Jello Skin: How To Achieve Bouncy Beauty

Since the beginning of the skincare craze as we know it, we’ve seen a lot of trends.

We’ve had glazed doughnut skin, popularised by Hailey Bieber, and glass skin popularised by K-beauty experts, which both aim for a hydrated, luminous glow.

Glazed doughnut skin points to the skin being ultra-hydrated, plump and dewy, leaving your face looking fresh and youthful all day. To achieve this skin look you need to focus on layering intense hydration, sealed with reflective oils or balms.

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The glass skin trend has been incredibly popular on social media over the past year, achieving exceptionally smooth, even-toned and hydrated skin that aims to look transparent like a pane of glass.

This trend focuses on a consistent, multi-step routine featuring deep hydration and gentle exfoliation. The aesthetic originated from South Korea and has led to Korean skincare, which prioritises gentle and natural ingredients, taking over the skin market.

 

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But what about jello skin? This skincare trend focuses on making your skin extremely plump, with high levels of elasticity that bounces back when pinched.

It differs from glass skin as it emphasises internal skin structure and density, rather than just a surface glow. The main goal of jello skin is to maintain the skin’s collagen and elastin while using hyaluronic acid, all to achieve supple skin and youth.

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The skin’s structural proteins can break down from many different factors, but using the correct products can help to stop the breakdown and support the skin.

Although jello skin is primarily focused on healthy lifestyle and habits like eating well, achieving good sleep hygiene, and focusing on movement, there are also some skincare products that can help you start your jello journey.

POCO Beauty Dreamglow Gel Toning Pads – €38

POCO Beauty recently launched their new collection, Dreamglow, featuring many products with great ingredients to help get the jello skin look.

The gel toning pads are infused with a transformative blend of ingredients, containing vegan collagen which enhances the appearance of firm, supple skin – just gorgeous.

No7 Good Intent Skin Sip Bouncy Eye Cream – €16.99

Sometimes the hardest part of skincare is finding a good product for your eyes. Boots’ No7 Good Intent range have many products to choose from that can help achieve that jello look.

Their affordable Skin Sip Bouncy Eye Cream, formulated with collagen and squalene, helps to support the skin’s natural moisture barrier, while hydrating all at once.

Glow Recipe Pomegranate Peptide Firming Serum – €46.45

This Glow Recipe serum is packed with ingredients that are necessary for jello skin. The product is formulated with peptides which are chains of amino acids that serve as the building blocks of the proteins used by the skin.

When you apply them via your skincare products, they support collagen and elastin. The product also features hyaluronic acid which deeply hydrates the skin.

Arencia Red Smoothie Face Mask Serum – €19.40

Of course, we need to mention the viral Arencia Overnight Red Smoothie Face Mask Serum. This product helps achieve glowing and soothing skin with ingredients like niacinamide, peptides, vitamin E and 30% red collagen.

It also plumps, hydrates and tightens your skin, really helping to achieve that jello effect.

Medicube Collagen Jelly Cream – €29.90

Another viral mention has to be the Medicube Collagen Jelly Cream, a gel cream enriched with 98% of hydrolyzed collagen which offers an anti-aging effect to improve skin elasticity.

This product is a moisturiser which hydrates the skin effortlessly and provides a natural glow. Hello jello.

Words by Nia Hayden