Clarisonic Mia 2 ("Sensitive" Replacement Head) Review

Disclaimer: I got this product for free from Chick Advisor . Well, I got PART of the real product for free. I was sent a 'replacement head' for the Clarisonic Mia, and a 20% off coupon for when/if I decided to buy the full priced item online.

Photo from www.clarisonic.ca

I don't quite understand why they'd bother sending me part of a product I can't even use, but it was free so I can't really complain... Well I guess I can because this product is useless to me and they should've just saved themselves the postage. I was never asked if I wanted this product (or part of product, I should say)... I don't do many purchases online due to items being hard to return if defective, shipping charges and the possibility of my package getting lost. So that coupon is useless to me as well.

The Clarisonic Mia 2 is so expensive (they average $180 or more) as is, that 20% off wouldn't have been enough to make it affordable for me. I won't be purchasing it anytime soon. This isn't the type of item you can purchase, end up disliking and move on. $180 is a lot of money on a fancy electric toothbrush for your face.

I have however, started using the "replacement head" manually as a mini scrub for my face. I find it lathers up my face-wash much better than my fingers do. And it gets deeper into my pores to clean out all makeup and residue. I don't notice a significant difference (certainly not worth the $180 Price Tag), but I bet with the bonus features the actual tool supplies (such as 300 sonic pulses a minute) it might help a little bit more.

"Sensitive Brush Head"

I have however, started using the "replacement head" manually as a mini scrub for my face. I find it lathers up my face-wash much better than my fingers do. And it gets deeper into my pores to clean out all makeup and residue. I don't notice a significant difference (certainly not worth the $180 Price Tag), but I bet with the bonus features the actual tool supplies (such as 300 sonic pulses a minute) it might help a little bit more.

They recommend you change the brush head every 3 months (yes, just throw it away and buy a new one every 90 days) But for the price of $30.00CAD just for ONE replacement head, there's no way on Earth I'm ever going to buy one for myself at that price. They are offered in a range of textures, I received the "Sensitive" one. There is also "Delicate", "Deep Pore" "Normal" and "Body" brush heads. Each cost $30, or you can buy a dual pack for $46. While I'll admit it's nice to have options, this is one thing that just isn't worth the money to me.

Thanks for the free item, ChickAdvisor. I just wish you'd let me know in advance so I could've turned it down and saved you the postage.

Not convinced and you'd still like to try it out for yourself? Purchase it directly from Amazon by clicking on the image below. Multiple other colours available as well if you purchase directly from http://www.clarisonic.ca.

P&G BrandSaver Sample Program (October 2014)

If you don't have a P&G Brandsaver account, I suggest you sign up ASAP. Register Here !!

I've been a member for a few months and regularly print coupons from them. But just recently I was notified of a sampler box that was available. The photo showed some sample sized items, as well as a couple full sized products. All I had to do was put in my mailing address and click submit. No surveys, no hassle. I was unsure of exactly what would come in the box and I'd actually forgotten all about it until I received a pretty blue box in my mail this past week. I posted about it immediately on Instagram. I've opened a new Instagram account for posting about deals and freebies, so if you're interested please follow me HERE .

I'm not sure exactly when I ordered the box, but it came within a month of me ordering it. So for little to no effort, I got a box full of cool new products from P&G that otherwise I might not have bought (or tried) on my own. Recently, 3 more sample boxes were released but I didn't get any of those. I missed out on them, but I'm sure there will be more sample boxes from P&G in the future - so make sure you sign up at the above link to be eligible for a sampler box.

Note: P&G may or may not email you when a new sample box is available. I found out about this one from a favorite website of mine called CanadianDailyDeals . This website frequently posts about samples, coupons, sales, etc. I have them bookmarked and check back frequently. They also have a Facebook page if you want to be notified of new deals there instead.

Now, onto what was in the box I got.

To my surprise, the box not only came with a couple sample sized items (one or two uses) but a FULL SIZE Covergirl Bombshell Mascara, Mr.Clean Magic Eraser and a full sized Venus razor! Also included were a 1-use sample of the Tide Free&Gentle Pods, 2 Cascade Platinum Pods, 50mL samples of the Pantene Sheer Volume Shampoo & Conditioner. As well as an advertisement book (seen at the bottom) and a book of Target-Exclusive coupons.

There are several coupons in this booklet. Including: $1 off Mr.Clean Magic Eraser, $1 off any Tide detergent (1.36L - 1.47L), $2 off any Tide detergent (2.72L - 2.95L), $2 off any 43 - 60 pack of Cascade pods, $3 off any purchase of BOTH  Venus razor cartridges AND a Satin Care shave gel, $2 off any Covergirl Bombshell product and $1 off any Pantene hair care item. (All the coupons expire in 2015 - lots of time to find a good sale to use them on.)

The exciting thing about these Target-Exclusive coupons is that they can be "stacked" with a manufacturer coupon for the same item to add to your savings. So for example, right now there is a $2 off any Pantene product manufacturer coupon. I could go to Target and use BOTH the $1 off Target coupon and the $2 manufacturer coupon to get a total saving of $3. Wait for a good sale to come around and this means I can get a shampoo or conditioner from Pantene for $1 or less.

Very exciting! I saw some other people who ordered this box got different items, one person even got TWO mascaras in theirs! If you got this box, let me know what came in yours.

You can purchase most of these items from Amazon directly from the images below. Please note; Prices are handled by Amazon.ca and I have no control over them. Prices are subject to change at any time, items may go out of stock, or have other issues. I cannot control this, nor can I do anything about it. I apologize for any inconvenience.

Note: Target Canada has now closed and Target coupons are unusable.