“It’s like weeding a garden with a tractor”: testing a cheap version of a Japanese facial massager

I ordered the massager from Ozone, it cost about 500 rubles. The product arrived in about a week (the support team immediately informed that it was in the neighboring region), was packed in a stylish box. In theory, if you want to donate such a product, it will be enough to tie it with a ribbon. True, my friend, seeing the massager, suggested that it was not a remedy to eliminate traces of fatigue and edema, but a gadget from an adult store …

Of all the options offered in the online store (and there were massagers with long arms, and with small balls, and with vibration, but already more expensive), I chose the option with a thick handle and large balls. It seemed that it would be more comfortable to hold it this way. The massager was not bad for the back and neck, but it was uncomfortable on the face. Huge balls poorly captured the area of ​​the lips, almost did not work out the cheekbones and did not “notice” small wrinkles and lines at all. It’s like weeding a garden with a tractor … If you plan to use a facelift massager, go for the thinner and longer handle.

“Strange, but nice”

The advertisement promised that the massager would improve blood circulation, reduce swelling, soothe the skin, help apply cosmetic, and even relieve nasal congestion. True, these properties are attributed to the original, and I had to test the analogue.

The massager was pleasant to the touch and “at work”: smooth, warm. In the early days, I kept a kind of diary: I wrote down my impressions with capacious phrases such as “strange, but kind of nice,” “I ate herring in the evening, the swelling in the morning was not as bad as it could have been,” and so on. At first I slapped them in the face just like that, and only then I began to master the correct technology. With the wrong approach, the massager can cause damage to the skin: stretch it, cause bruising, and with excessive zeal, even change the oval of the face.

After reviewing several videos, I decided to focus on real cosmetologists, professionals. It is easy to define them. For example, by regalia (it would be nice if the specialist fully introduces himself), confidence in his voice, reviews and, of course, appearance.

True, the most difficult thing for me was not to develop a massage technology, but to remember that you need to test a gadget every day. Here, as in training, regularity is needed. Let it be for five minutes, but every day. To do this, I stopped putting the massager in the drawer of the bedside table so that it remained in sight all the time.

By the way, comparing it with another massager – roller: the latter definitely wins in a situation if you want to massage with a cloth mask. But with a Japanese gadget, even without pressure, massage the face turns out to be quite sensitive. It really grabs tissues and pulls the skin. It doesn’t hurt, but you shouldn’t press hard. The skin on the face is tender, and bruising and bruising can form from excessive exertion.

The lifting effect is achieved only if you drive the massager from the bottom up, as if counteracting gravity. And not vice versa!

The massager works well on serums, creams and oil. However, after use, it is better to either rinse it thoroughly or wipe it every time so that the remnants of emulsions do not remain and do not collect microbes.

An alternative to a bedtime phone

And now the answer to the main question. Should you buy it? For myself, I definitely did not decide. On the one hand, I did not get a visible effect (so that all wrinkles are smoothed out, the skin tightened, the eyebrow line went up, and the corners of the eyes and lips rose) (at least in a month, for sure). On the other hand, 500 rubles is not money, but any, even a small (but correct) massage is better than its absence.

In addition, I noticed that after carrying out regular massages in the morning my face really swells less (although in the evening I like to drink tea from a large mug), and after a couple of days, even those swelling that appeared began to go away much faster than before. That is, there is a lymphatic drainage effect. The complexion also improved (although this may have happened because I regularly used masks and massage creams). In addition, a useful habit has appeared not to sit on the phone before going to bed, but to take care of oneself at least a little. So, perhaps, buying your money is worth it. But next time I would buy one that vibrates, that is, closer to the Japanese counterpart. True, comparison with the product from an adult store is certainly inevitable here.