8 Ways To Make Your Face Look 15 Years Younger Without Botox And Fillers
But there’s a catch. Always is.
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by The Candidly Team
We all know deep in our hearts that even the “best” stuff in skincare doesn’t “take years off our face.” Yes, it may lock in moisture, make our pores temporarily look better, or prevent UV rays from making things a whole lot worse.
But to really and truly achieve a more youthful appearance without tinkering with toxic fillers, scary surgeries, or expensive med spa treatments, we need to be verrrrrrry consistent with verrrrrrrrrrry specific tools, techniques, and products.
So before you go any further, you may want to ask yourself if you’re a “quick fix girl” or a “slow-and-steady-wins-the-race girl,” because only one of these is ladies is gonna benefit from this article? Can you guess which?
Consistency is the only way to make real and glorious change. And it’s the most boring thing in the world, but it’s also the magic answer to weight loss, developing a new skill, learning a new language, and making your face looks its very, very best — do it every day. Why? Because anything you need to do consummately will show up in incremental results.
And that’s where most of us just don’t have the discipline. But it’s here. For the taking. Can you do it?
1. NuFACE Trinity+ Starter Kit
Type: Microcurrent
Studies: Yes, (though limited) - see HERE. Nuface’s own clinical testing results can also be found HERE*.
What it promises: Lifting, tightening, sculpting
What it takes: Daily - 5 minutes per use
Why we love it: Let’s not mince words here. Everyone things wrinkles are what age us, but texture, sagging, lose skin, whatever you choose to call it - gravity is doing its part to make us look older. We’re not up for a facelift. We are up for 5 minutes a day of using this device to sculpt, smooth, and tighten our skin, and we’ve seen results first hand:
Reports have shown 91% of users agree and saw improved cheek contour, 90% said they looked lifted, and 93% observed improvement in their deep forehead lines. It’s not cheap, but well, it is compared to Botox and surgeries. And we have a code you can use at Dermstore: Use CANDIDLY for 15% off.
Price: $395
2. Beauty Pie Über Youth
Neck & Chest Super Lift Serum-Spray
Type: Spray-on serum
Studies: See 4-week trial results HERE.
What it promises: Lifting, tightening
What it takes: Daily - 5 minutes per use
Why we love it: Between us, this product has gone kind of viral on our site after we wrote about what it did to our turkey neck HERE. But rather than describe it, we’ll just show you.
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With an ingredient called kigeline, a fruit extract with “hormone like” properties that can increase collagen in the skin and flavonoids that target sagging, Beauty Pie is clearly doing something very right and very special. And because it’s a spray, we actually use it every. single. day. And the results have been undeniable.
Price: $42 ($22 for Beauty Pie members)
3. Wrinkles Schminkles Forehead Wrinkle Patches
Type: Wearable silicon patches
Studies: Independent clinical testing arranged by the brand. See results*.
What it promises: Smooths the appearance of wrinkles
What it takes: Wearing them overnight (or for at least 1-2 hours) with no other skincare present on skin
Why we love it: The best way to tell you why we love these patches is to show you. Here is a before and after of our own general manager, Leslie:
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Good right? The dewrinkling results don’t last forever, but they are immediate and impressive. They have reusable patches for your mouth*, crow’s feet*, neck*, and forehead*, so you can target your own personal areas where lines most appear. And they cost pennies compared to fillers.
Price: $30
4. BocaBella Natural Teeth Whitening Strips
Type: Teeth whitening
Studies: Independent lab tests. See HERE.
What it promises: Whitens teeth without pain
What it takes: Use once daily for 10 days
Why we love it: Nothing ages us like yellow teeth. We use these particular strips because they aim to get teeth 23 shades whiter in 10 days with no horrid ache to the gums. Here’s a before and after but def use the accompanying color sheet they send to measure your own results.
Price: $80
5. Peter Thomas Roth Instant FIRMx® Eye Temporary Eye Tightener
Type: Undereye tightening
Studies: No
What it promises: Firms up and depuffs under eyes
What it takes: Apply with brush and leave for 3-7 minutes to let it set
Why we love it: Look, when it comes to eyes nothing looks like surgery except surgery, however we have tried every eye lifting product out there and this one , well, it does work, guys. Take a look at the makeup-free before and after.
Does it last forever? No. Does it make an exciting difference as we watch our bags go down while we wait expressionless for 3-7 minutes to let it set (per their instructions)? Yes. And for those of us who fear a scalpel, it sure as heck beats cutting into our eyes. Eek.
Price: $39
5. City Beauty Lid Lifting Treatment
Type: Lid lift
Studies: Their own in-house user group study found HERE.
What it promises: Targets drooping eyelids and creases
What it takes: Tap on just a bit 2X a day, let it sit for 60 seconds before applying anything else
Why we love it: Just like the bags below our eyes, our upper lids tend to sag as we get older. With more hooding, we look more tired. This products gives an instant “awake,” open-eye effect that has us putting off blepharoplasty.
Price: $61
6. Sunday Riley Good Genes All-In-One Lactic Acid Serum
Type: Lactic-acid treatment
Studies: Why yes. Take a LOOK. Plus the brand’s own clinical results reported HERE.
What it promises: Serious exfoliation, plumping, evening skintone, and instant radiance
What it takes: Apply nightly before moisturizer or use it as a 15-minute mask
Why we love it: A cult-favorite that we begrudgingly tried but then fell deeply, deeply in love. The results are like an at-home chemical peel - sloughing off dead, dehydrated skin, reducing redness, and leaving us plump and glowy. We all think we need moisture, moisture, moisture as we age, but exfoliation is actually what gives us fresh, dewy baby skin, and allows all that hydration to penetrate. Just behold our own in-house before and after from two weeks of use.
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Price: $122
7. A313 Vitamin A Pommade
Type: Tretinoin.
Studies: Yep! Go HERE
What it promises: Plump and smooth fine lines and wrinks, stimulate collagen production.
What it takes: Apply the tiniest bit only at night
Why we love it: Apparently there are only 3 things scientifically shown to be anti-aging for our skin. Spf is one. Vit C is another. But retinoids (or vitamin A) are “the most used and most studied anti-aging compounds,” according to Harvard Health Harvard. A313 is a pharmaceutical-grade French Pharmacy retinoid that’s been flying off the shelves as the not-kids say. It irons out lines, diminishes the look of pores and is one of few topical things that might just make you cancel that Botox appointment. Just don’t use it if pregnant or breastfeeding and avoid the sun or lather on the spf. This is powerful stuff my friends.
Price: $42
At The Candidly, we try a lot of stuff so you don’t have to. We only recommend things we truly love, and that we think you’ll love, too. All products are chosen independently by our creative team, and all details reflect the price and availability of products at the time of publication. If you buy something we link to, The Candidly may earn a commission.
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