The Lo Down: 12/27/25

THE BEST OF 2025! According to Moi...

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2025 was…a year. Some incredible highs, some terribly low lows - but instead of over-analyzing, I’m choosing to close things out with a gratitude-forward brain dump. A loose, not ranked list of my favorite things of the year: unforgettable meals, films that hit, brands I couldn’t stop thinking about, beauty & skincare products that never let me down, and small delights that made it all feel a little lighter and brighter:

10 Favorite Restaurants/Meals:

• Le Veau d’Or, Manhattan

• Pizz’amici, Chicago

• I Cavallini, Brooklyn

• The Eighty Six, Manhattan

• Red Hook Tavern, Brooklyn

• Lotus of Siam, Las Vegas

• Tomato Dinner at Wildflower Farms, Gardiner, NY

• Brunch at The Commerce Inn, Manhattan

• Brunch at Sailor, Brooklyn

• Moss, Iceland

10 Favorite Brands:

• Kallmeyer

• Bottega Veneta

• Christopher Esber

• Dries Van Noten

• Wiederhoeft

• Ludovic de Saint Sernin

• Nour Hammour

• Salomon

• St. Agni

• Guest in Residence

5 Favorite Makeup Products:

• Haus Labs Triclone Skin Tech Concealer

• Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat Lip Liner (color: Iconic Nude)

• Dior Lip Glow Oil

• Chanel Baume Essentiel (color: Sculpting)

• Westman Atelier Face Trace Contour Stick & Brow Pencil (okay, I know that makes 6 - but I couldn’t choose just 1 Westman product)

10 Favorite Skincare/Hair Products:

• Crown Affair The Hair Towel

• Crown Affair The Dry Shampoo

• Christophe Robin Regenerating Hair Mask with Prickly Pear Oil

• Dyson Airwrap Multi-Styler

• Dr. Dennis Gross SpectraLite FaceWare Pro

• U Beauty The Super Hydrator Moisturizer

• Soft Services THERAPLUSH Overnight Repair Treatment

• IS Clinical Pro-Heal Serum Advance+

• ENVIRON Youth Essentia C-Quence Serum

• EVOLVETOGETHER Havana Nutrient-Rich Body Cream

5 Favorite Movies:

• Marty Supreme

• Sinners

• Sentimental Value

• Oh, Hi!

• If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You

  Miscellaneous moments of joy that don’t fit into a category:

• Traveling to Iceland with my mom

• Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball

• That one summer night at Market Hotel

• My first trip to Aspen (it really DID live up to the hype)

• Flower arranging

• The cherry blossom festival at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

• A family trip to Ireland (specifically: our stay at Adare Manor)

• Slowly -but steadily- redecorating my apartment

• My trip to Zion/Bryce/Antelope Canyon (minus the covered wagon we stayed in. And that truly shitty guide.)

• Sunset Boulevard

• Doing a silly adventure ropes course with friends

• Summertime Chi

• All of the lovely weddings I attended and beautiful people I celebrated

• Finally getting my entire family to NYC all together

Iceland with my mom

Home goals (Adare Manor)

Manifesting Japan cherry blossoms in 2026. But Brooklyn is a good backup.

Chicago in the summer + pizza + bestie = bliss

Happy New Year! -

xo

Lo