No-fuss hair care: “Being forced to stay at home is actually a great time to experiment with your hair,” says contributing writer Claire Ballentine. “If something goes wrong, no one is around to see!” Of the many products she’s sampled so far, Oribe’s hair plumping mousse ($22 for 2.5 oz.) is the winner. “It gives great body and texture without that dreaded crunchy feel,” she says. “Plus, it has a great smell of watermelon and lychee.”

Not skin deep: Body brushing—quick, vigorous strokes on your skin with a coarse bristle—might just seem a means of revitalizing skin by sloughing off old and dry cells. But car columnist and body brushing devotee Hannah Elliott says it does much more: “It helps overall circulation, improves lymphatic drainage, creates a healthy glow, and improves general health.” This Espa brush ($33), used after a soak in homemade bath salts, makes for a pampering, mood-boosting bathing ritual.

Beauty sleep: Skin-care addict Rovzar is taking advantage of this time (and the additional sleep) to pamper his moneymaker with a high-low mix of beauty products. Before putting on a fancy eye cream and multitasking moisturizer at night, he uses the drugstore’s secret weapons, Roc’s Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum ($24)—its combination of retinol, magnesium, and zinc helps fight wrinkles and bring newer skin to the surface—with L’Oreal’s Revitalift 10% Pure Glycolic Acid Serum ($24) to fade dark spots and combat freckly sun damage. And to help ease headaches and tight jaws from stress, he recommends keeping a jade roller from Atahana ($22) in the fridge; the cooling touch before bed serves as an extra-calming, skin de-puffing delight.

Off-Duty Entertainment
Collecting the pieces: “Even though New York Public Library locations are closed, you can still support them through their online store, including a collection of puzzles,” says Ballentine. “This 750-piece one ($18) is a reminder of two of my favorite things: books and spring. It’s contoured around the edges of the image designed by artist Ben Gilles and comes in a sturdy matte-finished box.”

At-home mixology:  Liquor stores are considered essential businesses in this crazy time—for good reason. Use that as an excuse to make better drinks at home. The Cocktail Codex ($40, Penguin Random House) is a wonky yet approachable James Beard award-winning book by the guys who own New York’s legendary Death & Co., is like a DIY bartending course to help you master the basics. For something even more straightforward, Pursuits contributor Kara Newman’s book Shake. Sip. Stir. ($17, Drooz & Co.) includes only “equal parts” recipes that are surprisingly satisfying, though they require absolutely no talent or brainpower at the end of a stressful day. –JO

Table for two: My husband and I have always been board game people; lucky for us, he picked up a few over the holidays that are specifically designed for just two players. Now Wingspan ($60) and Cathedral ($55) are our regular after-dinner go-tos. The former is a beautifully illustrated twist on strategic deck-building games; you collect food resources in order to feed birds and accumulate points in a variety of everchanging ways. The latter is more chess-like, with a series of wooden pieces that players use to construct buildings in the increasingly limited space around (you guessed it) a big cathedral. —NE

Color factory: Grown-up coloring books are so 2013. But they’ll likely have a resurgence, considering how therapeutic it feels to intently fill intricate white spaces with bursts of rich pigment. There’s no better tool for that than these fancy colored pencils ($95 for a set of 72) by Prismacolor, of which I’ve been a devotee since childhood. They make silky, smooth lines, contour with ease, and come in a veritable rainbow of color choices. –NE

Reliable Anxiety Busters
Soothing scents: Fred Soll’s handmade incense sticks are an instant source of calming energy for photo editor Evan Ortiz; the earthy Frankincense & Myrrh variety (from $2) smells like a walk in the woods and comes in dense sticks that fill his home in minutes. Pair them with this lovely brass incense holder ($75), which looks like a metronome stuck in place. It’s a nice reminder that time can sit still for just a moment or two, if you need that.

Tune up: “My record collection is getting new life,” says Gaddy, who plays a variety of chill tunes while watching online workout classes. “I get to listen to my own music while still getting the visual prompts of the class,” he explains. Don’t own a record player? This vintage-looking one by Crosley Audio ($90) is a compact design statement with plenty of modern practicality. It’s Bluetooth-compatible, has a headphone jack, and fits records of various sizes.

Shut eye: Medterra’s CBD-infused melatonin ($56) has been a reliable aid when I’m up late worrying; the sublingual tabs dissolve and act quickly, usually helping my brain shut off and get into rest mode within a half hour. After many years spent testing over-the-counter sleep solutions, from Magnesium to Valerian and Unisom, it’s been the most consistently successful weapon in my exhaustive bedtime arsenal. —NE