Smile Brilliant Tooth Whitening Giveaway – Ends 06/27 – Worldwide

Are your pearly whites looking not-so-pearly? Would you like to try a unique home whitening system that aims to mimic getting your teeth bleached at the dentist? Then this giveaway is for you! One lucky Contest Corner reader will win a Smile Brilliant LED Whitening Light & Whitening Pen, so read on for your chance to win!

The last time I was at the dentist, I checked into their prices for teeth whitening because I’d like to get it done professionally. The cost was way out of my budget right now, so I figured I would just save up and have it done right before our wedding. So when I read about Smile Brilliant, an at-home whitening system that utilizes a similar method to lightening teeth that dentist employ, I was intrigued. Their kit includes an LED light that you wear in your mouth in addition to bleaching gel, which is the first time I have personally seen that sold in a kit for home use. Smile Brilliant offered to send me a complimentary kit so that I could give it a try and see how it worked for me, so I was excited to see if I would get “Pro” results from it.

This is the kit I received. As you can see, it’s fairly straightforward – you receive a whitening pen, a small brush, mouthgaurd, and the whitening light. Most of the information is on the Smile Brilliant website, so the instructions are pretty sparse, but there’s not a lot to the process. You paint the bleaching substance on to your teeth, insert the mouthguard, and then the light; you hold it in your mouth for 20-45 minutes, and then remove.

I’ve been using this for the last few days, and it’s as easy as it sounds. When you first use the whitening pen, just twist the bottom of it until the gel starts to come out – this takes quite a few twists so just keep going until the gel appears. You can use the extra brush to even out the application or remove excess gel as necessary. Once you’re done, you insert the mouthguard and light and then set a timer for 20 minutes. I thought it was going to be pretty torturous having to hold this large light in my mouth for so long, but it actually wasn’t that bad. I look kind of like I’m eating a light-up Frisbee when I do my whitening treatments. 😉

I thought my teeth looked a little brighter after my first treatment, and Jai agreed; they recommend using this for 12 days to get optimal results. I experience some sensitivity and discomfort any time I use any whitening gel, so my gums feel slightly sensitive when using it, but not bad at all; I’m on day 3 so far so I’ll see how it goes on. The mouthguard that comes with it started rubbing on my gums and causing pain – they say that the gel and LED light can be used with your own custom trays, which I already own a set of, but they also warn that most “Boil-and-bite” trays can push the whitening gel up over your gumline, which is exactly what happens with mine. This gel is not supposed to come in contact with your gums, so I don’t think using my own trays is a good idea; instead, I’m going to wait a few days and try the mouthguard that came with the kit again. Maybe over time my gums will get used to it and not get so sore. In all, this is an intriguing concept for a product – it may not be identical to what dentists use (Although I’ve never had it done professionally to compare), but I love the idea of trying to replicate that kind of process at home and I hope that I’m able to continue using it.

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One lucky Contest Corner winner will receive a Smile Brilliant Brilliantly Simple Package containing an LED Whitening Light & Whitening Pen! Here’s how to enter:

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