

“Jello skin is so much more than how your skin looks,” the beauty influencer tells us. While a collagen-supporting skin care routine can help you nourish your skin from the surface, Ava Lee says that achieving jello skin goes deeper than that. The brand itself is known for its juicy formulas that center around yummy ingredients like watermelon and plum. “While glazed donut and glass skin refers to skin complexion, jello skin refers to supple, plump skin with elasticity that allows skin to bounce back,” explains Sarah Lee, co-CEO and co-founder of Glow Recipe. Jello skin might be another fun-sounding skin care trend, but it has a main distinction from others. This is why many anti-aging skin care regimens will center around collagen-boosting ingredients that will help maintain the skin’s elasticity, and therefore reduce other signs of aging like wrinkles. It’s essential to healthy joints and plump skin but begins to break down and deplete as you age. As the most abundant protein in the body, collagen is found in the bones, muscles, blood and skin. That plumpness and elasticity is an indicator of ample collagen levels in the skin. It’s like the perfect consistency of SKIN 💙 we want that bounce back people! #jelloskin #collagen #beautytipswithava #bouncy ♬ original sound - AVA In the video, the esthetician pinches her cheek and notes how her skin bounces back, saying, “It’s firm. Jello skin was first coined by beauty influencer Ava Lee, who posted a now-viral TikTok of herself getting a facial. (Editor’s note: Jell-O, the food, is a trademark, but when referring to the beauty trend we use lowercase.) Like glazed donut skin (another delicious-sounding trend), jello skin is all about embodying the food it’s named after - in this case, the bouncy, plump properties of Jell-O. Not to apply to your face, of course, but to emulate.

It turns out Jell-O - the jiggly, fruity gelatinous sweet that isn’t so much a treat - sounds much more appealing when you’re talking about skin care. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account
