things i loved in 2025

2025 was such a great year, truly. So much change happened for me this year. I graduated from college, moved to a new city, and entered the 'real' world. Here are some of my favorite things that 2025 brought me...

BEAUTY

• The body wash by Necessaire is so yummy and luxurious. One of those bottles that you never want to run out.

• I get so many compliments on this perfume by Sézane. If you can't bring yourself to spend $250 on a tiny bottle, this one has lasted me so long and is very fairly priced !!!!

• Makeup is overwhelming for me -- there are so many brands and products to try. Everything Merit is definitely worth trying. I love everything in their intro set but especially this brush and the flush balm (best blush EVER!)

FASHION

• 2025 was the year of jeans for me. The Sasha Wide Cuff by Paige were by far my favorite purchase. A close second were these jeans. Like the famous sweatpant jeans but way cuter in my opinion.

• My favorite necklace ever. I wear it almost daily. Lizzie Fortunato can do no wrong!!!

• Most worn jacket of this year! Takes a basic puffer to the next level.

• These flats are by far my favorite. Just super girly and fun!

HOMe

• This candle. I wish every room that I walked into smelled like this. It comes straight from Marrakech (one of my favorite places in the world) in this gorgeous green ceramic so it doubles as decor too!

• Anything by John Derian. His stuff is gorgeous -- even the little things like matchbooks or notebooks bring some beauty to everyday life. I recently got to visit their manhattan locations for the first time and it brought so much inspiration.

• This doesn't count because I got this for christmas, but "The World's Best: Art & Design Hotels" is my newest edition to my coffee table book collection. A stunning book that offers mounds of travel inspiration. The hotel on the cover is one my mom and I stayed in in Paris for our 21st and 50th birthdays so this was a super special gift to me.

RANDOM

• Having flowers in the house always (need to be better about this).

• Sipping bone broth.

• Towel time.

• Matthew Mcconaughey's 2 books (I think these make 2/4 books that I read this year so I am not a book critic).