One of the most overlooked yet key areas to tend to as we age is our neck and décolleté. While many of us naturally focus our skin care efforts and attention on our faces, it's the neck and décolleté that can reveal our true age. These delicate areas are prone to sagging and wrinkles, making them essential to your anti-aging routine. In the never ending quest of graceful aging and beauty, we’re going to dive into the often-overlooked secrets of maintaining a youthful glow from the face down.

The goal here is to not only keep the skin on our faces and necks smooth, soft, supple and plump, but also contoured, tight and toned. As we begin to age, our body produces less elastin and collagen, essential factors to youthful, contoured skin. The lack of collagen and lose of elasticity in the skin contributes to fine lines and sagging where the fat pads in our cheeks begin to drop, leading to the development of jowls. While aging is, of course, a natural and inevitable part of life, it is also beautiful and can not only be prevented and prolonged, but done with elegance and grace.

We’re sharing with you some of our favorite hacks and beauty secrets to keep your neck area toned, tight and snatched and even prevent jowls from developing...

FROM THE INSIDE OUT

Taking preventative measures when it comes to aging is going to be the best strategy as it’s much easier to be ahead of the curve instead of backtracking and trying to reverse some of the signs of aging. Although it is possible, prevention is key. To start, focus on a hydrating diet of vibrant fresh produce and incorporating protein to help support your body’s ability to produce collagen. Supplementing with Agent Nateur’s holi (mane) is an excellent start to keeping your body nourished with a high quality source of marine collagen and salt water pearl to help stimulate your internal reservoirs of collagen, elastane, proteins and other beautifying and beneficial minerals. Holi (radiance) containing MSM and ceramides is going to be another outstanding option to add into your wellness routine to help hydrate from the inside out and keep any fine lines and wrinkles at bay.

FACIAL EXERCISE

Caring for your body with a regular exercise routine and ensuring that you’re engaging in some light facial moves to help tone the muscles in the face and neck is going to be key to preventative aging, especially in the décolleté area. There are some amazing women on YouTube teaching simple facial yoga and facial massage techniques to help tone, tighten and sculpt the jaw line, face and neck. These moves will not only help prevent jowls from forming, they will help get your lymphatic system flowing & help release the build up of excess fluids and toxins in the body, giving you a more toned and contoured effect. With consistent practice of these exercises, you are guaranteed to see results.

We highly recommend using The Skinny Confidential Pink Balls Facial Massager as a tool to sculpt and tone the face and especially the jaw area. This adorable facial tool is specifically designed to apply pressure to the lymph nodes to speed up natural filtration and drainage and stimulate facial muscles to encourage blood and oxygen to circulate. It’s going to instantly lift the face, giving a visible contoured, tight and chiseled effect. This is a great tool to have on hand whenever you’re prone to puffiness, whether during the heat of summer or after a long night. In tandem with a hydrating oil or cream and consistent use, you’re going to experience some gorgeous, sculpted results with your jaw and neck area.

LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE

Coined ‘lymphatic drainage in-a-jar’, the Ayuna Plasma is going to be the key treatment product we recommend for combating stagnation in the lymphatic system, which is one of the leading contributing factors when it comes to the appearance of puffiness around the jaw and neck areas. To reduce the excess fluid and get that toned and tight look, this innovative, three-dimensional gel formula mask works to instantly plump & contour the face. It tightens & revitalizes tissues, encourages micro-circulation, giving you a supple glow.

By promoting better circulation and oxygen flow, lymphatic drainage helps to rejuvenate the skin, reduce inflammation and support collagen production. Between utilizing your hands for a traditional facial massage, a gua sha or sculpting tool, you have many options to regularly incorporate this practice into your daily routine to help you revitalize the delicate neck area and ensure that they remain firm, smooth and youthful.

OUR FAVORITE COMBO FOR INTENSIVE TARGETING

Our most beloved beauty combination to really target sagging skin, fine lines and jowls is utilizing the Theraface tool in tandem with the Agent Nateur holi (lift) ageless lifting and firming serum. This is a super powered anti-aging serum that’s a gentle, yet potent, gel formula that doubles as a conductive agent for your Theraface Pro device. Going in with the microcurrent attachment and setting, you will glide the tool in upward motions from the neck to jawline, sculpting and contouring.

The microcurrent setting on the Theraface device uses low-level electrical currents to stimulate the muscles and tissues in the face and neck. It helps to tone and lift sagging facial muscles... helping to reduce the appearance of jowls. It works by delivering a small electrical current to the muscles, stimulating the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - a molecule that provides energy to the cells. This increase in ATP production can help to improve the overall health and function of the cells, which can result in firmer, more toned skin. Microcurrent therapy can also stimulate the production of collagen and elastin - two proteins that are essential for keeping the skin firm and elastic. By increasing collagen and elastin production, microcurrent therapy can help to reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and jowls. Used in tandem with potent skincare ingredients, facial massage & LED light therapy, it can help to improve the overall appearance of the face and neck, providing a more youthful, toned and lifted appearance!

SERUMS FOR THE NECK

Some of our most potent serums for tightening and toning the neck area are going to be the Tata Harper Boosted Contouring Serum and the Patyka Pro-Structure Firmness Serum. Aside from making sure that you are taking your ENTIRE skin care routine down onto your neck and chest area… you’re going to want to go in and add in these powerful serums on top for that extra boost of nourishment and targeted activation. The high-performance actives in both of these serums are incredible and are specifically designed to transform the look of mature, sagging skin. They work to target loss of firmness and elasticity, fine lines and wrinkles while restoring total hydration into the skin for that plump, youthful glow.

The Tata Harper Boosted Contouring Serum is a multi-targeted formula that includes 14 sources to lift and firm the skin. Peony root and daffodil bulb help to stimulate collagen production and improve skin elasticity, leading to a firmer, more lifted look. Hyaluronic acid and aloe vera help to attract and retain moisture in the skin, improving its overall texture and tone. It also contains 11 sources of antioxidants, such as edelweiss and green tea, which help to protect the skin from free radical damage. Free radicals are unstable molecules that can cause damage to the skin cells, leading to premature aging. By providing antioxidant protection, the serum helps to prevent this damage, keeping the skin looking youthful and healthy. With regular use, and after a microcurrent session, this serum can help to restore a more youthful, lifted and radiant complexion.

One of Patyka’s latest innovations, the Pro-Structure Firmness Serum, features peptides that stimulate the production of three essential types of collagen, crucial for the dermis structure. This powerful formulation visibly restructures the skin and redefines the facial contours. Infused with ginseng, it delivers an intense energy boost to revitalize and rejuvenate your complexion. Ginseng is actually often hailed as a timeless youthful elixir in traditional medicine, and has emerged as a powerhouse ingredient in modern skincare. This revered root is packed with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties that help combat the signs of aging and environmental stressors. Ginseng boosts circulation, enhancing skin's vitality and radiance, while its ability to stimulate collagen production improves firmness and elasticity. It also promotes cellular regeneration, helping to fade dark spots and even out skin tone.