good cleaning but finicky charging base
I already own 2 clarisonics and am not ready to fork out another $100 for a Foreo, so after looking around in the knock-off fields I decided to give this one a try, which had 9 reviews when I ordered and that is too few to be reliable even if it's all 5 star reviews. I have enough experiences with both genuine name brands and knock-offs and honestly i'd not expect them to perform at same level. It's a matter of reaching the right balance in terms of value. Say if a knock-off performs at 60% of the brand name product but only cost 1/3 or less of the latter, I would call it a good buy. Since I am used to clarisonic cleaning, this facial cleanser was way too gentle/soft for me when i tried the first time, I was convinced that this was useless and i was gonna return it, but then once i finished washing my face with it, I had to say it definitely felt much cleaner than a simple towel wash! So it was doing some sonic cleansing job after all even though the vibration was very mild comparing to Clarisonic. The weak link of this product is its charging base. Even after a few days of using it a couple of times a day between washing and massaging, the unit would only charge for one minute and then stop charging. I contacted the customer service, who is very responsive and told me that the product arrives charged and the charging indicator light will turn off when it's fully charged. So it's a bit hard to tell if my unit has a defective charging base and will find out if it holds a steady charge once its power significantly drained. Also it takes some practice/nudging to find a secure charging contact point with the charging base, the unit is probably not waterproof but water resistant as it's not seamless, there is a fine slit line at the bottom. I think it's safe to use in the shower but as instructed do not soak in water. All in all, this is a good product if the charging base turns out okay which I will update in due time. I wouldn't know if it performs just as well as a genuine Foreo as I don't own a Foreo but it does complement with Clarisonic brush which is not meant to use daily.
Rating: 4 stars