I’m not great with facials. Massages, yes, adore, cupping? Sign me up, but facials weren’t something I regularly book in for. Well, I never used to. And then I tried a Facegym workout. FaceGym is based on the concept of working out but for your face; sculpting and depuffing with a warm-up, vigorous exercise and a cool down. It’s not at all relaxing but effective, hell yes. It was after my first visit to FaceGym’s Selfridges branch that I realised what I didn’t like about a lot of other facials I have had, they tend to feel like nice massages, this one I could actually see and feel a difference.
As an intro to the Facegym menu, I got their Signature Sculpt and it’s what got me hooked. I’m lucky enough to get to try a variety of treatments for my job and road test them before recommending them, or not, so for me to repeatedly go back to the same place for the same treatment really does speak to the results. The Signature Sculpt, which is still my favourite, is a 45-minute booking (including a quick consultation) where your ‘trainer’ performs a high intensity workout for your face. They call their technique ‘muscle manipulation’ and it helps to stimulate circulation by tapping and whipping awake the muscles and improves lymphatic drainage with knuckling and kneeding. Draining the facial lymphatic system (using their multi-sculpt tool) results in instant depuffing and really helps to highlight the cheekbones in your face, no contour powder needed. I have also found that each time I go, for at least a couple of days, my skin has the best natural glow no Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter necessary, I’m assuming due to the improved blood circulation.
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