UFO 2 review and how does it compare to the first version

FOREO’s revolutionary gadget launched again in 2018 redefined masking, bringing highly effective, skilled remedies proper to the consolation of your own home.

On 1 April 2021, the model is unveiling the UFO 2, an upgraded model of the good masking gadget that’s the final word energy masking therapy. We’ve acquired the lowdown this upgraded mannequin, together with a assessment by a magnificence gadget beginner.

What’s within the UFO 2

Hyper-infusion expertise

As with the unique UFO, the UFO 2 offers you a whole energy masks therapy, enhancing your skincare with upgraded hyper-infusion expertise akin to thermo-therapy and cryo-therapy.

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Thermo-therapy is like its title suggests – the tremendous quick heating tech immediately softens the pores and skin, opening the pores to infuse the components and actives in your masks even deeper into the pores and skin.

The distinction? The UFO 2 delivers warmth 5 occasions sooner at 55 degree-Celsius on the plate and 45 degree-Celsius via a masks.

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Cryo-therapy, then again, cools the pores and skin nearly 5 occasions sooner now to 4 degree-Celsius. By doing so, your pores shrink and lock all the great things in, and you'll bid adieu to puffiness and say whats up to a extra lifted look.

Full-spectrum LED mild

The UFO 2 boasts eight LED lights that expertly activate key components inside the masks for a devoted and customised therapy.

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It’s an effective way so that you can deal with your drawback areas. Must brighten boring complexion and even out your pores and skin tone? Go for inexperienced mild. Attempting to scale back the looks of advantageous strains and obtain a younger look? Purple and purple lights are your options.

White mild tightens the pores and skin and reduces puffiness, orangelight revitalises the pores and skin for a beautiful glow, blue mild improves the pores and skin’s texture, cyan mild calms and relieves harassed pores and skin, and yellow mild reduces redness and soothes the pores and skin.

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Whereas every masks has a pre-programmed hyper-infusion expertise and LED mild pairing, you may also customise your very personal therapy and put it aside for future makes use of within the FOREO app.

T-Sonic pulsations

At 10,000 pulsations per minute, every masking session is usually completed off with this satisfying face therapeutic massage.

The pulsations enhance the microcirculation and absorption of lively components, so that you’ll know you’re positively getting each little bit of the masks’s essence into your pores and skin!

In addition to growing the absorbency and efficacy of your masks formulations, the pulsations additionally assist to diffuse facial muscle rigidity, smoothing the looks of advantageous strains and decreasing puffiness.

Temperature-control function

Beforehand, the UFO can solely be paired with FOREO’s masks, however with this temperature-control function, you may pair the UFO 2 with every other sheet masks for the final word at-home spa expertise!

UFO 2 assessment

I’ve by no means considered incorporating expertise into my skincare routine – simply my trusty three-step skincare routine, and infrequently masking when I've time to spare.

I say that as a result of placing on a sheet masks requires you to be nonetheless for about quarter-hour and on some days, I merely do not need the time or endurance for that.

FOREO’s UFO 2 promised an at-home spa masking expertise in 90 seconds (for many of its masks), which feels like excellent news for folks like me.

I masked with the UFO 2 each alternate day in every week, making an attempt out totally different masks formulations on my delicate, dry pores and skin. Right here’s the way it went.

Acai Berry

I visited the Singapore Zoo and River Safari over the weekend – and my pores and skin paid the worth for it. I got here again to reddened, irritated pores and skin that was so dry and flaking at sure areas – the results of being within the solar for method too lengthy.

That’s once I determined to bust out the Acai Berry Activating Face Masks, which was meant to easy and plump the pores and skin, boosting radiance.

Upon unboxing my UFO 2 and taking all of the pics for the ‘gram, I downloaded the FOREO For You app on the app retailer to pair and register my UFO 2.

To start out masking, I eliminated the attachment ring from the UFO 2, then slipped on the sheet masks over it and safe it by clipping the attachment ring again into place.

Again within the app, I began a therapy, then scrolled and choose the Acai Berry masks for the pre-programmed masking routine.

The 2-minute therapy began off with thermo-therapy and purple LED mild, and delivered a cushty heat onto my pores and skin that made my masking expertise oh-so-pleasant. This steps preps the pores and skin for absorption of the smoothing masks advanced.

This was adopted up by the T-Sonic pulsations and purple LED mild. The soothing T-Sonic pulsations really labored wonders and relaxed my facial muscular tissues, working along with the purple LED to scale back the looks of advantageous strains and smoothing the pores and skin out.

After the enjoyable calm down and full therapy, I observed a direct distinction within the texture and look of my pores and skin – gone was the dry and tight feeling once I stretched my face, and my pores and skin felt so easy and supple to the contact.

My pores and skin tends to interrupt out once I layer on too many merchandise, so I’ve acquired a very easy morning routine: cleanser, essence, and sunscreen. After gently rubbing the remainder of the essence, I made a decision to skip the essence for in the present day. In any case, the masks felt prefer it already offered ample hydration, maybe much more than my essence usually would.

Right here’s the factor – my pores clog so simply! I used to be nervous that the masks formulation could be too wealthy for my pores and skin to deal with, particularly after a day trip with all of the sweat and dirt, however I’m glad I can say that no pore was harmed after this masks session!

Inexperienced Tea

I had a clogged pore that I attempted to squeeze and it blossomed right into a full blown zit as a substitute. It was the painful, purple variety that will take no less than every week to go away.

Fortunately, I had the Inexperienced Tea Activated Face Masks readily available. My 90-second therapy mixed each inexperienced LED mild and thermotherapy, and blue LED mild with cryo-therapy and T-Sonic pulsations.

The sheet masks was wealthy with inexperienced tea (a potent supply of antioxidants), which felt so soothing on the pores and skin. It was additionally excellent to deal with my pimple – as soon as I used to be achieved masking, the realm felt much less painful to the contact too!

Bulgarian Rose

After a protracted day within the workplace and a freezing chilly night in a restaurant, my pores and skin felt so dry and tight. Whereas I normally attribute it to my usually dry pores and skin, being in an air-conditioned setting for a lot of the day makes it worse.

I attempted the Bulgarian Rose Hydrocell Activated Face Masks, hoping that its intense hydrating properties will restore suppleness and smoothen my pores and skin. And I noticed immediate outcomes – my pores and skin immediately felt smoother, extra supple, and I used to be glowing! Hydrated pores and skin by no means felt so good.

My eyebags even look de-puffed and that was simply from a 90-second therapy!

Total ideas on the FOREO UFO 2

The UFO 2 is unquestionably going to be certainly one of my skincare staples and it’ll come in useful particularly on days once I want to present my pores and skin some love, however don’t have sufficient time.

Customized skincare’s on the rise, and what’s to not love about skincare that’s tailor-made for you? I like how there's a sheet masks and customised therapy for each skincare woe I confronted inside the week.

One of many standout factors of the UFO 2 from its predecessor is its adjustable temperature management – which implies I may even pair it with sheet masks from different manufacturers for a customized masking expertise, which I’ll positively check out at some point.

Find out how to get your fingers on the FOREO UFO 2 and activated face masks

The UFO 2 will retail for S$428 (and the UFO 2 mini at S$280) on-line at FOREO, Lazada, ZALORA, Sephora, Tangs, and in-store at Sephora Singapore, TANGS at Tang Plaza and Takashimaya at Ngee Ann Metropolis from 1 April 2021 onwards.

FOREO’s Activating Face Masks retail for S$30 per field of six at Sephora.