My daily beauty routine starts almost every day with a dry brush (face and body) with the Clarisonic Brush. It is no exaggeration to say that my Clarisonic is indispensable and contributes enormously to all-over good skin condition.  I might also have said for the Baby Quasar LED device, until Sirius came along with Aurora for about a third of the price. Now, Sirius also has a brush called the Skinsonic for $49 (in the TIA shop) – about one quarter of the price of the Clarisonic. Would it too be able to elbow a long-standing pricier model out of the way?

The answer is no. I am not going to give up my Clarisonic Plus, which has three speeds for the face, a larger body brush and costs $225 for Sirius Skinsonic. However, if you don’t already own a Clarisonic and don’t want to spend around $200 (it costs $195 for the Classic), or even $100 (for the Clarisonic Mia), then the Sirius Skinsonic is well worth considering. It does a creditable job with a few additional bells & whistles and you’ll be getting the benefits of brushing your skin (a great way to gently exfoliate to remove dry skin and keep pores unclogged).

What’s good about Skinsonic

The Skinsonic should really be compared to the Clarisonic Mia – they are both cordless and come with a single speed. However, the Mia has only two brushes (normal and sensitive skin). The Skinsonic has two brushes, a massage applicator (a rubber, spikey head) and a foam head for applying an exfoliator. In my book, an exfoliator applicator is one of those things that you didn’t know you needed because you didn’t. Having said that, I tried it out with Your Best Face Prep and rather enjoyed the feel of it.

I have been testing the Skinsonic for over a week and it’s pretty good. It definitely leaves my skin looking nicely polished. Against the Mia, I think it is doubtless the better option. A small thing, but it should be noted that Skinsonic’s brushes are much easier to remove than Clarisonic’s.

What's good about Clarisonic

I will go back to my Clarisonic Plus for two reasons. Well three, as the most compelling is that I already have it. Then, I really like the Pro’s large brush for body.  But the clincher is probably that the motion of the Clarisonic brush when powered seems to be superior. Clarisonic is based on the same oscillating motion technology as the Philips Sonic toothbrush (an electric toothbrush so good that owners of it – myself included – brag that they barely need to floss).

Still, the Skinsonic’s performance is good enough. It’s much better than another low cost brush that I once tested, the Pretika. I also think Skinsonic is better in terms of price and performance than Nutra Sonic. Your skin will benefit from it, you’ll get a few extras over the basic Clarisonic, you’ll get a bargain to boot. For these reasons, I have added it to the TIA store at $49.