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What's worth your time, your attention and your money this year according to Mamamia Out Loud?
So glad you asked.
Well... Sinners. Blusher. Chalamet. Bed Hair. Eyeliner, and a 40-year-old book. These are just some of the recommendations Amelia Lester, Emily Vernem, Jessie Stephens and Holly Wainwright are pulling out from the very long list of reccos they made in 2025 for the first half of their comprehensive list. Feel free to give feedback. It's a gift, you know.
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Movie & TV Recommendations
Holly recommends A Real Pain and Sinners
Jessie recommends Titan: The Oceangate Submersible Disaster
Amelia recommends A Complete Unknown and Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Em recommends Sinners too and Superman
Book Recommendations
Holly recommends One Hundred Years of Betty by Debra Oswald
Jessie recommends The Elements by John Boyne
Amelia recommends Show Don't Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld
Em recommends How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang
Beauty Recommendations
Holly recommends Ellis Faas Skin Veil Foundation
Jessie recommends Kevin Murphy Bedroom Hair and the Baies Room Spray
Amelia recommends the Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes Matte Liquid eyeliner
Em recommends the Sephora Collection New Cream Lip Stain in Naughty Burgundy
Best Hacks & Random Reccos
Holly recommends Virginia Trioli’s green beans and RecipeTin Eats mango pancakes
Jessie recommends using Depop or Facebook Marketplace.
Amelia recommends getting the newspaper delivered.
Em recommends a cleanser hack where she sits in front of the TV massaging her oil cleanser in for 20 minutes.
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