What Strategist Readers Bought This Month: Fall Is Here — and It’s Advent Calendar Season
Welcome back to “Your Shopping Cart,” where we break out the top products that you, devoted Strategist readers, bought in droves. Think of this as the TL;DR of the Strategist. If your like-minded fellow readers are buying these items, maybe you’d like to as well.
The most-saved items this month
Everybody aspired to own the Allex “perfectly balanced, lightweight, durable scissors” this month. (I, too, think these could change my life.) Other items that you were all saving for later included a tikka masala simmer sauce that’s just as good as takeout, a plush natural-fiber mattress topper, and LED lightbulbs that glow like old-school ones.
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The most-clicked items this month
Fall is here, as heralded by the appearance of penny loafers in our most-clicked list. Somewhat frighteningly for September (everyone’s looking forward to the holidays), an Advent calendar also drew a lot of interest, alongside our favorite concert earplugs (not everyone’s ready to let go of festival season), the facial cleanser that four Strategist staffers use daily, and sweatpants in a trendy barrel silhouette to match your jeans.
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The most-commented-upon stories
Hannah Neeleman of Ballerina Farm was our most divisive celebrity interview in a while
Read more: What Ballerina Farm’s Hannah Neeleman Can’t Live Without
While Steve Earle proved universally beloved
Read more: What Steve Earle Can’t Live Without
And the tote bags of New York City surprised and delighted everybody, too
Read more: We Stopped 72 People on the Street to Ask About Their Work Totes
Stuff we saved for our newsletter readers
A fantastic fragrance for fall
Our senior writer Dominique Pariso told The Strategist Beauty Brief all about the transitional fragrance she’s wearing right now: Dries Van Noten’s Velvet Violet. “It’s a lot greener than a pure floral and is paired with a really interesting sesame-seed-and-barley note that gives it an almost toasted quality,” she explained. “Pink pepper, vetiver, and tonka bean round it out. And while I only got my hands on a sample tester, I may need to spring for the full size immediately because the bottle, like all of the design house’s beauty packaging, is absolutely beautiful.”
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The ideal age to buy your kid a smartphone
This month, The Strategist Kids’ Department helped answer the question you’ve probably been asked by your tween or teen the most: Can I have a smartphone? Our editors also spoke to parents and digital-safety experts to find out which smartphones and parental controls they like best.
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Cool trash cans exist (and The Secret Strategist found them all)
Secret Strategist polled a bunch of designers about the trash cans they love. One thing they learned: Whether it’s a biohazard bin, a former flower vase, or pleated plastic, it really should create some kind of impact.
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The always tasteful Erin Schwartz shared what they’ve saved on the site recently
For The Strategist Daily, our writer Erin Schwartz revealed which Strategist finds they’re thinking about purchasing, including opera-length cashmere gloves from the Eckhaus Latta x J.Crew collaboration and the thermal layer costume designer Stacey Berman wore while filming in the Arctic Circle.
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More From The Strategist
- The Best Things Strategist Editors Have Bought This Year (So Far)
- Hark, the Advent Calendars Arrived (Very) Early This Year
- 63 Things You Should Never Buy Full Price
- The Strategist Fall 100
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