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Many a Merrell Is 40 Percent Off Right Now Fleece-lined clogs, winter boots, and the classic Jungle Moc are all up to 44 percent off through this weekend.
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Everything Worth Buying at the Sephora Savings Sale With picks from Rhode, Summer Fridays, and more.

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Every Holiday Gift Guide From the Strategist (So Far) Over 20 carefully curated gift guides for every single person on your list.
A Toy Reviewer’s Guide to the Best Holiday Gifts for 5-Year-Olds Including little-kid-friendly blind-box toys, a hatching baby T. rex, and a Barbie with DIY Play-Doh clothes.
50 Tried-and-True Strategist Gifts Under $50 The (relatively) cheap things we’ve written about over the years that would make worthy gifts.
A Gift for Every Type of Dad (at Every Price Point) Including “the Birkin of coolers” and a top-rated turntable.

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What J. Kenji López-Alt Can’t Live Without “There’s a bunch of chili crisps that came on the market a few years ago. I was doing a bunch of taste tests, and this one was by far my favorite.”
What Big Freedia’s Dogs Can’t Live Without “They have their own fabulous room with their dog beds and their little dressers, their dog bowls, and their toys — the whole nine yards.”
What Chef Thomas Keller Can’t Live Without “I have in total around the country 20 pairs, so four or five pairs in each location.”
What Niecy Nash Can’t Live Without “I think shiny lips are so sexy, so I always want shiny lips. Who wants boring matte lips? Not me.”

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women’s activewear What’s the Difference Between $33 and $98 Leggings? I used sandpaper and an industrial clothes dryer to find out. By Katherine Gillespie
beauty aisle What Soko Glam Founder and K-Beauty Expert Charlotte Cho Buys at the Drugstore “It feels lighter than concealer, and it gives me this airbrushed glow. It’s like skin care and makeup in one. It’s a perfect hybrid.” By Charlotte Cho and Lauren Ro
moisturizers I Replaced Dieux Instant Angel With This $23 Moisturizer Not a dupe, but an alternative. By Tembe Denton-Hurst
beauty Everything Worth Buying at the Sephora Savings Sale With picks from Rhode, Summer Fridays, and more. By Tembe Denton-Hurst
christmas gifts A Toy Reviewer’s Guide to the Best Holiday Gifts for 4-Year-Olds Including mini American Girl dolls, a T. rex–shaped Hot Wheels ramp, and a carrot-shaped beanbag chair. By Liza Corsillo
style There’s a Lot of Nice Stuff at Banana Republic Right Now And almost all of it is on sale now. By Ambar Pardilla
women’s activewear There’s a Secret Sitewide Sale at Girlfriend Collective All our favorite sports bras, leggings, and workout shorts are 20 percent off. By Sam Daly
gifts on sale This Barefoot Dreams Set for Half-Off Would Make a Nice Gift for a Traveler Give the gift of a cozier flight. By Arielle Avila
hair styling The $75 Japanese Hairbrush That Stylists Prefer to Mason Pearson “Knots were unknotted. Snarls were unsnarled. Tangles were untangled.” By Iva Dixit
coffee The 11 Very Best Travel Mugs Cut back on waste and enjoy a better cup of coffee. By Emma Wartzman
small appliances The 8 Very Best Toasters For nothing less than perfect slices. By Emma Wartzman
sales The Best Beauty Sales of the Week Exclusively for Beauty Brief newsletter subscribers. By Alexandra Polk
productivity A Picky Person’s Guide to Pens: Lefty Edition Ten of the most comfortable, smudge-free, nice-looking pens for left-handed writers. By Martha Tuber
women’s apparel What Sweatshirt Do Teen Girls Actually Want? And if there are matching sweatpants, it’s best to get those, too. By Bella Druckman
gifts for her A Christmas Gift for Every Type of Wife Picks for every type of wife at every price point. By Tembe Denton-Hurst