Clarisonic

To buy or not to buy? That is the question I have been in dispute with for a while.... until last week when in a moment of weakness (or madness) I parted with my hard earned cash to buy one!

What is a Clarisonic?

It is a facial brush that uses a sonic frequency (totalling up to about 300 movements per second!!!) to gently and thoroughly remove 6 times more makeup and 2 times more oil/dirt than any other type of manual cleansing.

Benefits?

Leaves skin feeling and looking smoother

Removes impurities that keep creams and serums from working their best

Gentle enough to use twice a day

Reduces oily areas, dry skin patches and spots

Minimizes the appearance of visible pores

Safe for all skin types

As I said, I was uncertain whether to buy one; I'd heard great things about it but they are undeniably expensive!

Clarisonic Classic: The original cleansing system has 2 Speeds and is priced at £155.

Clarisonic Mia: A newer, smaller cleansing brush with 1 speed is priced at £120. I get the impression this is more of a "travel" version. Also comes in a variety of colours.

Clarisonic Plus: Has 4 speeds, is suitable for use on the face and body, and is priced at £179.

Each Clarisonic comes with sample size cleansers to use with the brush and all of the cleansers can be purchased at any Clarisonic stockist.

http://clarisonic.co.uk/

I splashed out and went for the Clarisonic Plus and with it I got: a sensitive brush head, body brush head, 60 ml Refining Skin Polish, 30 ml Gentle Hydro Cleanser, 30 ml Nourishing Care Cleanser, 30 ml Refreshing Gel Cleanser, and a charger.

You get an instruction manual explaining how the different settings and speeds work and why gentle cleansing is good for acne prone skin.

I purchased mine at Harvey Nichols in Manchester and the saled lady told me that they use the Clarisonic Plus in some of the facials they do there at the Spa!

My skin is so so so so so much softer than it has ever been! I can really feel the benefits of it, it hasn't cleared my acne up but because it is such a deep cleansing tool I feel like I am doing something to help unblock my pores. It's also made it easier for me to apply make up as I have less dry patches.

If the price is something you are unsure about there are cheaper versions out there that are getting really good reviews such as :

http://www.qvcuk.com/ukqic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.item.432648.cm_scid.KeywordSearch

I'm really happy that I decided to get one, let me know if you have one too!

- Natalie