a look for less...sort of

I have been wanting to get a Clarisonic for quite a while now. All my twitter friends rave about it and I've only heard great things. However, on a law student budget, the $200 price tag was pretty high for me to shell out for a beauty product. I figured someone must be making a similar product for less. Right? Well, I did some searching and there are several facial brushes out there that claim to be similar to the Clarisonic. The product that appears to be the most similar is the Pretika Sonic Dermabrasion Facial Brush. I have read tons of great reviews on the Pretika and for $41.50 it is much more affordable. The Pretika used to be sold at Brookstone but it doesn't appear to be sold on their website any longer. You can purchase it here at Drugstore.com. Plus, first time buyers get free shipping!

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{you can purchase Clarisonic from Drugstore.com here}

Both products claim to reduce pore size, deep clean, tackle fine lines, and generally improve the appearance and feel of your skin.

The Pretika website says this about its facial brush:

• SONIC HIGH FREQUENCY MICRO-PULSATING CLEANSING TECHNOLOGY
• USE SEPARATELY OR IN COMBINATION WITH DAILY BEAUTY ROUTINE
• Prepares the Skin to Better Absorb Skin Care Treatments
• ADVANCED BRUSH HEAD TECHNOLOGY, For Delicate, Sensitive and Normal Skin Types
• ADJUSTABLE POWER LEVELS. Low - Gentle Care, Keep Skin Firm, High - Penetrating Exfoliation
• Use daily to remove the Epidermal (outer) layer of dry and flaky skin cells and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles so your skin feels smoother. Gentle enough for use as part of your daily beauty rotuine. Also helps reduce appearance of pores, oily areas, dry skin patches and blemishes.
• Cleans so effectively for Healthier Skin - and prepares the skin to better absorb skin care treatments.

Have you all tried either/both of these products? What do you think? Seems like a good buy to me! Mine hasn't arrived yet, but I will be sure to let ya'll know how I like it after it gets here!