Here’s how I do Face Taping 😐

Two Christmases ago, my daughter gave me a quirky gift—pink boxes of face tape called Frownies. Oddly enough, the boxes were opened because – I assume – she wasn’t a fan and so she gifted them to me. 

I was curious but skeptical. Could these patches really smooth wrinkles?

So, I launched a month-long experiment to test face taping. At 55, with no Botox or fillers, I wanted to soften my deep forehead lines that show even when I’m not frowning.

Face taping is meant to be like a natural Botox alternative—no costly injections, but taping does require consistent application. You wear special patches at night to hold muscles, smoothing wrinkles while you sleep and training your muscles to relax while you’re awake.

I tried two types to see what worked best. Here’s the scoop:

• Frownies: Old-school craft paper with veggie glue, toxin-free. Super stiff to hold wrinkles still, so you need to wet them to apply—kinda funny-looking! They’re a pain to tear apart. Costs $42 for 144 patches (29 cents each), about $1.74 per night.*
  
  

• Morrow Patches: Clear patches with peptides and hyaluronic acid to plump skin. Less stiff but still very effective, stick on instantly, and barely visible when you’re wearing them. Easy and pain-free to remove. Cost $17 for 66 patches (26 cents each)—78 cents per night. (USD)*

Morrow patches were the clear winner for me. They’re less visible, easy to apply post-skincare, and smoothed my forehead and nasolabial folds beautifully.

Frownies worked but needed wetting to apply and remove—ouch if you skip that! Morrow’s soothing effect felt stronger, even on my static wrinkles.

The more I taped, the smoother my forehead got. My expression lines softened too.  I will say that these results came after cosmetic acupuncture, collagen, and balancing nutrition did the heavy lifting.

No one technique is responsible for all my anti-aging gains, but this combination is definitely working for me.