Now that fall is upon us, I’m starting to feel nostalgic for the summer heat. But I’m excited to breathe crisp, cool air when I run outdoors. Fall is the best time of year for outdoor running, after all. A while ago, I wrote about NO-AD Sport Sunscreen SPF 50 as the best-value sunscreen for summer. But I discovered a problem with that formula: It would start to flake off toward the end of the day, which of course makes me think that it’s not all that effective (especially if I…

I don’t really like to return things—probably the result of a mixture of laziness and fear of being shamed at the store. My dad, on the other hand, has no qualms about standing in line at Costco to return a bunch of things every week. He has also mastered the art of reattaching price tags to clothing items with Scotch tape. I’d rather live with a disappointing product than bring it back to the store to ask for a refund, unless the product was inaccurately advertised, defective, or…

If you’re anything like me, when you’re traveling light, you probably don’t feel like transferring your normal face wash into a smaller container—so you’re forced to select among the travel-size options at your local drug store. The last time this happened to me, I opted for Clean and Clear Deep Action Cream Cleanser because it looked pretty good (and I was hoping it would be a better choice than the MUJI moisturizing face soap I chose last time). After using it for a…