Hot Drugstore Find of the Week: Lumene Radiant Touch Moisturizing Cream Cleanser

Hello Divas!

Long time no hear!  I went on a little end of the school year, mini-vacay in Hilton Head and it was the best!  While in Hilton Head, I got a great tan and found this delish body scrub that I must share with you Divas! So stay tuned.

Of course I am a Lumene fan.  I am always trying different Lumene products because they just work so well with my skin.  Lately I have been using Lumene's new Radiant Touch Moisturizing Cream Cleanser.  This cleanser claims to brighten your skin tone while also leaving your skin soft and moisturized.  This cleanser contains Artic Cloudberry which is a key ingredient in Lumene products.  Artic Cloudberry "fortifies the skin, protecting it against pollution and stress while cloudberry nectar detoxifies, helping the skin to look brighter."  I have used several Lumene products containing Artic Cloudberry and I can attest that it does work over time to even your skin tone and make your skin appear brighter and more radiant.

I do like this cleanser a lot.  It does not foam as much as I wish (because I like foaming cleansers better) but it does get my skin very clean.  It leaves my skin soft to the touch and my skin tone is looking pretty good.  I have noticed that this cleanser works very well with my Clarisonic.  After I use this cleanser with the Clarisonic it does have a nice dewey freshly scrubbed look!


Lumene Radiant Touch Moisturzing Cream retails for only $10.99, which is a steal!  You can purchase it online here or at any CVS.


Toodles!


This product was provided for review by Lumene.  However my opinion is 100% honest and my own.

Hot Drugstore Find of the Week: Clean & Clear Continuous Control Acne Cleanser

Hello Divas!

I hope you are having a beautiful day!  Life is a blessing!

The last quarter of the year I begin to experience a lot of acne breakouts on my face.  I knew it was stress, but I was kind of frustrated and at lost on how to get rid of it.  I had not had any acne breakouts in quite some time, so I really did not have anything in my beauty arsenal to combat it.

Well I found Clean & Clear Continuous Control Acne cleanser and it has been a life saver.  I have used it for a month.  After about two weeks of use, I stopped having breakouts. Woot!  This cleanser contains 10% benzoyl peroxide.  It has a creamy texture and I use it with my Clarisonic.  But be careful.  If it gets in your eyes or mouth, it burns and irritates like crazy.  I learned the hard way.  However, it does not dry out my skin like other benzoyl peroxide cleansers have the tendency to do.

This cleanser gets rid of pimples in a short period of time, is moisturizing and non irritating to my skin. That is why it is my Hot Drugstore Find of The Week!  Clean & Clear Continuous Control Acne cleanser retails for $6.49 and you can purchase it at CVS.

Toodles!

Clarisonic Plus: Week One

Hello Divas!

Always have hope!  Remember as long as you are trying and living, your situation can always become better.

Well after wanting a Clarisonic for 2 whole years, I now have two! Who would have thunk it? I won the new blue Clarisonic Mia on Twitter.  Yes, I follow Clarisonic on Twitter and they are always giving away Clarisonics by hosting cool contests.  Love how Clarisonic is using social media to get awareness for their brand.  Then, Clarisonic offered to let me test the Clarisonic Plus.  I tell you, when you put something out in the Universe, somehow it just comes to you.  Yeah!

So, the Clarisonic Plus comes with two brush heads.  One for the face and one for the body.

Face Brush

The face brush can be set at 3 settings: low, normal and high.  I have been using the normal setting because I have problem skin.  The high setting is recommended for the decollete.  Also the Clarisonic Plus comes with a Body brush.  This brush is to be used for targeted areas of the body.  I have been using it for my knees, elbows, and back.

 Body Brush

The Clarisonic Plus also includes Clarisonic's own line of facial products.  There are 3 types of cleansers for sensitive, normal, and oily skin.  And there is a body polisher to be used with the body brush head.  The polisher contains micro beads that really removes dead skins and makes your body parts baby smooth.

Lastly, the system comes with a charger.  

I have been using the Clarisonic Plus for one week and I am enjoying it.  I use it twice a day, morning and evening and my face is smoother and brighter.  When I use my toner, I barely see any excess dirt on the cotton pad.  Usually, I can fill up a cotton pad with excess dirt after washing my face.

Also, I like that the Clarisonic Plus comes with detailed instructions on how to use the product.  The product is programmed so the user utilizes it exactly as it should.  For example, the face brush is designed to clean your face for one minute.  So you spend 20 seconds on your forehead, moving the brush in round circles.  After the 20 seconds is up, the brush stops and prompts you to move the brush to your T-Zone (nose and chin), the brush stops again and prompts you to spend 10 seconds on each cheek.  After one minute, the Clarisonic promptly shuts down! Genius, Genius, Genius!  The body brush is also programmed for optimal results.  It will run for 3 minutes and you can use it in constant mode or pulse mode to really hit a problem area!

The body brush head should be used for targeted areas.  My friend Natasha has one and she swears the brush has lifted layers of dark skin from her elbows! Amazing.  I have been using it on my elbows, knees and back.  So far so good. I will let you know how it turns out.

Cons

I believe the facial cleanser is breaking me out.  I have very sensitive skin and I will try the Clarisonic cleanser for sensitive skin or go back to my own cleanser. 

After one week of use, I am pleased with the product.  Check back on this blog weekly and read my Clarisonic Plus diary posts.  I am documenting this journey!

The Clarisonic Plus retails for $225 and you can purchase it online here or at any Sephora. Steep but worth it.  Women claims it is a life changer and I am beginning to believe it.

Toodles!

Disclaimer:  The Clarisonic Plus was provided courtesy of Clarisonic. However my opinion is 100% true and solely mine.