12 Essentials Our Readers Are Stocking Up on This October Prime Day

Once it’s Autumn, I love to paint my nails in fall colors like burgundy, maroon, purple, and brown. This OPI nail polish allows you to create long-lasting manicures in your own home. If you’re not a fan of gel, check out this other OPI polish in a shimmery maroon.

Decked out with smart features like a compatible app, presets for cooking specific foods, and a cooking thermometer, this air fryer toaster oven can make cooking breakfast, lunch, and dinner easier. “In our tests, it delivered crispy-skinned roast chicken, fluffy cake, and evenly cooked French fries,” reported Nicole Papantoniou, Director of the GH Institute Kitchen & Cooking Lab.

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Amazon recently raised Kindle prices, so it’s best to snag one while it’s on sale for Prime Day. This e-reader is thin, lightweight, and has excellent battery life, so you can bring it to read wherever you go, which is why it’s a favorite among our editors and readers.

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Our Beauty Lab chemists enlisted 70 people to test neck-firming creams, and this serum from No7 came out on top. Our consumer testers said it made their neck and jaw more noticeably firm. “This lightweight No7 serum with collagen-boosting retinoids and peptides was a heavy hitter for firming, outperforming the others,” said April Franzino, Senior Beauty & Style Director.

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After testing headphones and earbuds from Apple in the Tech Lab, our pros rated the AirPods Pro 3 as the best overall pick for listening to music. They come in a compact case that can be thrown in small purses and have excellent noise cancellation and sound quality. “You can expect crystal-clear, pristine sound quality, as well as better active noise cancellation,” said Olivia Lipski, a senior writer and product analyst.

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Halloween is right around the corner, but you can get adorable decorations in time with Amazon Prime’s fast and free shipping. Our readers (plus me!) are loving vintage-inspired Halloween decor, especially this spooky yet cutesy painting. There are 34 paintings to choose from in this oval shape, but I love this one of ghosts trick-or-treating. It comes with a hook and nails, making it easy to hang.

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Now that autumn is in full swing, almost everyone wants a hot cup of coffee in the morning (especially with pumpkin-spiced syrup!). In our tests in the Kitchen & Cooking Lab, this machine easily brewed hot coffee and was a top scorer for taste among our testers. Make a pot, and the machine will keep it hot for up to four hours.

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This Good Housekeeping Beauty Award-winning serum is packed with ingredients to brighten, plump, and hydrate the skin. Our consumer testers said it minimized the appearance of lines, absorbed into the skin easily, and left their skin looking firmer.

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Our readers loved all things bird-watching adjacent this past summer, but some birds are still flying around in October. Enjoy the last of the birds before they head to warmer environments with this Halloween decor that holds birdseed.

Our pet-owning readers are buying this couch cover that covers everything from the seat to the backrest and arms of your couch. One of our editors said, “My aunt used a Sofa Shield on her blue sofa for her golden retriever, and she said it was to machine-wash.”

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