinn Kimono Wrap Earth Baby Onesie ($21):