Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better.
ABC has stood for a lot of things. In the 1970s, it was synonymous with 1-2-3. After the callous 1980s, thanks to Glengarry Glen Ross, it stood for “Alwa…
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Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better.
Micellar water should be your new best friend.
Skincare is kind of a cult: You stumble across one subreddit and suddenly you’re stocking up on sheet masks, researching acids, and agonizing over each pore.
Layering serums and testing AHAs/BHAs can be wildly overwhelming, especially if you’re just getting into skincare or a functional member of society who doesn’t have the time for a full Korean 10-step routine. That’s where micellar comes in — the cleanser is like a shortcut for skincare. It’ll take the gunk off your face, and you don’t have to wash it off after. Read more…
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I realized this year that podcasts have supplanted practically every other form of media to become my most consumed entertainment.
My Spotify usage…
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Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better.
From Twitter to Reddit to Instagram, tons of internet folks are raving about a glorified tarp.
Weighted blankets, also known as gravity or anxiety blankets, gained the attention of the self-care community late last year and have been picking up widespread (and emphatic) support ever since.
Purported to assist with stress and sleep, weighted blankets are exactly what they sound like — blankets with added weight, typically around 10% of the user’s body weight. As you slide under the heavy, comforter-like fabric, you will likely experience a therapeutic sensation, one that I would compare to that extra sip of wine taking you from conversationally relaxed to full-blown tipsy. Read more…
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