Can These Beauty Products Replace Cosmetic Surgery?
With cosmetic surgeries and clinics coming to a high street near you, cosmetic procedures are much more easily available to us. Beauty surgery can often provide the fix you want but are mostly major, invasive operations with high costs.
Can you get the results of cosmetic surgery without actually undertaking the operation? These beauty products and tools could get you the results you want, without going under the knife.
Want bigger lips without fillers?
Try Transformulas Lip Volume £29.95, a balmy, lip-boosting treatment that increases and stimulates collagen production by 350%. Alongside other nourishing ingredients like macadamia oil and hyaluronic acid, it contains peptides to speed up cell production.
The Lip Volume is not quite as tingly as some of the plumping lip glosses available, but when used in place of your lip balm, it works over time to increase both lip moisture and volume.
Can’t live without lipstick?
For instant plumping results with a splash of colour, try the new Sleek Power Plump Lip Pencil £5.49. It’s a super-pigmented lip crayon which glides onto lips with a tingly sensation that increases blood flow to your lips. This creates a temporary but instant plumping effect, whilst adding colour and coverage -without the need for needles.
So Long Spider Veins!
80% of Brits suffer from thread or spider veins - small dilated blood vessels that appear as purple, blue or red lines on the surface of the skin. For thread veins which appear on the face, removal options have mainly been laser treatments where light is absorbed into the blood, causing the vessel to collapse.
Instead of laser, Remescar Spider Veins £29.95 creates a breathable silicone shield over the skin, providing protection from external triggers that damage the vein and creating structural support for weak blood vessels.
The combination of ingredients reinforces the walls of the vein whilst actively preventing the formation of new blood vessels, compared to laser treatments which promote the destruction of the vein. Naturally, the laser treatments are expected to be more painful too, especially if the vein is particularly large or deep.
Move Over Micro-Dermabrasion
No one wants to go for a chemical peel and come back like a red tomato (like Samantha in SATC) but many of us crave a renewed, fresh face that regular exfoliation doesn’t seem to achieve. Microdermabrasion is a slightly cheaper and less extreme option, but a full course of treatments can be upwards of £150.
Try the Philosophy Microdelivery Resurfacing Peel £59.50, a two-step peel that resurfaces and rejuvenates sun-damaged, hyperpigmented and ageing skin. This at-home kit includes Vitamin C & peptide crystals to gently resurface and replenish the skin, alongside a lactic and salicylic acid gel which activates the peel.
Painless Permanent Hair Removal
Permanent hair removal doesn’t have to be done in a clinic under a laser. Did you know you can also do it in the comfort of your own home? The Braun Silk-Expert IPL tool £399, is a hand held IPL device which works similar to laser, but in a much less aggressive way.
The lightwaves emitted by IPL confuse the growth of the hair and eventually stop the growth phase. Unlike laser, it doesn’t hurt at all and is described as warming sensation rather than a sharp ping. The Silk-Expert IPL tool can be used in many areas of the body and after 6 weeks, you should be permanently hair free.
The Boob Job In A Bottle
Whether you’re smaller-chested and looking for a boost, or post-pregnancy and wanting some fullness back, breast augmentation procedures may have flitted across our minds more than once. Boob jobs have a bit of a bad reputation though with dodgy silicone implants being recalled and some disaster surgeries leading to artificial looking, bolt-on breasts.
The FreezeFrame Non-Surgical Breast Enhancer £35.95, is exactly what it’s name suggests. This cream works to stimulate the formation and storage of the naturally occurring fat cells in your breasts, which should give your breasts a bit of a boost in size. It’s clinically proven to increase breast appearance by up to 13% in 4-6 weeks.
Forget About Facelifts
Once the skin starts to lose elasticity, facelifts can help to get rid of any excess skin whilst lifting the facial contours for a youthful look. Although it’s one of the most requested cosmetic procedures, it’s still very costly and a significant decision.
For a lift complexion without the operation, try the FaceGym Pro £399, a revolutionary electrical muscle-stimulating device for the face. It uses patented technology to strengthen the muscle, at a frequency which is comfortable for the face.
Made in Japan, it supports lymphatic drainage to reduce puffiness, as well as tightening the face with an instant visible face lift. You can try these during an Electrical Lift Facial at FaceGym, Ask them to do only one side of your face first and you will actually see the difference.
Instant Fix For Frown Lines
Botox is one of the most well-known cosmetic procedures but also one of the most controversial. Costing about £200 for a single treatment, injectable treatments are not for everyone, especially if you hate needles.
To beat wrinkles, why not try Nip & Fab Viper Venom Frown Fix £12.95 which has a unique syn®-ake dipeptide that mimics the effects of the Temple Viper’s venom. This venom gives a mild freeze-like effect to the skin to reduce expression lines. Just brush this targeted brush over any noticeable lines for an instant freeze and blurring effect.
Bye To Eye-Bags
Sometimes concealer just can’t hack it. The Skin Doctors Eyetuck £29.61 is designed to dramatically reduce bags and puffiness under your eyes - like an eyetuck without surgery. The breakthrough formula contains contains ‘eyeseryl’, a tetrapeptide that helps decongest under eye bags, by draining the under eye area and removing excess water that has pooled there.
The Eyetuck formula has been scientifically proven to reduce the appearance of bags and puffiness in as little as 15 days. Possibly one to try before opting for a cosmetic procedure?
Surgery-free Sculpting
Although many of us have a somewhat regular skincare routine, the neck is often forgotten. This can lead to “turkey neck”, loose skin and sagging under the chin which can be corrected with a neck lift, where excess skin and fat deposits are removed. Although a neck lift is one of the safest and most reliable in plastic surgery, it is still a major, invasive procedure which requires weeks of recovery.
If you’re looking for a quick boost, these Rodial Glamtox Chin & Neck Masks £65 are designed to tone the skin and promote elasticity of the neck area. Each mask contains amino acids and wheat protein to hep tense and visibly tighten the skin. We love using them in conjunction with the Chin & Neck Lift sculpting gel £79.
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