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Chloe Burcham
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I will try anything that promises brighter, firmer, and smoother skin.
Whether that’srubbing my face with a cold stone, applying countless serums, or even tryingfacial aerobics.
Chloe Burcham
What Is Face Cupping?
Face cupping is an alternative therapy in which cups are placed on the skin to create a local suction.
It’s often used to help with inflammation, pain, and blood flow.
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Weird it may be, but I swear my jawline has never looked so defined.
Read on for more about my face-cupping experience.
Face cupping might be gaining more traction now, but the technique isn’t actually anything new.
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Once all that is done, next comes the face cupping, which requires four mini rubber cups.
As a colleague pointed out, they look uncannily like unicorn horns.
In other words, everyone.
So, how does it work, exactly?
You then quickly swipe it outward and upward, as a sort of knuckle-free face massage.
“The key is to keep the cups gliding smoothly and moving when on skin.”
The important thing, she notes, is to continue coddling the skin after it’s been cupped.
But where it’s really made a difference is in the luminosity department.
This is one skincare tool I’ll be coming back to for sure.
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