Before Plastic Surgery, Try a Consistent Face Care Routine
Before jumping to injections, surgery, or expensive treatments, it can be worth giving your skin a steady routine first. Facial massage, better posture, and the right face oils or creams can help your skin look more cared for, more rested, and less tired.
At Smitty’s Little Farm, our face care products are made for simple, everyday use. Elaine’s Fancy Face Serum, Golden Emollient Cream, 12 in One, RAW Clarifying Face Wash, and AWAKE! Under Eye Serum are all good options for building a routine that supports dry, mature, tired, or weathered-looking skin.
Facial massage works best when the skin has enough slip. Do not massage dry skin or pull at the face. Apply a few drops of Elaine’s Fancy Face Serum or use a small amount of Golden Emollient Cream if your skin needs something richer. Hyaluronic Acid may also be a good choice as it's a thick, slick gel. The goal is to let your fingers glide over the skin without dragging.
Start with clean hands and a clean face. Use light pressure and slow movements. Massage from the center of the face outward. Move from the corners of the mouth toward the ears, from the chin along the jawline, and from the center of the forehead toward the temples. Keep the pressure gentle, especially around the eyes.
One area that is often missed is the side of the nose. This area connects to the under-eye area, inner brow, and upper cheek. To massage it, place your ring finger or middle finger beside the bridge of the nose. Use light pressure and move upward toward the inner brow. Then glide outward under the brow bone toward the temple. Repeat this several times on each side.
This can be especially helpful when the eyes look tired, heavy, hooded, or sagging. Massage will not change your bone structure or give the same result as surgery, but it may help the eye area look more open and refreshed by easing tension around the nose, brow, and upper cheek.
AWAKE! Under Eye Serum is a good product to use in this area. Apply a small amount under the eyes, then use very gentle tapping or light gliding motions. Do not rub hard, and avoid getting product directly in the eyes. The skin around the eyes is thin, so less pressure is better.
For the cheeks and lower face, use Elaine’s Fancy Face Serum or Daily Face Care Serum and work upward and outward. Massage from the sides of the nose across the cheekbones. Then move from the corners of the mouth toward the ears. These movements can help the face look more relaxed and less pulled down.
The jawline is another important area. Many people hold tension in the jaw without noticing it. Massage from the center of the chin along the jaw toward the ears, using the second knuckles of your index fingers. Use small circles where the jaw feels tight. A relaxed jaw can make the whole face look softer and less tense.
For the forehead, place your fingertips between the brows and smooth upward. Then move outward across the forehead toward the temples. This can help soften the look of tension in the brow and forehead area.
Posture also matters. The face is connected to the neck, shoulders, chest, and upper back. When the shoulders roll forward and the head drops down, the skin around the neck, jawline, and mouth can look more compressed. This can make facial sag lines look more noticeable.
Before deciding your face needs a bigger intervention, check your posture. Roll your shoulders back and down. Lift gently through the top of your head. Keep your chin from jutting forward. Open your chest without forcing it. Better posture can help the face and neck look more lifted because the head is better supported.
This matters if you spend a lot of time looking down at a phone, working at a computer, gardening, making products, washing dishes, or standing at a market booth. Those daily habits can affect how the face looks. A good face care routine should include the neck, shoulders, and posture, not just the skin.
A simple evening routine is a good place to start. Wash your face with RAW Clarifying Face Wash when your skin needs a deeper clean. Apply Elaine’s Fancy Face Serum or Elaine’s Fantastic Elastic Skin Oil. Massage the side of the nose, brow area, cheeks, jawline, and neck with slow, gentle movements. If your skin feels dry, finish with a small amount of Golden Emollient Cream.
In the morning, keep it simple. Use a small amount of serum, lightly massage around the eyes and cheeks, and apply AWAKE! Under Eye Serum if the eye area looks tired. At night, take a little more time and use a richer product if your skin needs it.
No face oil, cream, or massage routine can promise the same result as plastic surgery. That is not the point. The point is that not every line, tired eye, or softer jawline needs to be treated like an emergency. Sometimes the better first step is consistent skin care, gentle massage, better posture, and products that help your skin feel soft and cared for.
Before choosing something drastic, try a steady routine for a month. Use your face oil or cream. Massage gently. Pay attention to the side of the nose, brow area, jawline, and neck. Work on your posture. Give your skin daily care before deciding it needs a bigger fix.
A simple routine with Elaine’s Fancy Face Serum, Elaine’s Fantastic Elastic Skin Oil, Golden Emollient Cream, RAW Clarifying Face Wash, and AWAKE! Under Eye Serum can help your skin feel softer, smoother, and more refreshed. It is an easy place to start, and for many people, it may be enough to feel better about what they see in the mirror.
