Popsugar Feel-Good Awards Home Winners 2025

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I've been a home editor for seven years now, which means I've tested enough pillows, candles, and plush blankets to qualify for some kind of unofficial PhD in cozy surroundings. Popsugar editors sampled more than 2,100 new launches in 2025 alone, and that's me being conservative. However, testing products for an awards program such as Popsugar's 2025 Wellness Awards put my skills—and my deep belief that feng shui matters—to the ultimate challenge.

Editors of five main categories: beauty, health, fitness, sexand home—we've sifted through thousands of entries to find the most joyful, dopamine-boosting foods of the year. Then came the marathon phase: testing every element to make sure we were only recommending things that actually made life better.

At home, that meant fluffing every pillow, lounging on every couch, smelling (and burning) every candle, and rating every gadget that claimed to “change your life.” We looked for items that made us sigh happily, linger a little longer, and immediately text a friend: “You need this.” Ahead, five items that did just that.

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