If you’ve been around here for a while you’ll already know that once I’ve found a good skin care product or device, I stick with it. I’m not interested in switching up to every new thing. All I care about is seeing fantastic skin care results.

So today I’m not telling you about any new skin care products – I still use all the same ones, which I will share below. Instead I want to tell you about a surprisingly brilliant new device I’ve added to my morning ritual, and the incredible results I’m seeing with it.

It’s All Over Social Media

I was starting to get alarmed about how puffy my face and under eyes were getting. My normally crisp jawline was getting bumpy and my cheekbones were becoming less and less pronounced. I even reached out to an aesthetician friend about lymphatic drainage facials and a lymphatic drainage tea she swears by. Around the same time – late December, my social media feeds overloaded with ads featuring girls in their twenties using a new de-puffing skin care device.

The device in question is a 7 in 1 LED Facial Sculptor. Essentially it is like 3 devices in one: an LED light therapy for your skin, a massager that feels like micro current (although as far as I know it isn’t) and a gua sha, the famous traditional Chinese medicine device used for improving circulation and draining excess lymph..

I have been a huge fan of red light therapy for the face for years. Red light therapy is great for anti-aging and muscle recovery. This device has 7 different colored lights, each serving a different purpose. So far I’ve only used the red light, but it has been brilliant. (You can see what all the different lights do below.)

Blue light helps eliminate acne and the blue light feature can also apply heat for faster results. I don’t have acne so haven’t tried it myself.

With regular use LED light therapy can reduce breakouts and pigmentation, reduce inflammation and help improve the appearance of your skin. The red light on this device also uses EMS (Electrical Muscle Stimulation) a technology that stimulates muscle contraction. I don’t know about any of the scientific parts of this 7 in 1 Sculpting Device, all I know is the results I’ve seen in my own face.

The Results

Here’s what I have seen in my own face, starting the first day:

• Immediate reduction in inflammation and puffiness of the face.
• Immediate lift to the brow.
• immediate reduction in puffiness under they eyes.
• Over the first few days the darkness under the eyes drastically diminished.
• Immediate contouring of the cheekbone.
• Lift and smoothing of jawline.
• Overall lifting and smoothing of the face
• I use a red light mask (below) so haven’t had a problem with hyper pigmentation on my face, but I do have two areas of my neck with very visible patches of pigmentation. It’s early days yet, but I swear it looks like the sun damage on my neck is going down.

I’ve been using mine at this point for about 14 days. I use it every morning, partly because it feels nice and partly because you can see a change in your face as you are doing it. I never trust anything, and always am skeptical about most claims of amazing skin improvement .

So with that in mind I do the entire left side of my face first so I can see if it looks lifted compared to the right side. Remember I’ve been a makeup artist for more than 3 decades, so I see nuances in faces and skin that other people may not. However, if you do buy one of these devices I recommend doin one side of your face first so you can compare. It’s quite astounding!

Whether this will have an ongoing, longer result remains to be seen, but I am assuming I will always have to use it daily. Reading the reviews (more than 3000 of them on Amazon) it appears that people are seeing bigger results as time goes on.

How Do You Use It?

It’s actually really simple to use. First you cleanse and moisturize your skin, and apply a serum. It’s winter as I’m writing this, I’ve been traveling, and my skin is drier than usual, so I am adding a couple of drops of facial oil after serum and moisturizer. This not only keeps my skin extra hydrated but also helps the facial sculptor to glide across and not tug the skin. I use this facial oil by Josie Maran. It says hair, skin and nails but I only use it on my face.

Next I follow gua sha style movements (you can google it) always angling the facial sculptor up and out. I start at the top arch of the eyebrow and angle out for 10 passes. Next I get under the eye and work across the upper cheekbone. (doing one side at a time you’ll be amazed and the difference under each eye!) From there I work an angle from the outer corner of the mouth up along the under-side of the cheek bone, then I work the jawline. After doing both sides of my face I work the neck, moving upwards and arcing out under the jawline to the ear.

The idea behind the gua sha type massage is to improve circulation and more excess fluids and lymph out to drainage points.

The girls on social media talk about how their faces look “snatched“. Someone my age would sound stupid saying that, but I will say the face looks streamlined, depuffed and lifted. Plus the EMS massager action seems to help skin care products to absorb better into the skin.

Which One Should I Get?

I was really skeptical of the entire concept so didn’t want to buy an expensive device and wind up not liking it or not using it, so I figured I’d start with an inexpensive one on Amazon and upgrade if it seemed worth it. I haven’t tried the expensive ones so can’t compare, but based on reviews + my own experience it seems you don’t need to buy an expensive device to get great results. I would recommend reading up on a few before purchasing one, and as always, reading through the reviews. It seems that 7 in 1 facial sculptors run from under $30 to $150

Other Red Light Therapy Devices

I have had this Dermalactives red light therapy mask for two or three years now, and I love it. When I use it several times per week consistently, I see huge results. I do tend to use it all the time for a while, then forget about it for a few months. This is partly because I travel so much and it’s too awkward to pack.

I use this one in the evenings after doing my skin care routine. It runs for 15 or 20 minutes, so you need to set aside time for it. I will eventually buy a more expensive, more high powered red light therapy mask, but until then, this one will do.

I’ve also been reading about red light therapy for hair growth. I lost a lot of hair after covid and it hasn’t been growing back. Plus as you get older it isn’t unusual to experience more hair shedding than before.

I still have a thick head of hair so it’s not urgent, but I am looking at all the hair growth option now. The iRestore Essential Red Light Therapy For Hair Growth is an LED helmet that both reduces shedding and stimulates new hair growth, both for men and for women. It’s a bit wacky looking, so is something to do when you’re home alone, but the results seem to be amazing. I probably won’t get one for a while as they’re expensive ($499, $899 and $2299. The price points reflect how many mWs of red light they’re putting out.

The Skin Care I Use Daily

This one never really changes but it seems worthwhile repeating for any new people to the blog. I am a huge advocate of Korean Skin Care so almost everything I use is K-Beauty.

I use an oil cleanser like this one from HaruHaru. Don’t be put off by the unusual names – Korean skin care is known to be the best in the world and is ridiculously inexpensive. My daily go to serum/essence is the CosRx Snail Mucin Power Serum. This cult favorite has more than 78,000 5-star reviews on Amazon, so don’t just take my word for it.

For moisturizer I use a variety depending on the time of year and how much extra boost my skin needs. Year round I like Mizon Collagen Power Lifting Emulsion as my day time moisturizer and in the evenings rotate through Mizon’s All In One Snail Repair Cream, and more recently Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream. When I’m in the mood I use the Josei Maran oil and a sleeping pack. (I have too many to list here.) I like Scinic eye cream and I swear by the CosRx Snail Mucin Sheet Masks.

If you’re not sure which red light therapy device to start with I suggest figuring out your ultimate goal first. I love the mask for overall skin tone and help with pigmentation. The 7 in 1 Sculpting Tool is newer (to me anyway) and in my opinion is the one to go for if you feel puffy, want to look more contoured or want to streamline your jaw, cheekbones and under-eyes.

The most important thing seems to be consistency. With the mask I see best results when I get in the habit of using it 4 or 5 times per week. With the 7 in 1 Sculpting Device I recommend using it daily, at least to start with.

You can order the 7 in 1 Sculpting Device from Amazon here