Colgate Optic White: Brush Whiten GO! Review!

Hey yall!

So I received a product from Influenster I'd like to review for you all. It was the Colgate Optic White Toothbrush + Whitening Pen  duo/system. I received the toothbrush, which includes a whitening pen that is inside of the toothbrush handle, and a small sample size of their toothpaste. This is what the toothbrush looks like in the packaging, just incase you would like to find it in your nearest store. (I have seen these at Walmart and Target but unsure about others)

Basically this is supposed to be a quick and easy way to whiten, and since you brush your teeth (hopefully) twice a day, you can easily whiten twice a day. So here are some pros about this product:
1. Easy access to whitening product means more likely to whiten. I have other whitening products I love, but I am a lazy college student and sometimes I do not feel like taking many trips to the bathroom or carry a large amount of products. Sometimes having a long beauty routine even gets old. This is why the pen is helpful because it is directly inside of your toothbrush, so you just whip it out and whiten and you're off to start or end your day.
2. Brush quality. The brush head is soft and did not irritate my gums and it seems to do a fine job. I prefer the toothbrushes that have a moving brush head so that it really cleans your teeth, but this would do a good job as well.

Yeah, not many pros. Onto the cons...
1. Price. I believe this runs at around 10-12 dollars, I haven't done my research very thoroughly. If you have coupons I am sure that would help, but that seems like quite a bit for a toothbrush. I bought an electric toothbrush for about 6 dollars, and the changeable brush heads are only about 3 dollars. That is a much better price for a much better product. I understand that this isn't just a toothbrush and it includes a whitening product, and perhaps if the whitening product was better and more effective, I'd like it more.
2. Quality. The actual whitening product itself does not do much with regards to whitening. Plain and simple.
3. Messy. The whitening product is supposed to adhere to teeth easily so that there is no rinsing involved and the process is as easy as possible. This isn't the case. I had to rinse after using this product, and it was very messy when I applied it. It was also messy coming out of the wand. It is definitely not a quick process, however the product tastes fine so I was not too bothered by the mess.

So my verdict is that I would not repurchase this, however this is a personal preference and I think everyone should try this out for themselves, because perhaps my teeth are doomed to a life of not being perfectly white and yours may not be forced to live this life! So give it a shot. I prefer electric toothbrushes, and that is just my personal preference.
Thanks for reading!

Disclaimer: I did receive this product for free from Influenster, but all opinions are my own and I do not get paid money to review these products.