{"id":7768,"date":"2011-06-24T08:30:08","date_gmt":"2011-06-24T00:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=7768"},"modified":"2013-01-27T22:20:10","modified_gmt":"2013-01-27T14:20:10","slug":"saying-hello-to-the-clarisonic-mia-i-hope-youre-good-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2011\/06\/saying-hello-to-the-clarisonic-mia-i-hope-youre-good-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Saying Hello! to the Clarisonic Mia – I hope you’re good to me!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Oh lookee what landed in my hands just 2 days ago? \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n
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Its the much acclaimed Clarisonic Mia<\/strong> sonic skin cleansing tool! The big Clarisonic set is available at Sephora KL for a jaw dropping RM800+ but I wasn’t about to drop that sort of money on something I wasn’t too sure about. So I did some research, talked to some people, and learned that the Clarisonic Mia is quite sufficient to start with.<\/p>\n The Clarisonic Mia is the Clarisonic, just more travel friendly and importantly, cheaper! Ok, cheaper being relatively speaking \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n There are a few colours to choose from. I dithered between white or ice blue and ice blue won. I didn’t want the Mia to be yet another iApple lookalike \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Clarisonic Mia Blue size<\/em><\/p>\n The Clarisonic Mia is very sturdy with a nice ergonomic hold. Its also a good size as you can see above and it has just 1 button to turn it on or off and its quite surprisingly weighty. The Mia comes with a sensitive brush head, which feels firm but not too soft.<\/p>\n You’re supposed to charge it up for 24 hours before first use. But when I pressed the on-off button, it came on so I took it for a spin (hur! hur!) the very same night. When you switch it on, it oscillates very fast – Clarisonic says its a “sonic frequency of more than 300 movements per second”. It does not feel like it is merely rotating – it vibrates and oscillates and is surprisingly gentle on my skin.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I did not use it with the sample Clarisonic cleanser provided in the box. I used the Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Oil Free cleanser<\/a> which is relatively foamy but isn’t drying nor does it have any AHA\/peeling properties. Its just a basic cleanser.<\/p>\n And the results on just Day 1 was quite impressive. After 1 minute… ok perhaps 2 minutes (The Clarisonic Mia turns itself off after 1 minute which is the recommended time of use) I washed my face and was very surprised to find my skin feeling very very clean. It has never felt this clean! Not squeaky clean, but almost. And smooth. I was amazed.<\/p>\n Also I’d noticed a cluster of blackheads on my chin in the afternoon but after my shower, I noticed that it was gone. Skin felt smoother and visibly brighter. No difference in skincare, just this tool.<\/p>\n Its too early yet to say if its love or if it will kill my skin so I will bring you my thoughts after a month (there will be periodic updates on Facebook<\/a> and\u00a0Twitter<\/a>)\u00a0I intend to use it everyday (once a day) with my regular skincare that I’m now using, and we’ll see if I break out or peel or just end up with better looking skin overall like Jamilla here<\/a> (who sold me on getting this) \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n If you are already a Clarisonic fan, perhaps you could share your thoughts or tips on the best ways to use this skin cleansing tool. I’m all ears! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Paris B<\/p>\n Clarisonic Mia retails at US$149. I purchased mine on www.kissandmakeupny.com with a free international shipping code that was available all of last week and shared on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. Shipping was quick and it arrived safely with no issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Oh lookee what landed in my hands just 2 days ago? \ud83d\ude00 Its the much acclaimed Clarisonic Mia sonic skin cleansing tool! The big Clarisonic set is available at Sephora KL for a jaw dropping RM800+ but I wasn’t about to drop that sort of money on something I wasn’t too sure about. So I<\/p>\n