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Daily Mirror
14-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
‘This cooling face tool instantly soothed my puffy eyes after a long flight'
If you struggle with a puffy face and eyes, especially during hay fever season, when travelling or after late nights, this new facial gadget is a must, says our beauty editor Puffy eyes are definitely one of my beauty bugbears, and they are, I think, especially bad when I'm tried, have been on a long flight, or have hay fever flare-up. I've tried plenty of thing to try to help, from the best eye creams to trending injectables, but I think I've hit upon a smart new facial tool that really helps. Therabody, maker of the popular muscle pummelling guns, has just launched the TheraFace Depuffing Wand, designed to decrease puffiness, sculpt the face and boost circulation. Available in two colours and priced at £125, this nifty tool delivers cold and hot temperatures to the face in minutes, giving instant results. Here's what happened when I tried it out after a day of travelling back from holiday, when I was looking and feeling especially tired... First up, it's nicely hand-sized and compact, and really easy to use: simply hold the cold button to start the cold temperatures then toggle through three intensities, and do the same with the hot button for warm temperatures. When cold, the device makes a slight whirring sound, but it's minimal. Then all you need to do is sweep the nozzle over the skin where it's needed – in my case, under and around my eyes. The specially shaped tip fits neatly into all of your face's nooks and crannies, and it feels instantly refreshing. The programs last for three minutes before flashing to indicate that you need to switch sides, then automatically turn off after six minutes, after which, I could definitely see an improvement in my eye area: it looked brighter, fresher and less tired. Although similar results can be achieved with ice globes or a gua sha, the beauty of the TheraFace Depuffing Wand is that it never gets warm – something that I personally find annoying when I've used ice globes in the past – and giving optimum results for the whole treatment time. One of advice I would give it to apply an eye cream or serum first, to avoid any dragging of the skin (I use it on top of the conductive gel after using my microcurrent face tool). I also tried out the heat setting, focusing in particular on areas of blemishes to soothe them and attempt to draw out any gunk. While this did feel very nice, I don't feel like there was any major benefits, and I probably wouldn't use these warm settings very often. Is this cooling tool an essential item? No, but if you struggle with puffy eyes, hay fever symptoms, hot flashes or even migraines, this might just be a godsend this summer. Alternatively you can buy face rollers make of actual ice for around £5 on Amazon (watch out for drips though!), and if it's serious face sculpting at home you're after, however, you need the ZIIP Halo. Although expensive at £379, I've found that it really makes an instant difference to how lifted and toned my face looks.
Daily Mirror
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
‘Margot Robbie's facialist just taught me how to lift and sculpt my face in four minutes'
Our beauty editor attended a masterclass with celebrity facialist Melanie Simon and learnt some top tips on how to best use this popular face tool to contour her jawline Here at The Mirror we've tried and tested dozens – in fact, probably hundreds – of beauty tool s over the years, but there's one that gets brought up time and time again for its instantly noticeable results: the ZIIP Halo. Created by celebrity facialist Melanie Simon, who has treated the faces of A-listers such as Margot Robbie and Jennifer Aniston, and whose clients pay up to $1,000 for one of her facials, the ZIIP Halo is a nifty handheld device that gives the effect of a facial at home, using microcurrent and nanocurrent to lift and sculpt the face, as well as giving a host of other skin benefits. I've been using mine regularly for a few months and have been impressed with the results it gives, but when I had the change to meet Melanie at the new CurrentBody Skin: The Clinic in Cheshire and learn her tips and tricks for how to best use the device, I jumped at the chance – and since following these tips I've seen even better results. The ZIIP Halo app syncs with the device and has a number of different facial programmes available to choose from, each with different results. Melanie revealed that one of her favourites is The Lift, which is the four-minute routine that automatically starts if you use the Halo without the app (simply switch it on and "if in doubt, up and out," Melanie says). This is the one I normally do, gliding it over my face while I drink my morning green drink – however, Melanie instead recommends playing the cycle twice – four minutes on each side of the face – for optimum results. Melanie said that she also likes to add on the two-minute Contour treatment to the end of her session, which delivers high microcurrent waves and is especially good at sculpting the jawline and cheekbones. The Founder's Favourite is another programme that Melanie says she always goes back to; delivering just nanocurrent and no microcurrent, it can be used all over the face when you're watching TV, and you'll wake up to skin that looks noticeably improved, Melanie says. Which ZIIP conductive gel also makes a difference, I learnt. The Silver Gel plumps, Crystal Gel adds glow, and Golden Gel offers anti-ageing benefits. If you're after a cheaper alternative, some ZIIP users online recommend Kaeso Beauty Regenerate Collagen Micro Current Gel, which costs £9.95 from Amazon. The downside to the ZIIP Halo is the cost; at £379.99, it's certainly not cheap, although you might sometimes be able to find sales or discount codes for it via CurrentBody. Judging by the number of beauty editors – including myself – who love it and see results, though, I'd say it was a worthwhile investment – and now I know I've learnt how to get the absolute max out of it. If redness, inflammation or early signs of ageing is more of a concern for you, you should think about buying an LED mask. Hugely popular home gadgets now, our favourites are the Shark C Shark CryoGlow Mask, currently down from £299 to £269, and the CurrentBody LED Light Therapy Face Mask: Series 2, £399.
