Here's to a Brighter 2017!
Have you ever seen that saying "coffee keeps me going until it's acceptable to drink wine"? As basic as it sounds, nothing has ever described me more accurately. As a full time student, I got into the habit of drinking A LOT of coffee. Like, a lot. And working at a vineyard, I drink probably more than my fair share of red wine. Both of which tend to do a number on your teeth. My teeth were never SUPER yellow, but lets just say, the whitening feature of FaceTune is definitely my most used feature. So when Smile Brilliant reached out to me, I was super excited to give home teeth whitening a try!
To get started, they send you a kit to make a mold of your teeth. Once you make the mold, you send it back to them and they'll send you your whitening trays. I was impressed with how quickly I received my trays after I sent in my mold. Once you get the teeth whitening trays, It's a really simple process that takes about an hour each time. I usually do it while I'm getting ready in the morning. Basically, you put a thin line of their teeth whitening gel in the tray, put them in, and leave them for about 45 minutes or so. Then, once you're done with the whitening part, you use the desensitizing gel the exact same way for about 15-20 minutes. I love to do this before I go to any event or before I go out to do a blog shoot because your teeth look SO white immediately after you finish. And I've definitely been seeing long term results as I've continued to use it, too!
For reference, here is how my teeth looked before I started:
And here's how they look right now:
While I know that custom fitted trays can be a little bit pricier than some of the alternatives, I've given both a try and have had a much better experience using the trays because I find them to be a lot more comfortable. If you're not sure, you can read more about the benefits of using custom trays here. Also, If you're looking for a more in depth review and explanation, this video is super detailed and will give you all the information you need!
If one of your goals for the new year is to whiten your teeth, you can check out Smile Brilliant's website to order your own at home whitening kit! Don't forget to enter the code "oliviasheastyle" in order to get an extra 5% off! I am also teaming up with Smile Brilliant to give away a tray creation kit as well as three whitening syringes and three desensitizing syringes (trust me, a little goes a LONG way!) and you can enter the giveaway here!
XOXO,
Olivia
Disclosure: I received my whitening kit courtesy of Smile Brilliant in exchange for my honest review, but all opinions given in this post are my own real opinions!