PSA: That $150 microcurrent device I bought on Instagram was a total dud

I saw an ad for this sleek microcurrent gizmo promising jawline lifting in 2 weeks. Spent $150 and used it every day for a month with zero results. Turns out the company used stock photos of models with good bone structure. I should have just saved for a professional NuFace device from a legit supplier. Anyone else get burned by those flashy social media beauty tools?

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cameron_chen634mo ago

That LED mask story is all too common, those cheap ones barely have enough power to do anything useful. I've seen people on Reddit testing them with photometers and the output is way below what you'd need for real skin benefits. Your best bet is to stick with brands that have actual clinical studies or just save up for a professional treatment.

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foster.wade4mo ago

Got suckered by one of those cheap LED masks from Facebook once. Plastic felt like a toy and the light barely made my face look different after weeks of use. The company ghosted me when I asked for a refund. Learned my lesson about buying beauty tools from random social media ads.

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