Every month, new products vie for our attention in the highly competitive lifestyle market. To make your purchase decision easier, we test exciting new products in advance and report on our experiences.
Food favourites, technology goodies or new fitness methods: the lifestyle world has new, exciting attractions in store every month. So that you can find your way through the thicket, we test exciting new releases for you and tell you openly and honestly whether the purchase is worthwhile.
Sustainable nursing bra Editor Anna tested the nursing bra from CALIDA’s Nature Mum collection ©PR
Product: CALIDA Nature Mum nursing bra
Price: My model costs 59.90 euros.
To use: Breastfeed the baby without having to remove the bra.
Application: The nursing bra from CALIDA’s Nature Mum collection can be worn during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The nipple can be exposed using a clip so that you can breastfeed the baby easily.
Conclusion: As is usual with nursing bras, the bra has no underwire, which makes it extra comfortable. So no tugging, poking or stinging. Exposing the nipples is really quick and easy. Overall, the material feels very soft and of high quality. Nevertheless, the bra is not only “functional” because it has a very beautiful, feminine design with lace elements, which I particularly like. Matching briefs (also with lace) are available for the bras. Alternatively, tank tops. Extra plus: the line is compostable and “Cradle to Cradle” certified (the aim is to let materials circulate endlessly without leaving a residue). However, this also has its price. Only the bra is 59.90 euros. I can only recommend the underwear to anyone who wants to treat themselves to something special during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Does the voice show the personality? Editor Lena was surprised at what the voice analysis of the WOOYCE app says about her. ©PR
Product: WOOYCE App
Price: 0 euros + possible in-app purchases (200 euros or more)
To use: An app designed to “get people in the mood” and teach them more about their voice and themselves. With the help of a free voice analysis, WOOYCE creates an overview of your own character strengths based on voice frequencies and determines an individual basic tone. Coaching, relaxation exercises and lots of information can be used free of charge.
Application: The voice analysis is completed in about half an hour. But my first, somewhat demotivating, result: I was found to be depressed and I had to train my voice for eight weeks so that I could carry out my analysis again (free of charge). According to the app, stress or important upcoming decisions can be reasons for an upset. And I was curious whether this would really be solved.
Every week I tinted for ten minutes several times with the basic tone G, listened to a trance to relax in the evening and answered small questions for a more positive mindset. Definitely a challenge. Because the trance in particular, in which positive core sentences were whispered into my ear while listening to relaxed music, was strange to me. The toning too, because I had never tried anything like that. After eight weeks, my mood was actually resolved and the result of my analysis suits me in many ways.
Conclusion: First for the free analysis – including my base tone. This is intended to help me with daily exercises, among other things, to live more relaxed and to learn better and faster. In addition, I was given a three-page report listing my 18 “most important hero traits” – in which I found myself surprisingly often (about 70 percent). For example, in the fact that I am curious, direct and (sometimes to my own regret) have a wide range of interests.
The full analysis comprised 36 pages and my personal keynote sound pack. Cost factor: 200 euros. But it was still exciting. Most of the writing hit the mark, only in a few parts (about 20 percent) not. In a graphic representation, one’s own voice and its characteristics are explained in its twelve tones, i.e. the basic tone and the secondary tones. Associated with this are personality traits and possible potentials that are hidden in them – as well as existing blockages that can be worked on. An interesting analysis that I didn’t think would hit the mark so often just with my voice – and maybe I’ll work on my keynote harmony in the future as suggested.
For a nightcap Cheers! Colleague Lara tests the herbal liqueur Averna. ©PR
Product: Campari Averna herbal liqueur
Price: 13 euros for 0.7 liters
To use: Sure, to toast and for good taste – but also as a digestif after delicious food. The following notes dominate: Various herbs, such as mint or rosemary, plus orange or lemon zest.
Application: Open the bottle and enjoy! It is also perfect for refining desserts.
Conclusion: Herbal schnapps can sometimes be bitter and bite in the finish, but this one goes down smoothly, tastes gentle and is still beautifully herbal with fresh citrus notes.
Home cinema for indoors and outdoors Colleague Laura tests the projector The Freestyle. ©PR
Product: Mobile smart projector “The Freestyle” from Samsung
Price: From 779 euros
To use: Whether on the tent wall, on the mobile home or the kitchen wall – the projector can be used in different places. It also manages to adapt to uneven ground and automatically straightens crooked images. It also auto-focuses so the image is sharp straight away, and it can project screens from 30 inches to an incredible 100 inches.
Application: Unpack the device, connect the cable and plug it into the socket. Here we go! The presets are easy as pie. The device will soon also be connected to the smartphone. In addition, you can simply connect the device to an external battery via the USB-C cable and move flexibly indoors and outdoors. The special feature: the device aligns itself and finds the optimal angle no matter what surface it is on.
Conclusion: The Freestyle is very easy to set up. Thanks to many installed apps like Netflix and Co, I have my favorite series on the bedroom wall within 5 minutes. Unfamiliar at first, because we deliberately don’t have a TV in the bedroom. In the second moment I’m blown away. It’s great to see the crime scene so big on my ceiling. That’s what I call home cinema! The next evening we test the device in the fresh air, which is also not a problem. The weight is hardly noticeable in my bag, you can really take the Freestyle with you almost anywhere. Both the image and sound quality convinced me, as did the auto-leveling option, which aligns the image correctly in terms of color and straightness on almost any surface. Of course, the device is not cheap, but I already know what will be on my Christmas wish list…
stay cool Editor Sina has found a new everyday companion. © 24Bottle
Product: Clima Bottle Windy Day by 24 Bottles
Price: 45 euros
To use: The Windy Day with a volume of 850 milliliters keeps drinks cold for 24 hours and hot for 12 hours. The thermos bottle saves space and there is no condensation, especially with cold drinks. Without filling, the bottle has a weight of 360 grams, is 100 percent BPA-free, phthalate-free and non-toxic. The silicone seal in the lid ensures that nothing leaks.
Application: It’s a bottle, so just put the cap on and drink.
Conclusion: I’ve been using the bottle for a few weeks and I absolutely love it. As soon as I’m on the road for a longer period of time, it ends up in my pocket. No matter how I store it in it, so far it has not leaked. Especially on hot days it is very pleasant that the bottle cools my water for 24 hours – and the drinks stay hot too. Whether the lid or the silicone, if something breaks, you can buy individual parts. In addition, you can buy a bottle tie, a silicone loop that is tied around the neck of the bottle and to which you can attach the bottle somewhere or simply carry it. Best of all: the bottles are available in a wide variety of colors and patterns, with so many beautiful designs it is almost difficult to decide.