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Displaying all articles tagged:
This Thing’s Incredible
luggage
Mar. 15, 2024
Finally, a Duffel and a Garment Bag in One
It counts as a personal item, and it keeps dresses and shirts wrinkle free.
By
Rachael Griffiths
footcare
Mar. 15, 2024
I Stopped Getting Pedicures — Thanks to This Foot Cream
And my feet are softer than ever.
By
Diksha Basu
this thing’s incredible
Mar. 5, 2024
I Misread the Forecast and Wore One Shirt for 13 Days
This Smartwool tank top saved my trip and earned its own social-media following.
By
Maggie Slepian
wellness
Mar. 1, 2024
I’m Wearing a Hot Water Bottle in This Photo
The YUYU can be draped over sore shoulders and cinched around a cramping belly or lower back.
By
Chantel Tattoli
makeup
Feb. 29, 2024
The Best Blue Mascara Is $13
It’s cheaper than YSL, and more pigmented than Eyeko.
By
Rachael Griffiths
this thing’s incredible
Feb. 22, 2024
I Found These $70 Orthopedic Flats in Milan — and Wear Them Everywhere
“I was stopped no less than five times by people asking where I got my shoes.”
By
Misty White Sidell
this thing’s incredible
Feb. 22, 2024
I Wear the Same $70 Outfit Every Day
I’ve worn this outfit to CEO interviews, on first dates, and on Hudson Valley hikes.
By
Anne Kadet
this thing’s incredible
Feb. 20, 2024
The Ugliest Machine Alive Solved My Night Sweats
The gadget is basically a central-air unit under your covers.
By
Claire Zulkey
this thing’s incredible
Feb. 15, 2024
This Retinol Literally Changed My Skin Overnight
On set, the makeup artist uttered the sweetest words a skin-care enthusiast can hear: “Your skin is, like,
perfect
.
You have no texture at all!”
By
Mbiye Kasonga
this thing’s incredible
Feb. 14, 2024
Have You Heard of a Snow Skirt?
If your butt and legs are warm, the rest of you is warm too.
By
Alison Freer
this thing’s incredible
Feb. 9, 2024
I’m a Bonnet Person Now
“I rave about it to anyone who will listen.”
By
Mya Gelber
this thing’s incredible
Feb. 8, 2024
I Turned My Dark-Brown Hair Blonde Using Only Sun-In
“People I don’t know often compliment me on my hair color, and I take no greater pleasure in life than telling them it’s Sun-In.”
By
Ellen Van Dusen
this thing’s incredible
Feb. 5, 2024
The Lazy Person’s Guide to Making Nut Milk
The nut-milk maker I’ve been using since 2019.
By
Caroline Goldfarb
this thing’s incredible
Jan. 29, 2024
I’m 40 and My Skin Has Never Looked Better. I Think It’s the Solawave.
“It’s convenient enough that I can putter around with one free hand doing other things while I run the wand around my face.”
By
Diksha Basu
this thing’s incredible
Jan. 23, 2024
These Extra-Sticky Post-Its Stay Put Even Outside
They’re one of my most important tools as a professional organizer.
By
Diane Lowy
this thing’s incredible
Jan. 22, 2024
I Have All the Expensive Yoga Pants, But I Like This $36 Alo Dupe the Best
They’re comfortable and opaque and work for all kinds of activities.
By
Maggie Slepian
this thing’s incredible
Jan. 18, 2024
I Own High Sport Pants But Prefer These
They don’t lose their color and they don’t get saggy.
By
Yolanda Edwards
this thing’s incredible
Jan. 17, 2024
Even at -45°F, These Boots Keep My Feet Warm
My pipes froze, my garage door broke, but my toes were fine.
By
Maggie Slepian
this thing’s incredible
Jan. 11, 2024
This Absurd Desk Timer Is the Only Reason I Get Anything Done
Including this piece.
By
Choire Sicha
this thing’s incredible
Jan. 3, 2024
This $8 Hanes Is the Closest Thing to a Threadbare Vintage Tee
The cotton-poly shirt is fitted with sleeves that are a hair shorter than most modern tees and a thick collar that actually cuts close to the neck.
By
Lauren Ro
this thing’s incredible
Jan. 2, 2024
The Comfortable But Not Embarrassing Shoes I Wore to Travel All Over Europe
I walked ten miles a day in these waterproof Danner boots, and they never gave me any trouble.
By
Maggie Slepian
year in review
Dec. 29, 2023
This Australian Makeup Case Is the Best Thing I Bought This Year
My makeup bag is no longer a beauty boxing ring.
By
Brenley Goertzen
this thing’s incredible
Dec. 22, 2023
This Heavy Sleep Mask Puts Me to Bed in Seconds
“Every night — and on many planes and trains in between — it worked its soft magic.”
By
Dana Covit
this thing’s incredible
Dec. 20, 2023
The Best Phone Stand Is a Bendy Piece of Foam
The Flight Flap is designed for watching TV on planes, but it’s useful anywhere.
By
Katherine Gillespie
this thing’s incredible
Dec. 15, 2023
The Hanes Sweatpants Stylist Law Roach Receives Every Christmas
“Everybody knows, ‘Oh, that’s what Uncle Law loves.’”
By
Law Roach
As told to
Lauren Ro
this thing’s incredible
Dec. 12, 2023
I Wore This $40 Target Robe to Work — Then Half the Office Ordered One Too
It felt like I was wearing my beloved bed to work: I was soft, warm, and comfortable all day long.
By
Alison Freer
this things incredible
Dec. 8, 2023
My Son’s Travel Car Seat Fits in a Backpack
It’s key to traveling internationally with my toddler.
By
Berit Baugher
this thing’s incredible
Dec. 7, 2023
This Fly Fishing Company Makes My Favorite Travel Clothes
Free Fly’s comfortable garments work as well for a full day of casting streamers as they do for sightseeing in Rome.
By
Maggie Slepian
this thing’s incredible
Nov. 29, 2023
What Took Me So Long to Get a Fake Pink Christmas Tree?
It was unique, beautiful, ridiculous, charming, and totally mine.
By
Ivy Pochoda
this thing’s incredible
Nov. 17, 2023
The Coat Eugenia Kim’s Been Wearing (and Napping in) for 15 Years
“Because it’s so comfortable, I fall asleep in it often.”
By
Eugenia Kim
As told to
Arielle Avila
this thing’s incredible
Nov. 9, 2023
This Gregory Pack Is the Clown Car of Personal Items
I can stuff it with everything I need for a four-day trip, and it will still fit under any airplane seat.
By
Maggie Slepian
this thing’s incredible
Nov. 7, 2023
Here’s How I Pack a Foam Roller in My Carry-On
It’s also my main water bottle.
By
Jeremy Rellosa
worth it
Nov. 3, 2023
I’ve Had This North Face for As Long As Timothée Chalamet’s Been Alive
But looks good as new.
By
Alexis Swerdloff
this thing’s incredible
Oct. 25, 2023
I Don’t Dread Injections As Much, Thanks to This $5 Organizer Box
I took my tape measure to the Container Store to find the right one.
By
Erin Schwartz
this thing’s incredible
Oct. 20, 2023
The Perfect Brown Pen I’ve Been Gatekeeping … Until Now
“The words on the page were no longer those of Peyton Dix — this thing turned me into Lady Whistledown.”
By
Peyton Dix
this thing’s incredible
Oct. 19, 2023
I Love These UGG Clogs Better Than Danskos
“They weren’t trying to be edgy or ironic or even fashionable. Comfort, it seemed, was priority No. 1.”
By
Erika Veurink
this thing’s incredible
Oct. 12, 2023
The Best Halloween Décor Is Lauren Lapkus’s 7-Foot Glowing Orange Tree
Why
should
indoor decorative trees be confined to the Christmas season?
By
Sarah Turcotte
this thing’s incredible
Oct. 6, 2023
This LED-Cured Nail Polish Wears Like Gel But Comes Off in Minutes
There’s less UV exposure, too.
By
Jolie De Feis
this thing’s incredible
Oct. 5, 2023
I’ve Used This $28 Hair Dryer Since 8th Grade
Yes, I’ve tried the Dyson.
By
Katie Dalebout
this thing’s incredible
Oct. 4, 2023
These
Candyland
-Like Plates Got My Picky Eaters to Try Sprouts
Dinner often felt like I was on
Top Chef
, except the judges were small, unreasonable, and only wanted dino nuggets.
By
Julie Vick
this thing’s incredible
Oct. 2, 2023
I’d Gladly Pay 4 Times As Much for This Magical $20 Serum
My skin is plump, hydrated, bright. My rosacea is calmer, too.
By
Zhenya Tsenzharyk
this thing’s incredible
Sept. 15, 2023
I Replaced My Bedroom TV with This Tablet
It helps me stay off my phone too
By
Jordan McMahon
this thing’s incredible
Sept. 11, 2023
Did You Know There’s Goo Gone for Skin?
Nothing melts away my medical-patch residue like the blue bottle.
By
Andria Kennedy
this things incredible
Sept. 7, 2023
Sandra Boynton, of All People, Makes My Favorite Coffee
Audrey Gelman found the perfect morning blend, which, somehow, involves the legendary children’s book author.
By
Audrey Gelman
this thing’s incredible
Sept. 7, 2023
These Hardware-Store Socks Are My Best-Kept Secret
They’re the perfect thickness, I think — not overly sweaty, but definitely protective.
By
Daisy Jones
this thing’s incredible
Sept. 6, 2023
I Wear These Dollar-Store Shorts Everywhere
They’ve seen me through pregnancy and beyond.
By
Katie McDonough
this thing’s incredible
Aug. 25, 2023
This Natural Cleaner Has Lasted Me 8 Years
I’m only halfway through the bottle.
By
Andrea Bartz
this thing’s incredible
Aug. 25, 2023
I Simply Do Not Want to Cook Without My Mise Kitchen Shoes
These leather-and-neoprene slip-ons are somehow still comfortable on hour 15 of my shift.
By
Lauren Joseph
this thing’s incredible
Aug. 15, 2023
I’m Selling My Kindles to Get a Kobo
For scribbling notes in the margins, nothing else comes as close as this tablet to a pen and printed page.
By
Jordan McMahon
this thing’s incredible
July 28, 2023
I’ve Renounced Streaming in Favor of This Dell DVD Drive
If you see me using this lightweight player in 2023, yes you did.
By
Victoria Goldiee
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