Ageless if you Dare - Loulou's Facial Exercises
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free skin care · Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:41 pm

I've just read the long explanation by Dr.H on the 302 thread re alternating products. As a 302 user it convinced me to cut back my facial brushing to 2, maybe 3 times wk.

Think for me, daily brushing in winter, perhaps any time, is too much. Yes, the daily brushing really feels good, but am now persuaded I should give MGC (my glorious complexion - Rolling Eyes

) an opportunity to recover from this daily ritual, much as we have learned about everything.

Too much of a good thing can suddenly become a very bad thing.

free skin care · Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:04 pm

LouLou, I am rather memory-challenged and have trouble remembering which day for which set of exercises.... Is it OK for me to do both sets of exercises (Day 1 and Day 2) on the same day and then skip a day?

free skin care · Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:26 pm

Hi Fawnie, I think Lou Lou said it was fine to do both sets on the same day. I'm sure it's fine to skip a day.

If it works you can do two days in a row and then skip a day too... I don't think there are rigid rules.

She breaks them out into two separate days so your face doesn't undergo stress and there's the time factor also. I have done both on some days and I've even done Flex Effect the same day as one of Lou Lou's set of five. I'm not real worried about the face stress - unless I have something big coming up. Then I give it a day or two rest beforehand.

free skin care · Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:40 pm

EUREKA!! I finally found a video that shows massage, complete with pinching + all .. Dancing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um5KxWUMGyo&feature=PlayList&p=DD1DC6912FAA4940&playnext=1&index=9

free skin care · Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:01 pm

Loulou we really need a video on you doing a good massage Pretty please!!!!!!

Kassy, I think this video is exactly what we needed to determine intensity of massage. Everyone probably uses their own techniques but knowing the intensity is important. I am more intense and aggressive in my massage. I am curious how everyone else is with their massage. Please take a moment and view the clip Kassy found and let us know if this intensity is about right,less,or more than you use with your massage. Great research Kassy, maybe those of us that need visuals will get figure it out now.
Toby

free skin care · Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:44 pm

the video is great.....although i wish someone wud give me a massage like that then me doing it myself Wink

Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:00 pm

I have been doing flex-away for about three weeks and doing it 2 -3 times a day ranging between 250 and 300 reps. If anything, I think I look worse... I am also doing a few other facial exercises I have found on-line for free. What is a reasonable time to wait to see results - 3 months? It is frustrating when I hear of others seeing results in such a short time.

free skin care · Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:07 pm

Toby wrote:

... Please take a moment and view the clip Kassy found and let us know if this intensity is about right,less,or more than you use with your massage

I use more intensity and spend less time. I do not pat, and mostly pinch.

free skin care · Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:20 pm

Yee Haw Kassy! That is a great video!! I used my castor oil to do it and kind of knocked out the OCM at the same time. It felt SOOOOOOOOO incredibly good! Thanks for posting!

free skin care · Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:59 pm

slh wrote:

I have been doing flex-away for about three weeks and doing it 2 -3 times a day ranging between 250 and 300 reps. If anything, I think I look worse... I am also doing a few other facial exercises I have found on-line for free. What is a reasonable time to wait to see results - 3 months? It is frustrating when I hear of others seeing results in such a short time.

Hi, and welcome to EDS!

This thread is for Ageless, which is VERY different than Flex-Away.

I aw results at one month...others take longer. I am hoping to really see great results in 6 months, though I am seeing new changes every month.

I suspect that your problem is overdoing it though...too much exercise with no break for recovery will cause you to look tired, etc. Try cutting the number of times you are doing it, or switch to every other day.

Here is the thread for general facial exercise questions...it is over on the skincare forum (this is the tools forum) and covers all facial exercise brands. I will cross-post this answer for you there so that more Flex-Away users can answer you.

http://www.essentialdayspa.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=17697

free skin care · Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:00 pm

fawnie wrote:

LouLou, I am rather memory-challenged and have trouble remembering which day for which set of exercises.... Is it OK for me to do both sets of exercises (Day 1 and Day 2) on the same day and then skip a day?

Fawnie, LL advised me that I could do that if I wanted to do so.

free skin care · Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:08 pm

Quote:

Loulou we really need a video on you doing a good massage Pretty please!!!!!!

Can I just say that we seem to request quite a lot from LouLou for the big price we paid of $10? Confused

JMHO.

I am betting that she is quickly seeing exactly why Flex Effect (professional videos and dedicated forum support) is $70. Laughing

Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:21 pm

Thanks Bethany for answering and letting me know I was in the wrong section! You might be right and maybe I am overdoing it. Sometimes less is more.

free skin care · Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:35 pm

bethany wrote:

Quote:

Loulou we really need a video on you doing a good massage Pretty please!!!!!!

Can I just say that we seem to request quite a lot from LouLou for the big price we paid of $10? Confused

JMHO.

I am betting that she is quickly seeing exactly why Flex Effect (professional videos and dedicated forum support) is $70. Laughing

Yes I totally agree with you Bethany. The only reason I mentioned it was it has come up before and said she would.

Lou, when you wake up in the morning in the UK and read all of this no pressure here. We just like to see your pretty face and those GREAT cheeks Laughing

Toby

free skin care · Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:37 pm

bethany wrote:

Quote:

Loulou we really need a video on you doing a good massage Pretty please!!!!!!

Can I just say that we seem to request quite a lot from LouLou for the big price we paid of $10? Confused

JMHO.

I am betting that she is quickly seeing exactly why Flex Effect (professional videos and indedicated forum support) is $70. Laughing

Yes, I surely agree.

free skin care · Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:53 pm

Toby wrote:

bethany wrote:

Quote:

Loulou we really need a video on you doing a good massage Pretty please!!!!!!

Can I just say that we seem to request quite a lot from LouLou for the big price we paid of $10? Confused

JMHO.

I am betting that she is quickly seeing exactly why Flex Effect (professional videos and dedicated forum support) is $70. Laughing

Yes I totally agree with you Bethany. The only reason I mentioned it was it has come up before and said she would.

Lou, when you wake up in the morning in the UK and read all of this no pressure here. We just like to see your pretty face and those GREAT cheeks Laughing

Toby

And just want to add that what I said in the beginning of the thread still goes, and I would be more than happy to cough up another $10 bucks for a video ... Laughing

LouLou spoiled us when she said a few pages ago she "was working on it"...

free skin care · Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:15 pm

I agree with Bethany, Kassy, sister & Co.

I would not mind nor hesitate to pay for a video.

Loulou - thanks for a great program and help!

free skin care · Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:27 pm

sigma wrote:

I agree with Bethany, Kassy, sister & Co.

I would not mind nor hesitate to pay for a video.

Loulou - thanks for a great program and help!

........IF the butt exercise is included too! Laughing

free skin care · Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:27 pm

Kassy_A wrote:

EUREKA!! I finally found a video that shows massage, complete with pinching + all .. Dancing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um5KxWUMGyo&feature=PlayList&p=DD1DC6912FAA4940&playnext=1&index=9

This was a fabulous video..THANKS!!!

free skin care · Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:40 am

fawnie wrote:

sigma wrote:

I agree with Bethany, Kassy, sister & Co.

I would not mind nor hesitate to pay for a video.

Loulou - thanks for a great program and help!

........IF the butt exercise is included too! Laughing

ROFLMAO!!

Wait till poor LL see's all this when she logs in...

free skin care · Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:45 am

bethany wrote:

Kassy_A wrote:

EUREKA!! I finally found a video that shows massage, complete with pinching + all .. Dancing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um5KxWUMGyo&feature=PlayList&p=DD1DC6912FAA4940&playnext=1&index=9

This was a fabulous video..THANKS!!!

I'm glad it was helpful!

I can't tell you how many days I searched for just the right video..(At least my perception of what was right.. Embarassed

)

I am so bloody thick with the written word it's a sin, but show me a video once, and I'm good to go.

free skin care · Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:47 am

Kassy_A wrote:

EUREKA!! I finally found a video that shows massage, complete with pinching + all .. Dancing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um5KxWUMGyo&feature=PlayList&p=DD1DC6912FAA4940&playnext=1&index=9

Yay! She's goooooood! Very Happy

free skin care · Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:49 am

deelighted wrote:

bethany wrote:

deelighted wrote:

I just purchased the download version of the book, and am excited to start the program tonight.

I started reading the thread, and within the first few pages, I was hooked.

If I can get similar results as those of you who have posted your results and your pics, I will be one happy camper!

And it is way easier than dermarolling. Smile

I am hoping that a combination of the two will improve my skin and the muscle underneath it. It's all part of my plan to do my own makeover. Very Happy

Hi Deelighted... good for you, doing your own makeover! Thanks for buying my book... I've just bought the dermaroller too, although have been doing the exercises for some time! Laughing

free skin care · Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:54 am

coosi wrote:

From Lurking to Lemming Laughing

Downloaded the book, yanked my face around quite strenuously the last 2 days.
The logic appeals to me, certainly hope it works, seems like it should?

Not too clear yet on the massage, although my face feels a little traumatized just from the exercises Shock

I really want a glimpse of my old plumper, higher cheekbones back. And just about anything would be an improvement over my saggy, wrinkled eyelids.. Sad

So, thanks for a wonderfully optimistic thread, and a minimal hit to the pocketbook Laughing

Keep those stories rolling ("Rawhide")...

Thanks for buying my book, Coosi Cool

One good thing about facial exercise is that it does bring back your own face... people from your school start to recognise you at parties! Looking forward to you finding your shapely cheekbones again! Very Happy

free skin care · Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:05 am

Kassy_A wrote:

fawnie wrote:

sigma wrote:

I agree with Bethany, Kassy, sister & Co.

I would not mind nor hesitate to pay for a video.

Loulou - thanks for a great program and help!

........IF the butt exercise is included too! Laughing

ROFLMAO!!

Wait till poor LL see's all this when she logs in...

Kassy!

Oh gosh, I'm sorry everyone, I'm running late with everything. My Christmas decorations are still up! Shock

Tomorrow I'm having surgery on my nose so unless I manage it today I'm not going to get anything done for a couple of weeks. If I don't, the facial massage lady in Kassy's vid is spot-on, and it won't hurt to leave the occasional exercises for a bit. Cool

I have a very old vid of the butt exercises that I made for a friend a couple of years ago. If I don't make another one today I'll put that one on the photobucket site for a while, but I am beyond scruffy on it and never intended anyone but my very understanding friend to see it Neutral

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