The One Item I Buy Every Year From Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale

Every year when the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale rolls around, I don’t care about the boots or the designer coats. I’m strictly here for one thing: deodorant. It’s not just any old deodorant. I’m talking about the viral Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Deodorant three-pack. Normally, it runs $96, but during the sale, it drops to $72 (and that single restock powers my pits for an entire year.) Call me dramatic, but applying it feels less like basic hygiene and more like a high-end skincare ritual. It glides on like velvet and smells so wildly heavenly that I often completely ditch traditional perfume. My absolute favorite moment? Slipping into bed after a late shower, cuddling up to my husband, and hearing him say, “You smell amazing, babe.” Every. Single. Time. There is an alternative version that’s aluminum-free for the ingredient-obsessed. I’ve tried it but somehow keep coming back to the original instead. I just can’t resist that hypnotic scen