Are there any facials that really get rid of wrinkles?
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.
Ingeborg van LotrIngen is beauty director at Cosmopolitan. email questions to ingevan lotringen@dailymail.co.uk.