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"FacebookPinterestfeaturedimage18gray_660x386.jpeg \n\nLike a lot of guys I don\u2019t give a ton of time over to my skincare routine, if you could even call it that. After washing my face and maybe spreading around some moisturizing lotion I pretty much tap out. My skin has never been particularly good or bad, having made it though adolescence with what I would consider a fairly average bout of acne troubles. But when I\u2019d been hearing from friends, male and female alike, about a gadget that was making them look like dewy children, my interest was piqued. The contraption, the Clarisonic Mia, is essentially a vibrating brush head that massages skin pores, promising a deeper clean to prepare skin for better absorption of those after-wash moisturizers.\n\nTo be honest, when I first saw the device I thought two things: first, I really don\u2019t need another object taking up space on my bathroom cabinet and second, at a not so cheap $119 I hope it delivers on its promises. Turns out the thing does deliver and goes a bit further for us guys.\n\nFrom the first time I used it, I could immediately feel the difference compared to scrubbing with my hands. Sixty seconds and a dab of face wash is all it took to make the magic happen. I don\u2019t know if there was scientific proof, but my face certainly felt cleaner than it had in some time. Who knows if anyone took notice, but after two weeks of use I could tell my face actually looked brighter and better than it had before. Using the gadget twice a day, as suggested, even got me into an entire face-care routine, as if the machine\u2019s buzzing elicited a Pavlovian response for me to cleanse, treat and moisturize accordingly. The added bonus for dudes using the Clarisonic is that the gizmo can also be a shave brush prior to razor use, applying shave cream as the bristles supposedly lift the hairs on the face for a closer, smoother shave. From my experience, the motorized brush-as-shave brush could be skipped. Using it to clean my face, then shaving regularly, still gave me an easier shave than normal. My whiskers felt prepped before the shave cream even went on. Also worth noting is the cordless cleaner\u2019s impressive charge capacity, which has only needed to be re-upped once since its first use. All in all, the Mia is an investment, but one of the rare instances where a product delivers on most of its promises.\n\nOne note of caution: the combination of soap and a rotating head can make things a bit messy over the sink so I would suggest using solely in the shower, which is fine since the whole unit is waterproof.\n\n$119, available at clarisonic.com"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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