{"id":340970,"date":"2025-12-29T12:54:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T12:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/340970\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T12:54:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T12:54:07","slug":"from-hero-sleep-masks-to-the-perfect-secateurs-the-things-you-loved-most-in-2025-and-what-they-say-about-you-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/340970\/","title":{"rendered":"From hero sleep masks to the perfect secateurs: the things you loved most in 2025, and what they say about you | New year"},"content":{"rendered":"

The urge to hibernate through winter is perfectly understandable, but all year? Judging by the products you loved (and bought) most over the past 12 months, you wanted to sleep through 2025. And given that it was the year of Trump 2.0<\/a>, Kim Kardashian\u2019s acting<\/a> and the Coldplay kiss cam<\/a>, we can hardly blame you.<\/p>\n

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Your favourite item overall was our top-rated mattress<\/a>, the Otty Original Hybrid<\/a>. By Otty\u2019s own admission, it\u2019s suffering seasonal delivery delays, so we\u2019ll resist the temptation to spotlight it again here, at least for now. Even without it, the list of your most-loved items reads like a hotel suite inventory, from an electric toothbrush<\/a> via a silky sleep mask<\/a> to a sunrise alarm clock<\/a> \u2013 plus an overnight bag<\/a> to keep them in.<\/p>\n

All tucked in and ready? Here\u2019s our rundown of the things you loved most this year.<\/p>\n

Everything you loved most in 2025The electric toothbrush that cleaned up<\/p>\n

Spotlight Sonic Pro<\/p>\n

\u00a374.95 at Spotlight<\/a>\u00a389.99 at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Second only to Otty\u2019s mattress in the list of products you snapped up in 2025 was the best electric toothbrush<\/a> tested by our electronics expert Alan Martin. Electric toothbrushes often cost enough to set your teeth on edge, but the Spotlight\u2019s impressive features and cleaning power come at what Alan calls \u201ca price that doesn\u2019t verge on ridiculous\u201d. It\u2019s a looker, too, and with up to 70 days\u2019 battery life, it\u2019s not likely to conk out halfway through polishing your incisors.<\/p>\n

The alarm clock that brought you sunshine (and kittens)<\/p>\n

Lumie sunrise alarm clock<\/p>\n

\u00a339.20 at John Lewis<\/a>\u00a349 at Argos<\/a><\/p>\n

Two Lumie devices featured in Pete Wise\u2019s guide to the best sunrise alarm clocks<\/a>. His overall favourite, the Lumie Bodyclock Spark 100<\/a>, made it into your top 20 products of 2025, but you were even more taken by its cheaper sibling. Clearly, you found Pete\u2019s description of being woken up by its \u201ckittens purring\u201d alarm tone irresistible, and wanted to find out exactly what those \u201cfour other natural sounds, including goats bleating and birdsong\u201d sounded like.<\/p>\n

The handy hand warmers<\/p>\n

Ocoopa rechargeable hand warmers<\/p>\n

\u00a319.99 at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

When you\u2019re forced out of your PJs and into the chilly outdoors, these USB-rechargeable hand warmers will take the edge off \u2013 although I can confirm that they\u2019re great for warming up your toes in bed, too. The runaway hit from our Christmas gift guide<\/a>, these clever and surprisingly chic devices come in various bright designs, weigh next to nothing and are even magnetic, so you can stick them together or on to a similar surface for safekeeping.<\/p>\n

The Antler holdall that turns heads<\/p>\n

Antler overnight bag<\/p>\n

\u00a387.50 at Antler<\/a><\/p>\n

Of all the handbags in her collection, this \u201cgenius carry-on bag\u201d is the one \u201cthat has had complete strangers stopping me in the street and on the Eurostar platform recently\u201d, wrote Jess Cartner-Morley in her fashion edit<\/a> back in March. You needed no more reasons to make this stylish holdall your top fashion buy of the year, but Jess offered some anyway, including its clever suitcase-compatible strap and under-seat size.<\/p>\n

The blackout sleep mask that helped you snooze<\/p>\n

MyHalos blackout sleep mask<\/p>\n

\u00a39.99 at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

And so to bed, again, with this sub-\u00a310 eye mask that upgraded my shuteye more than any of the weird, wonderful and occasionally useless sleep hacks<\/a> I tested this summer. This ergonomic mask proved essential for me when travelling because it\u2019s endlessly astonishing how many hotels don\u2019t understand the \u201cblackout\u201d part of \u201cblackout curtains\u201d. This was your favourite, too \u2013 perhaps because, unlike many eye masks, it doesn\u2019t mess with even the flutteriest eyelashes. Which brings us to \u2026<\/p>\n

The mascara that\u2019s kind of a big dealL\u2019Or\u00e9al Paradise Big Deal mascara\u00a312.99 at Lookfantastic<\/a>\u00a311.58 at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Even the soundest beauty sleep needs a helping hand at times, and your favourite beauty product of the year was this budget gem from Sabine Wiesel\u2019s guide to the best mascaras<\/a>. Sabine was \u201cwowed to see how much longer and naturally fuller my lashes looked in a quick mirror inspection\u201d, and adds: \u201cWhat really makes this a standout mascara is how buildable it is without any dreaded clumping.\u201d At such a low price, it\u2019s no wonder you were sold.<\/p>\n

The best budget camping mattress<\/p>\n

Simond inflatable trekking mattress<\/p>\n

\u00a344.99 at Decathlon<\/a><\/p>\n

Even when you\u2019re escaping to the country you\u2019ve got sleep on your mind, judging by the horde of you who bought this lightweight but winningly comfy blow-up bed. It breezed through Linda Geddes\u2019 rigorous tests \u2013 stony ground and all \u2013 to emerge as her best budget camping mattress<\/a>, and impressed her with its \u201ctiny pack size [that] makes it suitable for campers without a car\u201d.<\/p>\n

The LED face mask for your new-year glow-up<\/p>\n

Shark CryoGlow face mask<\/p>\n

\u00a3299.99 at John Lewis<\/a>\u00a3300 at Argos<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cLight therapy is the beauty-tech buy of the moment, and I tested an absurd number of LED face masks<\/a>,\u201d wrote our beauty expert Sarah Matthews on Black Friday<\/a>. Even in the sales, the Shark remained pricey, but you decided it was money well spent for the \u201cfoolproof treatment options to treat blemishes, reduce redness and improve fine lines\u201d and \u201cbuilt-in undereye cooling\u201d that made it the most versatile mask in Sarah\u2019s test.<\/p>\n

The hardest-working secateurs<\/p>\n

Spear & Jackson Razorsharp Advantage secateurs<\/p>\n

\u00a310.95 at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Amid a cost-of-living crisis, it\u2019s no surprise to see that the \u201cbest budget\u201d choice in so many of the Filter\u2019s guides won your hearts and wallets. As with the value picks in our sunrise alarm<\/a>, camping mattress<\/a> and mascara<\/a> roundups, these carbon steel cutters were the cheapest but most popular item on our best secateurs<\/a> list. They don\u2019t scrimp on performance, though, and professional gardener Matt Collins calls them \u201cthe most simply designed and hard-working budget secateurs I\u2019ve had the pleasure of trying\u201d.<\/p>\n

The travel mug that won\u2019t spill your coffee<\/p>\n

Stanley AeroLight Transit insulated mug<\/p>\n

\u00a333 at John Lewis<\/a>\u00a333 at Next<\/a><\/p>\n

This stylish mug from insulated drinks legend Stanley is perfectly hand-size (350ml) and comes in nine colours, including pistachio and violet blossom (bright pink to you and me), but here\u2019s the kicker: it keeps drinks hot all day and doesn\u2019t spill a drop. Our writer Pete Wise \u201cbounced on the trampette with it, shook it upside down, threw it over my head \u2013 and not a drop was spilled\u201d when testing it for the best travel mugs<\/a>. Duly convinced, you bought more of it than any other kitchen item we\u2019ve recommended this year.<\/p>\n

The office chair that makes light work of \u2026 work<\/p>\n

Slouch Task One office chair<\/p>\n

\u00a3289 at Slouch<\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re reading this from a sofa covered in mince pie crumbs, it seems cruel to remind you that you may be back in an office chair before you know it, but let\u2019s do it anyway: our writer Stuart Andrews called the Task One \u201chugely comfortable, making light work of even the most epic working days\u201d in his guide to the best office chairs<\/a>, where he named it best overall. It\u2019s almost enough to make you wish for Monday morning. Almost.<\/p>\n

The coffee machine that\u2019s still your No 1<\/p>\n

Sage Bambino Plus<\/p>\n

\u00a3399 at John Lewis<\/a>\u00a3399.95 at Sage<\/a><\/p>\n

We\u2019re mightily impressed that this \u201cneat little machine\u201d remains one of your most-bought products, well over a year after our coffee machine<\/a> guru Sasha Muller first recommended it. (It\u2019s the Mr Brightside<\/a> of Filter recommendations.) Sasha liked the Bambino Plus so much that in his review<\/a> he awarded it the maximum five stars and hailed its \u201cfast, hassle-free coffee\u201d. Will you still be flocking to buy it in 2026? See you back here in a year to find out.<\/p>\n

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