I recently
purchased the Magnitone Lucid brush in the mindset of wanting to change up my
skincare routine. I didn’t feel that I wanted a drastic cleansing change in
particular but I just started to feel as if I wasn’t having that “deep clean”
feeling. My basic everyday ‘lazy girl’ routine consisted of make-up wipes
followed by a cream cleanser then a toner; I exfoliate a good 2-3 days a week
depending on how much make up I’ve worn or how my skin is feeling.
I have
normal to oily, spot/acne prone skin and I was going through a mini skin crisis
so I decided to look up on electric cleanser brushes which seems to be an ‘in
thing’ at the moment. I have had an experience with a cleanser brush before
which I previously owned the No7 Cleanser Brush. I didn’t really form a good
strong opinion on the brush as I felt that I couldn’t really take it with me to
the bath or shower as I felt like I was scared of getting it all wet as it’s a
battery powered brush. It was an OK device but I actually found it quite harsh
on my skin (which it does say on the box not to use if you have sensitive or
dry skin) and annoyingly loud but overall did an ok job of removing any dirt on
my face.
So I was
um’ing and ah’ing over the fact “Should I ‘invest’ in a new cleansing brush?”
as my No7 got thrown to the back of my drawer and hasn’t seen daylight in the
past couple of years, it was safe to say I was scared of purchasing something
more expensive and it only to land in the same place as my previous one.
After
looking through so many I decided that the Magnitone was more of a budget
friendly price for my purse in comparing with the Clarasonic and Clinique. Two
Magnitone products caught my eye which was the Lucid and the Barefaced! I had
no idea what the difference was between the two and was ridiculously confused
of which one would be best to use every day. I had spent my weekend nights in
front of the fire watching and reading reviews of both devices. I’m not going
to sit here and lie and tell you I learned so much and there was a massive
difference in the both of them, because the truth is I ended up coming into a
conclusion that both did the same thing but there was a couple of settings that
was different between the two, and the barefaced! was just a newer/updated
version (don’t quote me on that, like I said I was very confused on what they
did differently).
What made me
choose the Lucid you ask? The price difference; at the time the Lucid was
retailing at £35 on Boots’ website while the Barefaced was £60 (at an offer
price, originally priced at £70).
The
Magnitone Lucid is a daily cleansing and exfoliation brush with active
electromagnetic technology which is created for a deep-pore cleaning and a
gentle exfoliation. This basically means that it uses pulsations to effectively
cleanse and be gentler on the skin. The device has two modes, deep clean and
sensitive, suitable for the daily removal of make-up, deep-pore impurities and
exfoliation of any dry patches. It’s completely waterproof so you can use it
while you’re in the bath or shower and it’s suitable for all skin types with
the soft and gentle bristles. What I like the most about the device is that it
has a built in timer. You can concentrate on three areas of your face for 20
seconds each. After the minute is up the device will shut itself off. Handy!
My device as
you have already gathered is a limited edition by Pixie Lott; a hot pink device
with Pixie’s initials on the handle. On the box it claims that you will have
softer, brighter and clearer skin in just 7 days. Now I’ve been using this
product for more than 7 days and my thoughts on the claims are mixed. First of
all it does warn you in the leaflet if you are not used to this method of
cleansing that you are going to experience a few breakouts, while I was going
through some kind of a mini breakout at the time I was not particularly
bothered. After the first use of this brush I genuinely did think that my skin
felt softer and every time that I use it my skin feels incredibly soft, but
unless that I moisturise after I use it my skin will feel anything but bright.
My skin will become dry and desperately need some hydration after use, but I am
also wondering as it has become a lot colder here in the past few weeks if this
has something to play a part in my skin becoming ridiculously dry, which this
is something I will have to update you on after a bit more use going into a
(hopefully) warmer spring. After doing this routine for roughly about two weeks
I think it has done some difference to my complexion but I’m still having these
odd breakouts here and there, but for my existing hormonal chin breakout I have
noticed it has helped calmed them down and they are not as painful as they have
been in the past, which is always a good thing.
Overall I
really enjoy using this product. I personally didn’t see a dramatic change in 7
days as what it is promoting on the box but I am seeing some difference in my
skin. I believe with these kind of things 2 weeks of use isn’t really enough to
give a definite ‘YES it works’ or ‘NO its terrible don’t buy it’ kind of
answer, but with more time and with spring/summer somewhere on its way I could
give you more answers of what I truly think of it. But as of now, I do like it
and I will carry on using it daily to see, so I don’t see it being thrown to
the back of my drawer just yet.
Have you
tried any electronic cleanser brushes?
Lia x
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