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And one thing’s for sure, the before and after pictures are impressive.
Keep reading to find out how to perform a macro beauty massage on yourself.
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Meet the Experts
What Is a Macro Beauty Massage?
It is designed to promoteskin healthfrom the inside out.
By the time I emerged, my face literally looked like a different shapemore lifted and more contoured.
Michela Buttignol / Byrdie
The Koh Gen Do technique asks you to massage “deeply, slowly, and wide.”
It’s super silky, fragrance-free, and has never made my combo skinbreak out.
The non-greasy oil boasts ingredients like perilla seed oil, kukui nut oil, and cannabis sativa seed oil.
Amanda Montell
Now place a palm in between your eyebrows.
With firm even pressure, massage in circular motions up toward your hairline.
Next, take both palms to your temples and continue massaging with firm pressure in circular motions.
Now’s it time to make a run at de-puff by draining the excess fluid from your face.
Using that same level of pressure, place your palms underneath the cheekbones and massage backward toward the hairline.
End by using the palms to cup the cheekbones and firmly pull upward for five seconds.
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Feel free to repeat these motions five or six times.
See abovelookin' pretty contoured, no?).
Shop the products I personally use and Graf recommends using post-massage below.
Graf says to continue your usual skincare routine post-massage, as well.
She advises applying this serum after cleansing and before moisturizing.
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