Things I bought, things I want

06/16/25

The are so many great-looking open knit and crochet pieces around right now, and I really love the look of them. I’m especially partial to this spiff polo top at the moment.

I’m attempting to get over my fear of going sleeveless, because—while my arms are less than toned—who cares when it’s really hot? This cute embroidered dress looks like a solid option.

I really dig the shape on this cotton jersey tee, especially the elbow-length sleeves. It comes in both black and white too, if that’s more your speed.

One of my favorite beauty brands, Kosas, is having a big sale—everything is 20% off. That means it’s time to stock up on Dream Beam, my favorite sunscreen by far, and about which I have held forth many times. I also very much like this ultra-precise brow defining pencil, and am intrigued by this setting mist.

I kind of like the Mary Jane flats trend this season, and these are so great because the hardware toughens them up a bit. I also very much like this pointy toe iteration.

This cotton button-down is sold as a “beach shirt,” which means it’s probably oversized and a bit sheer, which are both things I like. It’s also desperately cheap.

Click through and zoom in on the details on this lace trim embroidered button-down; they’re really nice.

Yellow and gray is one of my favorite color combinations, and it looks so good on this happy shirt. I also like the slightly fatter-than-usual stripes.

Somehow, I have gone from passionately disliking the color brown to actually being pretty enthusiastic about it, even in summer, when it seems to make the least sense. Ergo, this gingham shirt dress is quite high on my list.

Universal Standard’s poplin striped shirt dress is one of my summer standards—I own in it a blue they don’t make anymore and also in black—and now I’m pretty sure I need this coral stripe version as well.

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