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• Allbirds has launched new women's flats, available in four colors and, for the first time, in half sizes. 
• After many customer requests for the comfort of Allbirds sneakers packaged into a more sleek and feminine silhouette, the Tree Breezers ($95) are finally here, and we gave them a try.
• Featuring an exterior fabric made from eucalyptus fibers and soles made from sugar cane, these machine-washable flats are breathable, flexible, and supportive — truly a shoe you can wear all day. 

Whenever you send eager messages to your favorite brand requesting (more like demanding) a product or style you'd love to see, it can feel like you're shouting into an abyss. Can anyone hear you? 

Sometimes, as in the case of Tommy John's women's underwear and today with Allbirds' brand-new Tree Breezer flats, the company takes those demands to heart and delivers perfectly on every expectation. 

Online shoe startup Allbirds has released a new style, one classic and beloved to closets world over: the ballet flat. 

Like most of Allbirds' other styles, from the original Wool Runner to the Tree Skipper, the Tree Breezer retails for $95. It's available in one core color, Kauri Marine Blue, and three limited-edition colors, Seashell, Caribbean, and Starfish. It's the first Allbirds shoe to be available in half sizes.

While many women, including us, love the all-day comfort of Allbirds sneakers, these casual styles aren't always appropriate for the office or dressier environments. One customer lamented, "I get bummed when I have to go to work on Monday and put my Allbirds away again until the weekend." 

Anyone who feels similarly can now finally wear Allbirds all week long with the Tree Breezer flats. They feature an FSC-certified Tree exterior, made from renewable eucalyptus woven into Tencel lyocell fabric, and SweetFoam soles, made from sustainably grown sugar cane. 

Together, they form a breathable, flexible, and supportive flat that is just as comfortable as an Allbirds sneaker but wearable everywhere sneakers might not be the best choice — work, dinner, or a night out. 

They're also easy to maintain. You'll need to hand-wash the insoles, but you can throw the rest of the flat in the washing machine, then let them air dry. 

The Insider Picks team received these new flats ahead of launch to put them to the test. Overwhelmingly, we agreed that they're yet another Allbirds hit, a shoe with little-to-no break-in time, versatile wearability, and easy maintenance typically unheard of for its silhouette. 

Read on for our individual thoughts on the Tree Breezer. 

Sally Kaplan, Insider Picks editor: 

Last year, I decided that sneakers and ballet flats were going to be my new signature, because who has time for uncomfortable shoes anymore?! These flats are pretty much a dream come true. They're lightweight, feel pretty similar to the Allbirds Tree Runners I already have and love, and they don't dig in anywhere. I had a tiny bit of rubbing on my heel the first time I wore them, but it subsided after a day. They're obviously not as supportive as Allbirds' sneakers, but they've got the same soft, washable fuzzy lining — I think they're just as comfy!

For what it's worth, I usually wear a 7.5 in sneakers, but I got the 8 in these flats since that's what I'm used to from Allbirds sneakers, and they fit perfectly.

Mara Leighton, Insider Picks reporter: 

Flats are hit-or-miss in terms of comfort for me, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that this pair didn't require any painful break-in time. From the box, I wore them on my long, 20-minute walk to and from the subway and all day at work. Zero blisters, zero discomfort, and more padding than I dared to hope for. For reference, I got them in my typical size 9.

It's also pretty great that they're machine-washable. Flats, by nature of being sockless hot-weather shoes, don't stay fresh for long. I pretty much live in the leather Day Gloves from Everlane in the summer, and I wish cleaning them could be close to as easy.

Connie Chen, Insider Picks reporter:

Allbirds, specifically the Wool Runners and Tree Skippers, are my default shoe to put on when I know I'm going to be on my feet all day and can get away with a more casual style. If I need to look a little more put together but don't want to end the day limping home, Everlane Day Gloves or Rothy's Pointed Flats it is. I'm happy to now have another option for a genuinely comfortable flat, and from a brand with a proven track record. 

My favorite shoes are those that I don't have to think twice about or mentally prepare myself to wear. The Tree Breezers saunter confidently into that category, no contest. They're soft and mold to your feet upon first wear, but don't have that thin, unsupportive feeling of some other flats. I wore them for more than 12 hours one day, first to work and then to a concert, and they had no problem keeping up with the prolonged walking and standing.

I think it's worth getting one of the brighter limited-edition colors (I got them in the springy lilac Starfish). Because of their comfort, you'll feel motivated to wear the eye-catching flats more often. 

Ellen Hoffman, Insider Picks director of content strategy: 

Allbirds makes some of the most comfortable shoes I've ever worn right out of their box, so I was excited to try the company's new ballet flats. The first word I uttered to my teammates after stepping into my navy Tree Breezers was, "Wow." Like Mara, I really want to like flats, but they often miss the mark for me when it comes to comfort.

We've affectionately dubbed the Tree Breezers "machine-washable pillow gloves for feet" in our team's Slack channel because they're just that comfortable. I wore mine home from work the same day they arrived — a risky move since my commute home involves lots of walking and staircases — and my feet came away not only blister-free but also feeling ultra-cushioned and supported. They're a perfect addition to an already impressive lineup from Allbirds for $95 a pair.

The bottom line  

As is always the case with Allbirds shoes, the new Tree Breezers are reliably comfortable and the most worry-free shoes you can slip on in the morning. The search for a go-to pair of cute, versatile flats is often a game involving too many blisters, worn-out soles, and impractical upkeep. Trust that you won't have those problems with the Allbirds Tree Breezers. 

Shop the new Tree Breezer flats in 4 colors for $95 at Allbirds here

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• Netflix lets you watch video on multiple devices at once, which is convenient for families that share a single Netflix account.
• Depending on the kind of Netflix plan you have, you can stream video on one device (Basic), two devices (Standard), or four devices (Premium) at a time.
• You can also set up as many as five profiles, so everyone who shares an account can have their own personalized recommendations and viewing history.
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When "Back to the Future" came out in 1985, Michael J. Fox's 1955 family was incredulous that anyone would ever have more than one television in their home.

If only they knew: A recent study says we now have an average of seven screens, thanks to phones, tablets, and TVs. With all these screens in our homes, how many can you use with Netflix at one time?

It depends on what Netflix plan you subscribe to. The Netflix Basic plan allows you to stream to one device at a time. A device is considered anything that can log into Netflix and play video, including mobile devices, computers, and TVs. The Standard plan lets you stream to two devices. Finally, the Premium plan allows for four simultaneous devices.

There was a time when Netflix imposed a maximum number of devices that could be connected to your account (whether or not they were currently streaming) but that limitation no longer exists — you can log into Netflix with as many devices you like, as long as you don't try to stream from too many at once.

Note that Netflix also lets you create up to five profiles. This is convenient for families, so partners and kids can each have their own profile, complete with individual viewing history and recommendations, and use it to watch video on their own devices.

How many devices you can use with Netflix

In summary, here's what you are allowed to do with your Netflix account:

• You may create up to five user profiles.
• The Basic plan lets you stream to one device at a time.
• The Standard plan lets you stream to two devices at a time.
• The Premium plan lets you stream to four devices at a time.

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• Stadia is Google's ambitious new video game streaming service. The platform will able to deliver games to computers, smartphones and Chromecast devices at 4K resolution, with the highest possible graphics settings.
• Because Stadia is entirely cloud-based, it uses a significant amount of data to maintain a stable picture and responsive controls.
• At the best possible quality, Stadia will use 35 Mbps of data per second, or about 15.75GB per hour. At Google's recommended minimum quality, Stadia will use about 4.5GB per hour.
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Stadia, Google's new video game streaming service, is planning to make expensive consoles a thing of the past. The platform will rely on cloud computing to stream games directly to your computer, smartphone, or Chromecast device, with peak performance surpassing the strongest gaming consoles on the market, the Xbox One X and the PlayStation 4 Pro.

However, Stadia will require a strong and stable internet connection to reach the best possible quality. Google says Stadia will be able to stream 4K video with high dynamic range colors, 60 frames of animation per second, and 5.1 surround sound. Streaming Stadia in 4K require an internet speed of at least 35 Mbps; Google's recommended minimum for using Stadia is 10 Mbps, which will deliver 720p video with stereo sound.

Read more:Google just detailed Stadia, its ambitious attempt to upend the video-game industry and take on Xbox and PlayStation. Here's everything we know so far.

The average download speed for American households using broadband internet in 2018 was 96.25 Mbps, according to Ookla, a firm that monitors and analyzes internet throughput. The global average is less than half of that, at 46.12 Mbps. The average mobile download speed for Americans is 27.33 Mbps, significantly closer to the worldwide average of 22.82 Mbps on mobile.

While most people wont have a problem meeting Stadia's speed requirements, dozens of internet service providers, including Comcast and AT&T, place monthly limits on how much data their customers can use. Comcast and AT&T cap millions of users at one terabyte of data per month, and going beyond that can lead to additional charges or the cancellation of your service.

As PC Gamer pointed out, using Stadia at 4K for 65 hours would use up to a terabyte of data. This means users with Comcast or AT&T could only play for about two hours per day during the month before reaching their data cap. That's before factoring in other online services like Netflix, or the usual app downloads and updates for your phone. Stadia will likely take a toll on cellular data plans as well, since streaming in 720p at 10 Mbps will still use roughly 4.5GB per hour.

Stadia's speed requirements are just a bit more demanding than other streaming video services. For example, Netflix requires 25 Mpbs for 4K video. Most home internet connections will be up for the task; but trying to use services like Netflix and Stadia at the same time could create a drain on your internet speeds and impact your quality of play.

Given the amount of time that players need to invest to complete a game, which is often 20 hours or more, Stadia's data usage is certainly something to consider. Thankfully, most American internet connections are stable enough to sustain the platform at maximum quality and games on Stadia still feel responsive.

Stadia will still need to convince gamers that the online-only platform is a sufficient replacement for having an Xbox One, PlayStation 4 or gaming PC at home. Google's service will be ready in November, but you'll need to pre-order the $129 founder's pack to play on Stadia during its first three months. A free version of Stadia will launch in February 2020.

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• You can add a Google Chrome icon to your desktop for easy access to the browser.
• First make sure you have Google Chrome installed. If it's not yet installed, use your current browser (Safari or Microsoft Edge for example) to go to this link.
• Once you have Google Chrome installed on your computer, locate the app icon and click and drag it onto your desktop.
• On Mac you can also drag the icon onto your App dock (which is usually at the bottom of your screen), and on Windows you can right click on the icon and pin it to your taskbar (which is also usually at the bottom of your screen).
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Browsers are like Macs versus PCs, dogs versus cats, and ketchup versus mustard — everybody has a preference. For the majority of the population, the most popular choice right now is Google Chrome. Why? Its fast speeds, simple design, and convenience tend to be fan favorites.

So, if you're stuck in a Safari, Internet Explorer, or Firefox rut, why not give Google Chrome a try?

Here's how you can add the application to your desktop, and start your seamless searching:

Do you have Google Chrome installed?

Before you can add the Google Chrome icon to your desktop, make sure you have it installed on your computer. If you are certain that you have it installed, skip this section. If you are unsure or know you don't have it downloaded, follow the steps below:

Check whether you have Google Chrome installed

If you are unsure whether or not you have Google Chrome installed, follow these steps:

On Windows:

1. In the bottom left corner of your screen you will see a search bar where it says, "Type here to search."

2. Click on the search bar and type in "Google Chrome."

3. If you have Google Chrome installed the app will appear. If you don't have it installed, you won't see the app and it will ask if you want to search the web.

4. If you do have it installed, skip to the next section. If you don't, click here to download Google Chrome.

On Mac:

1. Open "Finder."

2. Go to the "Applications" folder on the left side of the window.

3. Scroll through this folder to see if you have Google Chrome. You can also search for it in the top right corner of the window.

4. If you find Google Chrome in the "Applications" folder, skip to the next section. If you don't find Google Chrome in this folder, click here to download it.

How to add a Google Chrome icon to your Windows desktop

Once you're sure that you have Google Chrome installed, follow the below steps:

1. Go to your desktop and click on the "Windows" icon in the bottom left corner of your screen. Be sure to close any other windows beforehand — open windows will prevent you from adding the icon to your desktop.

2. Scroll down and find Google Chrome.

3. Click on the icon and drag it onto your desktop.

You now have a Google Chrome icon on your desktop. An even easier way to access Google Chrome? Pin the icon to your task bar at the bottom of your screen. Just right click on the icon and select "Pin to taskbar."

How to add a Google Chrome icon to your Mac desktop

Once you're sure you have Google Chrome installed, follow the steps below:

1. Go to your desktop and open "Finder." Close any other open windows — this could prevent you from adding the icon to your desktop.

2. Select the "Applications" folder on the left side of the window.

3. Locate the Google Chrome icon.

4. Click and drag the icon onto your desktop.

Now you'll have a Google Chrome icon on your desktop. You can also add the icon to your dock, usually located at the bottom of your screen. To do this, click and drag the icon into its place on the dock.

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• Father's Day 2019 is next Sunday, June 16. 
• If you haven't found the perfect gift for Dad yet, we've rounded up a bunch of great gift ideas. 
• Whether you're looking for something budget-friendly — under $25, under $50, or under $100— funny, personalized, or techy, this list of gift ideas for Dad has you covered. 

When it comes to getting your dad any sort of gift, your conversation probably goes something like this:

You: "Dad, what do you want for [insert holiday here]?"

Him: "I don't know. You don't have to get me anything."

If you aren't sure what to get Dad for Father's Day this year (coming up soon on Sunday, June 16!), you have found the right gift guide. We've made a list of 50 presents all dads will love, from sleek leather goods and high-tech cooking gadgets to "Game of Thrones"-themed Monopoly and a cookbook that'll let him recreate the famous Shake Shack burger at home.

As a professional product reviewer and as someone who's given her own dad many of the gifts included in this list over the years, I can safely say that your dad will love them all.

If you're looking for more gifts for dad, we have you covered with plenty of ideas that cover all budgets: 

• 13 tech gifts dads will actually love to get this Father's Day
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• 25 funny but useful Father's Day gifts that'll give your dad a good laugh
• 15 funny Father's Day cards for the master of dad jokes

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A sleek leather wallet

Bellroy Leather Note Sleeve Wallet, $69, available at Amazon

This slim leather wallet from Bellroy is perfect for dads who prefer minimalist accessories. It comes in a bunch of colors, so you'll be able to find the perfect match. Bellroy also sells phone cases, work bags and backpacks, and key covers. 

A durable, temperature-maintaining water bottle

Hydro Flask Shave Ice Limited Edition 24 oz Standard Mouth, $39.95, available at Hydro Flask

Hydro Flasks are great for any situation, from camping to commuting. This durable, insulated water bottle does a masterful job of making sure drinks keep their temperatures; it's currently available in three limited-edition Hawaiian shave ice-inspired colors. 

A box of high-quality steaks and burgers

Snake River Farms American Wagyu Grilling Gift, $136, available at  Snake River Farms

For the grill master, there's nothing better than a box of his favorite filet mignons, top sirloins, hot dogs, and burgers.  

Breathable and machine-washable sneakers

Allbirds Wool Runners, $95, available at Allbirds 

These merino wool sneakers from Allbirds, Silicon Valley's favorite shoe brand, are the perfect mix of sporty and stylish. They come in tons of colors and are even machine washable.

Tie-dye socks to liven up his outfits

Bombas Men's Tie Dye Calf Sock 4-Pack, $45.60, available at Bombas

They may just seem like a basic, everyday accessory, but socks are among the most underrated gifts you can give. Dad will love these tie-dye Bombas socks. 

Soft, crisp sheets and bedding

Brooklinen Classic Hardcore Sheet Bundle, from $189, available at Brooklinen

Brooklinen Luxe Hardcore Sheet Bundle, from $219, available at Brooklinen

Brooklinen's luxe sheets are among our favorites for their affordable price, sophisticated look, and unbelievable comfort. The company's Hardcore Sheet Bundles have everything your dad needs to completely makeover his bed — and stay nice and cozy all year long. They include a flat sheet, a fitted sheet, a duvet cover, and four pillowcases.

Brooklinen also sells comforters, pillows, candles, and blankets. 

A SodaStream

SodaStream Fizzi One Touch Sparkling Water Machine, $99.99, available at Amazon

The SodaStream Fizzi lets you to turn plain water into sparkling water in seconds. Dad can adjust the fizziness and flavor level to his personal taste.

A box of his favorite sports team's gear

Find his team's FanChest gift boxes starting at $59

Sports team merchandise can be extremely expensive when bought from pro-shops, on-campus bookstores, or stadiums. FanChest set out to make gifting team gear a fun and affordable experience, selling boxes full of items for adults or kids starting at $59.

The Amazon Echo Spot

Amazon Echo Spot, $129.99, available at Amazon

There's an ever-so-slight learning curve in figuring out what Amazon's Alexa can and can't do, but once that's passed, the Echo Spot can forecast the weather, read an audiobook, order a pizza, tell jokes, or any number of things Dad should find charming. Unlike the Echo or Echo Dot, the Echo Spot also has a screen for displaying information. 

A distinctive leather watch

Filippo Loreti Venice Moonphase Gold Watch, $169, available at Filippo Loreti

You can't go wrong with giving a watch as a gift. This Italian leather and gold watch from Filippo Loreti, Kickstarter's most funded watch brand ever, is a timeless option that any dad will love.

A device that improves golfing skills

Arccos Caddie Smart Sensors, $199.96, available at Amazon

If your dad is a big golfer, this performance-tracking system is a fun addition to his golf bag.

A 'Star Wars' LEGO for the big kid at heart

LEGO AT-AP Walker, $60, available at LEGO

If your dad is a "Star Wars" fan and really just a big kid at heart, you won't want to miss out on giving him a 'Star Wars' LEGO. The $800 Millennium Falcon might be the coolest set LEGO has right now, but we like the $60 AT-AP Walker for something more budget-friendly.

A custom map poster

Grafomap Custom Map Poster, from $49, available at Grafomap

Grafomap is a website that lets you design map posters of any place in the world. You can make one of your dad's hometown, his college town, his favorite travel destination, or the place where he got engaged or married — you're only limited by your imagination. 

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A heated massager to melt the day away

InvoSpa Shiatsu Back, Neck, and Shoulder Massager with Heat, $41.99, available at Amazon

After a long day, all Dad wants is some true relaxation to melt away the tension that's built up. While he can't get a real massage every day, you can give him this at-home shiatsu massager, which can give a quality massage for much less. 

A relaxing massage he can book to his home

Soothe E-Gift Card or Physical Gift Card, select your amount, available at Soothe

Soothe is a relatively new service that can help Dad book a massage to his home in as little as an hour. The company will match his massage request with a vetted, certified massage therapist available in his area at the specified time. They offer Swedish, deep tissue, sports, prenatal, and couples massages.

Soothe is currently available to book in 66 cities in the US and Canada. If you're not sure what amount to choose for a gift card, Soothe says the average cost for a one-time, 60-minute massage is $115, but price varies by location, with cities like New York charging up to $182 for that treatment. Soothe also offers subscriptions if you really want to pamper him for Father's Day this year. 

A luxurious shave kit

Harry's Winston Shave Set, $25, available at Harry's (+ $15 for monogram)

This shave set from Harry's is as sleek as it gets at this price. To go the extra mile, you can get his initials engraved into the razor. 

A freshly scented beard wash and conditioner set

The Art of Shaving Beard Wash and Conditioner Set, $30, available at The Art of Shaving

Soap and water can leave his facial hair dry and scratchy. Bearded dads need this soothing beard wash and conditioner set from The Art of Shaving in their lives. 

A sous-vide device for ambitious home cooks

Anova Nano Sous Vide, $78.85, available at Amazon

For under $100, the Anova sous vide is a reasonably priced investment that just might change Dad's life for the better. Not only will it boil and poach eggs with ease, it'll also produce tender, perfectly cooked meat every time. 

A cozy and supportive pillow

Leesa Pillow, $75, available at Leesa

Give the gift of a good night's sleep with this luxurious and supportive pillow from mattress startup Leesa. 

A 10-pack of soft and stylish underwear

MeUndies Men's Boxer Brief 10-Pack, $170, available at MeUndies

Made from MicroModal and elastane, MeUndies claims its underwear is three times softer than cotton. We think its boxers are so comfortable they'll blow Dad's mind. 

Comfortable and stylish jeans

Mott & Bow Wooster Dynamic Stretch Jeans, $118, available at Mott & Bow

Give the gift of good style with jeans from Mott & Bow.

Amazon's new waterproof Kindle Paperwhite

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, $129.99, available at Amazon 

If your dad is tired of lugging around heavy hardcovers, the Kindle Paperwhite is an extremely thoughtful and practical gift. The latest version is now waterproof too. 

A TV-themed game of Monopoly

Monopoly: Game of Thrones Collector's Edition Board Game, $27.69, available at Amazon

This gift is a two-in-one if your dad is a fan of both board games and "Game of Thrones."

A hot sauce sampler pack

The Good Hurt Fuego Hot Sauces Sampler Pack, $34.99, available at Amazon

If you're not quite sure what kind of hot sauce your dad likes, or if he isn't committed to this or that variety of the spicy stuff, then a The Good Hurt Fuego Hot Sauces Sampler is a great gift idea. It features sauces made with peppers that come from India, Mexico, and beyond, and it has flavors ranging from Chipotle Pepper to Garlic Herb to Whiskey Habanero.

A classic stovetop espresso maker

Bialetti 6-Cup Stovetop Espresso Maker, $31.21, available at Amazon

This classic kitchen accessory is perfect for the coffee-loving dad who wants to bring cafe-quality coffee home. The Bialetti stovetop espresso maker not only makes great coffee, but it looks great on the counter.

A gift subscription to a popular coffee club

Atlas Coffee Club 3-Month Gift Subscription, $55, available at Atlas Coffee Club

If your dad's veins run dark roast, a coffee gift won't go unused. We recommend a subscription to the Atlas Coffee Club, which curates a global selection of single-origin coffee that gets freshly roasted and shipped to your house from $9 per bag. 

A personalized sports jersey

MLB Shop Custom Men's Jersey, from $124.99, available at the official MLB Shop

NFL Shop Custom Men's Jersey, from $149.99, available at the official NFL Shop

The sports-loving dad won't want to take this jersey off. At the MLB Shop and NFL Shop, you can order a personalized jersey with your dad's name on the back.

An all-encompassing online subscription

Amazon 1-Year Prime Membership, $119, available at Amazon

Everyone loves Amazon Prime and the plethora of perks that come with a membership, so why not gift a subscription for an entire year?

An at-home workout system

TRX Suspension Trainer Basic Kit, $149.95, available at Amazon

For the active dad, you can bring the gym home with this TRX trainer.

A modern turntable

U-Turn Audio Orbit Special Turntable, $459-$529, available at U-Turn

This turntable is the sleek home accessory your dad didn't know he needed. He can bring his old records out of storage and enjoy them with this modern record player. 

A record organization system

WE LASERS Vertical Vinyl Record Dividers (Set of 7), from $90, available at Etsy

Your dad can organize his records in style with this alphabetical wooden divider set.

A subscription service for new vinyl every month

Vinyl Me, Please 3-Month Gift Membership, $99, available at Vinyl Me, Please

A streaming TV player

Roku Ultra, $89, available at Amazon

A media streaming device can transform your dad's so-called dumb TV into a smart one that plays shows and movies from Netflix, Hulu, HBO Now, Prime Video, and other streaming services. The best of the bunch is the Roku Ultra with its easy-to-use interface and 4K video streaming.

A handy duffel bag

Aer Duffel Pack 2, $170, available at Aer

If your dad is a frequent traveler or gym-goer, he'll love this versatile duffel bag and backpack hybrid. 

A modular lighting system

Nanoleaf Aurora Rhythm Smarter Kit, $199.99, available at Best Buy

This unique lighting system not only looks cool, but it can also replicate a natural sunrise and combat the effects of seasonal sunshine deprivation. 

A movie night

Fandango Gift Card, $15-$100, available at Fandango

Nothing beats going to the movies his kids.

Modern over-ear headphones

Status Audio CB-1 Studio Monitor Headphones, $69, available at Amazon

The perfect pair of over-ear headphones are both highly comfortable and sound great. For $69, this pair from Status Audio is among the best you'll find for less than $100.

A handy multi-functional tool

Leatherman OHT Multi-Tool, $89.95, available at Amazon

This multi-functional tool does it all, plus it has a 25-year guarantee.

A leather iPhone X case

Nomad Rugged Case for the iPhone X/Xs, $34.99, available at Best Buy

If your dad has the new iPhone X, he'll definitely need a protective yet stylish case. This brown leather case is also available for the iPhone 7/8 and iPhone 7/8 Plus.

A fast wireless charger

RAVPower Fast Wireless Charger, $25.49, available at Amazon

The RAVPower Fast Wireless Charger is specially made to support the new iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X. It also works with any Qi-compatible Android phone. The charger can output 7.5 Watts of power to charge your iPhone 50% faster than older 3.5 to 4 Watt wireless chargers.

Stylish computer glasses

Felix Gray Blue Light Computer Glasses, from $95, available at Felix Gray

If he sits in front of a computer every day, he needs these blue light glasses that increase magnification, reduce glare, and filter out blue light in order to reduce eyestrain. They're also available with prescription lenses — we tried them and loved them.

A weighted blanket with cooling technology

BlanQuil Chill 20-Pound Cooling Weighted Blanket, $199, available at Amazon

Does Dad always need a blanket to fall asleep and struggle to stay comfortable in the warmer months? He won't have to worry about having to ditch this blanket over the summer. The cooling technology works shockingly well.

A health and ancestry genetic test kit

23andMe Health and Ancestry Genetic Test Kit, $149, available at Amazon

This genetic test kit from 23andMe is great for the dad who's interested in learning more about his family history.

A cookbook from his favorite burger joint

"Shake Shack: Recipes & Stories," $17.10, available at Amazon

If your dad is a fan of Shake Shack, he'll love this cook book that will teach him how to make his very own ShackBurger.

A drone

BLADE Nano QX BNF Quadcopter, $49.99, available at Amazon

This quadcopter will prove that you're never too old to play with toys. 

A ceramic pizza stone

Pizzacraft 15" Round Ceramic Pizza Stone with Solid Stainless Frame, $39.95, available at Amazon

Homemade pizza is delicious, but it can be tricky to perfect. This ceramic pizza stone will make sure your pizza comes out perfectly cooked every time.

An iPad

Apple iPad (Latest Model with Wi-Fi, 32GB), $329.99, available at Best Buy

Tech-obsessed dads will love to get their hands on the latest iPad.

A leather iPad case

Leatherology iPad Portfolio, from $190, available at Leatherology

This leather iPad portfolio comes in 17 colors, so there's sure to be one that your dad will like. You can even get it monogrammed for an extra personal touch. 

A durable and waterproof speaker

Urbanears Rålis Portable Bluetooth Speaker, $199, available at Urbanears

The Rålis is Urbanears' first portable Bluetooth speaker and it sounds as good as it looks. It's a little pricey, but the sound quality is impressive enough to warrant spending the $200.

An alarm clock that uses light to wake him up gently

Philips Light Alarm Clock, $104.99, available at Amazon

Dads work hard and they often have to wake up early. Just because he has to wake up before the sun rises that doesn't mean he has to awaken to the blaring of an obnoxious alarm clock.

Philips makes a lovely alarm clock that gradually lights up to mimic the sunrise and wake him up naturally. The light alarm clock also displays the time and has customizable sounds so he can wake up feeling rested and ready for the day. This clock is the top pick in our buying guide, so you can be sure he'll love it.

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We rounded up the eight best sales and deals happening online today, with savings on all things outdoor at Wayfair, DNA kits from Ancestry, and Bear mattresses. For even more deals and savings across the web, check out Business Insider Coupons.

1. Save $40 on the AncestryDNA kit 

DNA kits can help you and your family peel back the metaphoric vines on your family tree. Ancestry is having a big sale right now with $40 off an AncestryDNA kit, so you can finally settle the long-lasting family debate on the origin of your last name. Your results will help break down your ancestral DNA from 350 regions across the globe, and you can opt to connect with other family members through its online portal to contribute to the research they've done on your family history.

Get the AncestryDNA kit for $59 (originally $99) [You save $40]

2. Save Up to 70% off all things outdoor at Wayfair

If your outdoor backyard or patio is looking a little shabby, this sale from Wayfair on "all things outdoor" can help you gear up for summer. Save up to 70% off all the accessories, furniture, and decor you need to spruce up your outdoor space — from patio sets to fire pits, and even grills or hot tubs.

Shop all things outdoor including patio sets, fire pits, and lighting at Wayfair.

3. Save $100 on a TCL 6-Series 55-inch 4K TV at Best Buy

With hundreds of TVs on the market, from HDR to 4K models, choosing one can be a bit overwhelming. The TCL 6-series is an Insider Picks buying guide choice for best 4K TV under $650, and it's now $100 off. It has a built-in Roku streamer, so you can watch all your favorite content from Netflix, Hulu, HBO, and more right on your TV. 

Get the TCL 6-Series 55-inch 4K TV at Best Buy for $499.99 (originally $599.99) [You save $100]

4. Save 20% to 40% on select styles at the Lo & Sons Summer Kick-off Sale

Summertime is one of the busiest travel seasons. Wherever your travel plans take you, you'll want to be armed with a travel bag that can get you there. Lo & Sons makes some of our favorite travel bags, and is having a sale to kick off that buzzing travel fever that's practically palpable right now. You'll be able to save 20% to 40% on the most popular bags from the O.M.G. to the Catalina Deluxe Tote — no code needed.

Shop select styles like the O.M.G., Seville Tote, Catalina Deluxe Tote, and more at Lo & Sons.

5. Save 50% on select styles plus free two-day shipping

If you and your dad love to stay active together and indulge in a healthy dose of competition, Fitbit has the products you need. Whether he just wants to track his steps or get on-screen workouts directly on his wrist, the Versa, Charge3, or Ionic tracker can help him achieve his goals. You'll also be able to save up to $50 on these styles, and get two-day free shipping with the promo code "DADSDAY2".

Shop select styles like the Versa, Charge 3, and Ionic at Fitbit.

6. Get 20% off Men's Clothing, Footwear, and Outerwear at L.L.Bean

Father's Day is next weekend, and if you still haven't found the perfect gift for Dad, consider browsing through L.L.Bean's huge catalog of men's clothing, footwear, and outerwear. Choose from jackets, button ups, pants, belts, the famous Bean Boots, and more — all 20% off with the promo code "DAD20". If you're looking for something you can both do together, L.L.Bean is also offering 20% off its outdoor courses— no code needed.

Shop Men's Clothing, Footwear, and Outerwear at L.L.Bean.

7. Save $50 on a Ring Alarm Smoke and CO kit plus get a free Echo Dot (3rd generation)

One of the more popular home security systems on Amazon is discounted by $50 right now and includes a free Echo Dot. The bundle contains everything you'll need to ensure your home is protected when you're there and when you're away. The deal includes the Ring base station to connect all of your Ring devices, the smoke and CO detector, five contact sensors, two motion sensors, a keypad, and a signal booster. 

Get the Ring Alarm Smoke and CO kit plus a free Echo Dot (3rd Generation) on Amazon for $249 (originally $299) [You save $50]

8. Get 10% off a Bear Mattress or Hybrid Mattress plus 2 free cloud pillows

If you've been tossing and turning all night on your old mattress, it may be time to start looking for another. We get it, though, they're a big investment and there are a ton of mattresses on the market to choose from. Bear is offering a 10% discount on its Bear Mattress and Hybrid Mattress right now — which Insider Picks has already tested and included in our buying guide on the best mattresses out there. Plus, Bear will throw in two free cloud pillows with the purchase of your new mattress.

Shop the Bear Mattress or Hybrid Mattress and save 10%.

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• Lego is one of the few toys that transcends age. It's enjoyed by everyone, from babies to seniors.
• Don't disregard Lego as simple building bricks. Lego sets can be highly difficult to construct and time-consuming. But finishing one will make you feel proud. 
• From a castle to a 1960s camper van, here are 19 Lego gift ideas designed for different types of dads, but nearly all will challenge their building skills.
• Looking for more gift ideas? Check out our Father's Day gift guides. 

I'm obsessed with Lego, and if you're buying something for a dad who's equally passionate, you've come to the right place.

There's perhaps no toy — and an analog one, at that — as fun and rewarding as Lego. The bigger the set, the more complicated it is to build. But like a good Netflix series, Lego fans will binge in completing a build. Once it's all done, it's something proud to display.

I'm far from an expert Lego builder, but it's the one thing that I still "play" with as a adult, and I'm pretty savvy at it. My first super-complex set was the Star Wars Imperial Shuttle, which was the reason for many late nights. Lego then sent me what was the biggest Technic set at the time, the Bucket Wheel Excavator, and challenged me to build it, which took me a few weeks to complete the nearly 4,000-piece set. Whether it's one of these elaborate sets or something simpler, it's a de-stressing pastime that's highly rewarding. If your dad's like me, he'd say the same thing.

Whether your dad prefers the more advanced Technic or Creator series or enjoys the more whimsical mini figures of City, here are 19 great options that will please any Lego-loving dad.

SEE ALSO: All of Insider Picks' Father's Day gift ideas, in one place

A ship in a bottle

Gift Lego Ideas Ship in a Bottle for $69.99

Making ships in a bottle is a hobby that takes time to master, but this one requires just a few hours to create using 962 Lego pieces. It was designed by a Lego fan who actually built a ship in a bottle.

An iconic Star Wars spaceship

Gift the Lego Star Wars Tantive IV for $199.99

The Tantive IV is the first spaceship we see in the opening scene of "Star Wars: A New Hope," in which Princess Leia is being hunted down by Darth Vader (spoiler alert: he's her father). Of course, your Star Wars-loving dad could have told you that.

A 1950s-inspired diner

Gift Lego Downtown Diner for $169.99

For dads who love eating at greasy spoons or are from New Jersey (or both), this whimsical set is all about nostalgia. The expert-level set will keep builders occupied for hours and days, but once it's completed, there's a lot going on in this elaborate building.

A Mickey Mouse classic

Gift Lego Ideas Steamboat Willie for $89.99

An homage to Mickey's first appearance, in "Steamboat Willie," this set is a remarkable facsimile of the animated short. Unveiled in celebration of Mickey's 90th birthday, it's a must-have for any Disney fan.

Check out our other Disney gift ideas for Father's Day.

A spooky scene from "Stranger Things"

Gift Lego Stranger Things The Upside Down for $199.99

All Lego sets are ingenious, but this one, based on a scene (Joyce Byers' house) from the hit Netflix series, could be the most clever, to date. The set can literally be turned upside-down, which references the evil-filled alternate dimension that mirrors reality. Many of the show's characters are included as mini figures, like Sheriff Hopper (and his vehicle) and the creature Demogorgon (sorry, fans, no Barb).

A secret agent's wheels

Gift Lego Creator James Bond Aston Martin DB5 for $149.99

What dad doesn't fantasize about being a secret agent, especially one as suave as 007? This Lego Aston Martin DB5 puts you in the driver's seat of one of Bond's most-famous cars. Ejection seat, pop-up machine guns, tire scythes, and revolving license plates only add to the fun.

A castle from the Wizarding World

Gift Lego Harry Potter Hogwart's Castle for $399.99

Don't call yourself a Harry Potter fan until you build this model of Hogwart's, the school where young wizards and witches are trained. Sort the incoming students in the Great Hall, find Hagrid in his hut, or play Quidditch above the turrets. Be warned: Don't get close to the Whomping Willow tree.

A set you build and code with your kids

Gift Lego Education SPIKE Prime for $329.95

Lego's Education division has developed a new set that's designed to be one-part STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) education tool, and one-part toy. Kids are encouraged to use their creativity to build whatever they can dream up, and then bring the creations to life by using Scratch (a drag-and-drop coding language) and motorized parts powered by a mini computer. The best part: SPIKE Prime uses existing Lego parts, so kids can expand on it by using the Lego bricks they already own, including Technic components. For dads, it's a great way to bond with their kids while helping them learn.

A hippie's camper van

Gift Lego Volkswagen T1 Camper Van for $119.99

The T1 Camper Van is one of VW's most iconic vehicles. The Lego version nails down all the exterior and interior details, including the window curtains you'd find from that era. In the 1960s it was the symbol of the hippie movement, so if your dad lived through that period, this set is sure to bring back fond memories. There are only 1,300 pieces, which should be child's play for Lego fans.

An Avengers fighter jet

Gift Lego Avengers Ultimate Quinjet for $79.99

For the dad who's a comic-book nerd or who loves the Marvel movies, this Quinjet won't fly, but it does have a weapon that shoots. It comes with six mini figures, so dad can role-play with his kids.

A high-speed train

Gift Lego City Passenger Train for $159.99

Every Lego City needs a train, and this one lets your mini figures travel in style. As with Lego trains of the past, there's a motor that drives it, but it's been updated for today, thanks to a 10-speed Bluetooth remote. Create the standard loop, or expand the train's travel with additional tracks.

A brick for his drink

Gift Lego Ice Cube Tray for $9.99

Even when it isn't playtime, dad can still use his Legos. This tray lets you make ice cubes in the trademark Lego brick. We recommend you get two or three.

A skyline of Shanghai

Gift Lego Architecture Shanghai for $59.99

This set from Lego's terrific Architecture series captures the familiar skyline of Shanghai, China, including the Oriental Pearl Tower and twisting Shanghai Tower. Other cities currently available include New York City, San Francisco, London, Paris, and Las Vegas.

A wonder of the world

Gift Lego Creator Taj Mahal for $369.99

With nearly 6,000 pieces, this set is for architecture devotees and history buffs. With its arches, domes, and minarets, it's as grand as the real thing. 

A robot from a childhood cartoon

Gift Lego Ideas Voltron for $179.99

For dads who were children of the 1980s, they probably grew up with "Voltron," an animated series about space pilots who protect the universe by using robotic lions that join to become a giant humanoid robot. When Lego designs a set, it aims for accuracy as much as possible and here, you can break Voltron into the aforementioned five robot lions (kind of like a Transformer). Even if you don't understand the plot, your Voltron-loving dad will.

An all-American sports car

Gift Lego Technic Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 for $49.99

If your dad loves sports cars, the Corvette ZR1 replica is for him. But this set is actually two models in one. Disassemble the modern vehicle and rebuild it as an old hot-rod.

A small step on the moon

Gift Lego Creator NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander for $99.99

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, Lego recreated the NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander in brick form. It comes with two astronaut mini figures and a US flag for establishing a giant leap for mankind.

A wind turbine

Gift Lego Creator Vestas Wind Turbine for $199.99

Leave it to Lego to make a wind turbine exciting. Maybe because this model of the Vestas Wind Turbine in Denmark stands 3 feet tall and the blades rotate. A great gift for Earth-loving dads.

A spaceship that travels in less than 12 parsecs

Gift Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon for $799.99

As one of the more expensive sets, this ultimate gift is for the "greatest Lego-loving dad ever." It's the Millennium Falcon — enough said. With more than 7,000 pieces, you'll need some room and lots of time to build this.

• Your Netflix password protects your account's payment information and prevents other people from watching video without your permission.
• You can change your Netflix password at any time via the Account settings menu on the Netflix website or using the mobile app
• If you've forgotten your password, you can perform a password reset using your email address or a text message.
• Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Your Netflix password is an important tool for protecting your account; it keeps unauthorized people from using your Netflix sign-on, and it helps safeguard your payment information. You can change your Netflix password from a computer or your mobile device.

How to change your Netflix password using a computer browser

1. Open a web browser and log into Netflix.

2. In the upper right corner of the screen, hover over your profile's icon and then, in the drop-down menu, click "Account."

3. In the Membership and Billing section, click "Change password."

4. On the Change Password page, complete the process by entering your existing password and then entering the new one you want to change it to. When you're done, click "Save."

Change your Netflix password using your mobile app

1. Open the Netflix app on your phone or tablet.

2. Tap "More" at the bottom right of the screen.

3. Tap "Account."

4. Your Account settings will open in a web browser. Tap "Change password."

5. On the Change Password page, enter your existing password and as well as the new one you want to change it to. When you're done, click "Save."

If you try to change your password on an iPhone or iPad device, you might find that the "More" menu is missing the account settings. This appears to be a bug in the version of the Netflix app that was available when this article was written; if you encounter this problem on an iPhone or iPad, you'll need to change the password using a web browser.

How to change your password if you've forgotten your current password

If you want to change your password, you generally need to start by entering your current password to prove that you're the account owner. If you've lost or forgotten your password, though, there is a workaround.

When you reach the Change Password page (either via a web browser or mobile app), click or tap "Forgot password?" You'll be given the option to reset your password via a communication method you've previously set up with Netflix, like email or text message.  

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• How to cancel your Netflix subscription, however you subscribed to it

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• I'm not an avid pot smoker, but tried medical marijuana to treat my insomnia.
• Despite taking less than a full dosage, I had a terrible time my first night using it.
• I've found other methods that help my insomnia now.
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I'm not a fan of pot.

I have shared a toke with friends a few times over the years, but I don't like to smoke. And I'm already paranoid, so weed seems superfluous.

But the recent explosion of the marijuana industry, especially in my home state of California, along with countless testimonials about the medical properties of cannabis made me want to give medical marijuana a try.

About three years ago, I decided to get a medical marijuana card to see if cannabis could help my chronic insomnia.

And on my first trip, I got more than I bargained for.

First, I had to get approved for medical marijuana and learn the risks

Recreational cannabis has been legal in California since 2018. But, before that, the bar to get a medical marijuana card was very low. If you could afford the "doctor" visit and the cost of the card — about $60 a year — you were in.

I knew about the risks before I went to get my card. I had read New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd's account of her downward spiral after she ate a whole cannabis-infused chocolate bar. The doctor who gave me the prescription added a warning about edibles and dosing, but I shrugged her off. I knew that, all right? I was a savvy and educated cannabis consumer.

Except that I actually didn't know much about marijuana on that first day.

My new medical marijuana ID card was my ticket to entry at a nearby cannabis club (no admittance without the card; all sales in cash). I discussed my situation with the young man behind the counter. He told me there were two types of weed: indica and sativa. He said that indica affected your body and sativa affected your brain, so indica would be the right strain to help me sleep. I bought the high-THC indica tincture he recommended and went on my way.

My experience that night ended in misery

Before I went to bed that night, I took what I thought was a half dose. I didn't feel particularly sleepy, but I was hopeful the tincture would help me stay asleep. I drifted off.

In the middle of the night, I woke up because the bed was tilting. I felt dizzy lying down. I had extreme cotton mouth— there was not a drop of moisture between my lips. I was queasy. I felt just as bad when I got up as I did when I was lying down. There was nothing I could do to make the bad trip stop.

Read more:8 incredible facts about the booming US marijuana industry

My saving grace that night was a story a friend had told me. She'd gone to a fancy dinner that came with a cannabis pairing. In the middle of the meal, she started to feel like she was falling down a deep well. She had to leave the dinner and she was a wreck the next day, but her only lasting ill effect was embarrassment. 

As I lay in bed, queasy and off-balance, I thought, "This will pass." I knew I just had to wait it out. I wasn't going to die from a marijuana overdose.  

I slept in fits and starts. By morning, I still felt pretty rotten, so I called in sick to work. By the end of the day, I didn't feel ill anymore, just stupid. 

I've moved on to other methods now

I never touched that indica tincture again. After my bad trip, just riding my bike past the dispensaries in Oakland, where the smell of weed hung heavy in the air, made me feel slightly queasy.

But I didn't give up on medical marijuana — I just started trying other methods. Now, CBD ointment can give me instant pain relief when I have an ache. And I found a cannabis mint with a much lower dose of THC that helps me sleep

There's now a cannabis club two blocks from my house. I don't need a medical card to buy cannabis, since it became fully legal in California last year. But three years after my first experience with medical marijuana, I have a healthy respect for the power of a concentrated dose of THC.

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• Beautycounter, the skin care and makeup brand, has become synonymous with the clean beauty movement. 
• Since its launch in 2013, the company has stuck to "The Never List" — which consists of 1,500 questionable or harmful chemicals that are never used in their products.
• The company is also a certified B-Corp, meaning it adheres to the highest standards of social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability.
• Some of its standout products (and personal favorites that I've reviewed) include the Cleansing Balm ($69), Adaptive Moisture Lotion ($49), and Brilliant Brow Gel ($24). 

A lot has changed in the US in the last 80 years. Personal computers transformed the workforce, globalization transformed the economy, and the internet transformed pretty much everything else.

But something that's remained constant are the laws regulating the cosmetics industry. Since 1938, the US hasn't passed a major federal law updating what can and can't be put in makeup.

For context, the EU bans over 1,300 chemicals known to cause cancer, genetic mutation, reproductive harm, or birth defects. The US bans just 11, placing the burden of research and personal safety on the consumer.

This vacuum in the industry has given rise to the term "clean beauty" and to companies like Beautycounter, which has become nearly synonymous with movement for better, cleaner ingredients.

Since its founding in 2013, the skin care and makeup company has had what it calls The Never List— a laundry list of 1,500 questionable or harmful chemicals that are never used in its products, including the ones banned or restricted by the EU.

The list includes buzzy words you know to screen for like parabens and phthalates, as well as those that fly under the radar, like formaldehyde — a preservative used in cosmetics, hair relaxing treatments, and embalming. It's a known carcinogen, and it may be listed under a handful of names on your product bottle (methylene glycol, diazolidinyl urea in face and hair care, and quaternium-15, which is typically found in face makeup, especially powders). 

Beautycounter products also forgo fragrance, a common (and unnecessary) addition to all types of cosmetics that is only loosely defined as containing any combination of 3,000-plus stock chemical ingredients, which includes everything from hormone disruptors to allergens. Since fragrance formulas are protected under federal law's classification of trade secrets, what's really inside that ingredient in your lotion can remain undisclosed to you, without companies ever needing to tell you about them. In the industry, this is referred to as the "fragrance loophole." 

While the company goes above and beyond when it comes to clean ingredients, it's also committed to upholding strong, ethical values in its business practices. Beautycounter is a certified B-Corp, which means it has volunteered to be graded by the non-profit B Lab each year to ensure it's meeting the highest standards of social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability.

So we've established that Beautycounter as a company is one of the best. But are the products any good? And, beyond that, can they possibly stack up to the stuff that comes laden with chemicals?  

In my experience, the answer has so far been yes — especially in its skin care. Clean beauty can often get a bad wrap, but at least for me, Beautycounter is just like any other makeup line: You'll fall in love with some of it, you'll pass on some others. 

Here's what I've tried, and how each product worked out:

Cleansing Balm, $69

I've written an ode to this melting balm. Massage an almond-sized dollop into your skin in circular motions at night and watch stubborn waterproof mascara slide off your face like oil on top of water. I also wipe it off with a muslin cloth (similar to these). It can be used as a cleanser, makeup remover, and an overnight mask. Just make sure to double cleanse if you're wearing foundation so you don't clog pores.

Countermatch Adaptive Moisture Lotion, $49

Beautycounter's Adaptive Moisture Lotion caused a big buzz online. Thanks to Bio-Mimic Technology that uses plants to match the structure of skin, the lotion provides up to 24-hours of hydration and auto-adjusts throughout the day. In person, it's a long-lasting, non-greasy moisturizer that sinks in quickly and doesn't leave any residue — making it well-suited to wear under makeup. The price is high, but the bottle should last for a long time. 

No. 2 Plumping Facial Oil

This oil was my first introduction to Beautycounter years ago, and it's still one of the best skin care products I've tried. It's deeply hydrating, silky smooth and luxurious to apply, and never blocked my pores — even when it seemed like everything I put on my skin caused a breakout. I put the recommended four to six drops onto my face alone or under a moisturizer, and my dry combination skin was softer, more luminous, and noticeably better hydrated without ever drifting into oily territory. The combination of omega-rich argan oil, grape seed oil, and jasmine also smells amazing. It's technically one of three facial oils, and the No. 1 Brightening Oil ($69) won an Allure Best of Beauty award in 2018.

No. 3 Balancing Facial Mask, $49

This was one of the best products I tried, though you can get great, powerful clay masks for cheaper. I put it on for ten minutes a couple of times per week and watch the impurities in my pores float to the surface like they're being pulled by a magnet (in the form of activated charcoal). Gross, but satisfying. Salicylic acid aids in exfoliation. 

Dew Skin Tinted Moisturizer, $45

I've been foundation-free for a few months now, but I'll occasionally put on tinted moisturizer if I'm feeling fancy. This one offers sheer coverage, five shade ranges, and SPF protection. It comes out of the container thicker than expected but feels lightweight and breathable once applied — and my skin feels soft and moisturized both during and post-wear. Though tinted moisturizer blends easier than other face makeups, five shade ranges aren't ideal — and it can be hard to color swatch using the photos online. It can also appear slightly shiny after application but I've never had an issue when I've dusted powder on top of my T-Zone. And while it's an ideal sheer coverage now, I wouldn't have ever been able to get by with this level of coverage before I cleared my skin up. If you've used Laura Mercier's Tinted Moisturizer ($46) in the past, you'll get markedly less coverage from this one. 

Brilliant Brow Gel, $24

I've been a loyal user of Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz ($21) and Glossier's Boy Brow ($16) for years, and this is pretty much interchangeable with the latter, though the conditioning ingredients make it slightly more silky during application. The overall effect is that you've just been naturally gifted with full, well-mannered brows. The light formula clings to individual hairs unlike the more conspicuously painted-on (though precise) effect of a pencil, and the application is fast and foolproof. If I leave the house wearing minimal makeup, I'm wearing this. 

Velvet Eyeshadow Palette – Classic, $50

This palette delivers on rich color, easy blendability, and universally flattering shades that can be dressed up or down for pretty much any occasion. My eyelids can be oily, so I relied on a primer to prevent the shadow from creasing during sweaty, humid summer days, but the color pigmentation and smooth blending is something to write home about.

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• Spanx makes some seriously comfortable and flattering denim. 
• The $130 pairs, currently available in Cropped Flare and Distressed Skinny styles, feature four-way stretch, an interior shaping panel, and back pockets. They're easy to pull on and comfortable to wear all day long. 
• Read on for our review of a few different styles, or read more about our favorite jeans of all time and the places where you can find great jeans for less than $150. 

Everyone loves a good pair of jeans, but jeans that you don't have to unbutton or unzip, that are stretchy enough to squat down in multiple times, and that make your legs and butt look great — now that's a special pair of denim. 

Spanx (yes, that Spanx of shapewear and leggings fame) is currently making such denim. Spanx denim, available in three styles, is like the rest of the company's star products in that it's stretchy and comfortable while supporting your body and shape. Compared to its Jean-ish leggings collection, however, it looks and feels closer to a real pair of jeans. 

Read more: Spanx is best known for its shapewear, but its leggings are the real unsung heroes — we asked 4 women to try different styles

The fabric has more cotton and a little less elastane than typical jeggings, giving it more structure, and all the styles have real pockets (but only in the back), tricking bystanders and perhaps even yourself into thinking that you're wearing real jeans. 

True to the brand's shapewear roots, the denim is all for supportive coverage. The styles have higher-than-typical rises as well as a signature "Gut Check" shaping panel inside that targets your stomach. But you won't feel like you're being stuffed into these pants. The four-way stretch lets you move freely, so you won't dread sitting down and you can squat down to pet that cute puppy without a second thought. 

Right now there are only three styles, and we wish there were more. The Cropped Flare Jeans are available in blue and white, while the Distressed Skinny Jeans are available in blue, black, and white. There's also a striped version of the Distressed Skinny in blue and white. They cost $128 to $132, which is about how much we'd expect to pay for some quality denim. 

Read more:Everlane has launched a line of $68 stretch denim that never gets baggy — here's what we thought after putting it to the test

We tried 2 of the styles, the Cropped Flare and the Distressed Skinny Jeans. Here's what we thought. 

Cropped Flare Jeans, $128-$132, available at Spanx

These jeans are a fun, versatile silhouette to have in your denim lineup, but what makes them even more exciting is that they feel like leggings. They're as easy to pull on, too, with no bulky zipper to deal with. They hug my thighs comfortably, before turning out into a flare that still holds its structure despite the flexible, moveable material. 

If you're in between sizes, I recommend sizing up. The supportive waistband stretches well and holds in your stomach, but if you don't want to feel too constricted and you want a more relaxed feel, you'd feel a little more comfortable in a size up. Regardless, the smooth stretch fabric hits your body at all the right places and is very flattering. — Connie Chen, Insider Picks reporter

I second everything Connie has said here, except that I'm 5-foot-1, and I did have to cut off a few inches of these jeans to make them work for me. If you're a shortie like me, you may have to do some creative tailoring — but I'm so used to this that I don't think twice before taking a pair of scissors to any pair of raw-hem denim. Otherwise, this pair is truly one of the comfiest in my closet. — Sally Kaplan, Insider Picks editor

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• Amazon's Fire TV Stick allows you to watch much of your favorite internet-based entertainment directly on your TV.
• If you ever want to reset your Amazon Fire Stick to factory settings, doing so is a relatively straightforward process.
• Resetting your Fire Stick will allow you to reconfigure the gadget from scratch, though you should be aware that you will lose all prior settings and apps previously in place.
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Amazon's Fire TV Stick is a nifty little invention that allows you to quickly and easily access some of your favorite multimedia platforms and games just by plugging into your TV's HDMI port. Setup of the device is simple and the plethora of apps and plugins available is vast, making it a must-have gadget for the entertainment freaks among us.

However, as with all technology, sometimes things go wrong and there may come a time when you need to reset your Amazon Fire Stick to factory settings. Whether the stick is malfunctioning or you simply want a clean slate to rebuild its app selection from scratch, restoring the gadget to factory settings is a relatively quick and straightforward process that shouldn't take more than a few minutes. Here's what you need to know.

How to reset an Amazon Fire Stick

1. Turn on your Amazon Fire Stick and wait for it to load the home screen.

2. Locate the "Settings" option and using your Amazon Fire Stick remote control, scroll down to it in order to reveal a list of menu options

3. Scroll to the right on the list of options in the "Settings" menu until you reach the "My Fire TV" option and click to open a new sub-menu.

4. Scroll down until you find "Reset to Factory Defaults" and select it by clicking.

5. A warning will appear alerting you to the fact that resetting your Fire Stick to factory settings will erase all of your apps, login information, and personal preferences. If you're OK with that, click "Reset" and the process will begin.

Note that the process will take roughly five minutes (though don't be alarmed if it takes slightly longer) and that after resetting your Amazon Fire Stick, you will need to set it up again from scratch, including re-entering your WiFi information, your Amazon account's username and password, as well as all the login info for included apps such as Netflix and Hulu.

It's also worth mentioning that there's an even quicker method of resetting your Amazon Fire stick without using the Settings method. To bring up the reset option immediately, just hold your Fire Stick remote control's Back button and Right button simultaneously for 10 seconds or so until the reset screen is activated.

Sometimes this option is a mixed bag (it requires holding two buttons at the same time and having a bit of patience while you wait for the reset screen to appear) so you might find the step-by-step process above a little more straightforward, but it's up to you.

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• It's unusual to be able to enjoy regional delicacies if you're not local, but Goldbelly is quickly becoming the middleman between you and famous foods from the rest of the country.
• You can order gourmet food gifts from iconic eateries all over the United States and have them delivered anywhere nationwide.
• With Father's Day just around the corner, a Goldbelly package makes a special gift for dads who appreciate a great meal. 

We all know the old adage: The way to someone's heart is through their stomach. Most of us would agree it's true. Food is more than sustenance — it's nostalgia, comfort, a common denominator in a world of difference. A bite of a tender lobster roll transports you back to childhood summers spent in Maine. The chewiness of a New York bagel beckons memories of lazy Sunday morning rituals from when you lived in the city. A whiff of a hot, gooey, cheesesteak will always be associated with cheering on the Phillies at baseball games with Dad. 

As we pack up and move on with our lives, we'll continue to crave these nostalgic bites. Whatever the connection, wouldn't it be lovely if you could experience your favorite meals from local, regional eateries no matter where you are?

Enter: Goldbelly.

It's an online marketplace offering up some of the best bites from iconic food establishments all around the United States — and it's the ultimate gift for food lovers. 

What Goldbelly does

Every region has its own delicacies — Philly cheesesteaks, New York bagels, Kansas City barbecue — and Goldbelly is on a mission to make these local foods available to everyone, regardless of location. Goldbelly partners with famous food purveyors and eateries all over the country — like Pat's Cheesesteak, Prince Street Pizza, and Pat LaFrieda—and helps them deliver some of their most popular dishes to hungry consumers nationwide. You can find everything from fresh Georgia peaches to saucy pulled pork and ribs. 

How Goldbelly works

Head over to Goldbelly and you'll be met with a homepage filled with drool-worthy pictures of delicious eats from all over the country. Goldbelly helps you find what you're looking for in a variety of ways. Choose to peruse by category of food, what's popular at the moment, iconic shops, or check out one of Goldbelly's curated gift guides.

Once you find what you're looking for, it's just like ordering anything else online. There is also an option to add a gift message and recipient information, which makes Goldbelly packages extra giftable. Shipping time and price is dependent on the product and where it's coming from. Since Goldbelly works with independent vendors, it's understandable that shipping would be varied. 

My experience

After coming back from a trip visiting a friend in Seattle, I was looking for the perfect thank-you-for-hosting-me gift. Of course, there are always flowers, candles, and edible arrangements, but nothing felt personal enough for a friend who had gone out of her way to plan a wonderful weekend on the West Coast. As coincidence would have it, I came across Goldbelly the day after I returned. While in Seattle, my friend had mentioned her only real complaint about the city was that there are no good bagels (sorry, Seattle), so I figured, why not send them?

I perused Goldbelly's curated guide to "Best Gifts from NYC", knowing there had to be some great bagels inside. I landed on a package from Ess-a-Bagel— a New York institution and personal favorite — which included enough bagels and fixings for six. The box cost $85 for six bagels, a 1/2 pound nova lox, and a 1/2 pound of any type of cream cheese. You can also add more cream cheese, lox, and even add more spreads for an added price. I ordered it on Tuesday morning and it was delivered to my friend's doorstep the next day, on Wednesday afternoon.

While I got to try this service for free to review it, when it comes down to it, it's clear that Goldbelly provides a pretty good value. A typical nova bagel sandwich at Ess-a-Bagel costs $13.25, but the Goldbelly price isn't much higher, clocking each bagel and lox combo in at just about $14.20. Of course, there is also a delivery fee to consider, and you may get a heavier helping of lox and schmear at Ess-a-Bagel, but that's besides the point. The point is, this delivery brought serious smiles to an East Coast transplant who had a hankering from some New York bagels, and for that I'd definitely gift it again.

Bottom Line

Nowadays, we're comfortable with buying so many items online. If you can buy a mattress and have it delivered to your door, why shouldn't you be able to do the same with pastrami sandwiches and clam chowder?

Goldbelly has definitely filled a niche for foodies everywhere. While there's nothing like eating the real deal in person, Goldbelly can get you pretty darn close. 

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• You can use Apple Pay to make purchases at many retail locations just by waving your iPhone near the point of sale terminal (though you need to approve the purchase with Touch ID or Face ID).
• You can add multiple credit cards to the Wallet app and set a default card or switch rapidly among them.
• The Wallet app keeps a record of all transactions which you can review at any time.
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Apple Pay is a "digital wallet" for Apple devices like the iPhone and Apple Watch. It's a feature that lets you use your device to make mobile payments without taking out your wallet, purse, credit cards, or cash.

There are a number of competing mobile payment systems — notably, Google Pay and Samsung Pay for Android devices — but Apple Pay has become very common, accepted at about three quarters of the top US retailers. Soon, you'll even be able to use Apple Pay to take the New York City subway.

Want to use Apple Pay on your phone and keep your wallet in your pocket? Here's how to set it up and use it.

How to set up Apple Pay

If you plan to use Apple Pay with more than one device, you need to set it up separately on each one. To configure your Apple Watch, read our article, "How to use Apple Pay on an Apple Watch with your debit or credit card."

Here's how to set up Apple Pay on an iPhone.

1. On your iPhone, open the Wallet app.

2. Tap the plus sign in the upper right corner of the screen.

3. Tap "Continue" on the introduction page and then get ready to add your credit or debit card to the iPhone.

4. Add a credit card by holding the phone over the card, letting the iPhone automatically read the number off the front of the card.

5. Complete the process, tapping "Next," entering the expiration date, and the security code.

6. You should see the Terms and Conditions page. Review the information and tap "Agree."

7. Your iPhone will attempt to confirm the card with the credit card company and add it to the wallet. For some cards, this happens automatically, though for other credit cards, you might need to enter a verification code or otherwise communicate with your credit card company.

When you finish this process, you should see the card appear in your wallet. Repeat that process for any other credit cards that you want to add.

How to change the default credit card on Apple Pay

If you add multiple cards to your Apple Wallet, you can specify which one you want to use by default when making a purchase.

1. Start the Settings app and tap "Wallet & Apple Pay."

2. Tap "Default Card" and choose the card you want to use.

How to make a payment with Apple Pay using your iPhone

The best part of using Apple Pay on your phone is the convenience. It more or less works automatically — you don't have to go out of your way to make purchases with it. Here's what you do:

1. When you are ready to pay, hold the iPhone directly over the point of sale terminal. You might need to look for the Apple Pay or wireless symbol so you know where to position the phone. If in doubt, you can ask the cashier where to position it.

2. The wallet app should launch automatically.

3. If you want to use the default credit card, use Touch ID or Face ID to approve the transaction. If you want to switch to another card, tap the card you want to use before you approve the transaction.

How to check your Apple Pay transaction history

At any time, you can see a list of transactions you've made with any card in your Apple Pay wallet.

1. Open the Wallet app.

2. Tap on any card you want to inspect. You should see a list of all the transactions made with that card appear under it.

3. If you don't see any transactions, the transaction history might be turned off. To turn it on, tap the black circle with three dots at the top right of the credit card screen. Make sure that "Show History" is turned on.

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• Everyone wants healthy, smooth, and soft skin. Dry skin not only looks dull and flaky, it also feels tight and itchy.
• The solution? A good moisturizer.
• Our favorite moisturizer for both face and body is the CeraVe Moisturizing Cream, but we've also chosen our best picks for different budgets, skin types, and needs.

Even if you have extremely oily skin, you need a moisturizer to keep your skin hydrated, healthy, and balanced.

Moisturizers help skin retain its moisture barrier, which is the outer layer of the skin called the stratum corneum. When viewed through a microscope, it looks somewhat like a brick wall, with dead cells making up the bricks and lipids — the primary three naturally found in skin are fatty acids, cholesterol, and ceramides — making up the mortar. Skin that is excessively dry loses these lipids, weakening the skin's defense mechanisms and opening it up to irritation, damage, and a flaky, dull appearance.

On the most basic level, moisturizers help heal dry skin by attracting and sealing in water, thus replenishing what is lost to the atmosphere. Choosing the right moisturizer, though, can be an exercise in frustration. The typical drugstore has hundreds of moisturizing products on the shelves, all claiming to improve your skin.

Luckily, we're here to help. We sorted through the seemingly endless drugstore moisturizers, tested them ourselves, and found the ones most recommended for a wide range of skin types, budgets, and needs. 

Here are the top moisturizers you can buy:

• The best moisturizer overall: CeraVe Moisturizing Cream
• The best facial moisturizer for under $25: Neutrogena Hydro Boost 
• The best drugstore facial moisturizer for oily skin: La Roche-Posay Effaclar Mat
• The best inexpensive organic facial moisturizer: Pacifica Coconut Probiotic Water Rehab Cream
• The best drugstore body moisturizer for very dry skin: Vaseline Intensive Care Advanced Repair Unscented Lotion
• The best inexpensive moisturizer for very sensitive skin: Vanicream Moisturizing Skin Cream
• The best moisturizer with clean ingredients: Nécessaire Body Lotion 
• The best antiaging facial moisturizer for less than $25: Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream
• The best drugstore hand cream: Aveeno Active Naturals Skin Relief Hand Cream

Updated 6/7/2019 by Jada Wong: Updated copy, formatting, prices, links, and added Nécessaire Body Lotion as our pick for best moisturizer with clean ingredients.

Keep reading to learn more about all our picks.

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The best moisturizer overall

The CeraVe Moisturizing Cream is a dermatologist favorite that soothes, pampers, and restores skin at a price that's also nice on your wallet.

CeraVe Moisturizing Cream contains three essential ceramides, hyaluronic acid to restore skin moisture, and time-release technology to help keep your skin moisturized for 24 hours. It doesn't have any fragrance or oil, and won't clog pores either.

This thick cream glides on smoothly but absorbs fully without leaving you greasy or sticky. It's excellent for normal to dry skin and is even safe to use on sensitive skin, eczema, and babies' extra-delicate skin.

The experts at Self chose this as one of the top drugstore moisturizers. Amazon reviewers seem to agree — the CeraVe moisturizer has more than 5,000 reviews with an average of 4.6 stars.

Pros: Suitable for use on both face and body, safe for sensitive skin, large container

Cons: If applied too thickly, it can be hard to layer foundation makeup 

Buy CeraVe Moisturizing Cream on Amazon for $14.31 (originally $13.20)

The best facial moisturizer for under $25

Neutrogena Hydro Boost gives your face every bit as much moisture as more expensive creams for a fraction of the price.

Neutrogena Hydro Boost moisturizes like a cream but absorbs as quickly and completely as a gel. The result? A healthy, moisturized, and comfortable complexion.

Although the gel moisturizer is geared towards normal-to-dry complexions, it's remarkably well-suited for slightly oily faces as well. It contains no oils, won't make you break out, and soaks in quickly, making it an excellent choice for use under makeup.

The water-based gel is a favorite of Byrdie because it's oil-free and made with hyaluronic acid to leave your skin moisturized and glowing without feeling oily. Happy Target buyers describe it as "great," saying it leaves skin "hydrated," and many leave reviews professing their love for the cream.

Pros: Lightweight, soaks in quickly with no greasy feel, suitable for most skin types, good under makeup

Cons: If you have very dry skin, this might not be moisturizing enough for you

Buy Neutrogena Hydro Boost at Target for $16.99 (originally $16.19)

The best drugstore facial moisturizer for oily skin

With La Roche-Posay Effaclar Mat's mattifying moisture, your oily skin will look and feel great.

Oily skin can be a conundrum — too much moisture and it looks greasy, too little moisture and it can also look greasy to overcompensate for moisture imbalance. It's like the story of Goldilocks, and La Roche-Posay Effaclar Mat is the one that makes everything just right. It absorbs excess oil by providing the light hydration oily skin craves and leaves behind a soft matte finish.

Byrdie's dermatologist reviewer praised La Roche-Posay not only for producing a moisturizer that effectively reduces shine while improving skin texture, but also for supporting its claims with scientific research.

One Amazon reviewer echoes many other happy buyers, saying, "I have oily acne skin, and this moisturizer does not clog pores (it's oil free) and really helps to keep the problems under control, while keeping the skin hydrated."

Pros: Helps reduce shine, absorbs well, good under makeup

Cons: Tube is small, expensive

Buy La Roche-Posay Effaclar Mat at Amazon for $31.99 (originally $17.99)

The best inexpensive organic facial moisturizer

Want to keep potentially harmful ingredients off your skin while treating it to a healthy glow? Then try Pacifica Coconut Probiotic Water Rehab Cream.

I made the switch to organic facial-care products a few years ago when I realized that the silicones found in many traditional formulas make me break out like I was back in my teenage years. To further complicate the matter, my skin is oily, maturing, and sometimes gets flaky, tight, or dull.

After much trial and error — and many wasted dollars — I discovered Pacifica Coconut Probiotic Water Rehab Cream, and I'm not looking back. No silicones, no oils, no fragrances, no parabens, no comedogenic troublemakers. Just 100% vegan ingredients including aloe vera, coconut water, vitamin E, and plant-derived amino acids to soothe away dryness without any greasiness, shine, or breakouts.

It feels a bit thick when it first goes on, but dries quickly to provide an excellent makeup base for my pressed powder mineral foundation. It also keeps shine under control for at least a few hours.

Pros: All natural ingredients, no silicone, suitable for just about every skin type

Cons: Small size 

Buy Pacifica Coconut Probiotic Water Rehab Cream at Ulta for $16

The best drugstore body moisturizer for very dry skin

Kiss itchy, flaky, dull skin goodbye after smoothing on Vaseline Intensive Care Advanced Repair Unscented Lotion.

If you suffer from the maddening itch of dry skin on your legs or body, you know how frustrating it can be to find a product that stops the itch without further irritating your skin. Luckily, Vaseline Intensive Care Advanced Repair Unscented Lotion is rich enough to conquer even the driest knees or elbows, and it doesn't contain fragrance or other sensitive skin-aggravating ingredients.

With micro-drops of Vaseline in a thick, non-greasy base, this all-over-your-body moisturizer is even deemed safe for skin suffering from eczema by the National Eczema Association. Despite its richness, it absorbs quickly, so you won't feel greasy or sticky.

InStyle chose this moisturizer as one of the best options for sensitive skin according to dermatologists. Happy Target reviewers echo that claim, saying, "Saved my skin," "My skin thanks you," and "Smooth and silky!"

Pros: Very inexpensive, safe for sensitive skin or skin with eczema, very rich and nourishing

Cons: Might be too thick for some

Buy Vaseline Intensive Care Advanced Repair Unscented Lotion at Target for $3.47 (originally $3.49)

The best inexpensive moisturizer for very sensitive skin

If you have extremely sensitive skin or suffer from eczema, or psoriasis, you need the dermatologist-created Vanicream Moisturizing Skin Cream.

Developed for those with the most sensitive skin, Vanicream Moisturizing Skin Cream is notable for the many things it does not contain — like dyes, fragrance, lanolin, phosphates, parabens, formaldehyde, and other common skin irritants. What it does contain is soothing, rich, moisturizing ingredients that settle down even the most irritable skin on your body or face. It's also been given a seal of approval from the National Eczema Association.

The experts at Self included Vanicream in a list of the best drugstore moisturizers. The site's medical reviewer highly recommends it. It's a hit on Amazon as well, where 87% of the more than 4,200 reviewers give it four or more stars.

While the cream is thick, it does absorb fairly quick and won't leave you feeling too greasy or sticky. Some buyers complain that the pump dispenser does not work well however.

Pros: Suitable for very sensitive skin, safe for body and face, non-comedogenic, okay for use on eczema or similar conditions, very large container for a low price, convenient pump 

Cons: Some complaints about the pump on the container

Buy Vanicream Moisturizing Skin Cream on Amazon for $12.76 (originally $13.39)

The best body moisturizer with clean ingredients

Nécessaire Body Lotion is packed with vitamins, antioxidants, and omega fatty acids to nourish your body as well as you'd normally do with your face. 

We probably take more care about the skin on our faces than on our legs most days, but Necessaire's Body Lotion aims to balance that out with its vitamin and antioxidant-packed formula, which includes niacinamide, vitamins A, B, C, E, two types of omega fatty acids, shea butter, and marula, cacay, and meadowfoam oils. The lotion is also considered clean as it's made without questionable ingredients like sulfates, parabens, and fragrance. 

Despite the rich and nourishing formula, the lotion itself is lightweight and fast absorbing, a few passes of this lotion left my skin hydrated, gleaming, and protected from the elements. Here's our full review of the lotion.

Pros: Skin-care-level ingredients, lightweight, absorbs quickly, clean formula 

Cons: Expensive compared to others on this list 

Buy Nécessaire Body Lotion at Barneys for $25

The best antiaging facial moisturizer for less than $25

If you want to keep fine lines at bay a little longer, try Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream.

Although no moisturizer can perform miracles, plumping, firming, and moisturizing ingredients in Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream, like niacinamide, amino peptides, and hyaluronic acid, can help give your skin a boost. You'll see immediate plumping and smoothing of fine lines, and subtle reduction of deeper creases over time.

Good Housekeeping gave the cream its seal of approval, and wrote, "This 24/7 cream outperformed 10 competitors — even a prestige brand that costs $440 — in our Good Housekeeping Institute Beauty Lab's clinical and blinded consumer studies." Impressive.

Target reviewers love it as well, praising the quick results, improvements in fine lines and skin texture, and lack of fragrance or other sensitive-skin triggers.

Pros: Effective ingredients, safe for sensitive skin, absorbs well, good under makeup, reasonable price

Cons: Not suitable for very oily skin

Buy Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream at Target for  $24.99 (originally $23.99)

The best drugstore hand cream

Aveeno Active Naturals Skin Relief Hand Cream keeps your hands soft and smooth for hours without any greasy feel.

Although I struggle with oily skin on my face, my hands have the opposite problem, they're dry and tend to crack and bleed. Any hint of fragrance or other irritating ingredients makes the problem even worse. The skin over my knuckles turns flame-red and burns like fire. To add to the problem, I can't stand any slippery, greasy, or tacky feeling on my skin.

Thankfully, I discovered Aveeno Active Naturals Skin Relief Hand Cream several years ago, and I hope the company never discontinues this wonderfully soothing, non-greasy, non-fragranced, and intensely moisturizing hand cream because it fulfills all of my requirements.

It isn't greasy or sticky feeling and only requires a couple of applications each day. There's no burning or stinging, no more cracks, or no more parched skin either with this. And best of all, the Aveeno cream is very inexpensive. The only downside to the product is that it isn't a very large tube.

Pros: Suitable for sensitive skin, not greasy or sticky, very soothing to extra-dry skin, concentrated so only a little is needed

Cons: Tube is not very large

Buy Aveeno Active Naturals Skin Relief Hand Cream on Amazon for $6.88 (originally $10)

• Cars in 2019 are marvels of technology and connectedness.
• But just a few decades ago, there was very little connected tech in vehicles, prior to the advent of cellphones and the internet.
• Everything is easier — and safer! — now. But I miss the old days, when you could hit the road and disappear.
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These days, it's nearly impossible to get into a car and disconnect from the internet. New vehicles typically have some sort of smartphone interface (Apple CarPlay or Android Auto) or enable a certain degree of smartphone integration with a car's infotainment system.

Even if all that's lacking, you can still remain connected via your phone.

That's just the reality of driving a car in 2019. However, back in the early 2000s, it was still possible to find new and used cars that were pretty much no-tech or at least low-tech. It was particularly easy on the used front, as the mid-to-late 1990s were the period just before infotainment tech started to take off, first with GPS navigation and later with more elaborate systems.

I owned several vehicles from the 1990s — a 1992 Mazda 323 and a 1993 Mazda Miata, as well as a 1998 Saab 900S — and a few cars from the 2000s, including a 2000 Volvo V40. I even had a Volvo 240 from 1987. Prior to all that, I drove a 1989 Honda Accord and a 1983 Buick Regal. Even my 2007 Honda Odyssey was fairly barebones — it was a base model with just a radio and CD player.

If it sounds like torture to lack all 21st-century tech in a vehicle ... well, it actually wasn't. But obviously, if you were to buy a pre-tech car today, it would take some getting used to. Here's why:

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Up front, I should note that "low-tech" doesn't mean an antique with a carburetor, no airbags, and lap-belt seat belts. I'm talking mainly about cars from the 1990s.

Here I am with the 1998 Saab — my most recent low-tech vehicle.

I sold it in 2014 and now own a 2011 Toyota Prius, whose tech is outdated but of at least 21st-century caliber.

The Saab was low-tech, but not as low-tech as my first-generation Miata, which sported a five-speed stick shift, crank windows, and a radio with a cassette deck. And that was it!

My Saab had an automatic transmission and ... a dedicated weather band on the radio.

Here's a state-of-the-art, modern infotainment system: Audi's MMI with "Virtual Cockpit."

And here's Tesla's infotainment system, which runs on a massive central touchscreen.

We've come a long way from truly zero-tech dashboards, such as the one on this vintage Siata.

Read all about the Siata's dash.

Of course, even as dashboards advanced, navigation still meant paper maps. Everyone who lived in LA before GPS had a Thomas Guide in their car. Mine was very well used.

Rand McNally continues to sell printed guides. The LA and Orange Country edition is $35.

Trips in techmobiles tend to be optimized for getting there. But in the inefficient days before GPS, you sometimes wandered down old highways and byways.

Getting lost could also mean asking for directions.

Some folks had car phones — actual phones installed in their cars.

But for everyone else, pre-cell-phone era, making a call meant making a stop. Cost? A quarter.

You could take car radios to an extreme before SiriusXM satellite connections, but the basic setup involved an antenna and an AM/FM tuner.

In the days before onboard diagnostics, you learned to check your oil every so often, using the dipstick and a rag. I still practice the ancient art on my Prius.

In fact, in the pre-tech 1990s, people generally tended to keep better track of maintenance. Now, vehicles will remind you that it's time for service.

A flat tire meant either a walk to the nearest service station, flagging down a Good Samaritan, or changing the tire yourself. When cellphones finally arrived, you could at last call for help.

Not being able to call for help required motorists to maintain a complete emergency kit.

On balance, today's cars last longer than vehicles from previous decades. The tech sometimes needs updating, but your investment in it should pay off.

To be honest, I long for the days of low-tech cars. I won't argue against safety and having instant communications available for emergencies. But I did love the freedom of disappearing for a day or two.

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• Once limited to their own sites, popular startup products like Casper mattresses and Dagne Dover bags are becoming available at major retailers you probably shop with regularly. 
• Those retailers include Amazon,Target, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's, Madewell, Urban Outfitters, and West Elm. There's clearly no shortage of traditional retailers willing to open their arms to innovative new startups. 
• This integration makes it more convenient to include these products in your cart along with the rest of your order and enjoy the perks of each retailer, like shipping and return policies, and even loyalty points. 

It was once believed that to be a successful direct-to-consumer (D2C) company, you could only sell from your one site, and that site alone. This exclusivity certainly adds to the buzz factor, making each purchase feel more special and intentional, plus this strategy lets startups have better control over their customer data.

As D2C startups mature, however, we're seeing that selling from one site is often simply a jumping point to land in other retailers like Amazon,Target, and Nordstrom. 

The reality is that many shoppers still default to these major retailers, and if brands want to be where the customers are, it's smart to take up shop on the virtual shelves of the Amazons and Targets of this world. 

If you want to use your Prime benefits to quickly receive a brand new mattress, go for it on Amazon. To find top-quality luxury startup products at non-luxury prices, you'll have great luck at Nordstrom and Bloomingdale's. And Madewell, Urban Outfitters, and Target are all excellent places to discover quirky and giftable new brands. 

You have more choice than ever when it comes to deciding where to buy startup products from. Depending on where you shop the most often, this increased availability will make online shopping a lot more convenient. 

See all the major online retailers where you can shop 45 popular startups below. 

Casper

Shop Casper mattresses and bedding products here: Amazon | Target | Nordstrom

In case you didn't see Casper's name around enough, you can now get Casper mattresses at Amazon and Target, along with sheets and pillows at all three retailers above. A good night's rest relies on a number of factors, not only the mattress type, so don't sleep (or do) on Casper's sheets and duvet covers. You can even get a small bed for your best friend. 

Matt & Nat

Shop Matt & Nat bags here: Amazon | Nordstrom | Zappos

Matt & Nat makes composed and structured bags that also happen to be vegan. In addition to vegan leather, it uses recycled nylon, cork, and rubber in its bags, and all of its bag linings have been made from 100% recycled bottles since 2007. The backpacks are unique enough in color and silhouette to distinguish yourself from the pack, yet still simple and timeless — a design philosophy that encourages sustainable, long-term use.

Quip

Shop Quip electric toothbrushes here: Target 

These sleek, stylish, and lightweight electric toothbrushes from Quip are American Dental Association-approved. The soft-bristle brush isn't too harsh on your gums, and it pulses every 30 seconds for two minutes to guide your toothbrushing routine. As it expands to Target and introduces kids brushes, Quip is quickly on it's way to becoming the most recognizable startup toothbrush in the country. 

Native Union

Shop Native Union phone accessories here: Amazon | Best Buy | Bloomingdale's | West Elm | Madewell

Whenever we need a new phone case, charging cable, or charging dock, Native Union is one of the first places we look. Its accessories are effective and durable, but also really stylish (we're not surprised it's sold at Bloomingdale's and West Elm), so you don't have to sacrifice personality when you charge or carry your device. Its best-selling Night Cable has a 10,000+ bend lifespan, a 10-foot range, and a weighted knot to anchor it to surfaces.

Bark

Shop Bark dog treats and toys here: Amazon | Target | Urban Outfitters

Bark, the company behind dog treat and toy subscription BarkBox, sells adorable individual pet products through Target. If you're not sure whether you want to commit to the subscription, you can get a preview here. If you do want to try the subscription, you can do so conveniently and throw it in your cart along with the rest of your shopping list at Amazon. 

Native

Shop Native natural deodorant here: Amazon | Target

Native's aluminum- and paraben-free natural deodorant contains just 14 ingredients, is safer for your body, and comes in a variety of nice scents. Unlike other deodorants, it doesn't leave sticky residue and for some users, it lasts even longer than traditional deodorant.

Tommy John

Shop Tommy John underwear and loungewear here: Amazon |  Nordstrom | Bloomingdale's

"Do I really want to spend $30 on underwear?" you might ask yourself. The Insider Picks team's unequivocal answer is yes, and you won't regret it. Men and women can't go wrong with any of Tommy John's innovative and comfortable fabrics. The loungewear is also really comfortable. 

Harry's

Shop Harry's shaving products here: Amazon | Target | Barneys

Men's grooming brand Harry's is best known for its high-quality and affordable razors and shaving sets. Restock on sharp, precise razor blades or treat your skin to gentle bar soaps and body washes. Its paraben-, phthalate-, and aluminum-free formulas are better for your body, while its prices are friendly on your wallet. You won't miss out on limited-edition sets or razors by shopping at the retailers above, either. 

Purple

Shop Purple mattresses and sleep accessories here: Amazon | Mattress Firm

Thanks to Purple's patented Comfort Grid, made from a durable, non-toxic hyper-elastic polymer, you'll be able to sleep and move throughout the night while experiencing unparalleled pressure relief. It also helps isolate motion so you don't disturb your sleeping partner. If you're already happy with your current mattress, try one of the startup's comfortable seat cushions, which you can take with you to work, on plane rides, and to stadium games.

Primal Kitchen

Shop Primal Kitchen supplements and protein bars here: Amazon | Target | Thrive Market

Founded by a former elite endurance athlete, Primal Kitchen was born from the inability to find healthy and delicious salad dressing. If you agree that you should "eat like your life depends on it," you'll like its offerings, which include mayonnaise and dressings made with avocado oil, and supplement powders that contain collagen to support your bones, skin, and hair.

Rocketbook

Shop Rocketbook notebooks here: Amazon | Target | Staples

Rocketbook makes innovative, eco-friendly notebooks for the digital age. Using its special pen, you write in the notebook, send its contents to your favorite cloud service, wipe the page clean, then start over. The Everlast style is the most popular, but there are multiple styles and versions to suit your needs, whether you're taking notes for school, business meetings, or personal use.

Thursday Boot Co.

Shop Thursday Boot Co. shoes here: Amazon 

Thursday Boot Co.'s timeless and sophisticated models are comfortable boots that won't give you the usual blisters or arch pain. Their interiors are fully lined with leather, molding to your feet like a glove, while their leather uppers age gracefully over time. On Amazon, shop men's and women's shoes, plus the leather conditioner to keep your pair looking fresh. 

Boll & Branch

Shop Boll & Branch bedding and bath products here: Amazon

This 5-year-old startup was recently named the world's largest consumer of Organic Fair Trade Certified cotton, which you can find in its soft sheets (preferred by no less than three US presidents) and fluffy, absorbent towels. They also happen to be Fair Trade certified and Oeko-Tek Standard 100 certified.

Dagne Dover

Shop Dagne Dover bags here: Nordstrom | Shopbop | Bandier

Dagne Dover handles all your bag needs — work tote, laptop bag,travel or gym bag— with the same poise and sophistication you hope to approach your busy schedule with. We're continually impressed not only by the distinctive styles but also by their smart interior compartment organization.

Hello

Shop Hello oral care products here: Amazon | Target | Walmart | Ulta

Another oral care startup gracing the shelves at a few of your favorite retailers is Hello, whose claim to fame is natural, fluoride-free whitening toothpastes. They contain ingredients like aloe vera and coconut oil, and taste great, too. If you're interested in the cleaning and whitening power of activated charcoal, it also offers charcoal toothpaste and mouthwash.

GIR

Shop GIR spatulas and kitchen tools here: Amazon | Target | Home Depot

There's more than meets the eye to this seemingly innocuous kitchen tool, which you'll only reach for more and more thanks to GIR's superior design and construction. Its spatulas are super heat-resistant, strong, flexible, and easy to clean, plus they come in many bright colors. 

True & Co.

Leesa

Shop Leesa mattresses and accessories here: Amazon | West Elm | Pottery Barn

This popular startup makes two types of mattresses, the Leesa and the Sapira. The Leesa has three foam layers, including one specifically for keeping your body cool, while the Sapira combines foam layers with pocket springs to provide better edge support. If you live near a West Elm, you'll be able to visit and test the mattress for yourself. Thecertified B Corp helps you get better sleep but also gives back to the environment and community by planting one tree for every mattress sold and donating one mattress for every 10 sold.

Freshly Picked

Shop Freshly Picked shoes and diaper bags here: Amazon | Nordstrom | Bloomingdale's | Zappos

Babies and toddlers nowadays are more stylish than ever — you can thank Freshly Picked, a leather shoe company that grew out of a mom's Etsy shop, for that. The adorable moccasins are made from 100% genuine cowhide leather and they're easy to pull on and off. Another way Freshly Picked is helping parents is with its stylish diaper bags that you'd never guess are diaper bags.

MVMT

Shop MVMT watches and accessories here: Amazon | Nordstrom | Bloomingdale's

Newer watch brands are showing shoppers that you don't have to spent thousands of dollars on an attractive timepiece. MVMT's sleek watches look a lot more expensive than they are, but have no fear — you can get an automatic watch for $300 and other watches for even less. Grab a pair of its sunglasses to make a powerhouse pair of accessories.

Bombas

Shop Bombas socks here: Nordstrom | Dick's Sporting Goods

We wear our Bombas socks whenever we can: to the gym, for hiking, or with our winter boots. That's because they're just the right thickness, they feel supportive, and they never slip down our legs or ankles. Since launching in 2013, it has sold more than 20 million pairs, which means it has also donated that number to homeless shelters nationwide. 

Sugarfina

Shop Sugarfina candy here: Nordstrom | Bloomingdale's | Neiman Marcus | Sur La Table | ReserveBar

Candy lovers should be familiar with Sugarfina, a playground of elevated treats for adults with sweet tooths (or is it sweet teeth?). Its boutique personality is carefully preserved through its choice of third-party retailers — higher-end department and specialty stores with reputations for style. Sugarfina is always coming out with fun collaborations and seasonal collections, which can often also be found at these retailers. 

Buffy

Shop the Buffy Comforter here: Amazon 

This innovative comforter has a 100% eucalyptus fiber shell (which uses less water to make, is softer than cotton, has cooling properties) and 100% recycled plastic fill, a unique combination of materials that proves to be ultra-soft, moisture-wicking, and temperature-regulating — just what you want to envelop your body as you sleep. 

Happy Socks

Shop Happy Socks socks here: Amazon | Nordstrom | Barnes & Noble | Bloomingdale's

You can't help but smile at these colorful, eye-catching socks that become the star of any outfit. If you're shopping for gifts for any occasion, they're a great fall-back option. What's closer to reality, however, is that you'll end up buying a bunch of pairs for yourself. 

Flamingo

Shop Flamingo razors and hair removal supplies here: Target | Urban Outfitters

Flamingo is a women's personal care brand founded by Harry's veterans. It stays close to its Harry's roots, utilizing the same sharp blades featured in the men's razors while incorporating design elements that better suit women's bodies. Whether you wax, shave, or do both, you can make the chore of hair removal more manageable with Flamingo products. 

Baggu

Shop Baggu bags here: Amazon | Shopbop | Ban.do | Birchbox | Bloomingdale's

I rarely go anywhere without my reusable nylon tote from Baggu. These cute, strong bags come in a variety of prints and bright colors, only cost $10 each, and can be used for anything from groceries to laundry. Its other bags (backpacks, weekenders) are also practical options to shop and they boast similar characteristics of simplicity, style, and quality.

Greats

Shop Greats shoes here: Nordstrom | Madewell

We've lusted after many a designer sneaker but have never been able to justify paying thousands of dollars for a pair. Thanks to Greats, we don't have to. Its under-$300 sneakers combine premium Italian craftsmanship with classic, Brooklyn-inspired style.

The Bouqs Co.

Shop Bouqs flowers here: West Elm

Name a holiday, any holiday, and there's a high possibility we've ordered flowers from The Bouqs Co. as a gift. The "Shark Tank" success story (that didn't actually win a deal on the show) has delivered more than 50 million flower stems since launching, and now West Elm is one more place you can find the beautiful farm-to-table bouquets. 

Birdies

Shop Birdies slippers here: Nordstrom 

The velvet, cushioned slippers from Birdies bring the warmth and comfort of indoor lounging to the city streets in a fashionable way. Previously, we might have thought Birdies were a cute albeit impractical slipper to infuse your day with velvety luxury, but we can confirm they're stylish, luxurious, and comfortable, all at once. You can choose between slides and classic smoking slippers in a variety of colors and patterns.

Lively

Shop Lively bras, underwear, and swimwear here: Nordstrom | Madewell

If you don't want to spend more than $35 for a good bra, look no further than Lively. It can be hard to feel confident in your skin if your bra is uncomfortable, but Lively nails the comfort factor (even for much-maligned strapless bras) without sacrificing style.

Foreo

Shop Foreo skincare devices here: Amazon | Nordstrom | Sephora | Ulta | Walmart

After trying many other facial cleansing devices, we always find ourselves returning to Foreo's gentle yet highly effective silicone brush cleansers. They're not cheap, but you'll feel the difference in your skin after just one use, and we love that they stay powered for weeks (if not months) on a single charge.

Outdoor Voices

Shop Outdoor Voices athletic wear here: Nordstrom | Madewell

Cult-favorite brand Outdoor Voices revolves around the concept of "Doing Things." Sporting its distinctive color-blocked leggings and sports bras, you'll always feel motivated to take this mantra to heart. OV often teams up with other popular brands (like Madewell at the link above) for limited-edition collaborations that are inevitably hits. 

State Bags

Shop State Bags here: Amazon | Nordstrom | Bloomingdale's | Shopbop

State Bags are more affordable than luxury backpack options but still made with quality materials including leather and water-resistant nylon. As adults continue carrying backpacks well beyond their school years, the brand is a popular choice that offers many different styles for a variety of preferences and uses. 

Billie

Shop Billie razors and hair removal supplies here: Madewell

Women's shaving startup Billie's first foray outside of its own direct-to-consumer site has landed at Madewell. For less than $30, you can get the razor, a large bottle of rich shaving cream, and an extra blade. This exclusive, limited-edition kit comes in a reusable pouch that will come in handy for travels. 

Stance

Shop Stance socks and underwear here: Amazon | Nordstrom | Zappos | Bloomingdale's

Once the NBA's official on-court sock, Stance is the rare brand that's as beloved by athletes as it is by artists and musicians. Part of the reason has to be its bold, graphic prints that reveal a refusal to stick to the status quo. If you have enough socks in your drawer, its underwear is also worth checking out.

Coyuchi

Shop Coyuchi bed and bath here: Wayfair | Bloomingdale's | Anthropologie | Madewell

Founded in the early '90s, Coyuchi was an early pioneer in the sustainably sourced, ethically made textiles industry. It uses only organic fibers, offsets carbon emissions through its innovative farming practices, and keeps linens out of landfills through two different programs. Coyuchi has even used vegetables to create the patterns on its most eco-friendly bedding collection yet.

Bonobos

Shop Bonobos menswear here: Nordstrom | Jet

Since being acquired by Walmart in 2017, Bonobos has also been made available at fellow Walmart-owned Jet.com. As a direct-to-consumer startup that started early in the game, it offers the advantage of having many styles available at its traditional retail partners. From graphic print T-shirts and swim trunks to sport coats and tuxedos, you'll be comfortably suited for any occasion.

Soludos

Shop Soludos shoes here: Amazon | Nordstrom | Shopbop | Anthropologie | Urban Outfitters | Madewell

The name Soludos is a combination of "the clink of a glass" (salud) and "sun" (sol), so you can of course expect sandals and espadrilles that epitomize relaxed and playful summer living. Its shoes for men and women inspire you to pack your bags and travel the world, while rocking a great outfit in each new destination, of course. 

Richer Poorer

Shop Richer Poorer loungewear here: Nordstrom | Zappos

Some of the most impressive startups are the ones that do "simple" really well. Richer Poorer, maker of organic cotton T-shirts and bralettes, comes to mind immediately. Good luck getting yourself out of the bed or couch once you've slipped on its soft and cozy loungewear.

Minted

Shop Minted wall art here: West Elm

This exclusive West Elm collaboration features the retailer's favorite prints from the crowdsource-based design site — 106 from over 5,000 submissions. These framed pieces are all made from independent artists and range in style from animals and landscapes to graphic patterns. 

Casetify

Shop Casetify phone cases here: Amazon | Nordstrom | Anthropologie | Urban Outfitters

Casetify's main site is one of the best places to make custom tech accessories, including photo phone cases and Apple Watch bands. If you don't need a personalized case, feel free to shop at whatever retailer above is most convenient for you. Its phone cases are pretty thin, so they won't take up too much space in your pocket or bag, but they're still reinforced with the necessary protection in case you drop your phone. 

Summersalt

Shop Summersalt swimsuits here: Madewell

Don't be afraid to dive headfirst into the waters while wearing a Summersalt suit. The designer-quality and high-style swimsuits have built-in UPF 50+ sun protection and are built durably so you can swim worry-free. All the one-pieces and bikini sets cost under $95. 

Snowe

Shop Snowe bed and bath here: Madewell | Food52

Any time we browse Snowe's site, we feel the urge to go home and immediately update all our bedding, bath, and dining products. From its sheets to its bathrobe, Snowe's products are all beautifully minimalist, cozy, and luxurious. 

Koio

Shop Koio sneakers here: Nordstrom | Madewell

Most of Koio's shoes fall between $250 and $300, which you might think are a little pricey for sneakers. Compared to their designer luxury counterparts, however, they're a steal because they look and feel just as good. They're made in Italy and very comfortable, so make the small investment if you can. 

Floyd

Shop Floyd furniture here: West Elm

Floyd's modular sofas, platform beds, and tables are easy to assemble and take apart. No matter how many times you move, you can take them with you without fussing over how it's going to get through the door. They're made from birch frames and stain-resistant fabrics, and they come with a warranty. 

• The Toyota Land Cruiser dates back to the 1950s. Once a pure offroader, the full-size SUV became popular with suburbanites in the 1990s.
• The 2018 Land Cruiser I tested hasn't been redesigned since 2007. But you have to ask yourself, "Does it need to be?"
• It doesn't. This classic three-row beast might not be the fanciest SUV in the land, and Toyota is charging a lot for it. But if you can afford the sticker and the fuel, the Land Cruiser won't let you down.
• Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

The Toyota Land Cruiser is something of a dinosaur — even when compared with other hulking SUVs, such as the Cadillac Escalade and the Lincoln Navigator. It's been around since the 1950s, although the earliest examples were built and used for hardcore expeditions.

Much later, Toyota domesticated the truck a bit, without sacrificing its heritage. The timing was excellent, as the Land Cruiser was able to catch the 1990s SUV wave, appealing to suburban families and Explorers Club members alike. It's still around, and it's still perhaps the most rugged full-size, proper four-wheel-drive vehicle you can find to make soccer-practice runs.

It tends to be the SUV that pops to mind and Business Insider when we discuss what we'd drive to face down the apocalypse. We don't much care that the current generation has been in production since 2007. Why fix — or revamp — what ain't broke?

Toyota loaned us a 2018 Land Cruiser that, at $86,000, was very well-equipped. Yes, that sounds like a lot of money. But read on to find out why it's probably worth it.

Photos by Hollis Johnson.

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The 2018 Toyota Land Cruiser landed in the rugged terrain of Manhattan island wearing a "Magnetic Gray" paint job.

The color scheme mitigated the SUVs considerable bulk. It weighs 6,000 lbs. and is 16-feet long.

You fear nothing in the Toyota Land Cruiser. It fills space and then fills it some more.

The overall design isn't as brutalistic as some serious 4x4s, but the Land Cruiser has only been slightly domesticated. It's a great big, no-frills box with a giant motor up front.

The 18-inch alloy wheels came standard, part of a base price of $84,000. A few extras and a handling charge brought the as-tested sticker up to $86,000.

Up front, we've got LED headlights and an imposing yet not entirely intimidating chrome grille bearing the Toyota badge.

From the rear, you can see that the Land Cruiser rides tall. The version that Toyota has been building, with a few facelifts, for 12 years is the so-called "200 Series."

Time to get down to business. As with many three-row SUVs, even on this large one, the Land Cruiser has relatively modest cargo capacity with all three rows deployed: 16 cubic feet.

Drop the third row and fold the seats up sideways, however ...

... And capacity is greatly expanded. Max out the cargo area and you're talking about 82 cubic feet.

Let's pop the hood and see what powers this legend.

It's a 5.7-liter V8, making 381 horsepower with 401 pound-feet of torque. Towing capacity is just over 8,000 pounds, and the drive system is a true four-wheeler. Fuel is predictably dreadful: 13 mpg city/18 highway/15 combined.

The "Terra" interior combined mellow, earthy tones with dark, stately hues.

There's plenty of room in here. The Land Cruiser is a far cry from the Jeep-like vehicle that originated the line. Our tester was quite luxurious — and for almost $90,000, it should have been.

The appointments in the cabin are a bit more premium that what you'd see on, say, a Chevy Suburban and on par with a GMC Yukon Denali.

The instrument cluster has old-school analog gauges. And check out that lovely wood-trimmed steering wheel!

The Land Cruiser's power is routed to the 4x4 system via an eight-speed transmission. This control center is also where you can tweak the off-road setup.

The front seats are heated and cooled.

Our tester came with a cool box between the seats.

It's large enough to hold a few cans of soda.

The second-row bench seats provide ample legroom and headroom.

They're also heated. Second-row passengers can control their own climate.

The third-row is modest, but compared to some smaller crossovers, this space is adequate for adults.

The infotainment system runs on a nine-inch central touchscreen. It works fine, but it isn't as up-to-date as some competitors.

The navigation rendering is sort of crude. It handled direction perfectly well, however.

The system has a small suite of apps. Bluetooth pairing is easy, and there are USB ports for device connectivity. The 14-speaker JBL audio system also sounded quite good.

And if you actually want to investigate your scary MPGs, there's a screen for that.

With a truck this large, the overhead-view camera setup is a welcome feature.

So what's the verdict?

The Toyota Land Cruiser is one of the few SUVs that can genuinely perform double-duty as a semi-luxury suburb-mobile and a serious offroading chariot. You have to look at Land Rovers and Range Rovers, as well as some Jeeps and Mercedes, to achieve a similar package — and even then, the Land Cruiser is arguably the best combination of capability and comfort.

I mean, the Land Cruiser can go from dropping kids off at school to surviving a war zone. It's a very special vehicle.

Obviously, I could complain about the age of the platform. But Toyota is a conservative company and isn't going to mess with products that don't need to be messed with. The Land Cruiser's heyday for US sales was the 1990s, when there weren't that many large SUVs in the landscape. Nowadays, Toyota sells about a thousand a year, and they aren't cheap. So the company makes what I'm guessing is a nice profit margin with essentially zero new investment.

The Land Cruiser doesn't suffer, either. It literally gets the job done, no matter what. Even the infotainment system is acceptable (in the equivalent Lexus, the LX 570, it isn't). The main challenge with the vehicle is its physical size. It's a driveway filler, and if you don't have a huge garage, the fit could be tight. But if you're in the market for a full-size SUV, you've already come to grips with this.

In terms of a comparison, I tend to think of the Land Cruiser as being both more robust and more high-end than the Chevy Suburban, and about on par with the GMC Yukon Denali. The Land Cruiser is considerably more expensive than the Suburban, and as far as distinctions go, you're paying for the Toyota's reputation. On a day-to-day basis, the Chevy is competitive.

I wasn't able to test the Land Cruiser on anything other than paved roads. But to be honest, this SUV doesn't need testing. It's the best big offroader you can find that isn't specifically outfitted for the backcountry.

For normal-life operations, this Toyota shouldn't disappoint. Perhaps the key consideration is cost of ownership. It's fun to have a powerful V8 under the hood, but the pain at the gas pump could get to you after a while. I don't think anyone necessarily needs the Land Cruiser, as they might have a few decades ago, before crossovers were an option.

But if you want a large SUV that can tow plenty, haul anything you could think of, and that's nicely accessorized with some premium touches, the Land Cruiser is a fine choice. And if the apocalypse hits, you'll be covered.

• As Mount Everest's death toll has risen to 11 this year, the mountain's slate of commercial climbing operations has drawn scrutiny. 
• Business Insider spoke to 11 commercial climbing operators and four climbing experts about the current situation on the world's tallest mountain.
• They shared stories of bottlenecking, woefully inexperienced climbers and guides, and a lack of political will to fix an increasingly dangerous environment.
• While some companies offer luxury expeditions for as much as $130,000, the commercial climbing operators who spoke to Business Insider charged between $45,000 and $100,000.
• Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Adrian Ballinger didn't expect an argument about line-cutting to break out on top of the world. 

The founder of US-based Alpenglow Expeditions, a commercial climbing company, was making his way to Mount Everest's summit with his team back in 2011. But the fixed ropes up ahead were choked with what he estimated to be around 70 climbers. Ballinger knew that the bottlenecking on the mountain's southern, Nepali side could delay his group for hours. He also knew that his climbers and guides were strong and experienced.

The Alpenglow team chose to divert from the fixed ropes. Skirting the queue by about 100 feet, they roped themselves together and used their ice axes to continue climbing.

As Ballinger's group scaled up and away from the crowd, he heard an angry voice ring out: 'There's no cutting allowed!'"

"We're on Mount Everest and here's someone who I think was quite inexperienced," Ballinger told Business Insider. "They thought you weren't allowed to leave the fixed ropes."

Ballinger, who has since moved all his Everest expeditions over to the mountain's northern, Tibetan side, added that the same crammed conditions and general lack of experience have persisted eight years later, during the mountain's 2019 season.

So why do concrete steps to address the problems on Everest remain elusive, even after the mountain claimed 11 lives so far this year?

Business Insider spoke to a total of 11 owners and representatives of commercial climbing companies, as well as four climbing experts. The conversations largely focused on issues pertaining to the south side of Everest in Nepal, given that the Tibetan side of the mountain is known for its stringent permit system. Nepal's ministry of tourism did not respond to Business Insider's multiple requests for comment. 

According to Business Insider's sources in the climbing industry, safety on Everest isn't just jeopardized by the fly-by-night climbing businesses and green adventurers that have increasingly made inroads on the world's tallest mountain. Many specifically criticized Nepal's government for its perceived inertia when it comes to withholding permits from unqualified operators and implementing better safety standards. As of 2018, Nepal was one of the world's poorest countries, with a GDP per capita of $918.  

But death has always lurked on Everest, with its slopes claiming 200 lives since 1992, according to CNN. And preventable deaths on the mountain have never managed to freeze up the inflow of tourist dollars — the numbers continue to climb every year. While some companies offer luxury expeditions for as much as $130,000, the commercial climbing operators who spoke to Business Insider charged between $45,000 and $100,000. Nepal charges $11,000 a pop for climbing permits, and Bloomberg reported that the country raked in $643 million in tourism revenue in the 2017-2018 fiscal year.

For many commercial operators, the possibility of yet another preventable mass casualty event on Everest looms as large as the mountain itself. 

'That's where we saw most of the deaths'

On May 23, climber Nirmal Purja tweeted a startling image of a crowd atop Everest's Hillary Step, near the peak. Subsequent news coverage of the photo, as well as the rise in deaths, suggested overcrowding was disproportionately to blame for this year's death toll.

The mountain has averaged six deaths per year for the past 20 years, the BBC reported.

Experienced climbers and commercial operators say that other factors were at play this season. For instance, 2019 had particularly "abnormal" weather conditions, said Caroline Gliech, a professional ski mountaineer who completed her first Everest summit this year.

There are typically eight to 10 days of optimal summit conditions on the south side of the mountain. This year a cyclone delayed climbers from reaching the peak and an early jet stream at the top of the mountain created a truncated "weather window" of just three days.

And weather wasn't the only issue.

"Rope-fixing this year was a bit strange in that the ropes weren't fixed until late in the season," Mike Hamill, founder of US-based climbing company Climbing the Seven Summits, told Business Insider.

The brief weather window, delays in preparing the mountain for climbers, and the record number of 381 permits issued to foreign climbers help explain this year's packed slopes.

"A limited number of days, too many people, too many inexperienced people, inadequate support — those all things all came together and that's where we saw most of the deaths," veteran climber and Everest expert Alan Arnette, who has studied the overcrowding issue for years, told Business Insider.

Mobbing the mountain 

Everest's popularity has given rise to a new crop of local companies looking to capitalize on the growing market, with many offering significantly cheaper rates than foreign-based companies, according to various Everest climbers and operators.

Arnette estimates the majority of companies that operate on Everest has actually changed over from being high-cost, foreign companies to low-cost, local ones. He suspects more Indian citizens climbing the mountain are fueling some of the popularity of the local companies. Indians overtook US citizens as the largest group of climbers with permits to climb Everest this year.

Read more: At least 11 people died on Mount Everest last week. But it's just the 10th-deadliest mountain in the Himalayas.

Local and foreign operators alike are quick to tell Business Insider that not all Kathmandu-based businesses are cut-rate by any means. But allegations of illegal and unethical conduct are nothing new.

In 2018, a number of Nepali companies were alleged to have participated in an insurance fraud scheme that saw certain operators forcing their ill — or, in some cases, drugged — clients to evacuate different mountains via an expensive helicopter ride. The accused companies weren't exclusively Everest commercial climbers — trekking outfits and other tourist operations were allegedly involved, too.

Outside reported that the scammers' alleged objective was to get clients to sit for a wide range of expensive tests at the hospital. According to the Guardian, Nepali authorities found that the scheme prompted 1,600 unnecessary helicopter evacuations and cost insurers $4 million.

But sources say that even companies not implicated in fraudulent schemes are known to cut corners and take on unqualified climbers.

"People, it seems, are like, 'Okay, just pay money and let's go climb Everest," Nepali-based Pioneer Adventures owner Lakpa Sherpa told Business Insider.

'Very often they get sorted out by the mountain itself. They don't make it to summit day.'

Sources say that the novices are easy to spot on Mount Everest.

"You may not want to take your client to the summit if you have to short-rope them to camp one," Ryan Waters, founder of US-based Mountain Professionals, said, describing a technique in which a guide will rope themselves to a client in order to lead them up a mountain. "Or they don't really know how to put on their crampons."

In other cases, they're familiar faces. Suze Kelly, general manager of the New Zealand-based climbing company Adventure Consultants, said that her firm turns away green climbers in search of an Everest adventure, advising them to return once they've acquired more climbing experience.

"All they want to do is climb Mount Everest," Kelly told Business Insider. "So then they go off to another operator who doesn't vet their clients and then we see them on Mount Everest. Very often they get sorted out by the mountain itself. They don't make it to summit day."

For some of these unprepared climbers, the dream of scaling Everest can quickly turn into a nightmare. 

Becky Rippel, a longtime travel professional who runs Peak Freaks with her husband Tim, was stationed at base camp when one such nightmare unfolded in 2012. The Peak Freaks expedition had gotten to a point in the mountain that tends to be a "black spot" when it comes to communications. But, her team had been incognito for a concerning amount of time. 

Rippel said she knew "something was wrong."

Something was wrong, but everyone on the Peak Freaks team was fine. Far above base camp, a traffic jam had sprung up after inexperienced Indian-Canadian climber Shriya Shah-Klorfine died after summiting. Today, Rippel said, Peak Freaks no longer offers Everest climbing expeditions, due to the dangerous overcrowding, rise of inexperienced operators, and Nepal's alleged lack of action in the wake of the 2014 ice avalanche that killed 16 Sherpas.

'Stealing oxygen was an issue this year'

The overcrowding maybe a focus of media coverage of this year's deaths, but Everest experts and operators say too many people have been clogging the mountain for years. And this year, the crowds seemed to resurrect a problem that plagued early commercial Everest expeditions: pilfered oxygen.

"Stealing oxygen was an issue this year," Furtenbach Adventures founder Lukas Furtenbach told Business Insider. "One operator on the Nepal side lost something like 50 oxygen bottles. If 50 oxygen bottles are stolen during a summit course, this puts at least 10 to 15 people at risk."

It's unclear exactly who is stealing bottles of oxygen on the mountains, although some operators are better prepared when faced with unforeseen circumstances like missing oxygen supplies.

Gordon Janow, director of programs for climbing company Alpine Ascents, told Business Insider the high price of certain expeditions gets climbers increased access to oxygen tanks that may not be present at the camps of less expensive companies. 

"If [companies] are less expensive it's at the sacrifice of something," he added. 

One of the biggest benefits of taking sometimes pricey commercial expeditions to Everest include other safety equipment like weather forecasting technology, said Mark Horrell, blogger and author of "Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest." Horrell booked his Everest climb with Altitude Junkies after using the company for other expeditions. 

Safety is one of the reasons why climber Gliech chose to summit with Ballinger, who provided communication with medical staff in the US. In case of emergency, Gliech said she wanted to be sure her family received proper communication about her whereabouts. 

A mountain to climb

Even with the increased interest in Everest — and opportunities to earn more money from clients — some companies continue to limit the number of climbers they accept on expeditions. Some say it's just good business.

Alpine Ascents has kept to allowing just 12 climbers on trips to Everest, Janow told Business Insider. According to Subin Thakuri, owner of Nepal-based Utmost Adventures, it's often safest to take on "returning clients" or climbers "referred by our friends or past clients from the climbing community."

Furtenbach said that his business relies on a high summit rate of between 90 and 100%, which means that he takes only small groups of well-qualified climbers. Furtenbach's company has only been summiting Everest for a few years, and he said his company saw a 100% summit success rate in 2018 and 2019.

According to Ballinger, Rippel, and Russell Brice, a longtime Everest mountaineer and founder of Himalayan Experience, Nepal has little incentive to change its rules around Everest.

Everest is a major moneymaker for the country, and mass casualties on the mountain never seem to chill tourism. Media coverage of disasters and deaths often has the opposite affect, according to guides.

Proposals like only giving permits to "experienced" climbers could backfire, according to Janow, as an individual climber could hike up Mount Kilimanjaro or other summits easily, but may not have the specific training to summit Everest.

Another option to prevent overcrowding could be opening the mountain up in the fall, Janow said. Historically, climbers summit in the spring due to better weather conditions, but technological advancements in weather prediction could make summiting in the fall more feasible. Janow admits, however, the infrastructure that would allow for a summit in other seasons does not currently exist.

According to Brice, the change may have to stem, at least in part, from climbers themselves.

He said that sponsors and the wider public should stop celebrating "people that have no business being" on Everest, as they pose a danger to themselves and others.

The climbers who spoke to Business Insider largely agree that sober self-evaluation on the part of Everest hopefuls is an important step to decreasing overcrowding on the mountain.

Gliech cautions Western climbers against telling local communities how to operate. Instead, she urges climbers to spend more time self-evaluating and to weigh the risks of climbing the mountain against potential benefits. 

Yet asking climbers to self-evaluate might not be an easy ask either. Dr. Shaunna Burke, an exercise psychologist who summited Everest in 2005, told Business Insider that, generally, elite mountaineers valued the process of the climb. They enjoyed the complex decision-making and problem-solving and the need to persevere through difficulty.

She said that like elite mountaineers, inexperienced climbers are attracted to the elements of adventure and competition inherent in the activity, the cultural experience of traveling abroad, and the possibility of establishing intense bonds with teammates.

But amateurs who fling themselves at Everest too quickly are missing a "forgotten key to success," she noted: intense mental and physical preparation.

"People are putting their faith into a commercial outfitter and saying, 'Oh well, if something goes wrong, they'll get me out of trouble,' rather than taking responsibility for themselves before they go to the mountain and putting in the hard work that's required," Burke said.

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