ava xie—September 26, 2020
Update: as you can see in the photo the bigger patch is Avarelle and maybe I’m just terrible at applying it or maybe it’s the area I applied it but it did get wrinkly. It looks like it didn’t do much but it’s cause the whole patch sucked out the oils and some dead skin so you can’t see a huge difference. But overall the area where I had the patch on feels a lot smoother and cleaner. TLDR: Bigger and thinner than mighty patch, just as effective. For half the price!!! Great at drawing out sebum and oil. Recommend if mighty patch is out of your budget! For context, I’m currently a 20 year old college student and my acne has been through many ups and downs and unfortunately this time was a down. For the past couple of weeks I have actually been eyeing this product as well as the mighty patch. So I decided to order them both to try and see how they compare as one is twice as expensive as the other. The mighty patch consists of 10 patches for 17.99, while the Avarelle patch has 8 patches for half the price(8.50). In terms of size, I was pleasantly surprised with how big it was, the Avarelle patch covers a larger surface area and is in the shape of a square. The mighty patch is more rectangular and I would say half the size of the Avarelle patches. In terms of flexibility and thickness the Avarelle is slightly thinner and has the slightest bit more stretch than the mighty patch. Both stick on through out the night very well and didn’t budge even through my toss and turns. I would say that when putting on the Avarelle patch you might have to be slightly careful with where you apply it because I applied it between my jaw and neck area and it did wrinkle a bit and when I removed it, it did leave a slight mark from the patch. (THEN AGAIN, it might have just been the way I applied it and unfortunately I forgot to take pictures. But I will be posting an update when I use it again!) Now the real question is, were they effective? If you look at other reviews and pictures you will see that the patches extracted lots of sebum and oil. And that is true for both! (AGAIN WILL BE POSTING PICTURES WHEN THE NEXT TIME I USE!) Both acted the same, and I wouldn’t necessarily say they were uncomfortable but you can definitely feel the patch there. (So maybe for those with sensitive skin, be careful when taking off the patch) All in all, I would say they are both equally as effective, BUT Avarelle patches are bigger and cover more surface area than the mighty patch. It’s also slightly thinner and flexible than the other. AND IT WORKS JUST AS WELL FOR HALF THE PRICE! If you need a quick patch that works in removing oils and have an area with pimples that’s ready to pop, this is the product for you! Read more
Christina Smith—August 17, 2019
I'll start this off by letting you know I've suffered with acne for probably close to 20 years. It started in my pre-teens and now that I hit the big 3-0 it finally seems to have stopped. Soon while I'm no longer dealing with huge zits the size of Mount Everest I still get clogged pores because they are enlarged from my previous acne battles. My cheeks and chin looks like they're covered in moon craters and when I use an extractor on the pores a ton of sebum comes out. So rather than continuously stick a ton of little tiny circles on my face that are meant for individual zits I figured I'd try these extra large patches. Wow. They worked absolutely amazing. I feel like when I use the individual small dots the other companies make I have to press really hard on my face to make sure they adhere well. That was not a problem at all here. The adhesion was fantastic and when it came time to remove the patches it didn't feel like I was ripping off my flesh. I could see all the gross and yet satisfying little white blobs on the patch from where it had absorbed my excessive sebum and bacteria while I slept. My pores looked so much smaller because all of that gross stuff that was clogging them had been removed and they could shrink back to a normal size. Seriously, this stuff is great. These did way better than any pore strips I ever used have and they were less painful to use. Oh, I like to add that this company sent me a really cute card via snail mail to thank me for my purchase and I love that the design was made by a talented woman with special needs named Eun Song. I already like to support small businesses, but those who are equal opportunity employers and hire individuals who are differently-abled is something I absolutely have a soft spot for. So go buy these if you want to have baby-soft poreless skin and are tired of it looking like Neil Armstrong should be planting a flag on your face. Read more
Enemeow—August 21, 2020
I bought this patches to use as a layer of protection between my face and the mask I have to wear at work for +12 hrs. I was getting too many breakouts due to mask wearing and this patches have helped decrease the amount of maskne I get. I cut the square shape of each patch into two rectangles and apply each to my cheeks on the area where I'm more prone to getting cystic acne. The breakouts have not been prevented a 100% but have definitely been reduced. I've only got small pimples and no cystic breakouts because I'm still using Differin. I've recently started cutting each square patch into 4 long pieces and applying one along my chin to prevent chin maskne and it has helped as well. Before these patches I had tried tegaderm and duoderm but they both actually made me break out and were so hard to remove that my skin was very irritated after removal. The biggest downside is that at $8 is pretty much a dollar per patch and that money adds up. That's why I only use them for work. Wish the store had a package deal. They're still the most affordable ones I've found so far tho. The other problem is that the patch molds a little with facial expressions and wrinkles a little which makes your face have some marks after removal as if you slept on your face. Makes me think with prolonged use, as in years of use, I'll get wrinkles. But if I keep the patch not to close to my mouth the wrinkling is less. I'm aware the patches are made for occasional use but I'm reviewing how they work for what I'm actually using them. Read more
