Skims just dropped a new face sculpting wrap that promises to ‘snatch’ your jawline – Really ?
Its basically a fancy elastic mask to make your face look slimmer. But the real question is: how far are we willing to go to meet beauty standards created abroad?
Crafted out of the same fabric blend as Skims’ bestselling, viral bodysuits, the $48 innovation comes in two shades: the light Clay and the darker Cocoa. Providing a strong compression level akin to top Skims shapewear like the Seamless Sculpt Mid Thigh Short and the Hosiery Shaping Tights, it’s meant to lift the skin around your jaw and outer cheekbones — with the ultimate goal of alleviating signs of sagging, creating a more contoured face shape, and reducing inflammation-slash-bloating.
Although , scientific evidence supporting the long-term nature of these results is scanty at best, but many people do vouch for face-sculpting tools’ visible albeit short-term payoff. It’s also important to note that chin straps’ original intention is to serve as a vital part of post-op recovery from plastic surgery procedures like face lifts, since they’re able to cut down on swelling and promote the overall healing of skin tissue.
Now in a country where we’re already bleaching our skin, contouring like our lives depend on it, and now considering face wraps to ‘sculpt’ our God-given features, it begs the question: Will Nigerians be quick to jump on the this unrealistic beauty goals or simply evolve with the global trend?
Is it self-care or self-rejection?
