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  1. women’s apparel
    I Own 6 of the Same Cos Dress and Wear It 9 Months of the YearFrom March to November, you’ll find me in this.
  2. office
    The French Folders So Good You Can Use Them As CurrencyYour manila folders could never.
  3. organization
    My Family Uses These Industrial-Strength Chip Clips on Literally EverythingFrom chips to potting soil to sheet-mask samples.
  4. this thing’s incredible
    This Cardboard Box Treat Maze Stops My Cat From Disrupting Zoom CallsIt has three levels of difficulty for clever kitties.
  5. skin-care treatments
    The Regularly Sold-Out Shea Butter That Healed My Eczema and My Purelled HandsIt soothed every last dry patch.
  6. organization
    I’ve Moved All My Furniture Across Brooklyn With This Folding Hand TruckIncluding a desk and side table that I transported almost two miles.
  7. this thing’s incredible
    The Best Travel Backpack, According to an International ReporterFrom my bus journey from El Salvador to Mexico, all the way to the Great Wall of China, it’s light, durable, and has never let me down.
  8. this thing’s incredible
    Not a Drop of Water (Even in Tropical Indonesia) Has Breached This BackpackAt an opening in Whitechapel, the artist himself did a double take.
  9. moisturizers
    The Cream Tommy Dorfman Uses to Keep Their Shaved Legs Silky Smooth“Every man, woman, and they-by who has had the privilege of stroking my shaved legs can attest to their smoothness.”
  10. this thing’s incredible
    This Idiotproof Eyeliner Means I No Longer Cry Over My Mismatched FlicksTwo perfectly sized — and perfectly even — cat’s-eye flicks.
  11. this thing’s incredible
    I Take This (Better Than Compression Socks) Gel on Planes and Long Car JourneysThis gel works within minutes. I’m convinced you can see your legs shrink just seconds after using it.
  12. this thing’s incredible
    My Husband and I Love This Pen So Much, We Fight Over ItTo start with, it is the perfect weight — not so light that it feels flimsy, but not cumbersome, either.
  13. this thing’s incredible
    This Sex Toy (Beloved by Sex Educators) Makes My Whole Body TrembleA friend told me to prepare myself for the Doxy’s power, but I’m not sure anything could have.
  14. cleaning
    I’ve Retired Mrs. Meyer’s for These (Even Eco-Friendlier) Canadian Soaps“Between their reasonable prices and ethos, the products remind me of Mrs. Meyer’s — if Mrs. Meyer was more concerned with deforestation.”
  15. this thing’s incredible
    This Under-$20 Spiral Earwax Remover Helps Me Control My Debilitating VertigoIt’s safer than a cotton swab and more eco-friendly too.
  16. this thing’s incredible
    This $9 Watercolor Brush Holds Its Own WaterIt lets me paint on the go wherever I am.
  17. bath and body
    This Mesh Towel Replaced Three Loofahs (and Got Rid of My Ingrown Hairs)It exfoliates, lathers like nothing I’ve ever used, preps my skin for spray tans, and makes a great cape for my daughter.
  18. this thing’s incredible
    I’ve Had This Dinky Swiss Army Knife for the Past 20 YearsAlthough it’s only 6cm long, my penknife–key ring is tiny, but it is also one of the most useful items I have ever owned.
  19. cats
    My Cord-Chewing Cat Can’t Chew Through This Petproof Cord CoverCord cover: 1; my cat: 0.
  20. this thing’s incredible
    Now More Than Ever, This Foldable Paper Vase Is the Easiest Gift in the WorldFor the cost of oversized letter postage and a bottle of mid-tier off-license wine, you can surprise a friend with a low-hassle piece of home decor.
  21. this thing’s incredible
    This (Foodie-Founded) Online Grocer Has Reawakened My Joy for CookingFrom Italian sun-dried tomatoes to meats cured in Chicago, the stuff I buy at Local Porter gets me genuinely excited to step behind a stove.
  22. eyes
    The Vitamin-C-Infused Eye Cream That (Finally) Got Me Off of Banana BrightIt beats my former favorite by a mile.
  23. kitchen
    This Tiny Countertop Dishwasher Saves Me Hours of CleanupNo landlord approval necessary.
  24. lips
    I Own 4 of This $15 Red Lipstick, and I’ll Buy AnotherIt’s the makeup equivalent of those magical jeans in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
  25. this thing’s incredible
    I Only Climb Apartment Stairs, But I Still Wear These Climbing Shorts EverywhereThough it’s doubtful I’ll ever take them scrambling over a bunch of boulders, they have a sporty energy that makes me feel like I could.
  26. this thing’s incredible
    This Rubber Broom Is So Good We Drove It From Cornwall to MargateIts superiority was soon obvious. I spent most of the day mumbling ‘Huh! Amazing!’ to myself as I conquered pile of filth after pile of filth.
  27. this thing’s incredible
    This Bluetooth Radio Is the Perfect Work-From-Home Co-workerIt sits on my chest of drawers like a co-worker, and keeps me company in a noninvasive way, from 9 in the morning to 5 in the evening.
  28. this thing’s incredible
    These Cheap, Reusable Bags Produce the Smoothest Oat Milk I’ve Ever TastedI have never felt more smugly connected to the natural world than when “milking” my oats.
  29. outdoor leisure
    My $15 Casio Keeps Me Safe on a Bike (and From My Twitter Feed)It also got me a nod from a Watch Guy.
  30. bath and body
    The (Truly) Waterproof Notepads a Crime Writer Uses to Craft Plots in the Shower“Seventy percent of my good ideas come to me while in the shower, and my father always taught me to make sure I have the right tools for every job.”
  31. this thing’s incredible
    This Knitting Kit Turned Me (a Rookie) Into a FanaticThe repetitive rhythm, the knit one, purl one, clears my mind and lets me regain my focus.
  32. cleaning
    The Actually Good-Smelling Vinegar I Use to Wipe Out Tough OdorsIt saved me from having to ditch all my clothes after my apartment building caught on fire.
  33. weird things we love
    The Tiny Stickers Chris Black Uses to Avoid ‘Painful, Bleeding Nipples’ on Runs“My longer runs combined with the warmer temperatures were a recipe for nipple disaster!”
  34. this thing’s incredible
    This Phone-Charging Picture Frame Passes As Living-Room DecorIt’s so much better than a tangle of wires.
  35. this thing’s incredible
    I’ve Made About 1,095 Oat Lattes With This Coffee MachineThe whole process takes around four minutes — approximately the same amount of time as an Aeropress.
  36. beauty
    These Nail Stickers Last Longer Than a Gel Manicure (and are Half the Price)Perfect polish for up to a month.
  37. home
    This Plug-in Dryer Is Like a Salad Spinner for My Clothes“I can’t wait for the workweek to end so I can spend whole days stress-cleaning with my cute little dryer friend. My Panda. My Wilson.”
  38. hair
    This Self-Timed Outlet Keeps My Flat Iron From Burning the House DownPush the button and it shuts power off after 30 minutes.
  39. bathroom
    An Accordion Toilet Plunger Will Change Your LifeThose wooden ones with a rubber suction cup are amateur hour.
  40. electronics
    Why Didn’t Anyone Think of a Right-Angled iPhone Cable Sooner?It’s made horizontal gameplay, bedtime scrolling, and charging in a cup holder so much easier.
  41. furniture
    This Weird Kneeling Chair Saved My BackIt strengthened my muscles and changed my posture.
  42. coffee
    The Only Thing I Need to Make This (Delicious) Cold Brew Is the Bag It Comes InEven for the most hapless of home cold brewers, failure is not an option.
  43. bedding
    These Little, Padded Clips Have Cut My Bed-Making Time in HalfI’d probably never clean my duvet cover without them, either.
  44. cookware and utensils
    This Food Mill Is a Simple Way to Make My Own Applesauce, Pasta Sauce, and MoreYou’ll never look at store-bought pasta sauce, jelly, or baby food again.
  45. ingenious design
    My Mega-Portable Power Station Can Charge 11 Devices at the Same TimeIt’s about the size and weight of a 12-pack of beer.
  46. pillows
    This Strange, Divoted Pillow Completely Cured My Neck PainIt’s even turned me from a side sleeper to a back sleeper.
  47. this thing’s incredible
    I Use This Smoked Water in Everything From Baked Beans to Old-FashionedsI buy a bottle for almost everyone’s birthday, every year.
  48. kitchen
    This Compact, Do-It-All Oven Makes Me Feel Like Julia Child in QuarantineIt can bake, broil, toast, fry, and even convection cook at basically the turn of a dial.
  49. ingenious design
    You Don’t Need to Know How to Build a Fire to Use This FirepitAll you have to do is put in some wood and light a match. The app will do the rest.
  50. organization
    The Plastic Mushroom That’s Saved Me Thousands in Plumbing FeesPop the hair catcher in your bathtub drain, and it’ll trap virtually everything.
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