FACIAL MASSAGE

The best facial of my life involved no extractions. There were no lasers, no microdermabrasion machines, and no high-tech tools or showy face masks. And yet, when I emerged, I couldn’t stop staring at my face. I looked like I’d just slept for a century and somehow had plumper cheeks, a more sculpted jawline, and an effortless glow like never before.

I would have gone back to get that facial every other week, but here’s the catch: It was in Tokyo at the headquarters of Japanese cosmetics brand Koh Gen Do. I’m willing to commute for a facial, but Los Angeles to Japan is a little farther than I’m willing to go. Devastating.

Luckily, a few weeks after this life changing facil massage, its inventor, Koh Gen Do’s Senior Managing Director and Lead Facialist Megumi Setoguchi, came to L.A. and led a class on how to perform this facial massage on yourself. It is shockingly simple and takes just a few minutes, so you can easily incorporate it into your daily routine. Better yet, you don’t even need to have the magical hands of an esthetician to see those lifted, contoured results—you can totally achieve them yourself.