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If you’ve been scrolling Instagram or TikTok over the past few weeks, you’ve probably seen it: influencers, celebrities and your own friends sharing which five items are really worth the money. We discovered a few great finds just from watching, but as shopping editors and writers, this is our area of expertise. We’ve spent whole careers searching for and testing out must-have fashion, beauty products, home items and more. So when prompted with the same question, we knew our selects like the back of our hand — and trust Us, these splurge-worthy picks are good.
Ahead, you’ll find a variety of stuff we’ve spent some hard-earned cash on, but used or wore so much, we felt zero guilt afterward. Need leggings that aren’t see-through? A pair of supportive running shoes? Concealer that covers? A water bottle you can shove in your purse? We’re sharing our tried-and-true recommendations ahead.
‘5 Things Worth the Money,’ According to Shopping Editors and Writers
Lauren Anderson, Commerce Editor
1. Beyond Yoga’s squat-proof workout pants
2. This frizz-free leave-in hair treatment
3. Comfortable platform sandals
4. Naked Sundays Illuminating Daily SPF
5. Shark FlexStyle Air Multi-Styler
Savannah Born, Commerce Writer
1. One-hour self-tanner
2. Lola Blankets blanket
3. A Ninja Swirl (Just trust!)
4. Lovesac PillowSac Chair
5. Brooks Running Shoes
Samantha Sutton, Commerce Editor
1. A luxe cashmere sweater from COS
2. A full-coverage tinted moisturizer from It Cosmetics
3. Thirdlove T-shirt Bra (It comes in half-cup sizes!)
4. Nizoral Anti-Dandruff Shampoo
5. Maeve Colette Cropped Pants (Sneakily stretchy and comes in petite!)
Olivia Hanson, Assistant Commerce Editor and Writer
1. Archies Arch Support Flip-Flops
2. Summer Fridays Sunlit Vanilla perfume
3. Ilia concealer
4. A Stanley IceFlow tumbler
5. K18 Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask
Madi Koetting, Senior Commerce Editor
1. Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask2. Vivaia shoes (All of them, so well made — and Katie Holmes-loved!)3. Cozy Earth bamboo viscose pajamas (I’ve owned for four years, haven’t pilled or gotten scratchy, held up so beautifully.)4. Tineco Wet Dry VacMop5. Christophe Robin Scalp Scrub
Sanah Faroke, Commerce Editor
1. Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey (This looks soooo good on!)
2. Abercrombie Curve Love High-Rise ’90s Relaxed Jeans
3. Hydro Flask Micro Hydro 200 mL (It fits in a shoulder bag!)
4. Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (Lightweight reading? Yes, please.)
5. Rothy’s The Square Mary Jane (Machine washable!)
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