FGW: Timelapse Wands, skin smoothing in a stick?

Okay, I’m not really very old. But, having just turned the corner into my 30’s, I’m starting to see little reminders here and there that I’m no longer a plump spring chicken. Plump, yes, but in all the wrong places…

I’m getting a few fine lines here and there, mostly between my eyebrows and a few small frown lines on my forehead. I’d like to lie and say I don’t frown, but I have 3 kids and my husband is in Iraq for 9 more months. Sometimes I’m a frown expert! I use an AHA peel regularly and I have a good cream I wear at night, but my issues mainly stem from all the movement my face does during the day, starting from the very first squint upon waking. There are times I see the benefits that lead people to Botox, but as I’ve said before, I’m really not ready to go there. I mean, I’m only 30!

So I got this handy little stick in the mail and I was instantly skeptical. I mean, look at it, it’s tiny. What on earth could it possibly do?

One of the main active ingredients in Timelapse Wand ($25) is derived from Spanish Lavender Oil and helps to limit muscle contractions. It’s completely drug free and there are no risks, excepting the unlikely off chance that you’re allergic to one of the natural ingredients. In addition to the Lavender oil, Timelapse Wand contains things like Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, a non-animal form of protein which is good for hair and skin, helping it to retain moisture and improving the overall appearance, and dipalmitoyl hydroxyproline, which is a plant derived ingredient that provides firming benefits for long term results.

Mixed in a beeswax base and packed into a handy, pocket sized, twist up tube, Timelapse Wand is easy to use. You just swipe it across the area and rub it in. Wait a few minutes and your skin begins to smooth. I noticed a very subtle numbness, something I’ve never experienced from a product before.  It’s not unpleasant, but may take some adjusting if you’ve never  used a product like this before. Less numbing than getting a shot of novacaine from the dentist, and no terrible tingle when it starts to wear off either.  Timelapse Wand can be used under AND over your makeup, so a touch-up for a night out is quick and easy. My skin can be troublesome, and I was worried the beeswax base might cause it to break out, but it absorbs in a minute or two and I’ve suffered no additional breakouts from it.

I’m attaching a few pictures, and I think we can learn a few very important things from them:

1) Remember to wax or tweeze your brows regularly, you never know when you’ll be taking a close up picture of them.

2) I’m in the pleasant position of still fighting the same old blemishes and learning entirely new truths about fine lines. All at the same time. Gosh getting older is fun!

3) I can personally assure you that none of the results were achieved by doing that whole “Change the way you hold your face in each picture” thing that we all see through in an instant so I don’t know who those companies think they’re fooling.

And behold, the results:

I tried my darndest but couldn’t seem to get the exact same angle or I would’ve, I swear. I circled the same spot on each picture, and you can see in the second picture there is still a faint trace of a line. I don’t think this will take care of major wrinkles, but as far as the treatment and prevention of fine lines, I’m pretty happy. Before you Botox, try something less risky (and less expensive) first, try Timelapse Wand.