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NUDES T-SHIRT - MONOGRAM STUDIO

On their own, they’re just three shapes: a tangerine-colored half-circle, a peach-colored square, and an apricot-colored… uhhh… oblong thing. But superimpose the word “NUDES” over ‘em, and, well, the imagination starts pumping. 

Monogram Studio, comprised of duo Lisa Mayock and Jeff Halmos, makes some of my favorite t-shirts of all time. They’re all baby-soft and perfectly slouchy, what I like to call the “devil-may-care fit.” But the best part are the bold, graphic designs printed on the front, which feature cute and cheeky slogans; some of my other favorites include Can I Come to Your Party?, Bullshit, and The Rumors Are True. 

I’m obsessed with: 

CLASSIC SLANT TWEEZER - TWEEZERMAN

Last week, I lost my trusty pair of Zwilling J.A. Henckels eyebrow tweezers that my grandma gave me when I was 15. Now, did I take this as a sign from God that I should stop compulsively plucking my already sparse brows? Haha, no I did not.

Luckily, GQ grooming columnist Phillip Picardi stepped in and saved the day with his article “How to Get Great Brows,” which detailed tons of tips and tricks on how to get your brows looking their best. Oh yeah, and he also included an affiliate link to Tweezerman tweezers, which I promptly purchased. These tweezers have won Allure’s Best of Beauty awards every year since 2001, and I can see why: they’re sharp and precise and boast “superior calibrated tension,” which, pshh, I totally know what that means. I’m so relieved I can finally go back to attacking every single nascent stray hair.

On my wish list:

CERAMIC PAINT PALETTE VESSEL - NYMLA

Painters/artists out there, I have a question: where do you put down your brush? I usually just leave it perched precariously above my water cup, which is a recipe for disaster; one time, a brush rolled towards my canvas and daubed a big black smear over my sunny green meadow. 

A handy little tool like this one, from Etsy shop Nymla, would prevent such accidents from occurring. There are divots where you can squeeze your paints, stands for holding your brushes, and a vessel to carry water. But creator Caroline Eklund doesn’t sacrifice form for function. Her design is unbelievably sick; it looks like something you’d excavate from the bottom of the sea, a barnacle-encrusted coral chunk pried up from the briny depths. Sadly it’s been sold, so fingers crossed that Eklund makes another.