I was sick of spending £1.6k a year on Botox so swapped it for a 21p buy at 39 – it was great at freezing my face

A BEAUTY fan has revealed that she was sick of splashing cash on Botox, so decided to try a much more affordable method. So if you’re on a mission to look youthful but don’t fancy having needles poked into your face, then fear not, we’ve got just the thing for you. The 39-year-old, who admitted to spending £1,600 a year on Botox, has now found a purse-friendly alternative to reduce the appearance of fine lines.

And those on a budget will be thrilled to know that this handy trick costs just 21p - yes, you heard that correctly. Skincare enthusiast Brittany Vasseur took to social media to share her fun beauty experiment, leaving many gobsmacked. The content creator underwent a skincare test to see what would happen if she taped her face for a month. Face taping is a Botox alternative that uses specialised tapes to temporarily freeze and retrain muscles so they don’t move as much, making wrinkles allegedly less visible.

Brittany, who was spending £400 just on forehead Botox every three months, confessed: “Botox was not lasting as long, as my body metabolises it really fast, so it would only really last for a couple of months.”. Not only this, but after being left terrified by the prospect of Botox poisoning, the blonde beauty instead turned to the much more natural method. Brittany ordered herself some Frownies Anti-Wrinkle Patches, which you’ll find on Amazon for £29.95 for a pack of 144 pouches, which works out at just 21p per patch.

The vlogger explained that the patches need to be “pretty stiff to restrict the movement” and as a result, advised beauty enthusiasts to wet them first, using either a toner or water. As she applied the unscented patches, which ‘dramatically reduce lines and wrinkles safely and naturally’, she confessed: “You do look a little funny while you wear them.”. In addition to Frownies, Brittany also tried the Morrow Smoothing Wrinkle Patches, which are infused with Peptides, Hyaluronic Acid and Vitamin E.

The clear patches work to plump up the skin, are slightly more expensive than Frownies and are currently not available in the UK. LONDON -based Gabriela Peacock, who has helped the likes of Prince Harry and Princess Eugenie prepare for their weddings. She told Fabulous: “The science is evident that we all have the power to make simple life changing alterations to better our future selves - no matter what genetic hand we might have been dealt with.

“The reality is, we all sometimes indulge in unhealthy eating habits like processed foods, smoking cigarettes, drinking too much alcohol, inhaling city pollutants, and even drinking water from plastic bottles – none of this is good for us. “All this does is promote the ageing process, but we all have the potential to change this.”. It may be hard, but try to keep away from sugary carbohydrates, because they feed chronic inflammation, which is one of the worst enemies of reversing ageing.

Now only will you end up putting on weight if you consume them regularly, but your energy and hormonal levels will be affected and this will influence how you look and feel. Whatever your age or state of health, it’s never too late to reverse how quickly you are ageing and embrace the energy and vigour of a younger you. Antioxidants, such as vitamins A, C, and E, are essential in neutralising free radicals—the culprits behind premature ageing.

Integrating a spectrum of colourful fruits and vegetables into your diet provides a potent source of antioxidants. Omega-3 fatty acids, abundant in fatty fish like salmon and flaxseeds, are vital for maintaining skin elasticity and hydration. Omega-3s act as nourishment for your skin, locking in moisture and diminishing fine lines and wrinkles. Collagen, a structural protein dwindling with age, can be replenished through collagen-rich foods like bone broth and lean protein sources.

But Brittany claimed that the Morrow patches are not as stiff as Frownies, which are said to ‘reverse signs of ageing’ and ‘retrain the underlying facial muscles to regain the strength and tone they have lost’. Sharing her honest verdict on Frownies, the influencer admitted: “I was pretty happy with how this made my face look the next morning. I don’t get as much movement and it has the same feeling of Botox, so it’s definitely doing something.

“You can see my nasolabial fold line is almost gone and it lasted for several hours throughout the day.”. And when it came to using the product on her forehead, she recognised that it did a “good job at freezing the wrinkles.”. As a result, she acknowledged: “For me, yes overall, face taping is worth it. It is something I am going to continue to do.”. Hayley Walker, Beauty Expert at Justmylook spoke exclusively to Fabulous about the big beauty trends for 2025.