Guys, I'm stunned! I was absolutely positive that this was a gimmick, but it isn't! I could cry because I'm so excited! I don't often get zits, but my skin gets blackheads pretty badly. Especially on my nose and chin. What you are seeing are empty pores! I had given up on this a long time ago and just accepted my fate.
My skin is as bad as it gets right bow
To give this a fighting chance, I started by taking a shower so that my pores would be open. I started on my chin. I went all-in using the fitting with the largest opening and the highest suction level. This was probably the most successful area of my face. This is gross, but I could literally see sebum collecting in the top of the fitting.
After that, I switched to the exfoliator fitting and did my nose. I have really small features, so it was kind of hard to get the entire opening of the fitting into my nose without gaps. I think this would be a lot easier if you have more surface area so the vacuum can work as it's intended. I was still able to get most of my nose, but the bridge of my nose is too small for this to work easily. Fortunately, I mostly struggle with blackheads on the sides of my nose so this wasn't too much of an inconvenience.
There were a few stubborn places I had to help the device along by pinching the sebum out a little. This made it easier to vacuum out stubborn pores. I am kicking myself for not taking a before picture, but I honestly didn't expect to see results.
There is a little bit of a learning curve, so I wouldn't recommend using this for the first time before you have to go somewhere. Guess who has a small hickey-looking mark on her forehead. This is a total game changer for me and I hope it helps you too!