10 Things That Delighted Us Last Week: From Snow Skirts to Approachable Retinol

Since stylist and beauty entrepreneur Linda Rodin discovered royal-blue bandages in England 38 years ago, she has been collecting the most interesting ones she can find. This pack includes ten neon bandages “in a knuckle shape, which wraps around your hands better.” Plus their close proximity to your fingernails makes the bandages ideal for matching your nail polish — intentionally or not. As Rodin says, “We all use our hands constantly, so if I have to look at a bandage all day, I may as well look at something sweet.”

From Sandy Liang’s beloved Baggu bag to Loeffler Randall’s embroidered ballet flats, bows are everywhere lately. In a roundup of new items that are sure to sell out, we included Deco Beauty’s on-trend, non-fussy nail-art stickers, featuring bows of various colors, strawberries, hearts, and even more coquette-inspired designs.

As a “big every-day to-do-list person,” comedian Abbi Jacobson goes through phases of having a favorite pen. But for the past couple years, she hasn’t been able to live without this 0.3-mm. pen that “feels more intentional because of the way that it’s shaped,” she told us. “It just has such a nice line.”

Brand consultant and stylist Laurel Pantin, who writes the shopping newsletter Earl Earl, says Patagonia’s Synchilla anorak in navy is her all-time-favorite fleece jacket. “I like Patagonia’s company ethics, and I also like that this looks like what an ’80s Connecticut dad would wear — my aesthetic,” she says.

During her late teens and early 20s, Mbiye Kasonga went through cycles of clear skin and acne that left dark spots behind. Then she discovered Epi.logic, a skin-care company started by oculofacial plastic surgeon Dr. Chaneve Jeanniton. Kasonga gravitated toward Epi.logic’s Double Feature retinol because it’s specifically formulated for Black and sensitive skin. Plus, she says, “the deep-purple bottle adorned with polka dots made this product feel approachable.” After just one use, she says, “my skin looked noticeably brighter. My hyperpigmentation was still there, but my skin felt soft to the touch and had less of the dullness I was used to.” Within three weeks, her dark marks started to fade and her skin became smoother.

According to actress Nicola Peltz Beckham, a preference for keeping the house cold — 60 degrees cold — runs in the Beckham family. As a Beckham by choice, rather than blood, Peltz Beckham doesn’t share this preference and can’t live without this faux-fur heating pad. When she stays with her in-laws, “this is a must because I cannot sleep at that temperature. I feel like I’m sleeping in a freezer.” At home, her husband, Brooklyn, also keeps the temperature low, so Peltz Beckham always keeps this heating pad with her.

Our beauty columnist, Rio Viera-Newton, tested 20 cream blushes to find one that actually lasts, and she crowned Danessa Myricks’s Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder the champion. “The high pigment in conjunction with the soft, powdery finish, I suspect, is what makes this blush really stick to the skin — I applied this at 8 a.m. and couldn’t believe when, nearly seven hours later, I came home with pretty much the same amount of blush I’d applied that morning,” she writes. Viera-Newton tested two of the six shades available, a hot pink called “It Girl” and a plum color named “Dancing Queen,” which, she says, “both gave my skin a soft, natural-looking flush, like I’d come back from a walk on a cold winter morning.”