Luna Mini Review - After Week One.

(Excuse the lack of exciting photo's, my camera is currently not working so all these are via my Samsung S3 and Instagram!)

As a beauty blogger, I regularly read about brand new products people are loving and are their 'holy grail' products - things they can't live without. One of the most known items to appear on mostly all of my subscribed bloggers and youtubers was a Clarisonic, a few different versions would pop up every now and again but it was always rated very highly and well, I wanted one for myself after seeing my favourite faces raving about it every month. 

 After my boyfriend questioning me about my Christmas wishlist, I was just about to add a Clarisonic on there, that was until I got received this very exciting email from Bzz about this new 'Luna Mini' product. I had never heard of it but was very wise on the whole powered face cleaning devices. After seeing it was very heavily discounted (£27.70 - with P+P instead of RRP £99.00) I wanted in. I was very happy to have booked myself a place on the campaign and there was an added extra bonus when I got to choose a colour I wanted - I chose the bright Magenta colour as I love bright coloured accessories. Literally 2 days later, my mum text me whilst I was at work to say it had already arrived, before the campaign had even started on Bzz, the first time this has happened for me. I couldn't wait to get home and rip open the box and use my new fancy product. I was worried about fitting it into my skincare routine as I thought it might need specialised products or it would be a pain to use but WOW - it's so easy to use and it will fit into anyone's routine. 

All you have to do is make sure you remove your make-up (I just use my Body Shop Camomile butter to do this with a hot flannel) lather up my face with my favourite cleanser or cleanser of choice that day (it's great because they don't try and sell you extra products - you can use anything with it but it does recommend you avoid scrubs and clay products to avoid damaging the silcone knobbles) and switch on the device with the central button. There are two speeds to the Luna Mini that are both accessed via the central button, you press once for the normal cleansing speed for the whole of your face and press again for the lower speed which is suitable for under eyes and I use this also on my nose. I originally for the first few days got a bit excited and used the back side of the Luna Mini. (There are 3 small sections on the brush. The front consists of mainly small knobbles and a few larger ones at the top suitable for normal everyday cleaning and the back is just larger knobbles which on the online manual suggest for deeper cleaning) Whilst getting over excited and using the back side for deeper cleaning twice a day for three days I actually hurt my skin a little and over cleansed. This just meant my skin was a little sore and putting on face masks and such stung a little. I changed back to the general cleaning for the next 4 days and the soreness disappeared. I am now just over a week of a Luna Mini user and I have to say, I don't know what I would do without it. 

My skin is baby soft, spots are disappearing, it is bringing out spots in places I didn't even know I could get spots in but this is due to the deep cleaning it is doing with the T sonic pulsations. BUT this is good in the long run as it brings them out to be cleaned away so they only last for around a day and aren't sore and can be easily covered with a bit of Mac and concealer. My skin is physically glowing - colleagues and friends are asking what highlighters or make-up products I am using and nothing has changed, just the Luna Mini is making my skin glow and look brighter and healthier. I have to say this is the best invention every and I am soooooooo happy Bzz gave me the chance to have this product. I love it and I am a total convert. 

When eventually my Luna Mini does become damaged (this will be a long long time away) and it falls out of my warranty, I would happily pay £99 to replace this. You have to try this if you haven't already, skincare addict is now addicted to a new product.

 P.S - It also allows your products to work better! So no more fancy products are needed, your simple skincare works 10 x better. Also on the mention of products the current cleanser I am using with this is the Balance Me Pure Skin Face Wash which smells amazing and is nearly all natural! I also have 35% off discount codes for anyone who wants to purchase a Luna Mini or any of the Luna range from Foreo. (below)

 

 ******PRO'S*******

 - Skin is glowing

 - Skin is softer 

- Helps with acne and spots 

- Is amazing hygenic 

- Only needs charging once and it is able to be used 300 times! 

- Travel friendly - Sleek and beautiful in colour and size

 - Kind to skin 

- Different speeds for different sections of the face 

- Pulsates when you need to move onto the next section of the face

 *********CON'S**********

 - Would've been nice to come with a little carry case for travel maybe made from material or something 

- Would've been nice to come with a better manual, comes with basic instructions but there is a manual online that the user can print off 

-The RRP is a little unattractive to new buyers but trust me - it's worth it. 

I will review again in a few weeks time, maybe around the 6 week mark to see how much more my skin has improved if it does and how I am finding it as a long term product. Stay tuned!!

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Luna Mini - Behind The Product.

I got a very exciting email from my Bzz Agent account (Bzz is a company that allow you to review products for free or at a discounted price in exchange for an honest review which can then be put onto other sites to let consumers know what the product is truly like) I was lucky enough to be invited to this campaign and although it is the first one I have been invited to where I've had to pay a charge for the product, I am receiving the system for a large discounted price. As soon as I have receive it and get a good few weeks use out of it (although it promises to deliver results in just 3 days!) I will get back on and give you a full review and also hopefully a list of products I find that are good to use with the device. If you would like to know more information about the system you can visit the companies website at http://www.foreo.com/ where you can see all the other products that the company offer (there is a full sized version, the Luna Mini, Luna Luxe and a male version available) or carry on reading for a little explanation of the Luna Mini.

(image from FOREO)

So yes, they sent me an email for a new product called the Luna Mini which is a skin cleansing system similar to the famous Clarisonic but it is made of silicone instead of being a brush style system. I got to choose which colour I wanted and I chose the bright magenta. It uses T-sonic vibrations to cleanse the skin gently without the use of pressure or rubbing. The company FOREO who make the Luna Mini describe it as;

"The next big thing in skincare has arrived with T-Sonic™ technology – a radical new approach to cleansing that is both deeper and gentler at the same time. By channeling transdermal sonic pulsations across the skin’s surface, the LUNA™ mini will transform the look and feel of the skin within just 3 days. It works by cleaning pores of impurities to reduce the causes of blemishes, while smoothing and refining your skin’s texture for incredible results."

It is described as 'extremely hygienic' due to being made of silicone, non porous and is fully waterproof so can be thoroughly washed after every use without damaging the electric charging port. It also delivers up to 300 uses with just one charge! The video below shows you the product in use and shows that it is also unisex but they do offer a separate version for just men too.