It is pretty much every ammeter blogger's dream to collaborate with the big high street brands; Topshop, H&M, New Look and also Boots. I've found a great way to kind of make that happen as I have received free products from Boots in exchange for an honest review.
So this is not technically a blogger assignment, Boots do not seek out bloggers and you're not expected to blog or feature the received items. What I'm actually talking about here is being part of Boots' reviewing panel. You simply sign up and wait to be selected. At the moment, Boots are not looking to take on anymore reviewers, but don't be put off. You can register your interest here, which is what I did and I was very quickly contacted after this. There are thousands of products, so Boots need thousands of reviewers, it is definitely worth submitting the form.
Ok, so say you're in. What happens next?
Boots sends out a survey every so often (I tend to get one every few weeks) and it usually lands in my junk because, to be quite honest it looks very spammy slash verging on the point of scammy. But it's not! Its the real deal. Click the link and you're taken to a quick survey that assesses if you are right for the product they want to send you. If it is skin care, you'll be asked what skin type you have, what problems you have with your skin etc and it will even ask you what product you'd most like to try. Make sure you are honest, there are no right and wrong answers. They probably have a bunch of products for all skin types and problems, so they want to send them to the right people.
If you get a survey, you're not guaranteed to receive the item but after about three surveys I got selected - yay!
Receiving your free product!
You won't get a confirmation or anything, if you've been successful, the item will just appear on your door mat one day. Now, the important thing to point out here is that you receive a completely unbranded bottle with the product inside. You're not to know the brand because it could introduce bias and that's not what Boots wants. So, as you can see it is not brilliant for taking loving blogging pictures and raving about the brand cause you literally don't know yet. You will find out though!
Depending on what you receive, you'll also receive a set of different instructions. Some require you to use the product every day for two weeks, for example. I received a blemish solution which I had to use every day and complete a survey after one and two weeks to describe the effects.
Seems a bit of a hass. What are the benefits of doing this?
I'm super busy, with university looming, my bikini business, blogging and other jobs but the surveys don't come every week and they are super quick to fill out, literally a minute or two, there aren't many questions.
If you specifically have a skin issue but just don't know what to try and don't want to spend money trying 100 different products then this is so great. I have blemishes from spots that will not bugger off, so after trying several brands that are not working, I turned to this in hope Boots could give me something new to try. Even if you're just after some new makeup to try, a bronzer maybe. Boots reviewing team may introduce you to something new. You're also helping things in the long run by leaving honest reviews! For me, it has helped me get better at blogging and realise the importance of writing good reviews too. Once you start receiving products you are more likely to be picked again if you do a timely review. Of course, you can always decline surveys if you're too busy sometimes!
So if you fancy grabbing some free products to test from Boots, don't hesitate to join by clicking the link below:
(This post is not sponsored by Boots)
