4 Personal Care Items You Shouldn’t Buy for Your New Year’s Resolutions and 4 You Should
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Jordan Rosenfeld
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Molly Sullivan
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If you think retailers are done advertising to you after Christmas, beware — there will be plenty of temptations to help you set and achieve your New Year’s resolutions.
It’s common for people to resolve to change something about themselves, indulge more in nurture or self-improvement, and there are endless products for you to choose from, so it’s important to be discerning.
Here are four personal care items you shouldn’t buy to support your New Year’s resolution and four you should.
Shouldn’t Buy: FoxyBae Rose Gold Super Styler
Many people go into New Year’s resolutions determined to improve how they look, whether that’s adopting a new skin care, makeup or clothing routine, putting more time and effort into their own self-care or changing up their hairstyles. However, a basic blow dryer will run you a lot less than $67, so save yourself on this FoxyBae super styler kit.
Should Buy: Cactus Fruit 3-in-1 Styling Hair Cream
If you want a product that’s affordable, great for hair types of all kinds and worth the hype (over 17 million views on TikTok, according to Women’s Health), then get yourself a tube of DAE’s cactus fruit three-in-one styling cream. It’s less than $13 at Walmart.
Shouldn’t Buy: Depulat ‘Flame’ Diffuser and Humidifier
Reducing one’s stress and learning to relax more is an excellent New Year’s resolution that many people adopt. While it’s fun to sometimes add ambience to help facilitate that, you’ll want to look past this combo aromatherapy diffuser with faux “flame” that also acts as a humidifier. Though only $19.99, it’s more of a gimmick than it is a tool, and it’s worth investing a little money in a hiqh-quality diffuser or humidifier that will actually last you.
Should Buy: Y-Stop Hammock Chair
If you really want to invest in some relaxation that can travel with you wherever you go, check out this Y-Stop hanging hammock chair and rope swing. This will make work breaks easy, encourage you to sit and read or otherwise chill, and with its durable anti-slip rings and seat cushions, you’ll get a lot of use out of this. It’s $49 with a 15% off coupon you can collect at Amazon.
Shouldn’t Buy: Cosywell Mop Slippers
If you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to keep a tidier or more minimal household, you might be tempted by these Cosywell mop slippers — after all, how annoying is it to mop and then track dirt right back onto your floors. The fact is, however, there are these free items known as socks that you can wear instead — just take your shoes off, and you don’t have to pay the $13.99 at Amazon.
Should Buy: Dock & Bay Reusable Makeup Removers
In an era of marketing to convenience more than sustainability, personal care items often come with a lot of waste, like disposable make-up wipes or cotton pads. Instead, invest $12 in a set of these Dock & Bay reusable makeup removers, which you can wash over and over again with your laundry (or hand wash), to meet personal care and sustainability resolutions.
Shouldn’t Buy: Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream
Ready to take better care of your skin in the new year? Look no further than basic products you can get at CVS or even Dollar Tree, because most skin care products are big on hype and low on results. This delightfully named but $48 Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream isn’t likely to be any better for you than a Cerave product that’s half as expensive.
Should Buy: Revlon Oil-Absorbing Volcanic Face Roller
If fancy facials, pricey dermatologists or other skin care regimes and products are out of your price range but you want to take better care of oily skin or patches in the new year, consider this viral product (on TikTok), Revlon’s oil-absorbing volcanic face roller. You can get it on sale at Amazon for less than $8 right now.
Editor’s note: Pricing and availability may vary depending on location.
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