Is your skincare routine feeling a little, well, routine? Think you’re in the market for some fun masks to give your face that extra burst of life? We have the solution of your every skincare need!
1) Pore Control
Innisfree Original Volcanic Pore Mask
Don’t be fooled by the mild-looking container, this mask doesn't play around. While product itself doesn’t seem like much at first glance, a little goes a very long way - it spreads over the skin with ease.
Not surprisingly, the product contains Jeju volcanic clay, which serves to remove sebum and other impurities. It also contains Jeju volcanic scoria, a pure, and fairly rare, ingredient formed from lava as it cools after a volcanic eruption. It has a powerful sebum-absorbing capacity and washes away impurities while moisturizing skin, leaving it cleaner and healthier than ever before - making the this mask aptly designed and named!
Has a cool feeling when applied and doesn’t overly dry out your face like other masks do, so you’ll still be able to smile throughout! Jeju volcanic clay has anti-inflammatory properties so no worries about a red face post-application. Known to penetrate deeply into pores and unclog built-up dirt and sebum. Users have reported visibly smaller pores after use.
Best used before a night on the town or once a week a part of your regular skincare routine.
2) Moisturising
Korean beauty giants have recognised the game-changer that is snail mucin - a very effective, if icky, ingredient for pumping skin with long-lasting moisture like few others can. ELISHACOY's Snail Hydrogel Mask is no exception.
Recommended for extremely dry skin, but made for all-skin types, this mask is what you’re looking for if you’re feeling your face needs more of that dewy, healthy glow we all love.
Made of hydrogel that allows for a smoother, more comfortable application that aids maximum absorption.
Contains (of course) Snail Secretion Filtrate, coupled with other hydrating and firming agents like Green Tea extract, Ginseng Extract and Aloe Vera Extract make this a power packed combination that will make your face feel full and hydrated long after you’ve taken the mask off.
Added tip: Don’t rinse! Let it sit in overnight and enjoy the fresh, new-face feeling you’ll get the following morning when you do!
3) Cleansing and Exfoliation
Skin79 Green Tea Purifying Clay Mask
Skin looking a tad dull? Perhaps what you need is a good old-fashioned exfoliation! Strip those dead skin cells away with Skin79's Green Tea Purifying Clay Mask and it’ll leave you with a softer, matte complexion.
Fun fact: The green tea that is this revolutionary mask is actually more of a minty green with little red bits, a colour that comes from a mix of green tea and French green clay and soft red bean grains. This leaves it with all the original minerals that literally make it food for your skin!
For those worried that the red bean grains in may be too harsh on your skin, not to worry! Since red bean grains are on the finer side, exfoliation shouldn’t be a harsh and painful process. Many users report smooth dissolution and an easy rinse, with great results afterwards.
Skin79’s been in the game a while and they know what works. Why fix what ain’t broke? This mask is sure to leave your face feeling fresh, smooth and clean - the more natural way to boot.
4) Brightening & Whitening
Craving that youthful, newer-looking skin and don’t mind forking out an extra buck to get it? Give Sulwhasoo’s Clarifying Mask a go! Sulwhasoo is unique in that their masks are made from compressed plant pulp (as natural as it gets) and are individually fermented in white ginseng for a whopping two weeks for that extra brightening boost.
Contains Korean Medicinal Herbs to give skin that translucent, radiant appearance. It acts to prevent collagen degradation and minimise the appearance of skin spots for an overall clearer visage.
5) Anti-Aging
Laneige? Time Freeze Firming Sleeping Mask
While no one can stop the hands of time, there’s no reason why we can’t look our best at all ages! Let Laneige?'s Time Freeze Firming Sleeping Mask reverse some of the pesky smile lines or crows-feet you’ve been obsessing over.
Suitable for oily, sensitive or dry skin, the mask includes Sleep-Tight™ that fills sagging skin with elasticity factors with the combination of shape-memory polymer and natural high molecules and firms up for long hours filled-up skin whose elasticity may become poor due to lack of sleep as well as Dynamic Collagen_EX™ to take care of 5 signs of aging (dryness, skin texture, fine wrinkles, pore elasticity, skin tone) and provides firming elasticity and face-fit effect.
Users have reported minimised visibility of sun-damage and lines, with their skin looking more soft, glowing, and youthful.
Which mask will you try first?
