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My name is Tammy Lim and I am an award winning blogger from Top 10 Malaysia Magazine and Cleo Malaysia Magazine. I have been blogging since 2008 and I am also the founder of a local Malaysian beauty & lifestyle community called The Butterfly Project. People often tell me that I'm a wonder woman, but in reality - if it's something you love, you can do wonders.

When I'm not wondering, I'll be on my computer searching for the next fountain of youth or hunting down a fantastic deal. I'm also a shopaholic, wanderluster, spa enthusiast and proud hipster who loves planning special occasions and surprises for her loved ones.
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  • Unboxing Clarisonic Mia 2

    2.06.2013

    charging my clarisonic mia 2 for 24hrs

    Finally I mean finally, the Clarisonic Mia 2 is in my hands. No I didn't get this free, I actually bought it by taking up freelance jobs. The satisfaction from purchasing it with my own means is so gratifying! I hope my fiance don't follow my blog because this freakin piece of gadget costs RM530.00 from Sephora Malaysia. It was initially priced nearly RM700 until L'oreal took over so girls if you're looking to buy Clarisonic cleansing brushes, this is the time to get one (especially when you have 10% discount from Sephora after collecting 250 points).


    the 60seconds cleansing regime 

    Here I am doing the signature brush to face I love Clarisonic Mia 2 pose. It's what everyone do when they first get their Clarisonic brushes! Initially I wanted to buy this for my birthday but they were all out of stock so I placed an order for a Pink Mia 2 at Sephora Paradigm Mall. Finally they called me and I rushed over to see my new pink baby. The second good news were the prices were slashed so I saved even more! Mia is RM420 and Plus is now RM800. Brush heads are still priced at RM90.

    the all new pink Mia 2

    My obsession with Clarisonic started from visiting Sephora last year. At first I was shocked a cleansing device would cost that much! Curious, I google, read reviews and watch youtube videos about people raving about Clarisonic. I have tried the Neutrogena Wave Sonic (a hand held battery operated deep cleansing device), then L'Oreal's Perfect Clean (a scrublet) and Haba's Ion My Esthe (ion device) but nothing came close to my desires to get a Clarisonic Skin Cleansing System. Perhaps it's because of the technology used and the "benefits" everyone is raving about that made me go crazy.


    a quick video intro to Clarisonic

    unboxing my Clarisonic Mia 2

    comes with a manual, charger, travel case & cleanser

    hand held device with a brush head (gentle brush)

    can pack for travelling as well

    foc travel size gel cleanser

    check out the cool charger head with no holes/plug

    Clarisonic is waterproof, it uses magnet instead

    to "stick" on during charging

    patented micro massage motion to remove impurities

    via 300 oscillations per second

    to clean 6 times more than using your hands

    How do I feel after purchasing my pink Clarisonic Mia 2 device? I feel like I belong to a community that proudly claims now I can have beautiful, smooth and clean face. My decision making wasn't easy, it took me some time to really decide to go for it because of the price factor. I have tried the cheaper methods of facial cleansing, via manual cleansing with the help of a scrublet, a mid range battery operated device from Neutrogena, an equally expensive Ion device by Haba but Clarisonic actually came out as the winner in terms of usability, technology, control of use (has a beeper to signal you when to stop & switch areas for cleansing) and cleansing results. Price wise, its a show stopper because a smart consumer would not buy this at first sight. Only the fairly vain or obsessed would finally give in to try something in hopes of becoming beautiful and pay that much.

    My skin is definitely smoother thanks to it's micro-massage technology with a brush head that oscillates, because it helps remove dead skin cells; allowing better penetration and absorption of your skincare products particularly serums before you go to bed, which in turn makes you beautiful the next day.


    Mia 2 has 2 years warranty & money back guarantee
    (not sure money back works in Msia)

    However I'm only using it once a day because I have sensitive skin and I don't want to over cleanse my face and make it dry. Also I'm not using it to clean my make up because I don't want to get the brush head dirty quickly and make up residue to get into my pores since the product claims to work well against your skin to remove impurities, what happens when make up residues gets stuck deep in if you don't cleanse properly. That's just me being skeptical, so I rather gently remove my make up first than only use the Clarisonic with a gentle cleanser as a double cleanse.

    I hope more facial cleansing systems will pop into the market soon (e.g Olay's Professional Pro-X) so that prices will be consumer friendly. If you're going to buy it, know that it will be an investment towards beautiful smooth skin rather than a one time magical product.

    I'll do a proper review of it after a month or so, it's too soon to say whether my pores, fine lines, wrinkles, oil seeds, white or black heads is reduced from religiously using a device that works 6 times better than my hands. For now will you purchase this in hopes to get beautiful skin?

    P.S: all photographs shown here is taken with the Samsung Galaxy Camera. I love the macro shots on this baby!

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    22 comments:

    1. Although the Clarisonic is expensive, it's really worth every penny.

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      1. totally agree but wish it's not expensive sob

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    2. Totally agree with you! I love my Mia to the max! Oh I also removes makeup by myself without using the device. then only use for cleansing. >.<

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      1. yeah can prolong the brush head life, plus won't discolored it coz I saw other reviews, they use to remove make up so the brushes become discolored. I want mine white white forever haha!!!

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    3. This item in on my wishlist!!omgg...

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      1. it's so the best gift to get for birthday!!!!! hope you get your wish come true soon

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    4. Looks nice.. but expensive neh...

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      1. yesh loh.. the hype is also the price factor..which makes everyone go.. gila

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    5. just wonder, after sometime will we need to change the brush? what is the brush material? soft texture? can't wait to see ur review on this expensive beauty tool!

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      1. Yeah need to change. After 3 months or when you notice your brush turned color or is not in good condition change. But dun wait until horrible condition to change coz brush might damage ur skin if bristles already KOyak.

        The brush material? never check oh. Macam biasa je, it's soft definitely. There's 3 or more types of brush head but when you buy your clarisonic model, it comes standard with a sensitive brush head for beginners to use. They say it's for u to get acustomed to the brush first b4 u move on to :

        - gentle brush
        - normal brush
        - deep cleansing brush (their latest i read)

        also got body brush . All brushes priced at RM90 per pc at Sephora Malaysia.

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    6. I bought the mia last year... and it worked for me.. very jealous of the pink mia 2 though and the cheaper price!!

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      1. how much u bought that time, was it RM780? I can't remember the price , only remembered the shock haha.

        I hope they don't have sales for this! I will heart pain teruk. Don't jealous my pink mia, u can buy second one again since now cheaper.. HAHAHHAHA

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    7. i'm purchasing the Olay Professional ProX Cleansing System coz i really cant afford Clarisonic at this time. I hope it will not be a disappointment as i read many reviews saying that it's good, though it cant 100% challenge Clarisonic.

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      1. Hey where are u buying it from? Is it in Msia yet? I read reviews about the Olay Pro X vs Clarisonic if Olay Pro X is finally in Msia, I'll also try it to see which one is better.

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    8. I just bought the peony colour at RM 372 from eBay, seller is from Singapore, so that included the shipping cost. Woohoo! Can't wait to get it soon.

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    9. I'd like to ask. The mia2 at rm530 is before or after the 10% of sephora card?

      Thanks.

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    10. I'd like to ask. The mia2 at rm530 is before or after the 10% of sephora card?

      Thanks.

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    11. Hi, can you clarify that you mean Mia is priced at RM420 or Mia 2? If Mia 2 is RM420, do you know how much for Mia? Ty!

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    12. fat ass in the house

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    13. Hi tammy ..thanks for ur review..i wan to buy the clarisonic but i donno how to buy..can u guide me on this?as i don't wan end up buying the fake one..thanks ya

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      1. Based on the post it seems you can buy it from sephora?

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