Are there any facials that really get rid of wrinkles?

Anti-agers no one but you need know about

QI’m not interested in injections and painful lasers. Can you recommend an old-fashioned facial that really is anti-ageing?

AI don’t see the point in the type of pampering anti- ageing facial that involves getting cleansers and creams put on your face and taken off again; we can all do a great at-home peel and slap on a hydrating mask for a fraction of the money.

But a treatment that revolves around intense facial massage is in a different league: done well (it’s not about pulling and rubbing, but more about focused deep-tissue manipulation), it can release blockages in the lymph, blood flow and muscles and stimulate skin cell regeneration.

It results in a face that looks far less drawn and tight, and skin that plumps out. I can always see a clear ‘lift’, while my features end up more defined, after any of these treatments. done regularly (once a month if possible), you just get healthier, better-functioning skin and that is the key to age-busting.

decleor has trained its therapists to perform powerful Japanese massage techniques as part of its Facial Pilates treatment, £75 for 75 minutes, and Cowshed facialists have been drilled by celebrity favourite nichola Joss in the art of lifting massage (facials from £80 for 60 minutes). It’s not relaxing and it can even hurt, but you actually get results for your money.