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Get your body and mind into top-shelf territory with our round-up of some of the best beauty and wellness products out now, including therapeutic cupping and massager devices, at-home cosmetology tools, and tech to help you get the most peaceful sleep possible. Words Bec Summer LOOK GOOD, FEEL GRAND!

TheraCup Advanced 3-in-1 Cupping Therapy

Fire in the cups Cupping therapy provides a highly effective recovery solution. If you're new to cupping, here's the crib notes: it's an ancient health practice where small heated cups are placed on the skin and the resulting suction pulls the skin upwards and ultimately draws blood towards, or away from, a specific area of the body (back, stomach, legs, arms or elsewhere) to relieve pain. Generally administered by a practitioner, you can now try it out at home with Theracup’s Advanced 3-in-1 Cupping Therapy. Of course safety is paramount: built-in safeguards like auto shut-off, pressure detection and high-intensity suction warning mean that you'll get only the best possible results from the three interchangeable cups. It also offers heating and vibration therapies in its three-in one functionality (with three levels of intensity), and battery life up to 120 minutes. Cupping originated in China and West Asia thousands of years ago, but it's gained popularity across the world. Interest soared during the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, when US swimmer Michael Phelps was photographed with cupping's

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distinctive circular marks across his shoulders. He went on to win five gold medals across his pool events.

Prepping Your Peepers Therabody's Smart Goggles certainly look cosy, but what's their

Therabody RecoveryAir JetBoots

Jet-setting rejuvenation

With Bluetooth connectivity and a companion app, one-touch integrated controls, and a massive 240 minutes of battery life, the Recovery Air JetBoots will change the way you think about deplaning, or indulging in a soothing leg massage after a long run or workout.

purpose, and what's actually going on behind the mask?

Leg discomfort during air travel is a real pain in the pins; the numbness and/or swelling you experience is all due to sitting immobile for long periods of time. But you can bring your legs back to life in moments, with Therabody's Recovery Air JetBoots. Totally wireless, the JetBoots utilise the power of pneumatic compression by delivering massage to your stems, increasing circulation with true negative gradient air flow that starts from your feet and moves towards your heart. There are also no external pumps, tubes or connections; each boot has its own fully integrated pump that communicates with the other for a completely synchronised massage experience.

Well, they're designed to ease eyestrain and facial tension – along with the headaches those two conditions can cause – as well as calming your body and mind. They do this with a combination of heat, vibration and massage, and their SmartSense tech measures your heart rate to personalise the whole experience (using Therabody's companion

Check out the boots' FastFlush tech, which can complete one full cycle of boot inflation and deflation in just 60 seconds for super rapid recovery.

app). You can use the longer 'Sleep' mode at night, or take a work break to use the 'Focus' mode during the day: too easy!

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