What is natural face sculpting?
Connective tissue massage is often referred to as face sculpting technique as it helps to lift, firm and contour your face through a combination of stretching the fascia tissue, muscle fibers and the skin and by opening up the lymph pathways to drain excess fluid build up.
When you massage your face, connective tissue massage techniques such as the gua sha massage below, blood flow to the skin increases, improving oxygenation and cell nourishment and build up of lymph fluid is removed. As a result the skin will look plumper, firmer, brighter, lifted and more sculpted as puffiness caused by fluid build up is removed.
The face sculpting facial:
Use this facial to tighten skin and promote drainage of fluid retention to sculpt and contour cheekbones, eyes, lips and jaw.
This facial is great for sculpting and draining and gives an immediate result where cheekbones, eyes, lips and jawline are contoured. The more times a week you do this facial, the better it works. Try it daily for a month and remember before and after pictures so you can see the difference.
How to get started:
- Apply Calmlish Facebalm 01 on clean and damp skin.
- Grab your cleaned Calmlish Sculpt Gua Sha®
- During the facial. Hold the skin tight with the opposite hand to avoid pulling the skin back and forth
Sculpting the jawline:
Place the textured edge (side 3) of the gua sha on the middle of your neck, under your chin, and the small straight edge of the gua sha touching your jawline. Now pull the gua sha with medium pressure and slow pace towards the lower part of the ear. Repeat 5-20 times.
Now turn around the Gua Sha and use the Sculpt edge (side 4) on the backside of the gua sha. Place the gua sha under the chin. Pull the gua sha along the jawline with a medium pressure and slow pace towards the lower part of the ear. Repeat 5-20 times.
Hug the jawline using the space between side 1 and 2 on the gua sha. Start by the center of the chin and pull the gua sha with medium pressure and slow pace towards the neck and lower part of the ear. Repeat this 5-20 times. When reaching the edge of the ear, make a little wiggle with the gua sha. This helps to remove tension and stagnation around the jawline, so blood flow and lymph flow is increased.
Sculpting the cheekbones:
Start by using side 3 of the Calmlish Sculpt Gua Sha®.
Place the gua sha on the skin by the corner of the nose with a 45 degree angle.The textured edge (side 3) is touching the lower part of the cheek and cheekbone for drainage. The small straight edge (side 2) is pressing lightly under and up the cheekbone. This area might be sore as we carry a lot of tension here. Pull the gua sha 5-20 times over the skin, with medium pressure and slow pace, from the corner of the nose towards the ear. Do a little “wiggle” motion with the textured edge of the gua sha just before you reach the ear. This helps loosen up tension.
Now move the gua sha up over the cheekbone. Place the textured edge of the gua sha by the corner of the nose again, but this time pull it upwards and over the top of the cheek and cheekbone towards the top of the ear.
Pull the gua 5-20 times over the skin, with medium pressure and slow pace, from the corner of the nose by the nasolabial fold towards the upper part of the ear and do a little “wiggle” motion with the textured edge of the gua sha just before you reach the ear.
This stretches the fascia and muscle fibers to lift and tone the skin.
Now turn around the Gua Sha and use the Sculpt edge (side 4) on the backside of the gua sha. Use it the same way as earlier. Place the gua sha next to the mouth under the cheekbone. Pull the gua sha over the chin and cheekbone towards the hairline. Use a medium pressure and slow pace until you’ve worked through the entire area of the chin. Repeat 5-20 times.
Sculpting the eye area
Place the Sculpt edge of the gua sha right under the eye by the corner of the eye. Make sure that the pressure you use here is feather-light. Too much pressure will block the lymph flow rather than drain excess fluid.
Now pull the gua sha gently and slowly towards the temple and hairline. Imagine you are pulling a water balloon under the skin. Repeat 5-20 times.
Now flip the gua sha using side 5 the long smooth edge. Place the tip of the edge (side 2) right under the eye by the corner of the eye and the other end of the edge by the corner of the mouth to drain the whole eye and cheek area. Use the same movements as before and pull over the skin with feather light pressure all the way towards the hair line. Repeat 5-20 times. The angle should be 15 degrees on the skin.
Continue to work with the same area of the face. Using the same edge (side 5) and a 90 degree angle, work the same area of the face but this time move the gua sha with tiny vibrating movements towards the hairline. Flatten the gua sha as much as possible the closer you get to the hairline so you'll end up with a 15 degree angle. Imagine that under the skin are multiple air bubbles which need to get out. Repeat 5-20 times. If possible, use the opposite hand to stretch the skin.
Repeat the exercise by using the long smooth edge (side 5). Place the tip of the edge right under the eye by the corner of the eye and the other end of the edge by the corner of the mouth to drain the whole eye and cheek area. Use the same movements as in step 6 and pull over the skin with feather light pressure all the way towards the hair line. Repeat 5-20 times.
Now use the Sculpt edge (side 4) Place the gua sha next to the beginning of the brow - drag it all the way towards the hairline and do a couple of wiggles. Repeat 5-20 times.
Using the pointy tip of the concave edge (side 2) of the gua sha, do acupressure on the following points:
1. inner corner of the eye.
Place the tip under the brow. Hold the point with a comfortable pressure for 30 seconds. This helps to release eye strain.
Continue to use the same side of the gua sha at the same place. The edge is placed under the brow alongside the brow all the way to the hairline. Repeat 3-5 times. Pressure is medium. Use the opposite hand to do a good stretch.
2. the center of the edge of the lower eye bone.
Place the tip (side 2) under the highest level of the brow. Hold the point with a comfortable pressure for 30 seconds. Afterwards continue with the gua sha in a straight line towards the hairline.
Flip the gua sha and use the Sculpt edge on the brow.. Use the Sculpt from the beginning of the brow towards the highest level and continue in a straight line towards the hairline and do a couple of wiggles at the hairline. Repeat minimum 3. times. Pressure is medium.
3. outer corner of the eye.
Place the tip (side 2) under the outer corner of the eye. Hold the point with a comfortable pressure for 30 seconds.
Flip the gua sha and use the Sculpt edge on the brow. Use the Sculpt from the beginning of the brow towards the end of the brow. Continue in a straight line towards the hairline and do a couple of wiggles at the hairline. Repeat minimum 3. times. Pressure is medium.
Place the textured edge (side 3) between the brows and pull it with a medium pressure up towards the hairline. End the pressure with a wiggle. Repeat 3 times minimum.
Place the textured edge (side 3) on the highest level of the brow and pull it with a medium pressure up towards the hairline. End the pressure with a wiggle. Repeat 3 times minimum.
Place the textured edge (side 3) outer corner of the brow and pull it with a medium pressure up towards the hairline. End the pressure with a wiggle. Repeat 3 times minimum.
Now turn the gua sha and use the Sculpt edge. It is time to lift the brow. You need to do the lifting in 3 lanes from under the brow to the hairline. The pressure is medium. Repeat 3 times minimum.
Using the textured edge of the gua and placing it on a 45 degree angle on the lower part of the temple, pull the gua sha with medium pressure up towards the hairline. You can go all the way on to the scalp with this technique if you like. End the pull with a couple of wiggles. Repeat 3-20 times.
Complete the facial with the classic lymphatic drainage strokes using the sculpt edge. You start at the top of your forehead, in the center, and with the warped edge as flat as possible on the skin, you pull it with feather light pressure towards the hairline. Repeat all the following lymphatic strokes 5-20 times.
Do the same on the lower part of the forward.
Repeat under the eye area and upper part of the cheek area and pull the gua sha towards the center of the ear.
Repeat under the cheekbone starting at the corner of the nose and pull the gua sha towards the lower part of the ear.
Repeat from the corner of the mouth on the lower chin towards the lower part of the ear.
Repeat from the center of the chin towards the lower part of the ear.
Now place the warped edge at the upper side of the ear and pull gently down towards the collarbone. End this pull with a couple of wiggles.
Check your face in the mirror to see the difference between the two sides of the face.
Now repeat the whole facial on the other side of the face.
Pro tip:
Remember we always recommend to massage your neck and shoulders with the gua sha before you do a facial, as this helps to remove tension so that the lymph flows more freely.
