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Hydrafacial machine hype had me rolling my eyes for years

Every esthetician I knew was dropping $15k+ on those things and I was convinced it was just marketing fluff making people feel fancy. Then I tried one for free at a trade show in Dallas last spring, got to see the before and after photos on a client with actual congested pores, and the waste canister was filled with real gunk. Has anyone else been dead wrong about a tool or treatment that ended up winning you over?
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lindaw12
lindaw121mo ago
Used to roll my eyes so hard at the Hydrafacial hype. My friend texted me from a trade show going on about it and I was like, "another expensive machine for what, a fancy face wash?" Then I got roped into being a model for a demo at a local training event. The esthetician let me watch my own pore gunk come out in real time, which was honestly gross but also pretty amazing. My skin felt clean in a way that scrubs never gave me, not stripped or irritated. So yeah, I was totally wrong about that one.
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karenhenderson
Oh gosh, I was totally in the same boat until I saw one work.
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