Clarisonic Mia 2 - thoughts and feelings.

It's Tuesday, which means we all made it through yet another Monday. Congratulations!

Today I am sharing a new beauty tool I recently dropped a couple bucks on, which took a lot of convincing and even caused a little (a lot of) buyers remorse. I'm not a big budgeter by any means and really I should get better at saving in general, but I still feel the heat from dropping large sums on one purchase.

[Clarisonic Mia 2 in Peony]
Friends, I'd like you to meet my new Clarisonic Mia 2.

This thing is one pricey little face washer, if you ask me, especially for something you'd think you could conquer with the bare hands the good lord gave you. Which would be wrong by the way, but I'll get to that in a little bit. I've been putting off purchasing one of these babies for nearly a year, but after reading about 8,000 reviews and hearing all of the great things so many ladies have to say about it, I finally decided to cave.

First of all, the fact that I could actually have a Clarisonic that was a beautiful shade of hot pink was nearly enough to sway me into the purchase. "Peony" is the Clarisonic name for this pretty color and it is fabulous.

Once I got over the initial love affair with the color I had to wait 24 hours, for the battery to get a full charge, to use this pretty baby so I had a lot of time on my hands to admire this little gadget without actually putting it to use. The charger? It's magnetic and totally, freaking, awesome... if you're easily amused, like myself. I could have played with it for far longer than I care to admit on this sweet public blog. It also comes with a really unattractive and unexciting "travel case" which I'm guessing I'll be less judgmental about it's looks once I embark on a vacation with my Mia 2. Stay tuned on that one.

[Clarisonic Mia travel case]
Unexciting, no?

Moving on even further, let's talk about the brush head. Clarisonic offers a lot of different brush heads, which I was completely confused on because some of them sounded similar enough to not really care... wrong again, of course. After reading reviews, I decided to go out and get myself the "delicate" brush head that Clarisonic offers to use instead of the "sensitive skin" brush it comes with. The delicate brush head is the softest and most gentle brush they offer, and with my ridiculously timid and sensitive skin I went straight in that direction. I haven't experimented with the sensitive skin brush head, but I really love the delicate. It works perfectly with my skin and hasn't caused any negative reactions. A+ on the delicate brush head, Clarisonic.

[Simple Sensitive Skin Facial Wash]

Now that I've been using my Clarisonic Mia 2 twice a day for a week, I can honestly say that this thing is worth every single penny (and more) that I dropped on it. My pores have already noticeably started shrinking and my skin has a glow similar to the glow I had back in my early (uhem) twenties. I love that you can use just about any facial cleanser with it, too. I don't hate the Clarisonic cleanser that came with it but I do hate the price tag on a full sized bottle of it (about $25 a bottle.. no thanks), so I went and got some of the new Simple sensitive skin brand face wash I've been seeing around at stores lately and it works just as well... smells a little better, too. Also very gentle, for you sensitive skin ladies. Don't forget your moisturizer!

I can't say enough about my love for this product and if you have even lightly considered taking the plunge and getting one, go for it. Seriously!