November 18, 2024

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers

Last week, Strategist writer Dominique Pariso hosted an Ask the Strategist Live, this time answering dozens of your gifting questions. It was our most popular Ask the Strategist yet — so many questions were submitted that we drafted in fellow writer Tembe Denton-Hurst to help keep up with the demand. For the reader looking for something for their “impossibly practical husband” (whose favorite gift in recent times was a “bag of scissors”), Pariso suggested this handsome toolbox, and for the reader looking to gift their family different versions of the same thing, Denton-Hurst recommended personalized L.L.Bean totes. You can check out the rest of our favorite answers in this post.

Also on the site: Jennifer Tilly told us about the Montblanc ballpoint pen she owns 17 of, the Gucci poker set she uses with her Hermès cards (!), and the moisturizing makeup-removing wipes that are so effective, they even take off eyelash glue. (I also was excited to see NARS Powermatte Lip Pigment on her list — I’ve been using the shade American Woman since it launched seven years ago, and it’s truly perfect.)

SALE

ICYMI

Nordstorm’s early Black Friday sale is full of very good deals, including the ever-popular Le Creuset Dutch Oven in every color, now just $200.