Clarisonic - Is it worth it?

[booskie7]

Is Clarisonic MIA available here in manila? Where can i buy it?

[moonstar_004]

i took the plunge and bought the mia 2 from multiply for 7k. i really hope this works. i don't have acne naman, just want a tool to help me clean and maintain my skin.

[moonstar_004]

to the owners of mia2 or the other ones that have timers(yung when to move to face parts), hindi ba kayo nabibitin sa 1 minute for the whole face?

i used it for the first time today, parang nabitin ako. lalo na yung 10 secs for each cheek.

[morbiedoll]

^ 10 seconds is really just what you need for your cheeks para hindi mairritate or ma over cleanse. Specially now that you're still introducing your skin to the gadget. If i'm wearing heavy make-up though i usually dont follow the 20 second chin part and go to my cheeks instead. Pero the plus and the classic can be adjusted to 2 minutes.

[tboupt27]

yehey i got mine at last. thanks to my aunt in australia, she bought one clarisonic plus and send it here in New Caledonia. Took 3 weeks to arrive but it was worth the wait.

mga sis dapat talaga 24 hours ichacharge yun before gamitin? yung akin kasi ginamit ko na sa sobrang excited saka ko chinarge hehe.

[moonstar_004]

^i charged it for 24 hours, just to be safe. i wanted it to use it na rin agad when i got it, but i forced myself to be patient.

i'm using dove cleanser with it, not the clarisonic cleanser. i don't use the clarisonic cleanser, ayoko kasi mag-introduce ng different routine for my face all at the same time. so far ok naman. no breakouts.

[tboupt27]

^thank you sis!

i didn't use their samples as well, mahirap na. i use aloe scrub from forever living. ako naman, chinacharge ko ulit after gamitin. maka accumulate lang ng 24 hours heheh. nga pala kapag ba fully-charged na hindi na siya magbiblink? tama ba?  thank you!

[moonstar_004]

^yup, mine had a steady light when it was fully charged. even if the light wasn't blinking anymore, i still waited for the 24 hours recommended charge time.

[garamd]

I got my Mia2 two days ago. Now it is fully charged. Let's see if its really worth it. By the way, I bought mine thru Amz, shipped it to my cousin in Calif. Her MIL brought it to pinas. Swerte lang at  timing sa paguwi nila so wala nang shipping from Calif to Pinas. Bought it for 150usd kasama na shipping.

[oktoberfest22]

on and off ang lemming ko sa clarisonic pero recently, lumalakas ang lemming ko dito dahil sa mga blackheads ko sa forehead and cheeks na pabalik-balik kahit magpa-facial ako every 3 weeks.

does this prevent blackheads from building up?

[Heatherette]

I have a question on this too. Meron kasi ako yung brush na maliit, nabili ko sa Beauty Bar (Earth Therapeutics ang brand) then meron din ako sa TBS, eto kasi... pag ginagamit ko yun, nagfle-flake ang skin ko ng ilang araw! So tinigil ko na. Ganun din kaya mangyayari pag nag-Clarisonic ako?

[morbiedoll]

^ it depends, the skin is always tricky. haha what kind of cleanser are you using?  I've had people with mature and dry skin use the Clarisonic. But they haven't had issues aside from the price haha. the key is to slowly introduce your skin to the thing. what I know though is the TBS brush is a bit more harsh than Clarisonic's delicate brush. It would be an issue though if you use products that increases the skin's turn-over.

on and off ang lemming ko sa clarisonic pero recently, lumalakas ang lemming ko dito dahil sa mga blackheads ko sa forehead and cheeks na pabalik-balik kahit magpa-facial ako every 3 weeks.

does this prevent blackheads from building up?

In a way yes, kasi it cleanses your pores so well therefore  increasing the results  of the products you use for anti blackheads (eg: your cleanser, treatment lotion etc). But if you rely on this gadget alone for that, you would be mildly disappointed with the result. 

[Heatherette]

^Cetaphil gamit ko sis

[rae]

I was able to kill my lemming for this when I read all negative comments at makeupalley.

[Heatherette]

^Like what sis? Gusto din i-kill haha lalo na kung mag-flakey skin ako dito.

[garamd]

may na try kasi akong facial brush na parang clarisonic ang shape from avon. super effective sya sa akin. kaso nung nag give up na yung brush at yung unit, wala nang ganon sa avon. sayang nga kase 345 lang bili ko don. and it served me well. kaya sa tindi ng lemming ko sa facial brush, napabili ako ng clarisonic. sana nga effective tulad ng avon.

[rae]

@heatherette, on its own doesn't make much of a difference.

To some people with acne naman, it made it worse. Feeling ko, it's because the acne-causing bacteria is spread even more sa face, ang hirap nga naman i-sanitize ng brush.

Some naman made their sensitive skin more sensitive, esp those with rosacea.

The main thing that really put me off is that you need to replace the brush.

Anyway, may mas murang alternative called skinsonic. I don't know if it's just as good but it's 4 times as cheap.

[tikitakz]

^ pa-join po, very promising itong clarisonic, based on what i've read it helps the skin absorb facial products better. kaya lang may kamahalan ito,  sis san available ang skinsonic? tia!!!

[rae]

^nakita ko lang sa isang blog. They have a multiply account. Skinsonicph.multiply.com ata. Not sure ha, I can't research right now I'm on my mobile device.

[tikitakz]

thanks sis rae, will check that out.