Get a Closer Shave and Less Ingrown Hair with Clarisonic
I wasn’t blessed with beautiful skin. I’m not one of those people with flawless skin who you ask what they use and think they are going to wink and whisper some exotic potion like “truffle oil” and wink , but they say “soap and water”. I can’t just cleanse like that, I have skin where it needs to be exfoliated often or else it’s a mess. So when I saw the Clarisonic, I thought, this might be great for me. When I first used it, I thought it was going to really scrub. And when all I could feel is the vibration, I didn’t think I was going to see results. But I did! It’s very gentle, but really helps to keep skin clean and clear. I notice a huge difference in my skin if I slack off.
I recently read how men are using it to apply their shaving cream or gel, which is helping them getting a closer shave and avoid ingrown hair and shaving bumps because of how well and gentle it exfoliates. I had my husband try my Clarisonic to apply his regular shaving cream to half of his face to see if there was any difference versus the side that he just applied the cream with his hands. There was, he got a closer shave and his skin felt softer on that side. So use it in the morning before your shave and your skin will look clearer, brighter and less congested where you shave, and even where you don’t.
The Clarisonic isn’t cheap at around $200, but there’s a smaller version called the Mia shown above right. You can get it for about $149 (buy direct) from skinstore.com. If you use the code 15SPRING you’ll get an additional 15% off. Code expires 3/14/09.
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Clarisonic Mia Image Courtesy Skinstore.com
Get a Closer Shave and Less Ingrown Hair with Clarisonic originally appeared on About.com Hair Removal on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 17:05:32.
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