Tried and tested: Stick-on patches for wrinkles

Can stick-on patches smooth out wrinkles as effectively as Botox? Sarah Marshall finds out...

“Designed to rapidly iron out fine lines, Realine patches claim to act like Botox, but without the needles — or the hefty price tag. There are three types (sold separately), targeting forehead frown lines; under-eye and smile lines; and crow’s feet (my personal bugbear).

"You pop a patch (or two) on and leave it to work its magic. The frown line patch, which is worn overnight, sticks on easily like Sellotape, but I found the other patches, which were very moist, a bit tricker to keep in place, even for the requisite half an hour.