Beauty queen, influencer, and podcaster Megan Young recently shared with us her best of the best lifestyle products that have helped her physically, mentally, emotionally, and even financially survive and thrive throughout 2021, and we’re avidly following through (and adding to cart!)

Sure, in the blink of an eye we’re nearing the end of the second month of the year, but we know this collection is well-worth considering. From easily downloadable apps to careful budols, check out this short but sweet round-up of Young’s 2021 faves that we’re taking with us into 2022:

1) A Standing Ovation for Productivity: Megan swears by standing desks that have helped her stay physically active even in the smallest of ways, especially when compared to just sitting in front of a computer all day. The standing desk, which has proved helpful to many work-from-home set-ups at the height of the pandemic, even helped Megan’s creative juices flow better for her content. We’re confident that the standing desk – and the productivity it’s tied with – is here to stay.

2) Notes for Your Forever: Megan Young’s wedding to long-time partner Mikael Daez was one (or two, with the two celebrations) for the books, and she says taking note of everything in a digital notebook was key to its success. Her favorite app on her journey to forever with Daez? Good old Evernote. She loved it so much that even after the wedding, the e-notebook has been a mainstay! We’re sure, though, that with some core organizational skills, a knack for prioritization, and intuitive interfaces, any digital notebook will help you stay on top of everything you need!

3) Excel-lent Relationship Goals: Speaking of her headline-making wedding, Megan has been a completely open book when it comes to her relationship. She makes her thoughts on different topics known in her podcast ‘Behind Relationship Goals’ alongside her now-husband. One 2021 favorite that has helped them reach their (financial) goals isn’t necessarily a new find but one that endures nonetheless. Young describes this certain spreadsheet app as ‘an app we all know but might not always love’. “Having this transparency and weekly financial planning helps us keep our priorities straight and our spending habits in check,” she shares. Perhaps it’s time for us to face the music and start making friends with Excel again, too?

4) Games + Exercise: As a believer of the benefits of self-care, Megan focused a lot of her time in the past year tending to her well-being. Her favorite forms of self-care, she shares, have been working out and playing cult-favorite game Animal Crossing. According to her, both have been monumental in helping relieve stress and anxiety while adding to her well-being (both physically and mentally).

We’re using this fave Megan finds as an excuse to hunker down and spend extra time on our ACNH island this weekend.

5) And Speaking of Self-Care: The usual face and body care that’s oh-so-simple to achieve as a form of self-care isn’t lost on Megan. The simple act of a warm shower coupled with luxurious toiletries is enough to make even the most tired boss lady feel downright pampered. She shares some of her favorite skincare finds:

a) Any straightforward facial moisturizer. The simpler the formula, the better!

b) No fancy body lotion scents for Megan. A simple, unscented lotion is actually more relaxing for her!

c) A cooling and soothing foot cream as the super-essential cherry on top – and a skincare find that we’ve admittedly overlooked but now can’t go without! The feet just get super soft! Megan swears by Dermatonics Ultra-Cool Foot Gel, Soothing Foot Cream, Hard Skin Removing Balm, or Heel Balm (depending on the day). “Nabugbog na yung paa ko from walking barefoot around the house, or working out barefoot. Discovering Dermatonics has been helpful to remedy that! It’s important that we also take care of our feet because it’s what carries us throughout the day.”

The gold standard of foot care

Megan’s Dermatonics discovery isn’t an accidental one. Dermatonics itself only entered the local market in 2021, being an imported brand from the UK.

Founded by skincare professionals in 2008, the Dermatonics line undergoes careful formulation, extensive research, and thorough testing to create the best body care products that also use natural ingredients. Their foot care line uses vegetarian and vegan-friendly ingredients that are suitable for use even by people with diabetes: Manuka honey, Finnish colloidal oatmeal, shea butter, Swedish oat lipids, olive oil, papaya juice, and more.

Its fast acting formula has even been vouched for by podiatrists and dermatologists for years.

And as for Megan, her face and body care game has been changed by a thorough foot care regimen that’s the gold (and green) standard.

For more information on Dermatonics’ line of foot care, visit @Dermatonics on Facebook and Instagram. Dermatonics Products are available in Mercury Drug, Alabang Supermarket, Fisher Mall, Metro Retail Stores, and on Lazada at LAZADA.