Beauty Hacks for Wrinkles

Y'all, I don't know how it happened: I got old. One day I looked in the mirror and wrinkles popped out of nowhere. Half of you are thinking I'm not old--thank you, thank you. The other half are thinking We thought you were 22! I know, right? ;)

Seriously though, sometimes my wrinkles bother me and sometimes they don't. And by the way, not smiling or having Resting B*tch Face does not prevent them from happening. The wrinkles still showed up anyway. While I do use products that help smooth them out a little like this, sometimes I want a little more. Okay, I want them GONE.

Here's how I came up with a beauty hack to temporarily get rid of wrinkles:

One of the kids I take care of has a scar from a bad fall (I wasn't there, fyi) and I recommended a silicone scar patch. I used one from a post-surgery scar on my arm. It helped smooth the scar and the wrinkles or puckering around it.

That's when it hit me. Wrinkles. Smooth. Silicone pad. I got the crazy idea to get one for myself to test out on my facial wrinkles. I tested it out on my laugh lines and marionette lines around my mouth--this is how my brain works, y'all. It WORKED. The results were temporary as long as I kept using them, but it worked. You can get these at Walmart, Target, drugstores, online.

Here's another hack for wrinkles that's similar:

I also tried these with gel eye patches, like the ones pictured above. I thought they were the perfect size for the lines around the mouth.

I like these because they are smaller, usually cheaper, and easy to find too. I leave these on for about 30 minutes. Lines will be instantly softened. If you can, sleep in them--easier said then done--which is why I like the silicone patches. I trim those to size. There are silicone patches for eyes used by those who dye lashes--a bit pricier but an option.

Here's the before. Not too bad, but noticeable. I decided to test this out on one side of my face. Please excuse the difference in lighting on the pics. These were all taken different days, and I thought I had the same settings. Also note I am wearing an illuminating foundation in the hopes that it would make my wrinkles more prominent on camera.

Here's the after, after a week of use. Looks practically gone, right? I know what you're thinking--she's just tilted her face towards the light to blur out her wrinkles. Nope. I think you can see the wrinkle on the other side of my face.

To prove it wasn't some fancy lighting trick, here's the front view. CRAZY!! It looks so weird seeing it like this, but I assure you it's real, or I would have bought Photoshop and edited out my chapped lips, rash on my neck, and peach fuzz (are those things you can do in PS?).

I know I can't be the only one to think of this because I was sent a kit to remove chest wrinkles (side sleeper here) and it has the same "technology" of the silicone.  If I skip a night, it comes back some, so I only do this every once in a while because I forget (or lazy). But it lasts as long as I keep up the ritual of wearing the pads. Just something I thought might be helpful to others!

FYI:  If you are allergic to silicone or the products mentioned, please don't use them.

Do you ever use beauty hacks?

Extra Elle:

I recently wrote a post about cleansing balms. It's right here.

To further explain them, I made a video on my blog's Facebook page where I give a demonstration and more. You can view it here. I didn't make a Youtube video this week, so check it out instead if you'd like. Have a great weekend!

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