Read the great reviews from Ulta and was even happier to purchase it on eBay for 25% off retail price. It wasn’t amazing. Find that the head doesn’t go on surface and curves of the nose very well (although they have various heads you can used). It’s not even close to the charcoal nose strips. The nose strips does a better job of extracting whatever is clogged in my nose pores (I used the strip once a week). It has decrease some of the roughness on my lower lip to chin area where I have some stubborn clogged pores. But I can still see those pores are present and filled (although they are normally tiny and remains tiny after using this). It does not remove or suck out the pores like the charcoal nose strips if that’s what you’re hoping for. The diamond heads scrapes your skin and the dryness or the flakes it disturbs on your skin is what it sucks in. I haven’t notice any dark spots lighten (like other reviews say on Ulta). I use my Clarisonic for my whole face after, then wash, then toner then Ordinary. I can tell that my toner and Ordinary are absorbed better and eagerly. I was looking forward to the mist part of this device, but my toner came out smelling horribly and there wasn’t enough mist (I was hoping for something like a cool humidifier). Nope! It was more like steam from your hot drink only; not enough toner for my skin and the smell (yuck!) I was amazed after using the Clarisonic for the first time, I didn’t get that feeling with this one. I’m using it 2-3 times a week in my problem areas only. Still using my Clarisonic everyday.