After seeing an ad for the new Olay Fresh Effects line of products I was very curious and eager to try these. This line seemed to be perfect for my oily skin! To be honest, I was reeled in by the pretty blue and green packaging…that does happen on occasion :). I really wanted to try the BB Cream but could not find the products at any of the nearby drugstores. I finally found the line on Drugstore.com, the BB Cream was sold out so I decided to try Va-Va-Vivid! Powered Contour Cleansing System instead.
This little set included a battery-powered cleansing tool and a small (o.68 fl oz) Shine, Shine, Go Away Shine Minimizing Cleanser. You can see how small both of these items are here:
The brush and bristles are all soft rubber and when you turn it on it vibrates for deep clean action. I have to say the shape of the brush is pretty genius! It definitely is great for getting into the curves of your nose, etc.
The cleanser is a pearly/silver cream-type, medium consistency and does not produce much of a lather. It has a really nice fresh scent. The instructions say to add the cleanser to the brush but when I did that the cleanser just sunk down into the bristles and disappeared, making cleansing next to impossible. What worked better for me was putting the cleanser on my face, massaging it in a bit, then using the cleansing tool for about 1 minute on the face. I concentrated the most on my T-zone to help eliminate clogged pores.
The cleanser does make my skin feel a bit tight afterwards which I don’t love. I feel it does keep my face as clean as any decent cleanser and I experienced no breakouts. It claims to be a “deep clean that has all the purifying power of a mask, but lathers and rinses like a daily cleanser”. However, I did not see anything outstanding about this cleanser as far as a deep clean. My main gripe is that it seemed like I had to use quite a bit of product to work up a little lather. I do love the shape of the brush and think that alone is truly unique! The small size of this little power cleansing brush makes it awesome for traveling. I would not re-purchase the cleanser since it did not do anything outstanding for my skin.
I purchased this set for $14.99 on and feel that it was worth it for the very unique brush. I’m sure you could find this set on sale (and use a coupon) at your local drugstore and get it cheaper. I was just impatient and wanted to try it ASAP.
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Have you tried anything from the new Olay Fresh Effects line yet?
This power cleansing system is amazing, I have dry skin and I love it, I use it in the morning mainly and the cleanser does take a bit more than I would like to lather but it does the job for a drug store cleansing brush system, I also have the BB cream in “light to medium” and the moisturizer as well and love them all.
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Oh wow, what an interesting brush! The bristles look so hard and non-flexible, but it sounds like they’re actually soft. I agree that the shape of the brush seems great and also really would be convenient for travel
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Yes, I think the shape of the brush is actually the best part! It is a very soft feel as well. Let me know if you try this!
A few years ago, I tried some olay products but found them to be a bit too greasy for my skin, but this was the time when they hadn’t revamped their entire line to what it is now. The reviews have been great.
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You’ll have to let me know if you try this!
Sounds interesting. Thank you for the honest review. It seems like a good value and it might be worth trying out.
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You are so welcome, Shannon, glad you found it useful! Do come back and let me know what you think if you try it :).
Hmm. I’ve never tried this. Or a brush for my face in general! I’m a little nervous about it, haha. Like it’ll hurt or something…
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Each person is certainly different and it may not agree with your skin at all! You may actually find that you love it and it improves your skin, you just never know :). Some people are more sensitive and it may take a few tries to find a brush that will work for you.
Hmm I’m still not convinced with these brushes – as in, I think they’d be too rough on my skin for daily use! :-0 The Clairsonic and similar devices are popular here but I’m not keen on trying those either. How did you find the brush/cleansing tool?
Do Olay recommend use of the tool twice a day, once a day, or? I think if I ever do try these I’d be using it once a week to help with exfoliation! (Yep I’m a scaredy cat lol!) 🙂
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I think it varies person to person how often to use the brush in any system. I have a Clarisonic and the brush head was too much for my skin to use daily so I know what you mean. I had thought about getting one of the “sensitive” brush heads for my Clarisonic in the future.
I found this brush with rubber bristles to be super gentle on my skin and I did use it twice daily with no irritation. You or someone else may have a totally different experience. I think once a week would be a great way to start and see if you liked it!
I really want to try the brush, but I have to get it in the set with the cleanser, which I don’t like at all.
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Hi Angela! The cleanser is actually very small (like a travel size) so I don’t think it added much to the price if that helps? I think if the brush were sold alone it would still be a decent deal at $14.99.
That brush does look great, I have a Clarisonic and it is hard to get the sides of the nose and under the eyes!
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I also have a Clarisonic and the brush was a bit harsh for me to use daily. I was thinking about getting the “sensitive” brush head to see if that might help. These rubber bristles are so soft too!
I have not tried any of the Olay Fresh Effects products. I also like a good lather so I will pass on this.
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I’m still interested in trying that BB cream but I think I need to finish reviewing a couple of others I already have on hand first!
Interesting! despite the cons you mentioned, this is definitely something I want to try 🙂
So great review! 🙂
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Thank you, J! If you give it a try, do let me know what you think.