How Facial Magic Works

facial exercise controls aging

Just like you have muscles in your body, you have muscles in your face. And just like your body muscles appreciate a good workout, so do the muscles in the face. Exercise will tighten the muscles in your buttocks and thighs. Facial muscles are no different. They, too, soften from lack of exercise. Facial Magic’s…

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Beginning Facial Magic

I discovered the Fountain of Youth! Yes, the Fountain of Youth and I want to share this most amazing discovery with you so that your face can stay young looking, too! Years ago, in conversation with my friend, Taylor, who was living in Denver, Colorado, our topic of discussion turned to anti-aging. She began telling…

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Chin Augmentation is Newest Beauty Obsession

Chin augmentation surgery has skyrocketed. Chin augmentation, such as implants or “chinplants” as they’re being called, are the new beauty obsession to reshape or change the size of the chin. In fact, this surgical procedure grew more than breast augmentation, Botox and liposuction combined in 2011, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

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My Face Lift (Not): The Magic of Facial Exercise

Lynda Lippin, sans makeup, after her Facial Magic face lift.

A few years ago while we were working at Parrot Cay, my husband started to play with my chin wattle. What started as a cutesy joke quickly turned into a fight.

Me: “Don’t play with my wattle; you’ll only make it worse!”
Hubby: “But I love everything about you, and it’s so cute!”
Me: “IT’S NOT CUTE!”

Gravity is not our friend as we age. As an exercise and fitness professional, I know that exercising muscles in our bodies keeps them toned and helps keep the skin attached to the tissue underneath, so it makes sense to me that exercising facial muscles would do the same. However, exercising the face is tough for at least two reasons: there are a lot of small specialized muscles (43, in fact) and unlike most of the body’s muscles, most facial muscles have only a single bony attachment, and some have none at all.

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