John Lewis

I bought my first pair of Beats headphones in 2014: the Dr. Dre Solo HD Headphones. They were so popular on my college campus that you would have guessed they were sent with admission letters. Mine were a striking shade of teal that was still very cool at the time. They fell by the wayside for Apple AirPods, which became a near-permanent fixture in my ears, after wearing them continuously for years. But now, half a decade after trading my large Dr. Dre headphones for compact earbuds, I find myself in favour of over-the-ear headphones, heralding a new headphone era with the Beats Studio Pro Headphones (£289), which are on major sale right now, FYI. I'll go into detail about them ahead of time in case you're considering a headphone switch. The Beats Studio Pro Headphones are so easy to pair with my iPhone that it took only a few seconds to connect them. All you have to do is press and hold the tiny button on the left-ear panel of the headphones for three seconds, and voila, a prompt appears on your iPhone to connect. Given that Apple owns Beats, this procedure is hardly surprising, but I'd be doing you a disservice not to mention it.

You couldn't pry my favorite highlighters from my hands until about three years ago if you tried. Powder, liquid, cream — you name it — I had a huge number of items to choose from in my makeup collection. However, with the rise in the popularity of more dewy blush creams, I found myself drifting away from my once-beloved makeup and into more glossy, tinted cheeks. That's right, until Sofia Richie was married. Richie invited viewers to watch as she prepared to wed Elliot Grainge in the South of France in 2023 in a series of TikToks that made it seem that everyone on TikTok suddenly obsessed with her. People were eager to get the bridal beauty information, and Richie revealed that she used the Chanel Baume Essentiel Glow Stick (£36) to get a soft, glowing effect on her cheeks.

I remember being introduced to Stanley for the first time, not as an individual, but as a brand that hasn't taken over social media. My coffee arrived in a massive Stanley thermos that I fell in love with while on vacation. I was so taken by the retro-inspired hammertone style that it made a cameo appearance in one of my three TikTok videos to date. (I'm working on posting more, OK?) So when the company promised to send me its new model, the Quencher H2.0 Flowstate Tumbler (£38) — I was devastated to say no. After all, I've seen it all over TikTok and hundreds of times IRL. The bottle is known as a success, clocking in at 40 ounces, and has received thousands of five-star reviews from all around the world, not to mention a fan base that boasts that it is one of the best inventions to date. I was curious about whether it would be just another* water bottle in my collection or if it would even change my life, so I put it to the test. Check out my honest review ahead.