You all know how much I love my Clarisonic Mia. I've been using it for years and it's one of those tools that I think is really invaluable for preserving beautiful skin. Many of you have written to me saying you'd love to own a Clarisonic, but it's not in your price range.
I contacted the people from Spa Sonic and they gladly sent a kit to review and kindly offered to give one away to a reader of the Daily Connoisseur! (More on that later.)
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But first, what everyone wants to know: how does the Spa Sonic hold up to the Clarisonic?
This week's video gives you my in depth review and allows you to see both skincare brushes up close.
A few notable differences:
✦ The Spa Sonic is battery operated, whereas the Clarisonic requires a charger.
✦ The Spa Sonic brush head physically rotates in a circle, whereas the Clarisonic brush head vibrates.
✦ The Clarisonic is programmed to run for one minute. There is no timer on the Spa Sonic.
✦ The Spa Sonic includes four different attachments including: face brush, body brush, pumice stone and facial sponge.The Clarisonic Mia is only a facial brush.
There are pros and cons to each brush and my bottom line is this:
The Clarisonic is still the Rolls Royce of skincare brushes because of all of the technology behind it, but the Spa Sonic is an excellent runner up and is a great choice for people who cannot afford the Clarisonic. The Spa Sonic normally retails at around $60 (It's often on sale. As I write this it's available for $32 at Target, etc.).
The Spa Sonic is available at Costco, Target, Walmart, CVS and Walgreens. For more information visit www.myspasonic.com
If you are unable to see the video above, click here, look in the sidebar of this blog, or visit my channel: www.youtube.com/TheDailyConnoisseur
Giveaway
Spa Sonic is kindly offering to give away one Spa Sonic skincare brush to a reader of the Daily Connoisseur! This giveaway is open to US residents only (Spa Sonic's guidelines, not mine). Please enter via the rafflecopter widget below. I will announce the winner one week from today. Best of luck!
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Has anyone tried the Sirius Sonic? It has the vibrating head rather than the spinning one. It has good Amazon reviews. I will one day have a Clarasonic - but until then....I am looking for something comparable. I have the Olay brush, and it doesn't feel much different - in My opinion - than using a good washcloth.
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ReplyDeleteI would love to win this. I think it would help my dry "mature" skin. Although I can't say that I don't have any wrinkles, I can say that I don't have many.
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ReplyDeleteI used to have the clarisonic brush but was not too impressed with it. I did not like that it only "vibrated" and not rotate.
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ReplyDeleteVery cool that Spa Sonic has a body brush... I've been wishing Clarisonic would come out with a body brush! Thanks for the informative review, Jennifer!
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ReplyDeleteI am thinking about trying a skin brush system, but I am wondering how either of these would be with sensitive skin? That said, I think I need better exfoliation than I now have.
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I love how my skin is the best indicator of how well I'm taking care of myself. Anytime I'm overloaded, not eating enough of the right foods, or not taking enough time for myself, the first place I can physically see this is in my skin.
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