I once gave my sister and my friend Beth what I called "poor man's botox" for Christmas. The gift consisted of a satin pillowcase and a box of Frownies. It was meant to be kind of a joke, but the truth is these two things actually work to prevent wrinkles.
Frownies were created way back in 1889 and basically they're stickers that hold your skin in place and prevent repetitive motion while you sleep, which as we know, causes wrinkles. Especially that vertical forehead line (or two) that can make you look constantly angry. Frownies are not sexy, but neither is my mouth guard and so I just go for it at night with the whole maintenance thing. And Henry has fun ripping them off my face first thing in the morning.
I go back and forth about the real botox. It's costly, not permanent, can sometimes make you look like an idiot and who knows about the safety issues. I'm not saying I'll never get it, but for now I'll stick with the poor man's version.
Frownies can be found at your local Whole Foods or online at Drugstore.com and have a MakeupAlley.com rating of 85%.
