Shark’s New Facial Device Feels More Like Homework Than Self-Care

The Shark FacialPro Glow Glow-Boosting At-Home Facial System packed into its open storage case, sitting on a white background (left) and a person using the laser from the Shark FacialPro Glow Glow-Boosting At-Home Facial System (right).

If I had $200 to drop every month on getting the gunk sucked out of my pores with a hydrofacial, I would. Anytime I’ve shelled out for one, I’ve noticed smoother texture, clearer pores, and a dewy glow.

So when I started hearing more and more chatter about the Shark FacialPro Glow over the past several months, it was hard to turn away. The device frequents my social media feeds and celebrity-facialist demos, and I’ve heard a growing chorus of claims that it’s an at-home alternative to pricey, tech-forward, in-person facials. Some of that enthusiasm is clearly sponsored, some of it less so. But the repetition raised a reasonable question: Could the FacialPro Glow actually deliver salon-style exfoliating, toning, and brightening at home?

Shark creates fans, heaters, air purifiers, vacuums, and beauty tools — a combo that makes a strange kind of sense for this tool. So I was eager to get my face on it, though not without reservations.

On paper, the FacialPro Glow sounds like an at-home facial dream (and at $400 for endless facials, it’s cheaper than just two salon treatments). Shark says it delivers a “spa-level glow and sculpting in just one use.” As someone with perpetually clogged New York City pores, I was ready for salvation.

Instead of the promised land, I found too many steps for too few benefits.



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