There’s no better pastime than testing out the coolest new skincare/makeup/hair trends and snazzy innovations in beauty tech from the comfort of your own home. That said, there’s nothing more frustrating than spending upwards of £100 on a new at-home facial system or snazzy pair of hair straighteners, only to find out they don’t *actually* work.
Enter GLAMOUR Tries: the weekly Instagram series which sees GLAMOUR editors do all of the time-consuming (and expensive) work for you.
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Yep, we’ve been busy trying out all of the wacky and wonderful beauty crazes to take the internet (read: TikTok) by storm – from Dyson’s Supersonic Flyaway Attachment (the smoothing hair tool of dreams) to Dr. Harris’ Anti-Wrinkle Sleep Mask and Dr. Jart+’s Cryo Rubber So Cool Duo face masks. These are the products every influencer/gen-Z beauty slueth/beauty editor is talking about on the internet – but that you want to be sure about before parting with your money.
Thanks to GLAMOUR Tries, you won’t need to waste your hard-earned pennies on testing these innovations yourself. We’re getting in their first, giving you the lowdown and making sure you invest in products that genuinely work. Like what you see? You can shop all of the products seen on GLAMOUR tries in previous weeks down below. Race ya?
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On GLAMOUR Tries this week, Beauty Editor Lottie Winter tested Theragun’s RecoveryAir System – a pneumatic compression system that increases circulation and reduces soreness and fatigue in the legs using clinically-proven recovery technology.
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Lottie begins to unpack the boots, describing their purpose as she goes: “So you know when you wake up in the morning and your legs feel really heavy or you have some water retention? Well these are basically going to squeeze you out like a tube of toothpaste, and they’re also really good for muscle recovery. So let’s see!”
The RecoveryAir System comes with two boots (one for each leg) and you plug it into the hexagonal device and start your compression treatment beginning from 15 minutes up to 60 minutes.
Lottie slips the boots on and then sits comfortably before she turns it on. “I’m going to turn it on now for 15 minutes. It’s got a little pressure knob so I think I’ll start low and then see if I need to go up a bit.”
Switching it on, she describes the feeling: “It starts to fill with air around my feet and then squeezes up and gets fuller and fuller and ends up super tight all the way down the leg. It feels really nice, a bit like a hug but a really intense squeezy one. Once it fills up it deflates and then goes round in a cycle.”
“I don’t know how to explain it but my legs feel really light, like a weight has been lifted. It’s really great for muscle recovery, lymphatic drainage, circulation and all those wonderful things, plus I’ve just seen that they make one for arms and core! The only downside for me with this product is that it’s £599 for the boots, which is a pretty big investment. It’s probably only worth it if you’re really into fitness, or you’re an athlete, or you experience a lot of swelling and discomfort.” Says Lottie.
Would you give Theragun’s RecoveryAir System a go? Have you already tried it? Let us know your thoughts over on Instagram @glamouruk.
For more from GLAMOUR UK’s Associate Commerce Writer Georgia Trodd, follow her on Instagram @georgiatrodd.
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In the meantime, here are all of the products you’ve seen on GLAMOUR Tries over the past few weeks. Happy shopping!
