Five-Minute Face-lift: A Daily Program for a Beautiful, Wrinkle-Free Face Paperback – March 4, 2008

2-Week Review:My background is that I'm in my mid-30s and had always appeared younger in the face than my real age--UNTIL the last 6 months to a year. All of a sudden my facial skin has started sagging and I've started getting lines around my mouth/cheeks that make me look suddenly older than my age and very tired all the time. Plus my mouth lines were starting to get down-turned. Yuck! So, after being talked out of a $2,000 cosmetic procedure I can't afford, and after trying all sorts of expensive "age-defying" creams and lotions over the past couple years, I decided to give this book a try.First, I'll say that the book is really nicely laid out and perfect. To the reviewers who complain about inadequate content--nonsense! Bah! Everything you need is in here: Diagrams of targeted muscles, specific instructions, photos of the exercise in action, etc. This isn't meant to be a novel or essay on facial care. Instructions are clear and help you scale up your routine as you get more experienced.Now, about the results! I'm only a couple weeks in, so I definitely have not been expecting miracles. But, I HAVE noticed a difference already! I even took a "before" picture as a point of comparison, and I have to say that the change is marked. Even my husband has commented (with insulting surprise) that he can see the difference. My cheeks are a bit less saggy and some of the lines around my mouth have already begun to vanish. My mouth doesn't seem as down-turned when resting. And my skin actually does look younger! I'm impressed! Why didn't I start this months ago??Considering this was the only change to my skin-care/facial routine, I credit this book already with making a big difference! I'm really excited to see if the improvements continue through the coming months, and I'm already recommending this book to others.

I would enthusiastically recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve their face without the time, expense & pain of cosmetic surgery. This program is easy and IT WORKS! Here's my story: As always when buying a product that promises small miracles, I was skeptical. I'm 62 & will NOT get a face lift. If it didn't work the book only cost a few bucks, so I decided to give it a try. The book said you can work on just one problem area of your face. So I started slow - only doing the 4 exercises every day for "double chin" (I call it "turkey neck") - not my whole face. The exercises are very easy to do - I can do them while I'm driving, watching TV, etc, & I've been at it for almost a month. After a couple of weeks I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror & thought "Well, I'm just wishful thinking & LOOKING for improvement". But a few days ago my close friend, who did NOT know I'm doing the exercises asked if I had lost weight or something & thought I looked much better... somehow. I asked her HOW do I look better, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. When I told her about the exercises she said "That's it!" Then she said that my double chin was not nearly as pronounced as before AND my skin was much clearer. I almost always have a few blemishes - ususally on the right side of my face. But they have been clearing up since starting the program. Doing the exercises improves skin tone because of the increased circulation to your face. I'm very, VERY happy with this program & have started doing more of the exercises for other parts of my face.

I had seen Yoga Face Exercises on You Tube and started using them. Those instructions were not complete so I started looking for another avenue that would be and found it on Amazon. I have been using this 5 minute face lift instruction book for about 3 weeks now and I find the exercises so quick and easy. I perform them in the morning while doing my hair and brushing my teeth. Nothing could be quicker. I also try to remember to do them when I first go to bed as I find it relaxes me. I didn't take a picture of the before, but I am getting questions now about the after. I'm loving it!

It may be a good book, but it didn't seem that ground-breaking, and I returned it because there is an error for the #2 exercise. For each exercise, there is a photo of the model and an anatomical diagram with the muscle involved highlighted. On Page 20, the muscle involved is the "Musculus Temporalis" but the diagram is highlighting the "Musculus Orbicularis Occuli" (correctly showm on pages 24 & 30).All the exercises feature the model that is on the cover, who is quite young (not really in need of these exercises, but I know it's good to start as early as possible). It would have been nice to see some actual "before and afters" of actual (older) women who had done the exercises. I have very few wrinkles for mid-fifties (I've done some facial exercises and self-massage for years) and was mainly looking for something for the beginnings of loose jowls, and there's not really anything there for that.I certainly endorse the concept of doing facial exercises vs. the quick-fix of surgery!

Ok I tried this once and I actually believe this is doable. I think once I get the exercises down I can run through them on auto pilot. I love the way the book is layed out very simple, flip a page and do the next exercise. I enjoyed the design of the book with the inside and back cover folds to hold my pages down (silly feature but nice) as I sat outside with a gentle breeze. I will report back on how this works for me in about 8 weeks or so. Anyway I am impressed with just the first hour of looking it over and running through the exercises a couple times. I am satisfied with this purchase.

I could have done without this purchase which I made based on the ratings. The exercises seem pretty wimpy and are accompanied by thinly written instructions. The title is misleading. Nice quality book with educational diagrams of facial muscles.

I do these exercises at least every other day and within a few weeks I'm already noticing a change in my face. Everything seems more toned and lifted! It's true that you have so many different facial muscles that need to be worked out! Same that applies for your body, you have to work out in order to stay fit and toned. These exercises are so simple and only take a short amount of time! Love the results!!

Muy práctico, con buena fotografía.

I bought it as a present for my sister- in- low. She is very happy with the quality of the paper and the photos. The book has 21 exercises for facial lifting with minimum explanations and with the perfect pictures. I think that this book is a very good present for a woman of any age.

Much easier than the other writers version to understand both why and how. Simple explanations are accompanied by clear pictures and the muscle groups impacted are clearly identified in a drawing so it all comes together in an understandable and meaningful way. Even my husband has tried it and that says something.It only works if you are committed though - reading it alone doesnt make a difference!

I discovered the first printing of this book which was called "Facebuilding", in 2000 in the library. I eventually bought my own copy a year later. Now it has been reprinted I've been buying copies for friends as gifts. The exercises are easy to do and they work. Ten years on, I'm still doing my exercise routine twice a week.Being 40-ish I had been keen to start toning up my facial muscles in preparation of hitting 50. I identified problem areas and experimented with one exercise at a time, to see if I liked the results.Personally I love exercise No. 1- it gives me a wide-awake look (like Botox or a brow-lift, but a healthier version of these!)I do Nos. 1,2,6,11,12,15,19,20 whilst watching tv.After you've got satisfactory results you can then reduce exercise sessions from 5 times to 2 times per week. That is all you need in order to maintain the muscle tone you've built up.I did try other books but gave up on them, as many seemed to create more creases and lines by the weird contortions you had to screw your face into.I love this book!! Get yourself a good face cream, eye cream, Five Minute Facelift and a wee bit of self-discipline!!!

I have done these exercises for a couple of weeks now and even though I have not followed them religiously or done them every day I can see an improvement in my face. My problem area is the neck and chin and have found these exercises have toned up that area. The good thing about this book is that it encourages you to start with only the exercises on your own problem areas and then include more of the others later on if you wish. You don't even need to do them all if you don't want to. If you do only some of the exercises in this book any time you think to do them during your week it can only help your face in the long run.