Let’s be real. Who doesn’t love face masks? To me, mask time is therapeutic, it’s relaxing, makes me feel like Carrie Bradshaw relaxing in her flat for a good 20 minute. Also a quick mini spa you can do anytime of the day. A little back story: Face mask is the very first skincare product I encountered with and cling on to as a hope during my teen years, which is a mistake. You all feel me, you have that birthday party/prom/important occasion coming up the next day and you catch a glimpse of your dull, sad teenage skin in the mirror and immediately went for facial mask for safety, hope, and comfort. But frankly, my dear it’s nonexistent. Hate to break it to you, but miracles don’t happen overnight :-(
But let’s not be all negative nancy about it, like I mentioned earlier in my previous post. You just need to be loyal to your routine and it will all pay off! and so does with face masks. It helps you treat your skincare concerns when done right and the right face mask will help hydrate, pulls out impurities, and improve your skin texture.
Personally, I like to use face masks that helps ‘detox’ and cleanse my skin and pores. But on other days, I go for masks that repairs my skin texture and help with my impurities when needed. So, here’s a few of my favorites and go-to face masks!
But let’s not be all negative nancy about it, like I mentioned earlier in my previous post. You just need to be loyal to your routine and it will all pay off! and so does with face masks. It helps you treat your skincare concerns when done right and the right face mask will help hydrate, pulls out impurities, and improve your skin texture.
Personally, I like to use face masks that helps ‘detox’ and cleanse my skin and pores. But on other days, I go for masks that repairs my skin texture and help with my impurities when needed. So, here’s a few of my favorites and go-to face masks!
5. LUSH Cupcake Mask
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This mask works wonders for even the toughest acne. It claims that it works especially on young (teenage) faces dealing with acne. What I love about this mask is that compared to the other LUSH mask, Cosmetic Warrior, that are also specialized for acne. This mask is actually soothing and calming the skin from acting up and redness while clearing the acne, while Cosmetic Warrior kinda burns and adds the havoc to my already upset skin. The girl from the store suggested to use it every 3 days in order to combat my skin problems.
4. Mustika Ratu Bengkoang Root Mask
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The beach is my preferred destination for the holidays, so it’s not a rare thing to find my skin super burned between May and September, and this mask is my best friend when it comes to restoring my dull skin. Most of you may know, Bengkoang is one of the ingredients for Indonesia’s traditional skincare that were used by Indonesian Princesses (Putri Keraton & Kerajaan) back then, that are also known for its ability to brighten the skin and soothe the tensions in the skin that causes wrinkles, which makes princesses back then so beautiful. But I used this to brighten the skin of course tee hee (Duh I’m Asian?!).
3. Innisfree It’s Real Squeeze Mask in Tea Tree and Green Tea
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BUT THEN, I found this article on HelloGiggles, as it turns out, I have been doing it all wrong. Korean girls used this mask EVERY single night. Even though it was recommended to use it a few times a week. So there I go, scraping my cupboard and using it 6 days in a row, and I kid you not I AM SHOOK. My skin became super slick and I was blessed with those Korean skin natural highlight (ya know what I’m sayin??), and to add those annoying little bump on my skin dissapear completely AFTER only 6 days. Since then, I dedicated 5 days every month for that routine in order to maintain my relationship with Korean skincare, and I am still very much addicted and in fact become number 3 on my list.
2. Antipodes Manuka Honey Mask
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1. Origins Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask
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So there’s my list, but of course it is solely based on my experience and opinion. Every skin is different and it needs different ways to treat it! But if you have the same case as mine, hope this inspires you!
