10 Life-Changing Things To Try In December
Because we tried them for you in November!
The BuzzFeed Life editors are always trying new products, apps, tips, and DIY projects, and we decided it was time to start sharing the best of them with you. Each month, we'll post our recommendations for what's actually worth it. For the sake of transparency, items under "Things We Bought," "Tricks We Learned," and "Things We Made" were purchased with our own money and/or were not the result of a PR pitch. Those under "Things We Tried" are items that were provided to us at no cost for the sake of review. Let us know in the comments what sorts of things you'd like us to review next month!
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HGTV for Sherwin-Williams Painting Gloves — $4.29
After a few spray-painting projects ruined my hands/nails, I realized that I needed to start wearing rubber gloves when spray painting. So whenever I was painting, I'd grab whatever gloves I could find around the house: Sometimes that meant latex gloves from under the kitchen sink, sometimes it meant an old pair of winter gloves I could sacrifice to the DIY gods, and other times it meant a pair of kitchen/bathroom rubber gloves that, like...technically protected my skin, but also didn't quite fit right and just...were not made for the task at hand. (Pun semi-intended.)
Then, in June, I spotted these gloves at a Sherwin-Williams and impulse-bought them and my spray-paint life has never been the same.
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The gloves are thick enough to protect your skin but thin enough that you'll still get a good range of motion when you're wearing them. They are also softer inside than most work gloves, and the way they're constructed at the wrist helps them stay in place while you're working. The first time I used them, I was dealing with a particularly fussy can of spray paint that left paint everywhere; no other gloves would have stood a chance. If you regularly destroy your hands with DIY projects, these gloves are definitely worth the 4 bucks. —Rachel W. Miller
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