Review: Clarisonic Mia 2 ~
So recently I bought the Clarisonic Mia 2 with my birthday money I had received since for those who are into the beauty industry would have all probably heard about the huge hype of the Clarisonic for years now ~I have always been debating for around 2-3 years now whether or not to buy a Clarisonic as others have claimed it to be 'a life changing product', but the price always held me back, I mean at the end of the day it is £100+ and not everyone can afford it, especially since I am a student who doesn't have a job, but one day I just thought to myself instead of reading blogs or reviews on websites and YouTube videos about it, I might as well try it out myself as only then I can judge whether I love or hate this device ~ plus there is a 90 day money back guarantee as well ~
DISCLAIMER: I BOUGHT THIS WITH MY OWN MONEY & THIS REVIEW IS NOT SPONSERED
I bought the Mia 2, though there are like other ones such as the Aria and the Plus, but according to the sales assistant at Space NK she had told me that the Aria is basically like the Mia 2 but with one more speed setting and a 2 minute timer instead of 1 minute, but the normal speed on the Mia 2 seemed fine for me and I can always cheat the system by doing another cycle again. Whilst the plus is obviously more advanced with more settings and can be used on the face and the body, but to be honest I didn't need all those extra features or the brush for the body ~
there are four different brush heads to choose from and the experts of Clarisonic suggest we should go for the one that is most suitable for our skin and our needs as well, the brush heads include;
DEEP PORE/CLEAN BRUSH
One of a range of interchangeable attachments designed to customise your Clarisonic skincare system to cater for your skin type, the Deep Pore Brush Head accessory uses an advanced dual action motion to effectively cleanse oily skin and purify pores, particularly those in hard-to-reach areas of the face, such as the skin around the nose. Compatible with all Clarisonic models, the Deep Pore brush attachment will tackle excess sebum and reduce pore size for a visibly clearer and smoother complexion.
NORMAL BRUSH
The essential first step in your daily skin care ritual, Clarisonic is a professional-caliber brush that uses a gentle sonic micro-massage action to cleanse deeply. Clarisonic gently clears pores without harsh abrasion or chemicals, cleansing so effectively that all of your other skincare products absorb better.
Clinical results include 6x more makeup removed than with manual cleansing, reduced appearance of pores, fine lines and wrinkles, and improved skin tone.
SENSITIVE SKIN
DELICATE BRUSH
It is advised that you should change your brush heads every 3 months or so because the brush would build up odor and bacteria which obviously you don't want it to be transferred onto your skin right?
Anyways, choose a brush that is most suitable for you, but I have to say for me even with the sensitive brush head I find it can be a little too harsh, so I would definitely not go near the deep pore brush...
Plus on a side note if you have Asian skin I would also advise you to stay within the Sensitive-Delicate brush because majority of Asians do have a thinner layer of skin, unfortunately, I will talk about it more thoroughly in depth in a later post which is more suitable ^o^
MANUAL CLEANSING
Make-up Applied: Laneige Pore Control BB Cushion, Tony Moly Gel Fit Waterproof Liner #7 Black, Innisfree Creamy Lip Tint Mousse #4
Cleanser: Biotherm Biosource Hydra Mineral Cleanser
~ Manual cleansing with hands ~
Even though majority of the BB cushion & the lip tint was removed the eyeliner hasn't
budged at all *O* ~
In my own experience for
the past few months of using this, I have noticed it had taken off my
makeup really well, before I invested in this I had used the double
cleansing method which is with:
Cleansing Oil/Cream/Balm + Foam Cleanser
But even when following that, and even sometimes when using a silicone brush which I bought from soap and glory or my Tosowoong Pore Brush, I still had some make up left over on my skin T_T
But now when I finished cleaning my face with the Clarisonic and wipe my face with a cotton pad no makeup is transferred on there, yayyyyy! ^o^
Cleansing Oil/Cream/Balm + Foam Cleanser
But even when following that, and even sometimes when using a silicone brush which I bought from soap and glory or my Tosowoong Pore Brush, I still had some make up left over on my skin T_T
But now when I finished cleaning my face with the Clarisonic and wipe my face with a cotton pad no makeup is transferred on there, yayyyyy! ^o^
CLARISONIC CLEANSING
Applying same amount of cleanser onto the Clarisonic brush ~
Two speed settings: Regular & Fast
I like the ring light to indicate what speed you are on ~ this also lights up when you are charging it ~ my papa told me one time it looks like a UFO ^O^ ~
I like the ring light to indicate what speed you are on ~ this also lights up when you are charging it ~ my papa told me one time it looks like a UFO ^O^ ~
After 1 minute of cleansing the skin
I forgot to take a before picture but used the same make-up on my hand ~
I also couldn't take a picture of the cleansing process with the brush because I didn't have a tripod T__T
I also couldn't take a picture of the cleansing process with the brush because I didn't have a tripod T__T
See all the make up including the eyeliner is all gone with the use of cleansing ~
However, many people had
said that this reduces the size of your pores, reduces or removes
blemishes, blackheads and whiteheads, I guess it sort of makes sense
since you are cleansing your face more thoroughly it should technically
pull out all the whiteheads causing the pores to shrink and blackheads
to go away and less bacteria and clogged pores would mean less
blemishes... But I'm not going to lie to you, my whiteheads and
blackheads certainly was not removed, I would say they have reduced but
they would always still be there, whereas actually with the Tosowoong
Pore Brush I had saw better results... I still get blemishes here and
there especially when it's that time of the month & I didn't notice a
reduction in the size of my pores either but I have noticed my skin
texture has been a lot smoother
MIST: Etude House Blooming Skin Sebum Control Mist
Applied mist on hand WITHOUT the use of clarisonic
Applied mist on hand WITHOUT the use of clarisonic
Applied mist on hand WITH the use of clarisonic ~ ^o^
Also my skincare items absorb better into
the skin which I think is important since you don't necessarily want to
be spending £80 on a serum but if your skin doesn't absorb it, what's
the point?
GOOD:
- Makes skin texture a lot smoother
- Makes later skincare items absorb better into the skin to maximize the benefits of them, which normal cleansing with the hands can not do
- Cleanses skin really well and you feel really clean, really removes every trace of makeup on your skin
- Unclogs pores
- Reduces a little amount of blackheads and whiteheads
CONS:
- It's an expensive investment
- The brush heads are expensive to maintain to be purchased every 3 months
- Doesn't reduce blackheads, whiteheads and the size of my pores as well as my Tosowoong Pore Brush did which was a LOTTTTT more cheaper
- Can feel quite abrasive even with the sensitive brush head
- Takes a full 24 hours to fully charge >.<
OVERALL: 4/5
WHO WOULD I RECOMMEND TO?____________________________________________
1) If you wear a lot of makeup, in particular base makeup on a daily basis
2) If you find you still have makeup residue when wiping your face with toner even after you have double cleansed
3) If you congested skin, due to makeup build up or the wrong types of skincare items - this mostly happens when your skincare items are too rich for your skin
4) If you have oily skin or an oily T-zone, cheeks, chin and etc which can cause excess sebum on your face to build up
5) If you are prone to break outs
6) If you have rough skin texture
7) If you DO NOT HAVE REALLY SENSITIVE SKIN
8) If you can afford to keep purchasing the brush heads every 3 months, even if you do not use it everyday once you have used it a couple times I think it's only hygienic to change it after the 3 month span as like I stated before the brush itself will grow bacteria
9) If you find after cleansing your skin your following skincare items do not absorb or perform as well as it should than opposed to when you have scrubbed/exfoliated your skin and then followed on with your skincare items
Would I repurchase: If my device breaks (WHICH I REALLY HOPE DOESN'T HAPPEN SOON) then probably not, there are a lot of other cleanisng tools and devices which I would like to explore and try out, but I would keep repurchasing the brush heads as long as the device still works
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Take Care ~ ♥
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Sunday, 3 August 2014, 06:01 | 0 lovely comments
Biotherm Pure.Fect Skin Care Line Review
I haven't been blogging for a long time and that is due to my school work, but part of my new years resolution is to write more blog posts up and today I will be reviewing a long overdue skincare line I have been using which is the Biother Pure.Fect skin line
In this line there is a total of 4 products (5 in some other countries) which consists of the foaming gel cleanser, toner, moisturizer and spot treatment and in some countries a soap as well.
In all honesty, I decided to try out this line because of a Korean beauty program called 'get it beauty' and saw great results from the people who used it so I wanted to try this out really badly.
Also, in advance I apologise I couldn't take any pictures showing the products but I have used up all these products and forgot to take them beforehand, but I will try my best to describe what they were like ~
First off, is the anti-shine purifying cleansing gel. The gel comes in a translucent colour and foams up pretty well. The products definitely lives up to the name 'purifying', my skin felt squeaky clean after using this, in fact it felt too clean, my face started to feel dry and tight after washing my face with this. However, I didn't find it really to be 'anti-shine', my T-zone still became oily after a couple of hours, but baring in mind I do wear base make-up often so that can also come across a factor to my oily T-zone problem.
For my skincare routine, I usually use a cleansing oil/cleansing cream and then wash my face again with my regular cleanser but one time when I used this and accidently got some in my eye, my eye burnt like no tomorrow, my eyes were red for the rest of the day, so a heads up for you guys, stay away from the eye area if you use this cleanser.
Would I recommend: only if you have really oily skin.
Next up, is the toner from the line, now I will just get straight into the subject, I didn't like this toner one bit! partly it is my fault for not checking the ingredients before I made this purchase, but this contains quite a lot of alcohol content inside the product, and I tend to break out whenever I use any alcohol based toners. I wouldn't even say my skin is sensitive but I found this toner to be extremely harsh and drying on my skin. After using this toner, my skin got so bad, I had big massive spots on my cheek areas (ew I know!) and worst part of them all is now I am suffering from acne scarring because of this product. If you are allergic to any product that contains alcohol ingredients in then do not put yourself through this! actually, all their products contain alcohol denant so if you have sensitive skin or if your skin is not even close to being oily don't use these products because chances are they will dry your skin out.
Would I recommend: No
Third product is the hydrating gel, this is probably my favourite product of the whole line. It comes in a 50ml bottle which is the conventional size of most moisturisers in the market, but I found to use this up extremely quickly compared to other ones I have tried, but that could be to do with the fact I was using 2 pumps day and night everyday.The lotion comes in a gel type and Although, this product also contains alcohol and is meant to have anti-blemish/imperfection ingredients to target spots, I didn't find this to dry out my skin at all, it kept my skin at a right level of hydration but it didn't make my skin any more greasy which is always a plus. However, that being said I would definitely not use this during the current season because it wouldn't be moisturising enough for me now. But if you suffer from oily skin all through 4 seasons then this might be a lotion for you to look into. It's not the cheapest but it helped control the oil sebum on my skin.
Would I recommend: yes
Last in the skincare line is the anti-imperfection targeted solution which is like a spot treatment gel. This product definitely isn't a miracle worker and there are plenty of other cheaper alternatives you can find than this one, but it does do the job but don't expect to see instant results. I find this products works best for small little breakouts without a whitehead to them rather than using them on bigger spots which can cause even more irritation to them.
Would I recommend: No
Effects from Usage: 2.5/5
Overall:
I only gave this skincare line a 2.5 because I only liked the hydrating gel out of the whole skincare line. Also the negative results from the toner definitely made this whole line drop marks for me, no matter how much I loved the moisturiser I don't think I can deal with the break outs from the toner and the other two products didn't produce much effects on my skin either.
If I was to recommend one product from the line, it would only be the hydrating gel lotion.
Also, on a side note, every product in the line has a very strong distinct smell, I can't put my hands on what the scent is, it's not a chemical type of scent, but it smells very perfumed and if your skin is highly sensitive to heavily scented things, do be careful when you are using.
Take care ~ ♥
Labels: acne, Biotherm, Biotherm Pure.Fect Skin, Purefect skin, skincare
Monday, 21 January 2013, 14:08 | 0 lovely comments
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