Beauty

Free ice-cream, glowing skin and camping wins: Filter UK writers reveal the unexpected perks of product testing

Our testers reflect on a year of discoveries, from family game nights to fewer chores
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It’s our birthday! So to celebrate turning two, we asked our contributors to reflect on their year of testing pretty much everything – from beauty products to video doorbells. It turns out they’ve had some unexpected wins along the way.
Some managed to tick an extra thing off their to-do list. “After six months of testing IPL devices, epilators and then IPL devices again, I had no need to book in for my usual pre-beach wax this summer,” says Lise Smith. Rachel Ogden says testing toasters has meant knowing her smoke alarm “works just fine”.
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