you know? I re-read my comment and perhaps I went too strong, It seems the brush gets lots of love here. I am usually the anomaly that confirms the rule. Perhaps there are better brushes now. Dunno.

I can't use any sort of brush. I found this out the hard way, when using a delicate brush I managed to take the skin off the lower orbital ridge of my eyes and cheekbones. The resulting red graze took a very long week to heal enough that it didn't look like I took a cheese grater to my face!

I much prefer AHA and the like.

Zap, you're not the only one - I've read poor reviews too. But scrubs tend to inflame my face, probably because I treat it like I'm scouring the sink. Nordie's customers rave about it, though!

Ah, Una, I think that makes a big difference. When I'm not wearing makeup I am much more lax about cleansing my face at night. Although that's usually when I'm traveling/camping. I realized some time ago that living in the congested urban industrial mid-Atlantic means my skin is much more bombarded by grime than it is when I'm out in the pristine Arctic air or the Rocky mountains.

Interesting, Janet! It's true because I always feel grubby in the city. On the other hand, here I can literally FEEL the moisture being sucked out of my skin. It's -10F today and man, is it brutal.

The mild exfoliation of the Clarisonic helps moisturizer penetrate and work better. Use a gentle cleanser, like Cetaphil. No scrubbing!

If you get it you should start out only using it with the extra soft brush, bought separately, and only once every other night, I'd say. See how that goes. I like to use mine once in a while when my skin just feels like it needs it. I probably have a bit of the flushing rosearea myself, and can't scrub it too much without it feeling sting-y. It does clean the foundation out well, but if you aren't putting stuff like that on your face you might not really need it?

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