$100, 4 Braids and a face-lift that lasts 4 days

Last night's Access Hollywood featured a non-surgical face-lift alternative that made me nostalgic for my grade school days. Some days, my hair was braided so tightly, that I ran to the school bus bleary-eyed, with an oncoming headache, and an itchy scalp. Little did I know, one day such braids would be used by stars like Madonna to achieve a face-lifted effect.

Watch this video to see how the method is done. It takes only four, strategically placed braids, that are hidden by your overlaying hair, so no one knows your secret. The procedure costs around $100 and lasts four days. The braids tug and hurt a bit as their being pulled into place, but the pain before the result is much easier to get through than recovering from an actual face-lift. And as they say in the video, this is the perfect quick fix for a high school reunion, or perhaps a grade school reunion where you'll still look like that little girl whose braids are too tight!

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