*Before going on, I added graphic pictures to show the results*
The Saturday before the last one, one of my friends came over and we took a trip to Hyperstar. We were basically fooling around and chucking random things into our trolley when my eyes landed on the nose pore cleansing strips and a put them in my trolley as well. Rivaj is a company whos products I have tried before so I didn't have to think about quality when buying the product. Without more delay, lets get to the review.
Description:
Cleansing nose strips are designed to unclog pores and remove blackheads. The specially created strips adhere to dirt and oil in the most hard to reach areas, once the strip has been removed you will see an improvement and with regular use, the strips help to reduce the long term appearance of pores.
Instead of quoting the directions as is, I will give a summary. Basically you wash you nose with soap and while your nose is wet, apply the strip, smooth out the bubbles and wait for 10-20 minutes. After that, you peel them off.
Each box comes with 6 nose strips packets and the box retails for Rs.275/- each which i thought would be quite the bargain if they worked.
My Thoughts:
I followed the directions and left it on for 20 minutes for maximum adherence. I peeled it off carefully and gazed at the blackheads on the strip. I was quite impressed but since i tend to either scrub my nose or squeeze out the blackheads (you shouldn't do that but I find it satisfying-lol) so I knew I should experiment. Now my mom's grandmother, who lives with us along with my grandmother, has ALOT of blackheads thanks to the many years she has never given attention to them. I though, 'what better way to test the limit than on a very bad case of blackheads?'
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| Before using the strip. Though they may seem alot, I assure you that they were more than this. They just didn't show up on camera |
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| After using the pore strip. You can clearly see the areas where the blackheads are now gone from. The only areas they remain is where the strip did not stick properly. |
Following the directions, I applied the strip to her nose and let is sit for 20 minutes and peeled it off. to my amazement, the strip was practically filled with blackheads and my 'subjects' nose was quite clear. There were spots where the strip had not adhered properly and so the blackheads remained in those areas but apart from that, it was all clear! Definitely would go out and buy more as well as ask everyone to try them out as well. Just make sure the strips adhere properly.
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| the top seems as though the strips just cleaned the very tips |
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| but the side view shows that the strips grabbed the whole length of the blackhead |
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| There were ALOT! |
PROS:
-properly removes blackheads
-tighten pores
-nose feels quite smooth and soft afterwards
-great price range
Cons:
-it may become slightly painful to remove but wetting the strip slightly will help
Rivaj cleansing nose pore strips are available at most Rivaj counters in stores and most probably online as well.
