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Chelsea Handler partnered with Gold Bond to put its new Plumping Collagen Body & Face Serum Lotion through a "skin torture test" at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

Ahead of the stunt, Handler spoke to PEOPLE about her biggest life lessons

"When you do take yourself too seriously, [people] can smell that from a mile away," she says

Chelsea Handler landed in Albuquerque at 1 a.m. and woke up for the city's iconic Balloon Fiesta a mere three hours later — at 4:15 a.m. — to be exact. Despite the total lack of sleep, the comedian is ready to take on her next adventure.

The pep in her step isn't just because of the energy drink she's sipping on as PEOPLE chats with her ahead of her biggest stunt yet — it's Handler's natural risk-taking spirit.

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