I’m broke, what can take the place of Botox?

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I’ve been getting my 11s, forehead, and crows feet done for about 3/4 years, usually every 7-8 months.

But now I’m broke, and my crows feet in particular are beginning to bother me, and my left eyelid feels a bit droopy and uncomfortable.

Is there anything that remotely compares? I can’t use tret, i have eczema and my skin can’t take it.

Does anyone have any ideas? Please?

Oh deffo not going near a fringe!

I just found a local place with a new client deal on Botox, and I can klarna it, so I’m considering that…

Noted 🤣

Reedle shot (can buy from Boots) - I've never had Botox and get asked if I have!

Nothing can really take the place of botox. Can you cut something else out in order to pay for it?

I can't afford botox very often so throw pretty much everything else at my face.
hydration by drinking water ,on the skin with various moisturisers, collagen gua sha, facial cupping, acupen, face yga, face massage. fascia release you name it I do it I'm not sure how much they help but at least I feel like I'm doing something. I think in the main they work on softening lines and preventing them from getting any worse but they are a commitment and you need to do them regularly.

Do some research first - you don’t want to go somewhere cheap because they use dodgy stuff! x

These were called tape lifts - lots of older actresses used them as they weren't picked up by the camera (I assume with thick pancake make-up on top).

I heard that Marlene Dietrich maintained a youthful look into her 70s by having her hairline braided into thin plaits which were them pulled back to lift the skin and hooked into the scalp. Then a wig would be plonked on top. Sounds like a variation on the Croydon Facelift (see pic below).

Other options include
(a) Being comfortable in your skin and accepting how you look.
(b) Adding 10 years to your real age so people will always say, 'Wow! You look amazing!'
(c) A brown paper bag with holes.
(d) (e) and (f).

Croydon Facelift (below)

Use frownies overnight, until you can afford Botox again.

Yes, I have also had good results with this.

I refuse to use Botox, I recommend it in a medical sense for a range of things but don’t agree with cosmetic use for myself, so I do try different external lotions and potions.

The best results I have had was with some minuscule amp of eye serum. I used it on whole face for a week and had multiple people ask if I had work done. Can’t recall what it was, as it cost hundreds for a small vial so was not a sustainable routine product so didn’t invest any memory power.

I genuinely do option B (well, I add 5 years). I am always complimented on looking young and people are also less rude about the age I had my kids. Win win!

Obviously doesn't work with people I've known a long time though.

It is. And of course you’ll only think of yourself. But what is heart breaking to me as a mother of daughters, is that your attitude, and that of many other women like you, impacts everyone. You are part of the problem why women continue to be judged on looks and youth. So whilst it may be your body, your choice, your actions impact society and women and girls at a wider level. If as women we refused to buy into this barbaric ridiculous trend that injecting stuff into our faces makes us more worthy, the world would be a much better for all women and girls. It’s so sad to me that this is the model we are passing down to our daughters.

Agree. It's devastating to me that we are creating a culture where even young women feel they have to pump their face full of crap.

What is sad is your sanctimonious comments.
Focus on yourself instead of trying to dictate what other women do.

That’s ridiculous.
The younger generation are far more influenced by social media, than their Mothers etc. So if you feel your daughter will do as you want, you are in for a shock.
It’s the younger generation who are more likely to seek these treatments.
I was at a gorgeous, affluent wedding recently.
One of the guests, who is 35, told me she and her husband micro dose mounjarro. She also has regular Botox. When I looked surprised her comment was that all her friends are doing it!
I have to admit I was surprised about the mounjarro, not the Botox.
Then she said ‘ Don’t tell Mum - she is so judgey!’

That’s EXACTLY my point. It’s become normalised because many women are doing it and it’s plastered across social media as a result. Every woman, of all ages, needs to stop promoting it. Whether via social media or directly to friends and family they know or live with.

What on earth are these people doing on the S&B board?! Much Yawn.

The best thing you can teach a daughter is to think for herself, be her own person and do what she feels is right for her.
i have just had my first Botox at 60.
it made me look fresher and I haven’t told my daughters! This is about me and no one else.

Haha @AwwShucksOhWell maybe I will pretend to be 56 instead 🤣

Honestly love, don’t care. Maybe start the millionth thread this year about the tragedy of Botox if you are very exercised about it.

My daughter thinks Botox and my tattoos and piercings are sad 🤣 she isn’t going to follow in my footsteps any time soon.

Why do you think less wrinkles mean you look fresh? Wrinkles are simply a symbol of life experience. They have zero to do with looking fresh. What a bizarre thing to say.