I BOUGHT A PORE VACUUM TOOL || 'SUCK THE YUCK OUT OF YOUR PORES' || #RivetReview

If professional beauty tools get into untrained hands, bad things can happen. One tool I've never come across in a professional setting was a vacuum that was not part of a microdermabrasion machine.

Image description: Stylized image with pictures of the pore vacuum packaging, Rivet holding the device, the head of the device after use with a confused emoji over the top and text reading 'Yikes!', and a close up picture of  the packaging with text 'RIVET TRIES A PORE VACUUM!'

Well, the vacuum pore cleaner tool now exists, and has dupes all over the place. I picked one up on a recent shopping trip to give it a whirl, and here's the verdict!

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It's skinCARE, not skinSHAMING! || Rivet Licker

Why is shaming natural processes the default form for getting people to buy cosmetics? Sure, even I thought that if I didn't wear makeup or care for my skin, I would never be beautiful. In fact, I feel more beautiful now because I can make the choice to wear makeup and make sure my skin is healthy.

Skincare is probably one of the major culprits, with tag-lines such as "anti-ageing", "anti-wrinkle", and "pore minimizing" etc, being the reason we are being conned into buying products to stay "youthful". On top of this, I go into depth about how I feel about the appearance of my own skin.