Lunchtime Facelift | Penny Lane's 30-Minute No-Downtime Face Lift

The Lunchtime Facelift: How Penny Lane's 30-Minute, No-Downtime Face Lift Actually Works. As Seen on TV

Lunchtime Facelift: Penny Lane's 30-Minute No-Downtime Face Lift

The Lunchtime Facelift by Penny Lane gives you the look of a brow, eye, jowl and neck lift in 30 minutes. No needles, no surgery, no downtime. Clinically proven, from $149.95.

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In short: The Lunchtime Facelift is a 30-minute, at-home cosmetic routine created by Penny Lane, founder of The Perfect Cosmetics Company. It pairs My Perfect Facial, a three-stage facial contouring treatment, with My Perfect Eyes, a clinically trialled under-eye product, to temporarily deliver the look of a brow lift, eye lift, jowl lift and neck lift. There are no needles, no anaesthetic, no scars and no downtime. Results are temporary and cosmetic, kits start at $149.95, and every order is covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee.

There is a particular moment that most people over forty will recognise. You catch your reflection in a shop window, or someone tags you in a photo from the weekend, and the face looking back does not match the person living behind it. The energy is there. The plans are there. The skin has quietly gone in a different direction.

Penny Lane has heard a version of that story for more than two decades, standing in television studios beside hosts who ask her the same question every viewer at home is thinking: does this actually work? Her answer has never been a slogan. It has been a split screen — the same woman, the same day, no filters, minutes apart.

That split screen is the Lunchtime Facelift. This guide explains exactly what it is, what the clinical trials found, what it costs compared with surgery, how to do it properly, and where the honest limits sit.

What is a lunchtime facelift?

The phrase lunchtime facelift started life in cosmetic clinics. It was marketing shorthand for procedures quick enough to fit into a work break — thread lifts, dermal fillers, light laser treatments — as opposed to a full surgical rhytidectomy that costs tens of thousands of dollars and takes weeks to recover from.

The problem is that most clinic "lunchtime" procedures are not really lunchtime procedures. They involve needles, numbing agents, a practitioner, a consultation fee, a booking three weeks out, and often a few days of bruising or swelling that no amount of concealer will hide. Australian surgical facelifts commonly sit between $12,000 and $25,000, with deep plane techniques reaching $30,000, and mini lifts still starting around $10,000.

The Perfect Cosmetics Company took the promise the industry made and rebuilt it around something you can do yourself, at your own kitchen bench, in half an hour.

The Lunchtime Facelift is a cosmetic routine, not a medical procedure. It works on the surface of the skin to temporarily change how your face looks. It does not cut, inject, freeze or reposition anything. Nothing about it is permanent, and nothing about it requires recovery.

That distinction matters, and the brand states it plainly on air: temporary results, no surgery, no downtime, individual results vary. What you gain in speed, safety and price, you trade for permanence. For a great many people, that is exactly the trade they were looking for.

Why "30 minutes" is the honest number

The routine is built around two active treatment windows. My Perfect Facial sets on the skin for eight minutes for a standard lift, or twenty to thirty minutes for a firmer one. My Perfect Eyes dries in one to two minutes and shows visible change in under sixty seconds. Add cleansing, mixing and the finishing collagen massage, and a full treatment lands comfortably inside half an hour. The brand's own on-site promise is refreshingly specific: visible results before you're back at your desk.

Who is Penny Lane, and why does that matter?

Search engines and readers both ask the same question about health and beauty content: who is behind this, and why should I believe them?

Penny Lane is the founder and sole director of The Perfect Cosmetics Company, and the creator of every product in the My Perfect range. Born in Birmingham in 1974 and now in her fifties, she developed My Perfect Eyes in Melbourne, Australia.

Her track record is unusually easy to verify because most of it happened live on television. She has been a familiar face on Australian morning TV for more than twenty years, and The Perfect Cosmetics Company is the longest-standing skincare range on Australian morning shows — a 22-year run on the same programme, selling to the same audience, in a format where a product that fails is exposed within a single ratings week. Beyond the studio, she hosts the interview series In The Driver's Seat with Penny Lane, has been profiled in the meetmagic Leadership Matters periodical, and is a foster mum and children's charity ambassador whose company partners with Kids First Australia and Fruit2Work.

The commercial numbers are equally concrete. My Perfect Eyes sells more than 500,000 units a year — roughly one bottle every sixty seconds, somewhere in the world — across three continents, with a 67% returning customer rate. It has been stocked in Priceline for years, where, as Penny tells it with some affection, the counter staff report it as one of the most stolen products in the store. It is the cheekiest five-star review a brand can get.

"Age has its gifts. Experience, knowledge and wisdom are just some. But here is what most people tell me: they often feel a decade younger than they look. Your skin should match how you feel. And it can." — Penny Lane

That philosophy runs through the whole brand. The Perfect Cosmetics Company is not selling the erasure of age. It is selling the closing of a gap — between the age you feel and the age you appear — with the line that has become the company's north star: I look like the me I want to be.

What is actually in the Lunchtime Facelift?

The routine has two heroes and a supporting cast. Understanding which is which is the difference between a good result and a disappointing one.

The two heroes

My Perfect Facial ($119.95, ten treatments) is a three-stage at-home facial contouring and skin-tightening system. It arrives as an Activator Gel, an Elevating Powder and a Collagen Soak, with a fan brush and measuring spoons. Mixed and applied like a mask, it lifts, tones and firms the skin while softening the look of lines and wrinkles across the face, neck and décolletage. This is the component that handles the brow, jowl and neck.

My Perfect Eyes ($99.95, 20ml or 10ml, around a six-month supply) is the brand's global bestseller. It is clinically proven to instantly reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and dark circles and to compress under-eye puffiness for up to eight hours, working in under sixty seconds. This is the component that handles the eye area, and it is the one that produces the on-camera gasp.

The supporting cast

The remaining products are not filler. Each one either prepares the skin for the two heroes or extends what they achieve.

Product	Price	Role in the Lunchtime Facelift
My Perfect Wash	$49.95	An amino acid foaming cleanser that strips makeup, oil and residue without stripping moisture. This is genuinely functional, not optional — My Perfect Eyes will not set correctly on skin carrying any oily residue.
My Perfect Sheet Mask (3 pack)	$59.95	A 100% cotton hyaluronic acid mask that floods the skin with hydration and reduces the appearance of fine lines. Best used the night before an event so skin is plump before treatment day.
My Perfect Day Cream	$69.95	A light, fast-absorbing daily moisturiser delivering advanced anti-ageing protection between treatments.
My Perfect Night Cream	$69.95	A collagen, Commipheroline and Ameliox formula clinically proven to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while you sleep, supporting firmness and elasticity over time.

The three kits

The Lunchtime Facelift is sold as three bundles so you can choose how much of the routine you want. Prices below were current at the time of writing; check the Lunchtime Facelift kits page for today's offer.

Kit	What's inside	Normal value	Kit price	You save
Starter	My Perfect Eyes + My Perfect Facial	$219.90	$149.95	$69.95 (32% off)
Signature	Eyes + Facial + Wash + Sheet Mask	$329.80	$199.95	$129.85 (39% off), free delivery
Deluxe	Eyes + Facial + Wash + Sheet Mask + Day Cream + Night Cream	$469.70	$249.95	$219.75 (47% off), free delivery

Every kit carries the same four badges: As Seen on TV, 30-Day Money Back, Clinically Proven and 1M+ Happy Customers. Afterpay is available across all three, splitting the Starter into four payments of $37.48.

The Starter is the true Lunchtime Facelift — the two clinically trialled heroes and nothing else. The Signature adds the cleansing and hydration steps that make those heroes perform at their best. The Deluxe turns a one-off treatment into a complete day-and-night regimen, which is where the cumulative benefits show up.

The 30-minute protocol, step by step

Here is the full routine as it is designed to be performed. Set aside half an hour and do not rush the drying stages — impatience is the single most common reason results underwhelm.

Time	Step	What you do
0:00–0:02	Cleanse	Wash the face, jawline and neck with My Perfect Wash. Lather for a full 60 seconds. Rinse thoroughly with warm water and pat dry. Skin must be completely free of makeup, moisturiser and oil.
0:02–0:04	Mix	Add one level large spoon of Activator Gel and one level medium spoon of Elevating Powder to the mixing dish. Combine into a runny paste.
0:04–0:07	Apply the facial	Using the fan brush, sweep the paste over the face and neck in upward and outward strokes. Avoid the eye area and lips entirely.
0:07–0:15	Set	Keep your face still while it dries — eight minutes for a standard lift, or twenty to thirty for a firmer one. You will feel a tightening sensation as it works. Do not talk, smile or frown.
0:15–0:18	Remove	Soak a flannel in warm water and gently wipe the mask away. Pat dry. Do not scrub.
0:18–0:21	Collagen Soak	Massage one small spoonful of Collagen Soak into the face and neck in upward, outward strokes.
0:21–0:23	Prep the eyes	Wipe the under-eye area with a water-soaked cotton pad. This area must be bone dry and oil free, including any residue from the Collagen Soak.
0:23–0:25	Apply My Perfect Eyes	Shake the bottle firmly. Swipe a pea-sized amount onto the back of your hand. Starting at the inner corner, sweep outward in one long, firm, smooth motion. Take it to the lash line and feather down onto the cheek. Sweep — never dab or tap.
0:25–0:27	Set the eyes	Look straight ahead. No facial movement for one to two minutes until completely dry. Fan gently if you want to speed it up. The tightening sensation is normal and settles quickly.
0:27–0:30	Finish	Wait about five minutes, then apply oil-free makeup only. A mineral foundation, cream-to-powder, compressed powder or mousse applied gently with a brush is ideal.

At the end of the day, both products come off easily. Warm water on a cotton pad dissolves My Perfect Eyes — press, do not rub, because the gritty texture can irritate the delicate skin around the eyes.

The science: what is actually happening on your skin

This is where scepticism usually lives, so it is worth being precise. Neither product claims to rebuild your facial structure. Both work through mechanisms that are well understood and, importantly, entirely reversible.

My Perfect Eyes: a contracting veil

My Perfect Eyes sits on the surface of the skin rather than penetrating it. On application it forms an invisible, delicate, web-like veil. As that veil dries it contracts, and three things happen at once: puffiness is physically compressed, fine lines and wrinkles are flattened and covered, and the light-reflective film acts as a colourless concealer over dark circles.

The formula is short and does the job with two hero ingredients:

Ingredient	What it does
Sodium Silicate	Creates the clear, thin veil that contracts as it dries, temporarily lifting the skin, diminishing the look of wrinkles and compressing puffiness.
Magnesium (as Magnesium Aluminium Silicate)	Absorbs excess facial oil so the skin stays matte and fresh, and enhances the performance of the sodium silicate film.

The full ingredient list is Aqua/Water, Sodium Silicate, Magnesium Aluminium Silicate, Propylene Glycol, Propylparaben, Methylparaben and Iron Oxides/CI 77491.

Two practical consequences flow directly from the mechanism. First, the product does not pull or stretch the skin — it simply covers over it and moves with you. Second, oil is the enemy. An oil-based foundation applied on top will dissolve the web structure and undo the effect, which is why the brand is so insistent about oil-free makeup and a scrupulously clean canvas.

My Perfect Facial: exfoliate, tighten, replenish

Penny Lane describes My Perfect Facial as a "home gym" for the face, and the three stages map neatly onto three jobs.

The Activator Gel brings the enzymatic work. Its standout active is Papain, a proteolytic enzyme from raw papaya that gently dissolves the protein bonds holding dead skin cells and damaged keratin in place. Alongside it sit Algae Extract, a source of antioxidants and amino acids that helps inhibit the enzymes which break down collagen and hyaluronic acid, plus Allantoin, Urea and a blend of amino acids including proline, alanine and serine.

The Elevating Powder brings the lift. Built on Albumen and Zea Mays (corn) starch with Collagen and Silica, it is the component that creates the film which tightens as it dries — the tautening sensation across the cheeks, jawline and neck that people notice within the first two minutes.

The Collagen Soak brings the recovery. It carries Collagen, Phospholipids, Tocopheryl Acetate (vitamin E), Glycerin and, notably, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 — the peptide better known as Argireline, which is used to soften the appearance of expression lines by reducing the repetitive muscle contractions that etch them in.

Together they deliver exfoliation, immediate mechanical tightening, and a hydrating, peptide-rich finish. The tingling some people feel during application is the active ingredients getting to work.

The clinical evidence, in full

The Perfect Cosmetics Company commissioned independent trials on both hero products through Ozderm Skin Testing & Dermatology Studies, a dermatological research facility in Drummoyne, New South Wales. Both studies were run under the same research director, Emanuela Elia, with statistical analysis by Jim Sockler. What follows is what the reports actually say, including the parts that are less flattering, because a claim you can check is worth more than a claim you cannot.

Trial one: My Perfect Eyes

Design. A controlled, single-centre, ten-hour split-face study. One eye received a single application of the product; the other eye was left untreated as the control. Assessments were made at baseline, one minute, seven hours and ten hours. Twenty-four healthy women completed the study, average age 55, range 39 to 71, spanning Fitzpatrick phototypes I to IV. Final report dated 16 March 2015.

Split-face design is the important detail. Because each participant acted as her own control, the differences recorded cannot be explained away by lighting, hydration, sleep or time of day.

Results after a single application:

Measure	Finding
Appearance of lines and wrinkles around the eyes	Reduced in 88% of subjects at 10 hours
Appearance of eye puffiness	Reduced in 96% of subjects at 10 hours
Appearance of dark circles	Reduced (dermatological assessment and self-assessment)
Speed of visible effect	100% of subjects reported the product worked within seconds
Duration	92% (22 of 24) reported the effect still present at 10 hours; some noted effects beyond
Irritation	No signs of irritation or adverse events observed during the study
Independent verification	A blinded assessor could distinguish treated from untreated eyes in photographs at 1 minute, 7 hours and 10 hours

The report concludes that the data support six specific claims: reduces the appearance of lines and wrinkles around the eyes; reduces the appearance of dark circles; reduces the appearance of eye puffiness; visible effects in seconds; effective for up to ten hours; does not cause irritation.

Worth noting: participants spent several hours outdoors on a hot, humid Sydney day between assessments, and the effect held.

Trial two: My Perfect Facial

Design. A controlled, single-centre, four-week home-use study with four clinic visits. Twenty-five women enrolled and twenty-three completed. Efficacy was measured instrumentally — skin capacitance for hydration and cutometer readings for elasticity — alongside standardised photography and participant questionnaires after the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 10th treatments. Final report dated 21 July 2015.

Instrumental results. Hydration rose significantly above baseline after the first treatment (p<0.001), with mean increases of approximately 24.3% after treatment one and 22.8% after treatment three. Elasticity measurements showed statistically significant reductions in maximum skin deformation — meaning the skin was measurably more elastic — with most comparisons reaching p<0.0001.

What participants reported after just one treatment:

Measure	After 1st treatment	After 3rd treatment	After 10th treatment
Skin effectively lifted	100%	96%	—
Skin looked brighter	100%	100%	—
Skin felt softer	100%	96%	—
Skin felt firmer	96%	96%	—
Appearance of pores reduced	96%	91%	—
Skin elasticity improved	92%	96%	100%
Skin texture and smoothness	—	96%	100%
Fine lines and wrinkles improved	—	96%	100%
Skin hydration improved	—	96%	100%

Beyond the individual measures, 100% found the product easy to use, every participant noticed improvement in at least one skin parameter, and 80% saw visible results after a single treatment, most reporting those results lasting around two days. Overall tolerability was rated above average by all participants, with 61% rating it excellent at the final visit.

The part most brands leave out

In the four-week facial trial, twelve of twenty-five participants (48%) reported at least one event possibly or likely related to the product: redness in 32%, itching in 16%, irritation in 12%, and other effects such as warmth, tingling or a dry patch in 20%. Two participants did not complete the study.

This is a resurfacing treatment containing active enzymes and acids, and reactions of this kind are not unusual for that category. But it is the reason the sensible advice is unambiguous:

Patch test before your first full treatment. Mix a small amount of Activator Gel and Elevating Powder, apply it to the inner forearm or behind the ear, leave it for the full drying time, and wait 24 hours. Do the same with My Perfect Eyes, which the brand notes may not be suitable for highly sensitive skin.

Never trial either product for the first time on the morning of an important event. Two weeks out is the right window.

Lunchtime Facelift vs the clinical alternatives

Comparing these options fairly means being clear that they are not doing the same thing. Surgery repositions tissue permanently. The Lunchtime Facelift changes how your skin looks today. Both are valid; they simply answer different questions.

	Lunchtime Facelift	Injectables / thread lift	Surgical facelift
Typical cost (AUD)	$149.95–$249.95 for a kit of multiple treatments	$600–$3,000+ per session, repeated	$12,000–$30,000
Time required	30 minutes at home	30–60 min plus consultation and travel	Hours of theatre time
Downtime	None	Hours to days of swelling or bruising	2–6 weeks
Needles	None	Yes	Yes, plus general anaesthetic
Results visible	Immediately	3 days to 2 weeks	After swelling subsides
How long it lasts	Up to 8 hours (eyes); ~2 days per facial, cumulative with use	3–18 months	7–10 years
Reversible	Completely — wash it off	Partially	No
Risk profile	Cosmetic; patch test advised	Bruising, asymmetry, vascular events	Surgical and anaesthetic risk, scarring
Booking required	No	Yes	Yes, with wait times

The honest summary is this: if you want a permanent structural change, surgery is the only answer, and no cream will substitute for it. If what you want is to look rested, lifted and like yourself on Saturday night — and to do it repeatedly, cheaply, and without anyone knowing — the Lunchtime Facelift occupies a space that surgery has never been able to reach.

Penny Lane's own framing is characteristically direct: it is always better to dodge a bullet than have one removed.

Who the Lunchtime Facelift is for

The brand's inclusivity claim is unusually literal. Because both products work on the skin's surface rather than through the skin, they are designed for any skin colour, any age and any gender. The Ozderm eye trial included Fitzpatrick phototypes I through IV, and the mechanism is not tone-dependent.

In practice, the people who get the most out of it fall into a few groups. There are the event-driven users — weddings, school reunions, milestone birthdays, graduations, being photographed as mother of the bride. There are the professionally visible — anyone whose face spends its day in a video call grid or across a boardroom table. There are the chronically underslept, including new parents, carers and shift workers, whose under-eye area tells a story their energy contradicts. And there are the preventers, in their thirties and early forties, using the facial weekly as maintenance rather than rescue.

Equally, there are people who should approach with care. If you have highly sensitive or reactive skin, the eye product may not suit you and the facial's tolerability data deserves respect. If you have active eczema, dermatitis, rosacea flares, broken skin, sunburn or a recent cosmetic procedure, wait until the skin has settled. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or managing a diagnosed skin condition, run the ingredient lists past your GP or dermatologist first. And if you have a known allergy to anything in either formula — papain and albumen are worth particular attention — the products are not for you.

None of this is a medical assessment. It is general information, and a skin professional who can actually look at your face will always give better advice than an article can.

How long do the results last?

Different components run on different clocks, and knowing which is which prevents disappointment.

My Perfect Eyes lasts up to eight hours, or until you wash it off. The clinical trial recorded the effect persisting at ten hours in 92% of participants, and the brand's consumer-facing claim of eight hours sits deliberately inside that finding. Think of it as a working day.

My Perfect Facial delivers an immediate lift lasting roughly two days per treatment, according to the 80% of trial participants who saw visible change after a single use. Its more interesting property is cumulative: the instrumental data showed continued improvement in elasticity and hydration across ten treatments, and 100% of participants reported improvement in texture, fine lines, hydration and elasticity by the tenth.

That is why the recommended protocol front-loads. Three treatments in week one to kick-start the benefits, two in week two, then one a week thereafter to maintain. A ten-treatment kit therefore covers roughly your first two months of intensive use, or ten weeks of maintenance.

To stretch results further, four habits do most of the work: cleanse thoroughly with an amino acid wash so nothing interferes with either film; hydrate the night before with a sheet mask so skin is plump before treatment; use day and night creams between treatments so the baseline you are lifting from keeps improving; and wear sunscreen every day, because ultraviolet exposure undoes more firmness than any single treatment can restore.

Five mistakes that ruin a Lunchtime Facelift

Most disappointing results trace back to the same handful of errors, and every one of them is avoidable.

Applying to skin that is not truly clean. Any residue of moisturiser, serum, cleanser or oil stops My Perfect Eyes from forming its veil correctly. Cleanse, rinse, pat dry, and resist the urge to moisturise the under-eye area first.

Using too much product. A pea-sized amount treats both eyes. Overloading creates a thick layer that can crack, flake or look grey rather than invisible. Less genuinely is more.

Dabbing instead of sweeping. This is not a moisturiser. One long, firm, smooth sweep from the inner corner outwards lays the film down evenly. Tapping breaks it up before it sets.

Moving your face while it dries. Both products need stillness. Two minutes for the eyes, eight or more for the facial. Talking, smiling or frowning during the set is the fastest way to a patchy finish.

Putting oil-based makeup on top. Oil dissolves the sodium silicate web. Wait five minutes, then use only oil-free formulas — a mineral foundation, cream-to-powder, compressed powder or mousse, applied gently with a brush rather than rubbed in.

Price, guarantee and buying with confidence

Kits start at $149.95 for the Starter, which works out to roughly $15 per facial treatment plus a six-month supply of My Perfect Eyes. Measured against a single clinic session, let alone a surgical quote, the arithmetic is not close.

Three things reduce the risk of trying it. Every order carries a 30-day money-back guarantee, which exists precisely because the brand knows first-time buyers arrive sceptical. Afterpay splits any kit into four interest-free payments. And free delivery applies on the Signature and Deluxe kits, with free shipping over $160 more broadly.

Support is deliberately human. The team can be reached by phone on 1300 134 954, or by video call, SMS, email, live chat, Messenger, WhatsApp or WeChat, with coverage close to around the clock. If you are unsure whether the routine suits your skin, that is a conversation worth having before you buy.

Two cautions on where you buy. The brand has flagged counterfeit versions of its products circulating in the market, so purchase through theperfectcosmetics.co, the official TV offer line, or authorised retailers such as Priceline. And take the "limited time" framing on TV offers at face value — kit pricing changes with the promotional calendar, so the numbers in this article should be confirmed against the current offers page.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Lunchtime Facelift?

It is a 30-minute at-home cosmetic routine created by Penny Lane of The Perfect Cosmetics Company. It combines My Perfect Facial, a three-stage facial contouring treatment, with My Perfect Eyes, an instant under-eye treatment, to temporarily create the look of a brow lift, eye lift, jowl lift and neck lift without needles, surgery or downtime.

Does the Lunchtime Facelift really work?

Both hero products were independently trialled by Ozderm Skin Testing & Dermatology Studies in New South Wales. My Perfect Eyes reduced the appearance of eye puffiness in 96% of subjects and lines and wrinkles in 88% of subjects at ten hours after a single application. In the My Perfect Facial trial, 100% of participants reported their skin was effectively lifted after the first treatment. Results are temporary and individual results vary.

How much does the Lunchtime Facelift cost?

Kits start at $149.95 for the Starter (My Perfect Eyes plus My Perfect Facial, normally $219.90). The Signature is $199.95 and the Deluxe is $249.95. Afterpay is available and all kits carry a 30-day money-back guarantee.

How long do the results last?

My Perfect Eyes lasts up to eight hours, or until washed off with warm water. My Perfect Facial gives an immediate lift that most trial participants found lasted around two days, with cumulative improvements to texture, elasticity and hydration over repeated weekly use.

Is it painful, and is there any downtime?

No. There are no needles, no anaesthetic and no recovery period. You will feel a tightening sensation as both products dry, and some people notice a light tingle during the facial — both are normal and temporary. You can apply makeup and carry on with your day immediately.

Can I wear makeup over it?

Yes, but it must be oil-free. Wait about five minutes for My Perfect Eyes to set completely, then apply a mineral foundation, cream-to-powder, compressed powder or mousse gently with a brush. Oil-based makeup will dissolve the film and diminish the effect.

Is it suitable for sensitive skin?

My Perfect Eyes may not be suitable for highly sensitive skin. In the four-week facial trial, some participants reported redness, itching or irritation. Patch test both products at least 24 hours before first full use, and never trial them for the first time on the day of an event.

Will it work on my skin tone?

Yes. Both products work on the surface of the skin rather than through pigment pathways, so the mechanism is not tone-dependent. My Perfect Eyes is a colourless, light-reflective film rather than a tinted concealer.

Can men use it?

Yes. The routine is designed for any skin colour, any age and any gender. The under-eye treatment in particular is popular with anyone whose sleep debt shows on their face.

How is this different from a clinic lunchtime facelift?

Clinic versions typically mean thread lifts or dermal fillers — needles, a practitioner, a booking and often some bruising, at hundreds to thousands of dollars per session. The Lunchtime Facelift is entirely topical, done at home, costs a fraction as much, and washes off. It changes how your skin looks rather than altering underlying structure.

How do I remove it?

Soak a cotton pad in warm water and press gently against the under-eye area until My Perfect Eyes dissolves — press, do not rub. The facial mask is removed with a warm, damp flannel.

What if it does not work for me?

Every order is covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee, so you can try the routine and return it if it is not right for you.

The bottom line

The Lunchtime Facelift does not pretend to be surgery, and that honesty is the most persuasive thing about it. It is a temporary, topical, thirty-minute routine that makes your face look lifted, brighter and considerably less tired — built by someone who has spent twenty-two years defending her results live on television, and backed by two independent Australian clinical trials that anyone can read.

For $149.95, for 10 treatments, no needles and no recovery, the only real question is whether temporary is enough for what you need. For an enormous number of people heading into a wedding, a reunion, a job interview or simply a Tuesday, it is.

Temporary results. No surgery. No downtime. Individual results vary. This article is general information, not medical advice.

Ready to try it? Explore the Lunchtime Facelift kits from $149.95, see the gallery of real before and afters, or read more about the woman who created My Perfect Eyes.