Massage techniques, face gymnastics, yoga, rollers as well as gua sha, which have become especially popular recently, promise almost eternal youth on condition of regular use. The Vremena Goda Galleries team is investigating whether it is really true.
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Face massage
There are tons of its techniques: self-massage, face-building, gymnastics as well as face yoga and face forming. There are many names and details that vary, but the principle is exactly the same - muscle training through tension and relaxation to make skin resilient. Muscles are pumped up, slightly increase in volume, forming a dense skeleton for the skin, and as a result, fine wrinkles smooth out, either new ones do not appear so quickly.
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In 1917, Nadia Payot, a doctor and founder of the Payot brand, noticed that the face of 36-year-old ballerina Anna Pavlova did not look as fit as her body, which remained young and flexible. This contrast pushed Nadia to the idea that all muscles, without any exception, require physical activity - this is how she created her own system of face and neck gymnastics.
Nadia Payot
Anna Pavlova
In the Soviet Union, there were brochures with exercises aiming at removing the "double chin". The books and methods of Sanford Bennett, plastic surgeon Reinhold Benz, physiologist Leonid Tel have become golden classics. If you look closely, they all underlie various author's courses, which are currently being actively promoted on Instagram and YouTube and gaining millions of views.
Sanford Bennett
For many years Sati Spivakova has been declaring her love for Joelle Siocco and for the buccal massage she invented. This kind of massage, by the way, is done at Aldo Coppola in the Veremen Goda Galleries. Cosmetologist Elena Shmeleva runs:
“The peculiarity of the procedure is that we massage the cheek muscles from the side of the oral cavity, as they are prone to slackening over time. This allows us to work them out deeply and qualitatively. "
Joel Siocco
Sati Spivakova
Beauty gadgets
All kinds of rollerballs (jade, agate, silicone, glass or metal) together with guache plates have gained special popularity. Massage with a roller or scraper improves blood circulation, enhances lymph flow, relaxes muscles, relieves swelling, as well as removes excessive water. However, you should not expect a wow-effect from a one-time procedure, at home or with a beautician. The best you can get is a healthy complexion. Muscles (like anything else in the field of personal care) love a system approach, and the result will be visible only with constant efforts.
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In theVremena Goda Galleries Aldo Coppola presents an interesting technique using “healing stones,” as Gwyneth Paltrow , the actress, creator of Goop and one of the main adherents of minerals, calls them.
A splendid massage with an effect on the energy magma points with the cosmetics of the Australian brand Sodashi using rose quartz crystals aids to relieve puffiness and tension, smooth out worry lines as well as restore muscle tone. We also have crystals for home use,”says Elena Shmeleva.
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Is it possible to harm the face? Yes, if you do the exercises incorrectly and give tension to the wrong muscles. But once you cease doing gymnastics or massage, the muscles will return to their original state. Stretching the skin is impossible if you work with the muscles, and not just on the surface level. However, to achieve the desired result, any cosmetic procedures are best to be done under the supervision of experienced cosmetologists.
