Markets all around the world are maturing at a rapid pace, with new and established competitors bringing advanced, competitive innovations to shelves and giving consumers in their parts of the world what they know they want, and what works best. India, Brazil, Japan, Europe more so than most, and Australia, have some serious domestic brands that top many imports, and emerging newcomer Ugly Face does exactly that for New Zealand.
While Ugly Face is a fresh new entry in the world of sports nutrition, or at least it hasn’t been around that long, you wouldn’t know that by looking at its supplements, their approaches, and dosages. The brand inspired by the motto, “You’re stuck with your face… but your body?”, hits all of the categories necessary to offer a comprehensive stack, such as protein powder, two stackable pre-workouts, standalones, creatine, and muscle builders.
We always like to judge a brand by its pre-workout or in this case pre-workouts, and Ugly Face does not disappoint. In its stimulant-focused Stim, you get 330mg of caffeine, and the rare and effective uridine, huperzine, and tyrosine for focus. That is all sensory based features, but Stim also has plenty for pumps and performance, including 5g of citrulline, 1.5g of Nitrosigine, another 1.5g of HydroPrime glycerol, and 1.2g of betaine.
You can stack Ugly Face’s Stim with its pump-powering counterpart, Pump, which also doesn’t hold back on variety and dosages, with 8g of straight citrulline, 4g of betaine, even more HydroPrime glycerol at 5g, and a host of nootropics similar to Stim. Both pre-workouts have their highlights, although together they make one hell of a combination, especially on the pump side, totaling 13g of citrulline, over 5g of betaine, and intense focus from 2.25g of tyrosine and 600mg of uridine.
Ugly Face formulates each of its supplements with respectable dosages, nothing too over the top or kitchen-sink-style; however, when you start combining the products, you get some well-thought-out synergy. For more information on the brand, drop by uglyface.co.nz, where you’ll also notice it doesn’t break the bank either with Stim and Pump at $79.95 (48.16 USD) each, and its isolate protein at $94.95 (57.20 USD) for a 28 servings tub.
