It’s online-shopping expertise meets IRL needs
Photo: Courtesy of the retailers If you follow our biweekly feature Your Shopping Cart, you know that we have some eerily good intel on what you all are buying. Which led us to think that, as Strategist editors, we could turn the tables and highlight all the things we’ve been buying for ourselves. As you’ll notice, it’s both a blessing and a curse to be a Strategist editor; we’re picky, but sometimes we just have to get on with it.
$20 at Home Depot Buy Soom Foods Pure Ground Sesame Tahini Paste Two-Flavor Sampler For our annual Strategist white elephant, I picked up this Soom tahini two-pack. Since our cap is set at ten bucks, I kept the regular tahini for myself and used the chocolate halva spread as the gift. It ended up going home with Rio, who reports that it was very yummy.
$66 at John Derian Buy Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe $22 I’d seen this book about the Troubles on a few year-end lists, and thought it seemed like a strong gift contender for my history-loving dad. Then, when I heard from a trusted arbiter of Dad Lit that the book was indeed as good as all the lists said, I went for it. An hour after opening it, my dad was already about 50 pages deep. I’d say it was the right choice.
$50 at Uniqlo Buy Mature Ha Ribbon Hat $200 I was not immune to the charms of that gigantic Jacquemus straw hat that made the Instagram rounds a couple of summers ago, which is why this more practical one spoke to me. I nabbed it at Philadelphia-based boutique Rennes, when it ran a “secret” online sale for its newsletter subscribers. I’m a sucker for anything that reminds me of summer in the south of France. Here’s to looking forward to warmer days ahead.
Jungmaven Sierra Raglan Sweatshirt For my husband, I had one hit and one miss: a Jungmaven sweatshirt identical to the one he already has in navy and wears all the time. It’s made from hemp and is so soft and slouchy . I also got him a button-down from Ssense that is maybe a little too … fashion for him, that we might need to return. Can’t win ’em all.
$25 for 2 at L.L.Bean Buy Hydro Flask Wide-Mouth Vacuum Water Bottle — 40 fl. oz. The only other thing I bought in the frenzy of Cyber Monday and Black Friday was an on-sale Hydro Flask at Nordstrom, since my hot-pink one has accrued quite a few dents over the last several months. I’m sad to say good-bye to the fuchsia, but hopefully this lilac version will let me keep some of my VSCO-girl street cred.
$240 at Rag & Bone Buy Anthony Rotunno, senior editor Outdoor Voices CloudKnit Hoodie $85 at Outdoor Voices Buy Outdoor Voices CloudKnit Sweatpants $85 at Outdoor Voices Buy My family decided to do a Secret Santa–style gift exchange this year, and I drew my mom. Via a video of herself singing original lyrics she wrote to the tune of “Santa Baby,” she told Santa she was hoping to get some athleisure this year.
$38 at Only NY Buy Liza Corsillo, writer Mophie Powerstation 5000mAh Power Bank $30 This month, I went to Paris for my best friend’s wedding, and, at the airport, on a whim, I picked up this portable battery charger. I’d always been a little skeptical of these, but quickly found it indispensable. I have an iPhone 7 that struggles to hold a charge longer than five or six hours, and I was planning on taking pictures late into the night at her wedding.
$9 at Amazon Buy $9 at Amazon Buy Pat McGrath Labs LuxeTrance Lipstick During my hunt for holiday gifts this season, I obviously came across a few things I fancied for myself, one of them being this lipstick. A few months ago, I wrote about finding the first lip gloss I could tolerate, and now I have the lipstick version. The color is my perfect nude, and it doesn’t make my lips feel dry. The true test was Christmas dinner: a combination of Thai takeout and a home-cooked meal.
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