A Beauty Must-Have with Discount Code

This post is part of a series as a Type-A Parent Clarisonic Blogger. I received sample products from Clarisonic and compensation to share information about the product.

My daily style could best be described as natural or simple. Most days, I’m dropping off my boys at school and then coming back home to work until it’s time to pick them up again and then head off to whatever sports practices they have that day.

Unless I have something special planned or it’s a date night or girls’ night out, I don’t bother with makeup. But that doesn’t mean I don’t care at all about what I look like. I do want to have clear, bright skin, especially since I’m not covering it up with makeup.

I’ve tried all sorts of skincare systems. Different cleansers, different tools. Once, I tried a 7 step cleansing system: it did work but I didn’t stick with it because who has time for 7 different steps twice a day? So I settled for a great cleanser and moisturizer and left it at that, though sometimes I felt like my skin wasn’t getting as clean as it could.

Then I had a chance to try the Clarisonic Challenge: use the Clarisonic Smart Profile twice a day for a week. I’d heard about these devices for quite a while, but hadn’t tried one yet because I was a little worried it would end up as yet another skincare disappointment.

Here’s my before and after, with no filter on either, taken in the same place, at the same time of day, for best comparison.

I could feel a difference the very first time I used the Clarisonic Smart Profile. Clarisonic devices cleanse 6x better than hands alone, though the Smart Profile (their top-of-the-line device) cleanses 11x better than hands alone. I don’t know if I could quantify on my own how many more times clean my face felt after using it, but I do know that after I used it, my initial reaction was how did I ever feel like my face was getting clean using just my hands?

It only takes 60 seconds to cleanse and on the automatic setting, it will vibrate and beep to tell you when to move it to a different part of your face. On its first charge, I was able to use my Clarisonic for about a month before it needed charged again.

Clarisonic devices are safe to use twice daily and can help improve skin conditions like acne and rosacea, plus reduces signs of aging.

There’s even a Clarisonic for men or yours can also be used with body and pedi brush heads for a head-to-toe sonic cleanse. The pedi brush is next on my must-have list (I can’t be the only one whose feet get a little rough in winter).

My verdict on the Clarisonic Smart Profile: best thing I’ve done for my skin. I’ve been using it since August and stuck to it because it’s so easy to use and it’s effective. I’d highly recommend that you get one(or start out with one of the other Clarisonic devices because a 6x better clean isn’t too shabby either!). Get one for yourself as an early Christmas gift- between now and November 15, 2015, you can get 20% off any of the devices by using code THINGS20. This code is good for the first 100 redemptions.