The other night, I was getting ready for a friend’s 50th birthday party and to say that my eyes were looking haggard would be an understatement (thank you sleep deprivation). I don’t know about you, but nothing makes me feel less attractive than puffy “share-pei” eyes. So, I decided to slap on a set of my Lifting Intensive Eye & Lip Patches from Iroha.
Made from peptides and hyaluronic acid, the same component used in fillers such as Juvéderm and Restylane, these babies are like 10 hours of sleep + a day at the spa. Looking like large, white commas, the patches attach under your eye or around the outside of your lips. They only stay on for about 15 minutes et voilá – your wrinkles are less noticeable, your dark circles have suddenly lightened and your entire eye looks brighter, less fatigued and generally more youthful. Can we say brilliant?
And if you are needing more than just the eye area “plumped”, try out these Hydra-gel face masques by Wilma Schumann.
I’ve used both the collagen masque for all over hydrating and the aloe vera masque for soothing. I was happy with both, but if I was just buying one, I’d go with the collagen. I’m going to warn you up front, you’ll look like a complete space alien wearing one of these things. Like seriously futuristic, robots ruling the world freaky. But what is beauty without a little pain? And the end result — totally worth it. Your face will glow with the kind of luminosity that makes people talk. In a good way. Like “You look fabulous.”
So, whether you’re in need of a little party prep pick me up or are just afraid of needles, these two beauties could become your new best friend. Sadly, the results are not permanent. You can expect to see a fairly dramatic improvement in your wrinkles for 24 to 48 hours and then things will slowly return to normal. But for those 2 days — watch out world. Here we come.
Love it! Dying to try! Where do you buy these?
Follow the links although Amazon typically carries the eye patches. xo K