No! Not yet! Why Georgia wants toxins in her 20s, and why Alice wishes she wouldn’t

Georgia Seago, 29

I had my first toxins treatment this year, at 29. Will I do it again? Absolutely. I love what it did to my face. It made me a look fresher, a little smoother and softly lifted. The effects were subtle and probably undetectable to anyone else because I didn’t have any wrinkles to begin with. I imagine this is precisely why Alice will argue I didn’t need toxins at all, and I get it – why treat something that doesn’t need treating? Why worry about something that hasn’t materialised? But that’s just it – my lines and wrinkles haven’t happened yet, but they will. So while I’m young and am lucky to have great skin and regularly get told I don’t look my age, I want to take advantage and invest in my face’s future.

We know that preventative toxin is a ‘thing’ and is backed up by clinical evidence, so to me, it’s not dissimilar from how I use skincare – I use ingredients that are future-proofing my skin from showing signs of ageing. My peptide eye gel, vitamin C serum, AHA exfoliant and retinol night cream are all working hard to keep my skin texture smooth and hydrated, my sun damage hidden, my first fine lines soft, and my skin tone bright. It makes sense to enhance that effort with a little toxin here and there.

In fact, I initially had toxins to see if it would lift the hooding in my right eyelid (which it did, a bit), but the bigger revelation was how it pepped up my face overall. We want to look good to feel good, right? I felt good! And having toxins didn’t make me obsess about my face more or set me into a spiral of panic over ageing, I promise. I love the bunny lines that appear when I crinkle my nose. I love that I only have one dimple when I smile. I love the little fine lines that have appeared around my eyes as a tribute to every time I’ve laughed and cried. It’s for these reasons that I don’t want loads of injectable work. I’m not interested in having my lips filled, my nose tinkered with, my eyes elongated, or my jawline super-sharpened. I don’t want to change my face; I just want to look like the best version of me for a good while yet. So, I don’t think I’m too young for injectables, but I do think I’m too young for heavy injectables – and there’s a big difference.