Christmas has come and gone, and maybe you got something necessary but not very fun? Or maybe you just want a little something extra that someone – ahem, husband, ahem – failed to get you. And so here’s a roundup of our personal favorite things we’ve bought this year, from beauty to home goods. Give yourself one last treat of 2023!

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

Did your holiday celebrations get a little dramatic? Probably not as dramatic as they did for this letter writer to our advice columnist! “Everything was perfect as we sat all sat around the table and began serving ourselves. Then, out of the hush rang my 10-year-old granddaughter’s self-assured voice: ‘My mommy has a boyfriend,’ she announced to the table.” See what Penelope had to say to that.