18 Better Versions Of The Things You Use Every Day
by The Candidly Team
We are too old and too tired to muck about with things we use on a daily basis that aren’t utterly utterly perfect.
That means: design, quality, effectiveness, longevity, usability, joy of using.
We are near-psychotic about user-experience of things and today we bring that obsessive psychosis to you. Free of charge. You’re welcs!
Let’s get into it.
1. This life-changing whisk
Don’t ask us to write a whole thing. This whisk is unreal. You trust us by now. Just get it. Best scrambled eggs of your life.
Price: $10
2. These stamps that reek of nostalgia
3. The socks that literally turned us into people who walk
Bombas Women's Solids Ankle Sock 4-Pack
This isn’t hyperbole. See HERE. The comfort of these socks is life-changing, and we are not people who have previously cared about socks.
Price: $50
4. Placemats and napkins that are grown up and nice but not stuffy and weird
Quince Organic Airy Gauze Placemats and European Linen Stripe Napkins
Quince is really going hard with housewares and we’re into it. They recently launched CAVIAR which is bizarre slash we want to try it immediately. We recently bought these placements and napkins for Thanksgiving to replace the nothingness we had before and they’re chic and cute and grown up so here we are telling you about it.
Price: $50 for set of 4 placemats, $30 for set of 4 napkins
5. A salt cellar that turns you into a better cook
Emile Henry 4" Salt Pig and Maldon Sea Salt Flakes
We love this salt pig with all our hearts. As much as we love a salt container being called a pig. Oh, and you muuuuust get the Maldon salt dahhling. There is no substitute.
Price: $50 for the salt pig, $40 for the salt tub
6. The pair of sneakers that are so comfortable they have to be experienced to be believed
In addition to not being sock people, we are not sneaker people. They bore us. But since we discovered these, we have never turned back. We actually look forward to our daily walks with these because they’re so imperceptibly lightweight.
Price: $145
7. The all in one moisturizer, primer, spf, foundation you can smear on to replace allllll your other face crap and it actually looks even better
Beauty Balm Instant Solutions® BB Cream SPF 35
We typically don’t like two-in-one products. They just feel like getting 2 less-good things when we will happily use 2 products that are perfect. But this isn’t a compromise at all. Because it works better than if we used all 4 of its major claims, separately. It’s so skin-blurring it looks like a filter, it controls oil so you never have to blot or powder if you’re someone who goes greasy at 3pm, and your skin looks perfectly even-toned, naturally dewy, and it nourishes your skin over time. When we tell you we are obsessed it’s not a strong enough word.
Price: $87
8. A “signature” scent that feels unique enough to be yours but familiar enough that people chase you down the street to ask what it is
If you’re someone who wants a true daily signature scent but don’t know what that could possibly be, allow us to present to you … Child. We have worn and loved this for over 20 years and though we have a comically large fragrance collection, we never get more compliments than when we wear this. Read what it smells like HERE.
Price: $98
9. A cleanser so remarkable you can watch your blackheads disappear in real time
We have recently dipped a toe into K-Beauty, and we are never. going. back. Read about all 6 of our favorite products (that are cheap!) that made our skin look like glass after about a month HERE, but as a daily switch, this cleanser will truly change your skin for the better.
Price: $17
10. A sweater like you’ve never felt
Aritzia Wilfred Sonder Sweater
This is sort of a cheat because you don’t wear sweaters every day although when you own this sweater, you just might. So soft, so spongy, so gorgeously flattering, so ample in the arms so you never feel that post holiday meal arm-squeeze. We have it in 3 colors. About to be 4.
Price: $118
11. A shampoo that gets your scalp squeaky clean but never feels tight in the winter
We’ve tried hundreds, possibly thousands of shampoos. This is the only one we truly love with our whole heart. Unless you are GAGA for your current shampoo, try this one.
Price: $32 - $38
12. A knife that feels like an extension of your hand
It’s time for a real knife. But it also must be comfortable and unscary. This is that knife.
Price: $70
13. The best hairbrush on this earth
We don’t know why. It just never ever hurts to brush through even the most heinous tangles. And it helps our frizz.
Price: $9
14. A winter coat that doesn’t make you feel like the little brother in A Christmas Story when he’s lying on the ground like a worm
Wilfred The Only Coat - Wool Cashmere
Look at that drape!! Look at that chicness! And blessedly, arm holes big enough to accommodate many, many sweaters and layers while never feeling like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. So many 80s allusions!
Price: $350
15. An olive oil that tastes better and pours better than anything we’ve tried
Kosterina Original Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Just try it. You’ll see. Oh, and the balsamic is also just as remarkable.
Price: $25 for the oil, $20 for the balsamic
16. A pen that just makes sense when you’re writing with it
17. A cutting board that doesn’t slip all over counter as you use it because if we see that one more time on a TikTok recipe video we’re going to expire
John Boos Block Reversible Wood Cutting Board
Does this drive you insane too? If so, you probably don’t need half the shit in this article because you’re already exacting and have perfect taste.
Price: $121
18. These ribbed towels that are so fluffy and stay fluffy after thousands of washes that you truly feel like you live in a hotel
Cozy Earth Ribbed Terry Bath Towel Set
We love these so much we got you a code because if you only buy one thing from this list, let it be grown-up fluffy towels. Yours are disgusting.
Use the code CANDIDLY to get 35% off.
Price: $182 - $260
At The Candidly, we try a lot of stuff so you don’t have to. We only recommend things we truly love, and that we think you’ll love, too. All products are chosen independently by our creative team, and all details reflect the price and availability of products at the time of publication. If you buy something we link to, The Candidly may earn a commission.
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