How to apply skincare on your face and neck?

The killer question: How to apply your skincare products?

Alexandra Raillan

02 Sep 2014

mis à jour le 4 May 2019 à 07:53

Five brands (Biotherm, Payot, Decleor...) offer us their signature application guide, to adopt for a brighter and a more youthful face.

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1. Breathe...
Comfortably seated, back straight, mouth closed, inhale through the abdomen. If necessary, place a hand on your abs to check the movement. Keep the air in the lungs for a few seconds.
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2. Then exhale
Exhale through your mouth, tucking your belly. Keep the lungs empty for a few seconds.Do this 5 times to fully let go and relax.
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3. Tone your neck and...
Put your hands on your chest, lift your chin slightly, flatten your tongue on the palate.
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4. ... stretch the neck
Lift your chin toward the ceiling by advancing the lower jaw forward. Hold this position 5 seconds, then release.
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5. Tone your jawline
Pronounce the letters U and X in exaggeration and while smiling five times.
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6. Tone the upper face
Frist with your eyes closed, press the temples with your fingers, slowly open your eyes and accentuate the movement. Do it 5 times.
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7. Lift your face
Place your hands on each side of the face, keep it on. Then, apply some pressure with your hands to crush the face. Repeat it 5 times.
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Payot method is best used with...
The new Perform Lift line to reshape the face.Perform Sculpt Roll-on (Payot, approx. USDxx for 40 ml).Perform Lift Jour (Payot, approx. USDxx for 50 ml).Peform Lift Eye Patch (Payot, approx. USDxx for a box 6).
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1. To smooth out the eyes
Slide the index and middle fingers along the eye circle 3 times. Then pass them 3 times on the temple from top to bottom.
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2. To enhance the volume
Place three fingers on the bottom of the contour of the face and drag them up to lift the cheeks and cheekbones.
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3. To enhance the skin
Apply your skincare product with your fingertips by moving the tip of the index or more fingers on the face.Then, sweep by gentle strokes (with your fingers spread) on your forehead, cheekbones and cheeks.
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Vichy method is best used with...
Firmnig and wrinkle correction cream:Liftactiv Supreme (Vichy, approx. USD for 50ml).
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The correct gestures from Decleor
To make the most of the benefits of intene nourishing creams, follow these three steps:1 Apply your product by massaging gently all over the face, not to mention your neck.2 Perform pressure points all over the face with emphasis on sensitive areas such as around the mouth.3 Perform the same pressures with symmetry on both sides of the face following the dots between the eyebrows to the tip of the eyebrows, under the eye, above the corners of the mouth and the cheekbones. This gesture is modeled after aromapression which is performed in Decleor institutes.
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An ideal gesture with...
The nourishing cream, Intense Nutrition (Decleor, approx. USDxx for 50ml).
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1. Application
Take two drops of oil and apply on the face, avoiding the eye contour. Finish off by applying your skincare on the neck, by using alternate hands, moving from the bottom up.
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2. Pinching
Make small pinches throughout the face by pulling the skin between the index finger and thumb. Go from the chin to the ears in order to boost microcirculation.
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3. The Pressure
With the flat of the hand, apply medium pressure upward on the face to soothe the skin and promote the absorption of active ingredients.
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4. Relaxation
Put your hands on your ears for a few seconds to reconnect and promote relaxation.
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L'Occitane gestures are best used with...
Huile de Jeunesse Divine (L'Occitane, aprox. USDxx for 30ml).
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1. Application
Apply your skincare by smoothing it from the center outward (palms flat) in three stages: first on the forehead, then on the cheeks and chin and finally on the face contour.
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2. Relaxation
Pinch the skin using your thumb and index finger to relieve muscle tension. Start at the chin and go up to the cheeks ending at the temples.
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3. Detoxifying
Slide your finger on the side of the chin, go on the lips to reach the opposite side and work the pressure point located above cheekbone. Do it three times to purify the tissues.
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4. Refining
Tap the entire face (gently) using all fingers in order to re-energize and activate the skin microcirculation.
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Biotherm gestures are best used with...
Skin-Best Serum-in-cream (Biotherm, approx. USDxx for 30ml). Available from October.

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Inspired by rituals developed in Spas and institutes by beauticians, some skincare brands have lately started developing their own guides to applying skincare in a way to improve the product's effectiveness as well as help us enjoy the experience more. Depending on the needs - and the products - there are certain movements and gestures to help illuminate the eyes, erase the signs of fatigue or smooth out fine lines, all whilst relaxing of course. Are you ready to live a different sensory experience? Or rediscover the pleasure and effectiveness of touch? If so, we offer you in the slide above, five new rituals to adopt, which will make the best of your products and help you achieve a more glowing and well-rested looking skin.

Alexandra RAILLAN

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