Oh! Darling.

Clarisonic Mia - John Lewis (£120.00) 

Ever in the quest of perfect skin, just before Christmas i was horrendously naughty and splurged on a Clarisonic. A Clarrrawhat asked my bemused father? A Clarisonic is essentially six to eight electric toothbrushes stuck together for your face. And a pricey one at that. With our American cousins going crazy for them across the pond, highly recommended by their snazzy dermatologists, i had to be in the know - and more importantly i had to have one.

Being rather on the pricey side at £120, the Clarisonic Mia essentially deep cleans your face, albeit a bit like a car wash or fancy flannel. Its brush head vibrates a rather impressive 300 movements a second, gently but throughly removing up to six times more make-up than it would just normally washing with your fingers. Impressive much? It also helps to improve the appearance of the skin, becoming smoother and softer, and more importantly spot free. 

After a lot of ummming and ahhhing, lots of review reading and weighting up pros and cons to uninterested brother, i bit the bullet and ordered one. I purchased mine through a US seller on Amazon for a bargainous £80, alas he has clearly realised what a fool he was and now upped the price unfortunately. However, they are available readily on the high-street (check out ASOS with student discount!) from John Lewis to Space NK. It finally made its way into my beloved arms and i set about using it,  after its first usage i instantly felt my skin was instantly softer and smoother, a result i had been unable to achieve with any other exfoliator. Another benefit i realised was how my skin suddenly drunk up any moisturiser, it absorbed better and allowed better results from any products i applied. 

However, wiping  off the dead skin cells and deep cleaning my skin started the purging stage. A polite way of saying 'getting bloody spotty', the grime and gunk was currently working its way out of the skin. Lovely to know, but horrendous to see. A few weeks on i'm still battling with a few blighters, nothing too serious to ever let my regret my purchase. For the way my skin feels now, i can tell the results will only get better in the future. I have rapidly seen the deep clogged pores looking more faded and small pimples under the skin have vanished. 

I found out the best way to use my Clarisonic is to pre-wash my make-up off with any face wash, then pump a pea size amount of my normal cleanser (Clinique Foaming Wash-off Cleanser) on to the brush head and work around my face. The cleanser lathers up well, while the Clarisonic struts it's stuff for the timed minute, then automatically switches off. I tend to concentrate the brush head around more troublesome areas such as my nose, chine and forehead rather than my cheeks of which are pretty clear. Another big decider in the buying decision is that the Clarisonic is completely waterproof, meaning i can use it within the shower without the worry of electrocuting oneself.

Overall i'm really pleased with my purchase and i do really see what all the fuss is about. I can't sing from the roof tops and shout 'i'm spot free people!' Because honestly its to early to see, and i'm not that spotty to start with really, and we all get the pesky tail tale signs of that time of the month. What i am delighted to see, is a bright and incredibly soft complextion that makes make-up application a dream! I dare say its also rather nice to know that every single spec of make-up is being completely, and utterly jet washed off my mug every night. The perfect lazy girl's tool to face washing.

Have you thought of purchasing a Clarisonic, i say its a DO! Or do you already own one?

Just a quick added note to fellow bloggers, Sarah and i are organising a Blogger lunch in London during the Summer, if you fancy popping along please see here. Tell others too please! 

Post Title : Oh! Darling.

Oh! Darling.,

Beauty,

Oh! Darling.