Game-changing people, products, and ideas that are giving us life.
Is it just me, or is America getting…shoppier?
Lately everywhere I look, someones trying to sell me something.
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I actually love shopping, but the idea of filling my home with junk does not appeal.
What Im looking for, and maybe you are too, is the good stuff.
The things I really want or truly need.
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The June issue is all about that good stuff becauseheres my unabashed flexREAL SIMPLE is aces at product recommendations.
Our gift guides are world-class; ourClever Itemsare beloved.
Our beauty picks are based on science, with proven ingredients and dermatologist-backed advice.
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That all culminates in our June 2024 issue, which were calling Best and Brightest.
Its filled with the products, the people (hi, Busy!
), and the ideas were currently crushing on, and nearly every page is shoppable.
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We’ve even created a Pinterest board with links to products, where inspiration meets action.
As always, we stand by every single item in here.
(We spend almost 50,000 hours a year evaluating productsmore than 5,200 items so far!)
The rest has been thoroughly vetted by our editors, who have decades of experience among them.
You probably dont need another source yelling at you to buy something.
But were not just another source.
And over the past two years, weve spent nearly 50,000 hours testing thousands of products.
Then, in many cases, we brought top-performers home and into the real world for further testing.
With all the data points in mind, we make our official product recommendations.
These are some of our current faves that get two thumbs upand, yes, that coveted seal.
The actress-slash-author-slash-advocate-slash-multihyphenate has literally gone on the record as being sparkly!
Of course, shes not wrong.
Theres something just so fizzy and lovely about her.
If you follow her on Instagram, youll totally agree.
(If you dont, you should!
To make it, we started with a crucial first stepa brainstorm doc.
Everyone on the REAL SIMPLE staff made their nominations and we looked to see where there was overlap.
Next, we weighed and we debated and we whittled.
Ultimately, were pretty pumped about how it came out.
The people, products, and ideas on this page are seriously giving us life right now.
