I base my beauty product purchases on Amazon reviews. This product has both good and bad reviews, so I thought I'd give it a shot. It works great. I am extremely anal about blackheads, whiteheads and the occasional pimple....I will spend hours in front of a harsh mirror, squeezing them out. I always knew that it wasen't good to use your fingernails, and I knew I needed to stop. I bought this tool and it works great. Of course it isn't going to be able to target the TINY blackheads but it will get some of the bigger ones. I had some on the edge of my nose that were impossible to get, and I used this tool and they were gone in 30 seconds! Don't forget to clean the tool before and after each use. I love it, I might just have to buy my boyfriend one!