It's the Most Wonderful Shit of the Year!!!!

These were our favorite finds in 2025!

Jan 06, 2026

Shitters!!! I know we’re DONE with Christmas music, but I hope you indulge me on the title here, and allow me to be the 8500000th person to wish you a VERY Happy New Year! I hope 2026 is the year that all of your hopes, dreams, wishes, and maybe even revenge fantasies come true!!!

I have SO many things I’m excited to share with you already (stay tuned for more letters coming your way very soon!), but before we get into the new, I wanted to look back at some of our favorite finds from 2025! These were the things that were most popular with readers near and far—the finds that became staples and forever favorites in our routines. This is my fourth year writing this recap (here’s last year’s in case you’re curious), and SO many of the things in past versions are still in my regular rotation! Here’s hoping some here will become forever favorites of yours too!

From skin to hair to body, we had SO many standout beauty discoveries in 2025. Arguably the highest-impact in my life was this blow dry brush (which is very conveniently 20% off!!)—if you thought my hair looked nice at any point in the past calendar year, it was probably thanks to this. On the hair theme, this spray (PRIYANKA15) is the secret ingredient to faking a professional blowout at home, and this hair tie helps you maintain it throughout the week (I use size medium).

You all know this gently exfoliating lip balm by now—no more dry lips in 2026!!! Other face staples included this perfectly hydrating $30ish moisturizer and my red light mask of choice (PRIYANKACB). We had plenty of fun discoveries on the makeup front too—my new go-to lip color (I love shade Overdrive), the SPF that doubles as a (flawless) skin tint (still blows my mind), a true tan in a bottle (finally a matte bronzing product that doesn’t melt down your face or skew orange), and the blush that turned me into a believer (shoutout to the makeup brushes (1/2) that made it all possible too).

Other notables: These eye masks give you $100+ results at a fraction of the price (PRIYANKA15). This everyday fragrance ended my years-long search (I’d be remiss not to mention this one too (PRIYANKA15)—it was definitively your favorite!). And the solid moisturizer bar I never stopped talking about—if you’re still using liquid body lotions, you’re missing out!!!

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People went bananas for this letter from the spring—I should’ve known I was talking to a bunch of fellow black pant enthusiasts!! This pair was the definitive favorite (PRIYANKA10), but these OGs are still a staple in my closet a million years later. I thought I’d never go back to underwire life, but this bra surprised me! And this flattering one piece (PRIYANKA10) was a runaway hit—easily the best one in my collection.

If you can’t bring yourself to shop for warm weather quite yet, no worries—we had plenty of favorite cozies too! I wore this well-priced knit set (pants here) on repeat, this snuggly sweatshirt was my emotional support clothing of choice, and these slippers quite literally changed the life of my feet.

Christmas may be over, but Cowboy Christmas became a forever favorite candle (PRIYANKA15). The notes are warm, wintery, and inviting, and the $30ish price tag makes it something you won’t hesitate to actually burn (the XL size is back in stock too!). These Whiskey Glasses became the unexpected star of our men’s gift guide (the brand actually collaborated with Ranger Station on their own signature scent!). And speaking of gift guides, this may be the single most popular gift I’ve ever written about!

2025 was the year we learned to confidently navigate the wine list thanks to this book. For your hangovers (wine or otherwise), these are life changing. 2025 was also the year I got serious about a better sleep routine (and I have the Oura crowns to show for it!). I start with tea to wind down—that is always the first one I reach for, it’s SO well-made (and I love the purple packaging!). These sleep gummies were a big help in getting there too. And Brooklinen and I worked together on the newsletter about this bed blanket, but I would’ve talked about it FOR FREE—that’s how much I love it. It’s been the best fall/winter addition to my bedroom—warm and cozy, but super breathable so you never overheat!

That was a selection of everyone’s favorites, but were there any of yours that I missed?! Let me know!!!