Shopping and Commerce

BUSTLE — When the snow starts falling outside your window, it's like an enchanting force beckoning you come outside and play. The air is crisp, the streets are fluffy, and the whole city looks like a magical winter wonderland. However, if you don’t have the best socks for snow available, your feet are going to be freezing. It’s difficult to overestimate how...

ELITE DAILY — Shopping for those hard-to-buy-for people on your list isn’t the absolute worst thing in the world — after all, there are things like root canals, automated insurance tellers, and trying to dig your phone out when it slips into that aggravating space between the driver’s seat and the console. However...

BUSTLE — Winter is all about making like a bear a hibernating in your little den — which, for humans, pretty much amounts to curling up on the couch and sipping hot beverages for four months straight. And nothing makes this cold-weather routine better than having one of the best fuzzy blankets in the world to...

ELITE DAILY — Gift-giving is a heartwarming endeavor that lets you show your loved ones how much you care about them and makes everyone feel warm and fuzzy. But you know what else it is? Expensive. Finding the best gifts under $25 can feel like a Herculean task when every time you flip a price tag over it gives you a mild heart attack. And finding gifts is...

BUSTLE — The key to getting through the cold months is simple: layering. If you plan on leaving the house at any point, you’ll want the best thermal underwear for women that you can find — ones that keep you warm and don’t make you feel like you’re wrapped in wads of gauze whenever you put pants on over them. This is especially true if...

BUSTLE (Author's Page) — Rachel is Portland-based writer, photographer and digital producer who covers travel, fitness, adventure & the outdoors. She loves waist-deep snow, whiskey, late-night Skeeball, and pajama dance parties. Follow her on...