If you're ever on a video call with me, you'll notice that I fiddle with my hair constantly and regularly apply lip balm. These habitual beauty ticks have been with me for years. I also regularly place my fingers next to my ears and move my skin upwards to create a more lifted appearance. I started doing this in my mid-30s when I noticed that gravity had well and truly come to play. As my skin and I have got older, it isn't fine lines and wrinkles that bother me, but the lack of firmness and visible sagging that I fixate on daily, hence the DIY facelifts.
That's why skincare that promises tightening, lifting and better elasticity calls to me. As soon as products like the RéVive Intensité Anti-Gravity Serum, Orveda's Instant Lifting Effect Mask and 111Skin's Exosome Face Lift duo land on my desk, they are quickly stashed in my bag, ready to take a place in the bathroom cabinet. I'm not alone in my desire for a more snatched appearance. Just look at last year, which saw the return of the celebrity facelift. Whilst I have no plans to make any drastic appointment bookings, I am curious about how effective the skincare that I am using is. I want to know if tightening creams really work, and whether you can really tighten sagging skin with lifting skincare.
