Face Yoga Techniques To Practice For A Sculpted Visage Before Your Wedding

Internet’s favourite face-sculpting strategy might just be what you need to sculpt, glow, and firm your face ahead of the big day.

Apr 23, 2025
By Vibhuti Arora
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    Vibhuti Arora, founder of House of Beauty India & Face Yoga Specialist Vibhuti Arora

    You may have seen endless Reels with many holding a Gua Sha to sculpt and reduce puffiness. And if you are worried about needles and injectables, there is nothing better than face yoga. It is a more holistic approach to face sculpting than fillers and injectables. And with late nights, endless planning, and emotional highs, the face often shows it all.


    With my knowledge, I want every bride to not just look beautiful but feel powerful in her skin. These rituals are not just skincare, they’re a celebration of self-love and confidence.



    Some pre-wedding facial yoga techniques combine powerful hands-on techniques with minimal, supportive tools to amplify your natural radiance. These five pairings are designed to lift, sculpt, and refresh the skin, ensuring you step into every wedding moment looking and feeling your best. 

    Pre-Wedding Face Yoga Techniques

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    Cheek Whipping Massage

    • Technique: Use two fingers to gently lift and massage the cheeks, increasing circulation and promoting a healthy, radiant glow.

    • Tool Tip: Face Cups—A must-have for pre-makeup prep. Just two minutes of facial cupping ensures long-lasting makeup and a visibly lifted effect.

    Under Eye Balancer

    • Technique: A gentle under-eye massage that helps reduce puffiness, dark circles, and hollowness, best done with an under-eye cream rich in juvenile peptide.

    • Tool Tip: reusable eye patches to hydrate and smooth your peepers.  Apply a nourishing eye cream underneath the patches to enhance absorption and firm the under-eye area.

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    L-Transfer Drain Massage

    • Technique: This full-face lymphatic drainage massage is perfect for de-puffing after late nights and pre-wedding celebrations.

    • Tool Tip: Gel Face Mask—A bestseller for a reason. Use just before makeup for a refreshed, decongested look and a luminous base.

    Pinky Pinches

    • Technique: A face yoga favourite for zygomatic lifting, natural contouring, and boosting circulation to the centre of the face.

    • Tool Tip: Gua Sha—Glides along facial contours to enhance lifting effects and define your features. The perfect pre-photo ritual for a radiant flush.

    Slapping Piano Exercise

    • Technique: Fill your mouth with air and tap across the face to energise skin and increase blood flow—ideal before makeup for a vibrant glow.

    • Tool Tip: Face Massager—Delivers the sculpting power of five face yoga sessions in one. Think: chiselled jawline, lifted cheeks, and a perfectly arched brow.

    Vibhuti Arora is the founder of House of Beauty India and is a face yoga specialist.

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