The New York Times - April’s most popular picks

Last month, your newsletter editors perused all of Wirecutter’s coverage and showed great, great restraint when it came to buying things for ourselves … for the most part.

• Brittney, a devotee to the Glossier lip balm, Balm Dotcom, has been in mourning since they changed the formula. So when they announced a new flavor in the original formula, Brittney jumped at the chance. It’s going to be a strawberry summer for her.
• Sofia’s eagle eyes spotted a shelf at Trader Joe’s fully stocked with their elusive facial sunscreen. It’s a near-perfect dupe of what she uses daily—Supergoop’s Unseen Sunscreen—so she’s very pleased to have gotten it for a lot less.
• Meanwhile, Haley is swatting away houseflies with her new delightfully fancy leather flyswatter.

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