Pre-2020, the only time I’d ever been known to “zoom” was when I was rushing from my desk to a happy hour after work. Fast forward a year, however, and Zoom is now very much a part of my daily vocabulary—however reluctantly. A typical day might see me dialling into a Zoom event for a new product launch before joining a Google Hangout with the rest of the Who What Wear editors to brainstorm new content ideas, followed by a video call to interview a celebrity hairdresser for a feature before ending the day with a Zoom catch-up with friends. Yes, it looks as if video calls are here to stay for the foreseeable future, but with no half-price cocktails in sight, I am, quite frankly, over them already.
However, there’s nothing worse than joining a Zoom call only to see my weary face staring back at me, so over the last few weeks, I’ve been testing and trialling a whole array of products to help disguise just how tired of video calls I am—and I think I’ve found the perfect formula.
