Editor-approved finds from brands you actually love

Let’s face it: most beauty gadgets promise the moon and deliver… an expensive object that lives in your bathroom drawer. But after years of falling for techy trends and giving up by week two, we decided to go back to basics: what actually gets used? We spent the last month testing dozens of devices and narrowed it down to five that do what they claim — no weird buzzing, no overly complicated apps, no need for a PhD to operate. These are the tools we found ourselves reaching for again and again, because they genuinely made a difference.

Swimsuit shopping is a bit of a mental game. You want something flattering, but also functional. Something you can swim in, tan in, throw a linen shirt over, and not feel like you’re in a compression garment or wearing dental floss. So we tested suits — real ones, in real bodies, in real situations (aka, heat, movement, and water). Here are 6 pieces that passed the test and ended up either in our carts or on our bodies.