Paulas Choice SKIN PERFECTING Exfoliant Facial Blackheads Reviews Summary

Effectiveness

Pros:

• "The product does a good job with tightening and unclogging pores and I’m very pleased with the change I’ve seen in the pores on my nose after only using it for a couple of weeks."
• "Good to use for 3 minutes after washing face to keep pores clean."
• "It works best for me if I'm applying every night to every other night, and I don't apply moisturizer for a few hours afterwards."
• "On the good side it is completely sheer, very very slim (liquid), and moisturizes your skin."
• "I’ve been using this product for a few days now. Using twice daily as instructed. After washing my face with a simply exfoliating body wash and then using this product afterwards my face feels really good."
• "This product worked beautifully for my mom. Made her skin look soft and supple."
• "This product is great, really kills that acne growing. I still get my random zits, but this kills them very quickly."

Cons:

• "The smell is horrible! I have dry skin but it doesn't dry it out, but It also burns a tiny bit so it might not be best for sensitive skin."
• "The solution is also very sticky and sits on your skin without being absorbed."
• "it left very heavy oily residue on my skin and it actually feels really uncomfortable."
• "I just never get any results."
• "The pores are by far the worst. I haven't noticed a difference with my skin tone at all. the enlarged pores and texture are still crap."
• "So far, I haven't noticed any difference."
• "I feel like it made my face break out more and did not exfoliant."

Packaging and Design

Pros:

• "I love that the other one came in a pump type dispenser."
• "It is a pourable bottle with an opening the full width of the bottle (instead of a tiny opening to keep you from spilling half the contents)."
• "This came in a timely fashion and was well packaged."
• "The packaging is interesting because it has a screw cap, then under that there is a flip cap that you use to actually get the product out."
• "Arrived fine, seemingly undamaged. The bottle still had the seal on it to show it was unopened."
• "Pros: I love the really simple design, really works well with my sensitive skin, and it’s non irritating."
• "The size is also convenient if you just want to try out!"

Cons:

• "Like many others I received a cracked bottle that leaked almost all the product out."
• "There were weird burn marks on the plastic wrap outside of the product."
• "I heard really good things about this brand, which is why I was extremely disappointed seeing that my item arrived broken."
• "Also, the bottle was leaking a little bit when I received the package."
• "I don’t like the container, it requires you to use a cotton ball because it’s so runny."
• "But I have reordered from this seller multiple times and I’d say 1 out of every 4 orders, it doesn’t arrive."
• "I hate how greasy this leaves my skin, especially before bed."

Texture and Smell

Pros:

• "it smells good and feels so refreshing on your skin."
• "Seems oily when first applied but does not give a greasy, shiny look if you prefer matte makeup. Smooths my skin; doesn't diminish my pores."
• "It is truly fragrance free."
• "It doesn’t sting or irritate."
• "Smells a little weird but I associate that with actually working."
• "There was no discernible smell with the first bottle."
• "It does moisturize your skin well and doesn't have a strong scent or anything."

Cons:

• "The consistency is not the same, it doesn't do the same thing?"
• "Initially I HATED the greasy texture of this stuff, and due to my very oily skin I thought for sure it would cause a breakout."
• "The second time i received it, it was much thinner almost watered down."
• "This is super-runny, and very hard to apply (cotton pads are a must)."
• "However, the smell is awful, like dabbing on sweatiest socks extract."
• "But it has a somewhat 'sweaty feet' smell that kept me from giving it more time."
• "The chemical smells bad."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Bought the travel size of this in summer of 2022 and it lasted for 5 months with near daily use!"
• "Because I got this on discount, the price is about the same per ounce as my usual product."
• "Love love love the product."

Cons:

• "Honestly, I'm a bit underwhelmed by the size to cost ratio."
• "It's just really overpriced for the amount you get."
• "This product in specific is quite expensive."
• "Love this product, still can't find a BHA to replace it. Why replace? Because the price has jumped up by about $10 at this point, and just seems to be creeping higher and higher."
• "3 stars because this is very high in price for what you get."
• "Ridiculous price for the amount of product- find a dupe."
• "My biggest complaint about Paulas Choice products, is that they have gotten SOOOO ridiculously high priced."