Hello? I, by so many reasons, unnecessary gadgets online.
And I haven't always been this way. Jeez, but over the past few months, like, I just can't stop.
And to be honest, it's not an addiction that I actually think is completely pointless and damaging.
Because I've gotten a lot of products out of this obsession that have actually kind of improved... my life, dare I say.
Today I'm going to be talking about some of the unnecessary things I've bought recently.
And I'm going to be talking about whether or not I think they are worth the money.
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That's like my shopping kryptonite. Things that are not necessary. but extremely helpful.
If something is not necessary but extremely helpful, unfortunately, I have to have it.
I'm not proud of it necessarily, but I'm going to share some of my discoveries with you.
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Things people love. Okay, so the first thing I bought recently is ridiculous.
And It's a little viral, okay? It's basically... these little scrunchie-like armbands that you put around your wrists.
And their purpose is that when you wash your face, the water soaks into these little scrunchies instead of rolling down your arms.
Because don't we all hate it? When we're going to wash our face and we just get water everywhere down our sleeves, it drips into our elbows and it just feels terrible and messy and awful. but also it feels unavoidable because no matter how hard you try, water just drips down your arm in the most uncomfortable and icky way possible.
Well, that's where these little scrunchies come in.
The first week or so that I had these in my bathroom I actually forgot to use them.
So I would wash my face and then I'd look down and see them and be like, ugh.
I forgot. And there were multiple times when I was like, okay, I forgot, but should I just put them on? and then wash my face again just to experience what they're capable of.
But eventually they became a part of my routine.
And now I'm obsessed. Could you use just a normal hair scrunchie and have the same impact?
Maybe. I'm not sure it would work as well, but I think it would work.
There's something about the tightness of these... wrist scrunchies that are specifically made for this. that just soaks up all the water.
Do I feel a little bit extra when I put them on my wrists and go to wash my face?
Sure. But They're extremely effective, They weirdly make me happy and I don't regret purchasing them.
So in conclusion... The little arm scrunchies for washing your face are worth it.
And I stand by that. Next thing I bought was exfoliating gloves for the shower.
These are like gloves. For your hands. that you basically squeeze soap into and then you wash your body.
And the gloves are kind of rough, so they exfoliate your body.
I've never been one to exfoliate. I feel like everybody's always talking about how good it is for your skin.
To exfoliate your skin, it makes your skin softer and it gets rid of the dead skin cells and this and that.
And it... makes your skin look more vibrant in all of this.
Sure. I have never had the energy. energy to exfoliate in the shower.
And to be completely honest, I've always felt like the classic shower loofah didn't work properly.
You know, it just didn't scrub hard enough.
So I was never really an exfoliator in the shower.
But these gloves... kind of changed that for me.
Now I squeeze some exfoliating body wash into my exfoliating gloves and I wash my whole body and I scrub and And I feel fucking magical when I get out of the shower.
Wowee, do I feel magical. Okay, I feel clean in a way that I've never felt clean before.
Like, I swear to God, I get out of the shower.
I look in the mirror and there's just a little thing.
There's like a twinkle. Because I just feel cleaner now. than I even knew possible.
I feel polished, dare I say. I feel polished.
I feel brand new, brand spanking new. I feel amazing.
So these exfoliating gloves are absolutely worth it.
And I love how easy it is because I can just put them on in two seconds, and then wash my body as I normally would with both hands. just with an added exfoliating benefit because the gloves are on.
It's amazing. It doesn't really change my routine much, but yet I have such a big difference.
You know what I mean? Because with a loofah or with like an exfoliating towel, there was something about it that wasn't user-friendly, okay?
The gloves are user-friendly because you still have control of your fingers because they're gloves.
And it just works. Another hack for exfoliating in the shower is that when I'm done exfoliating...
I put body oil on in the shower. Now, I'm not sure if you're supposed to do this.
But I don't like... putting lotion on when I get out of the shower because it's annoying to me for some reason.
So instead, after I exfoliate in the shower, I put body oil all over my body in the shower.
And it sticks to my skin because oil and water, you know, they don't, they're not friends.
So the water from the shower doesn't wash the oil away.
The oil sticks on your skin because it rejects water.
You should know that, okay? You went to school.
Don't make me explain it. You know that.
And then when I get out of the shower...
I lightly pat myself dry and I'm already... hydrated and moisturized because I put that body oil on in the shower.
Now listen... The body oil is not included in this weird things that I've bought recently. unusual things I bought recently, unnecessary but helpful things I bought recently, not included. but I had to mention it because it's a part of my new routine with my exfoliating routine. shower gloves.
So, whoop, there it is. Speaking of the shower, another thing I bought was a toothbrush holder. specifically for my shower.
I am... the biggest supporter of brushing your teeth in the shower.
I think it's the best time to do it. There's already water falling from the sky.
You don't even have to turn on the sink.
Okay. You brush your teeth, bend over, you spit on the ground so you don't get toothpaste paste all over yourself.
Cause I've done that before and it burns.
Uh, And it's great. You get out of the shower and you're all clean, body and mouth.
There's no better feeling than getting out of the shower with a clean mouth and a clean body.
It's just magical. So for years, I had just let my toothbrush sit in my shower, which is disgusting to be honest, like it's actually disgusting.
I'm not a germaphobe. Like I don't get grossed out by things easily.
So it is gross. that I was letting my toothbrush just sit and rot on the little bench in my shower.
Kind of gross. To me, it didn't bother me because for some reason I don't get grossed out by these things.
But my logical mind knew that something needed to change.
I finally had the idea to order a toothbrush holder that works for in the shower.
Now you can't just have any toothbrush holder on the shower because if you have one that's almost like a cup, Right?
There's a chance that it'll fill with water.
And then get moldy and gross and there's even more of a bacteria issue.
But if you get a wire, toothbrush holder that can't hold any water because it's just open.
It has holes. You're golden. Your toothbrush... is not laying on the ground of your shower or laying on your little bench in your shower.
It's elevated in the air but also you know you don't have to clean your toothbrush holder every week to prevent it from growing mold because they're a bunch of water. and moisture is getting stuck in this sort of enclosed cup that holds your toothbrush.
So you see what I'm saying here? It's like a little stainless steel wire toothbrush holder.
And it's magical. And it honestly looks good in my shower too.
It looks classic. I'm just proud of it, to be honest.
Another thing for the shower. It's like, I don't know what's going on with me.
But I've been really trying to streamline my shower experience.
I think it's because I know myself and when I'm going through a rough time, the last thing I want to do is shower.
And I tend to let myself go a little bit.
I'm not taking my time in the shower and taking all the steps that I need to take to make myself feel good.
So I've tried to make the shower experience as quick, efficient, and magical as possible. by the addition of these new products, apparently.
The next thing I bought was the hair removing stone.
This is basically a stone that you rub on your skin.
It's flat, okay? It's flat. It's like a flat stone. and you rub it on your skin, and it's supposed to remove hair and exfoliate your skin.
So I got this online. like a month ago.
And I'll tell you, I'm late because people have been talking about this hair removing stone. for a year now, like this is not a new thing.
But I was late and I had to try it. So I get it in the mail one night and...
I take it out of the packaging, and I see on the packaging that it says... doesn't require water.
Like basically you can remove your hair using the stone without water.
And I was like, hmm. So I just started rubbing it on my arm to see if it would remove the hair on my arm.
It did. magically. My arms were bald for the first time ever.
I've never shaved my arms. But I've always kind of wanted to have shaved arms, but it was just too much work.
Yeah. I don't know why I wanted to shave my arms too.
There's no reason. The hair on my arms doesn't necessarily bother me, But I kind of was intrigued by the idea of just having smooth – skin all over.
So I tried it and at first I was amazed.
I was like, holy shit. My arms are so smooth.
They feel amazing. My skin feels soft. This is a dream come true.
How is... This is not a bigger deal. How is everyone not using this?
I proceed to remove the hair on my whole body.
I'm not kidding. I use this stone on every, every... corner of my body, okay?
Everywhere, everywhere. And then my skin starts to burn.
And I'm like, okay, so here we go. This is where...
This is where it is. This is where the truth comes out.
This stone is a little bit too... It actually, unfortunately, took... a layer off of my skin.
So I did end up kind of getting a rash. all over my body from this.
Now listen, it wasn't that bad. It wasn't that big of a deal.
It might've been user error. It did remove the hair, but my skin was so sensitive for like a week after and it had this sort of sensitive rash that, So I didn't throw the stone in the trash.
But I might do more research before I try it again because I was kind of miserable having... severely irritated skin for like a week.
I don't know. I think this product might be too good to be true.
I love the idea of it. I love the concept.
But I don't know. I don't know if I'd recommend it.
Like... Using a classic razor is just unbeatable, I think.
And so I don't know. I don't think you need to try this one.
Next, I caved. I caved you guys. I'm so embarrassed.
I said I never would. I caved and I bought a skincare mini fridge.
I know. To be honest, this is so embarrassing. didn't want to admit this.
I almost kept this out. I almost said, you know what?
I don't want to tell them. They don't need to know this about me.
I said I never would, and now I did, and I'm not proud of it, and I don't want them to know. but I'm honest.
And so I'm telling you that I did buy a skincare mini fridge.
Now, obviously karma is real because I ended up hating it.
I bought the skincare mini fridge because I love the idea of having... a little mini fridge on my bathroom countertop where I could just pull out products whenever I felt like it. and they'd feel nice and cold and refreshing and everything would be all in one place in my bathroom.
Because before my skincare mini fridge, I had an entire drawer in my actual food refrigerator where I kept... skincare products and things that I wanted to keep cold.
And it was kind of inconvenient to have to go downstairs, get the stuff out of my regular fridge and then go back into the bathroom to do my routine But also calling that annoying is one of the more ridiculous things I've ever said.
Calling that an inconvenience is one of my darkest moments. yet but i will admit it did feel kind of inconvenient so i like the idea of having a little mini skincare fridge in my bathroom.
Now I hated it. And here's why. Number one, not cold enough.
It didn't get cold enough. I want my skincare products to be frigid.
You know, my little ice roller, face roller thing, sheet masks, you know, like the sheet masks that...
You just slap on your face or whatever. Different serums... et cetera, I want them to be ice cold, frigid, almost frozen.
And this little mini fridge was not getting it.
It wasn't getting me there. The products were not cold enough.
It barely worked to be honest. It also looked terrible on my bathroom counter and it took up so much space. which was frustrating.
Last but not least, the cord to plug in the little mini fridge thing looked so terrible and took up so much space as well that I was like, this is not it for me.
This is just not it for me. Now listen, if I had a massive bathroom countertop, like super long, you know, in the little mini skincare fridge could be off in the corner.
Maybe it wouldn't be as big of a deal. But it was like right there in front of my face.
And I was like, I can't handle this. So I returned it.
I think it was a waste of my time and money.
And... As of now, my skincare products are still in my regular food fridge, and that is how it's going to be. for the indefinite future.
I knew in my heart of hearts when the skincare fridge became a thing that it was ridiculous. and I should have stuck to my morals and not bought it.
But I did, and I regret it. The next thing.
As you can see, I have nails. And Some of my skincare products are in little pots, right?
Where you have to dig your finger in there to get the product out.
When you have long nails, this is a nightmare.
Now for years, I've used the back of my nail to get product out of the little jars.
So obviously I'm not digging my finger in and scooping Because if I do that, then I get a bunch of product under my nails and it gets stuck and it gets gunky and gross.
So for years now, I've been using the back of my nail.
But... Even when I do that, I still get product under my nails.
And it's one of my biggest pet peeves. So finally, I made the decision to buy... skincare spatulas, little silicone skincare spatulas.
And these things have changed my life. I know it's stupid. but I'm so obsessed with them.
I can't even believe it. I can't even, I don't even know what I did beforehand.
I don't know what I did before them. Okay.
It's the little things in life. I swear to God, because these are so dumb and inconsequential and ridiculous. but they truly make my life better.
Instead of digging my grimy finger into my moisturizer...
Pot thing. I use one of these little spatulas and I dig and then I put it in the palm of my hand and I rub my hands together and then I rub the moisturizer all over my face and there's nothing under my nails, and I didn't get my grimy finger into my moisturizer.
If I'm doing a face mask or something like that, you know, I dig the little spatula in there.
And I paint using the little spatula, the face mask. onto my face.
I get no face mask product on my hands. They're just amazing.
Stupid but amazing. I would absolutely recommend those.
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The next thing I bought is ridiculous. I found, I don't even know how I found this online or what made me want to buy this.
But somehow I stumbled upon a little phone stand, like just a little metal phone stand. online.
And I was like, I have so many uses for that.
For example, when I'm working at my desk, it's nice to kind of have my phone propped up so that if I get a text or something, I see it on my phone screen.
It has a sort of place to sit on my desk that makes sense. you know, where it's out, invisible, but also It's nice to have a designated place for your phone on your desk, I guess.
I'm thinking about how ridiculous that statement is.
I can't. Ugh. Like, yeah, you can just have your phone sitting flat on your desk, but how fun is it to have a little fun stand? for your phone to go, okay?
Listen, I'm not proud of it. It's also useful for when I'm doing my makeup.
I like to watch a YouTube video while I'm doing my makeup, listen to a podcast while I'm doing my makeup. watch a podcast while I'm doing my makeup.
And so this little phone stand, kind of amazing to just plop my phone on it.
And I can watch or listen to something while I'm doing my makeup.
Same thing for when I'm eating alone. When I'm eating alone, I like to watch something.
But I also like to eat at my table in my kitchen, you know?
I don't like to eat in bed or on the couch or by the TV or whatever because I don't want to make a mess.
And I do make a mess. I'm a messy eater, and so I have to be my own mommy and make myself eat at the table because...
I will stay in my couch or my bed. So when I'm eating, having a little phone stand for my phone so I can watch stuff while I'm eating and Kind of magical.
Because prior, I would lean my phone up against my... paper towel holder.
And listen, that worked perfectly. but having a little designated phone stand for when I'm eating, wow.
The moral of the story is I bought four of these little phone stands, one for my desk, one for my little other desk where I do my makeup, so more of my makeup vanity, one for my kitchen counter slash dining room table for when I'm... eating and then one more for my bathroom for when I'm doing my skincare routine, I can watch stuff.
Listen, they were very affordable. That's why I bought four of them.
I just... couldn't help myself. And now I have one in every room.
I don't know. Speaking of little phone things, I also bought... I think I've actually mentioned this in an episode before, but...
I bought this little phone deodorizer slash charger.
It basically looks like a tall bowl or like a tall vase.
And there's a little slot where you can put your phone and you can just put your phone in it.
And it deodorizes your phone and charges your phone.
Now, I don't know if it works. when it comes to deodorizing.
I can't imagine that it does. I don't know how it would.
But it claims online that it does, so whatever.
I do know for sure though that it does wirelessly charge your phone, which is kind of magical.
So I actually think this thing is great.
I... have it on my desk, and when I want my phone out of my face, just charging in a designated spot where I know I'm not going to lose it.
I put it in this little phone charger, deodorizer contraption.
And... If nothing else, my phone gets charged and it's also out of my sight.
So... I'm not as tempted to grab it and go on it and get distracted when I'm trying to work at my desk or whatever.
It gets it out of my sight in an effective way.
I'm double-tasking, you know what I mean?
I'm multitasking. It's charging and I can't see it and I'm getting work done.
Maybe it's also deodorizing it, but I'm not going to claim that because I weirdly don't believe it and it seems too good to be true.
But it is a great contraption. It would be actually nice to have it Buy My Bed 2, and I might buy a second one for Buy My Bed.
But I need to slow down on these little contraptions because, again, I'm getting out of control.
Another thing I bought was a huge life changer for me for years. possibly my whole life.
I've been eating my fruits and vegetables that I buy from the grocery store unwashed, just eating them. as is not even running water over them. don't give a fuck.
As I mentioned earlier, I don't care about germs.
I don't care about bacteria. My mom always used to say that I was a dirty girl, okay?
Like... She's always kind of joked about it with me because she's the complete opposite.
She's like a clean freak, and I'm not bothered by... dirt and germs and all that.
I don't care. That's not to say I'm like dirty.
Like I'm not dirty, but things don't bother me.
Like I... If I drop food on the floor, I'll eat it.
You know what I mean? I don't care. I don't know.
It's not something that keeps me up at night.
And there are some people where it does keep them up at night.
So in comparison, I'm pretty easygoing with this stuff.
But... I found online this fruit and vegetable cleaner.
And it's basically this hockey puck looking thing that you turn on and you put it into water. right, and you turn it on and it starts vibrating the water.
And then you put your fruits and veggies in this bowl of water and you let it sit for like 10 minutes.
And basically what happens is the vibrating water removes the dirt and stuff from your fruits or vegetables.
And you'll see at the bottom of the little bowl at the end of everything that there's like a little pile of dirt.
And it's gross. But this little fruit, vegetable, vibrating, cleaning thing contraption is kind of amazing.
And the only inconvenient part about it is that you do have to charge it. which I don't like that.
I wish it was just permanently on, but we can't have everything that we want.
So I can handle that I have to charge it every once in a while, you know?
But this contraption is amazing and it's made cleaning fruits and vegetables so much easier and so much more effective because prior to this, You know, if I did on a rare occasion decide to clean my fruits or vegetables,
I felt like I wasn't getting a deep clean enough.
Like I was just getting the stuff wet. I feel like it wasn't, actually getting dirt off of the fruit or vegetables.
And this is like effective. This shakes everything. every last piece of dirt off of the fruits and vegetables.
It's a cool contraption. I would recommend it.
Next thing I bought was a vegetable chopper.
This changed my life. Okay. I love a chopped salad.
I love things that are chopped. I like eating things that are chopped, finally.
It's just easy to shovel into your mouth.
Love. Also, chopped ingredients are very popular. in certain recipes, recipes that I love.
The truth is, chopping is a necessary part of cooking. especially for me as somebody who just likes chopped foods.
Unfortunately, I hate actually chopping things.
I like to consume the chopped things, I don't like to do the chopping.
So I bought this vegetable chopper. All you have to do is literally press down on this contraption. and it chops the food that you want to chop.
It's so fast. It's so easy. It's too good to be true.
So I'm really into this food chopper. Okay.
This thing's great. You know, I can make a chopped salad in five minutes.
Whereas prior to my little chopper thing, It would have taken me probably 30 minutes just because...
It takes so much time to chop everything properly.
Also... Chopping an onion has never been easier.
Okay, chopping an onion is usually something I dread when I'm cooking.
Not anymore. Incredible kitchen contraption.
And... Not only does it chop, but it also stores everything in this little container underneath.
So like once you chop it down, you press down on the chopper thing, it all gets caught in this bottom compartment.
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But I've always hated belts. because I feel like I can never find a belt that's the right size.
I might have a belt that is the right size, but I'm in between two belt holes.
Like one of them is a little too tight, but then the one that's one hole over is a little bit too loose.
And I wish that there was just a hole right in between.
Also, sometimes I'll buy a belt. from a thrift store, for example, and the belt will be too big. and I'll have to cut a hole in the belt with my scissors. or take it to a tailor or something to get it fixed.
And cutting a hole in it looks terrible.
And going to the tailor is an inconvenience.
So you want to know what I did? I bought... a belt loop hole punch.
So it's basically this hole punch looking thing that cuts through leather easily and has multiple different sizes.
So you can just cut new holes in your belt whenever you please.
It is... So amazing. I use it all the time because I love buying vintage belts.
I'm very particular about how my clothes fit.
And so I find myself using this belt hole puncher like once a month, twice a month even.
It's also useful for other things, I can imagine, but I haven't figured out what yet.
But I'm obsessed with this thing. It's a gadget that I think everybody should have in their house.
If you're into belts. If you're not into belts, skip that one.
But incredible product, okay? Incredible invention.
It's nothing new, but everybody should have one.
Next, electric lighter. So... I love candles.
I love candles. I have them all over my house And as a candle lover myself, I decided I would pick up an electric...
An electric lighter is basically, you know, eight inch long contraption that you can charge that basically lights, things, lights, candles. without like a flame.
It uses more of like a sort of like almost taser-like electricity explosion.
Anyway... The thing that's nice about it is that, number one, it doesn't run out of juice.
Like a normal... lighter, you know, like the normal, like Bic lighters, those run out of juice relatively quick. and they're kind of unreliable.
Like, Sometimes the little Bic lighters, like they'll just stop working for a week and then all of a sudden they start working again like i just i don't know they're not reliable Whereas this thing, when it's charged up, it always works.
It always works. You can always rely on it as long as it's charged.
And listen, I love matches, but they're a little bit less safe, I guess. than this electric lighter thing, because let's say you light a normal match. and you light your candle, and then you blow out the match, and then you throw... the extinguished match into the trash can. but it's still a little bit too hot and then it lights everything in your trash can on fire.
Not good. That's why you have to run your matches underwater when you're done, or...
Put your mouth on them, which is what I do and is gross.
That's... stressful and unfortunate. The other thing about matches is that they are a little sketchy.
One time... I lit a match and I guess I lit it too hard.
Like I used too much pressure when I was lighting the match.
Um, So it lit on fire, but as it lit on fire, it snapped in half.
And that half of the match that was on fire flew onto a carpet.
And luckily I blew it out and it didn't light the carpet on fire.
It melted a little spot, but it didn't catch on fire, which was... incredibly lucky.
Matches are kind of sketchy. I don't love them.
They're not my favorite way to light things on fire.
So... Long story short, this little electric lighter is kind of a vibe.
I would recommend it. I think it's great.
And last but not least, this is actually something that I've been buying for a while now, but I don't know if I've ever talked about it and I think I need to talk about it again.
Even if I've already talked about it, I still need to talk about it again.
True lemon and true lime powder. I am so obsessed with this invention.
I don't know how this is not the biggest product in America right now today.
Basically what it is, is it's a little packet.
There are these little packets almost like a sugar packet or a salt packet that's filled with lemon or lime juice. extract powder.
And basically one little packet is equivalent to one wedge of lemon or lime.
And And you can use them for everything, okay?
When I'm making a cocktail, I put two little lime powders in my drink So sour, so limey, so great.
Let's say I make myself a cup of tea. And I want to put a little bit of lemon in there.
Instead of cracking open a lemon juice... from my fridge or... cutting open a lemon and squeezing it in there.
I just use one of these little lemon packets and I get the exact same flavor and effect And it's perfectly potent and it's predictable and it's great.
Listen, There are times when I want a fresh lemon or lime in my drink. mainly for aesthetic purposes, but also for flavor.
You know, it definitely is... Nice to have the real thing in there.
It's so much work to be constantly buying lemons and limes.
And... a lot of times they end up going bad or you'll get, you know, few limes that are actually really dry and don't have any juice in them.
So they don't work when you try to squeeze into your drink.
This lemon and lime powder, I am so obsessed.
I use it on a daily basis. And when I'm going out for the night sometimes and I know I'm going to be having drinks and I put a few of them in my purse and I bring them out with me.
And when I order my tequila soda and they don't give me a juicy lime on the side.
I have lime in my bag. On deck, ready to go.
I will say, though, it is a bizarre thing to whip out in public.
People think I'm... pouring illicit drugs into my drink.
They're like, what are you doing? so you do have to explain to the group that you're with, hey, everybody, just wanted to let you all know that I'm putting my true lime powder into my tequila soda and I'm not putting meth into my drink.
I'm not putting ketamine into my drink. Thank you.
It's not that. If you want that, you need to go to somebody else.
It's not going to come from me. This is my true lime powder.
And if you knew what was best for you, You would have some in your bag as well right now because it makes your cocktail taste so much better.
I cannot drink an alcoholic beverage without... at least two true lime powders in my drink.
Like it just... makes it so limey and so good.
Okay, you guys, that's all I have for today.
I just had to get off my chest all of these little items Because as dumb and inconsequential and stupid and ridiculous and pointless as they may be, They do genuinely spark joy for me on a daily basis.
And... They make my life a slight bit more convenient.
Not a lot. but enough where it's satisfying.
So I had to share these things. You know, go pick them up if you feel like it.
If you feel so inclined, I love these things.
Except for the skincare fridge. Everything else I like, but I think the skincare fridge was the only thing I didn't like.
Yeah, pick up pretty much everything that I mentioned except for the skincare fridge.
All right, that's all I got for today. Thank you guys for listening and hanging out.
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