What does it claim to be? A professional-quality at-home microdermabrasion kit. It claims
to "powerfully reduce fine lines and wrinkles, even around the eyes. It improves skin tone, texture, and elasticity while helping to reduce acne scars and age spots. Discover a stunningly smooth, youthful complexion."
I was perusing Sephora.com and saw this product and its reviews and out of the 100 reviews most of them were great which peaked my interest. I have on again off again acne and less than perfect pores and fine lines that I would like to get rid of as well, not to mention freckling/sun damage.
The first con of the system was the price a hefty $250.00 which includes the system and three different types of tips fine, coarse and a precision tip for places like your nose.
I ended up purchasing my nu brilliance on ebay for $80.00 with free shipping and handling but my set did not come with any attachment tips. So to order the tips I only was able to find them on Sephora.com (I live in Canada so they were the only ones who would ship to me) for $15.00 each I picked up 3 fine diamond ends as your supposed to replace them after about ten uses to receive the free shipping I had to spend over $75.00-poor me lol, so I got so more goodies I'm going to write about. Due to the price of the heads I've had an on again off again relationship with my nubrilliance but here is my opinion so far and after I order new heads I plan on posting before and after photos.
I love the machine, the first time I used it on my face and neck and I was red for a while after, but my skin the next day felt baby soft after the first month one of my freckles/age spots came off completley. My pores were becoming smaller and any small blackheads that were on my chin and around the nose and when I used it on my neck and chest area I had the same results baby soft skin and small bumps slowly either went away all together or worked their way out altogether. I also used it around my lips which felt and looked poutier after. So with all that said here's the cons- upkeep of the system is way too much and unaccessible. I can't order the precision tip or the new pouty tip which I would love to try and when I do order the tips I either have to order 5 tips(coarse or fine) totalling $75.00 on Sephora.com to receive the free shipping which is alot of money. Especially when I can't get exactly what I want it feels as if I'm being ripped off of all the Nu Brilliance system has to offer.
Pros
-Awesome machine that does what its supposed to do (that says it all!!)
-Reasonable price for people who normally get microdermabrasion done at an office (I am not one of those)
Cons
-Hard to buy replacement tips
-Only able to buy Fine and Coarse from Sephora.com at $15.00 each +shipping unless you spend the $75.00
Stay tuned for my before and after pictures when I receive my new tips & if anyone knows how to get any of the other tips please send me a message!
