BEAUTY fans have shared their free tricks to smooth out laugh lines for a more youthful appearance.
If done correctly, this tip can make your lips appear fuller without fillers in just two weeks.
Asha Allen Silverstein (@beautyco.to) is the owner and lead facialist at The Beauty Collective in Toronto.
She shared a free facelift recipe on her Instagram Reels that can have anti-aging effects if done correctly.
She demonstrated how to turn back time using cheek massage techniques.
Oral massage can help reduce the appearance of fine lines around the mouth.
In the video, Silverstein hooks his thumbs under his upper lip and taps his fingers quickly but firmly around his laugh lines.
She also rubbed around my temples and ran her hands down the lower half of my face to stimulate lymphatic flow.
“Perspective: Use cheek massaging movements to smooth out your nasolabial folds from the inside out! In 2 weeks, your laugh lines will fade and your lips will appear fuller,” the caption read.
Several Instagrammers were willing to give it a try.
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“I’m gonna try this, it seems so relaxing,” one person said.
Others were less convinced and had doubts.
“Shouldn’t your fingers be moving upwards in the first movement? I don’t like the downward movement on your face,” commented another user.
“You’re not going to suddenly look down because you make a certain move,” Silverstein assured.
“It’s like thinking of massaging your arm in a certain direction and staying there. That’s the best way to relax the muscles, and when the muscles are relaxed, everything lifts,” she explained.
“A lot of touch and massage is key to anti-aging in many ways,” she said.
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“When muscles become stiff, they restrict blood and lymph flow and reduce collagen production, so muscles essentially keep us functioning and retain the ability to regenerate cells,” she adds.
This relaxing massage technique was created by Yakov Gershkovich, author and international trainer of the Sculptural Face Lifting Method.
Sculptural facelifts and cheek facials offered at Silverstein Wellness Center lift and firm the appearance of the face.
“You can do cheek massages yourself, you can (and should) get a professional to do it for you, and you can learn some of the techniques online,” she told The Sun.
Silverstein said the trick relies on proper hand placement and encouraged others to do more research and follow a “protocol” before attempting the move themselves.
According to The Beauty Collective’s website, the product “promotes deep relaxation of facial muscles, improves microcirculation and stimulates lymphatic flow.”
The researchers also stated that “sculptural facelift massage is an excellent alternative to invasive cosmetic surgery and injectables such as Botox and fillers.”