DIY face masks may come across as a bit gimmicky, but they are a pretty effective way of treating your skin especially with beauty clinics still closed. Today you can find a mask to address every skincare need. From detoxifying to hydrating and brightening. Here are six to suit every skin type and budget. By Trudi Brewer.
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Montagne Jeunesse 7th Heaven Black Seaweed Deep Pore Detox Peel off Masks, $10.
The blend of chopped black laver seaweed (from the Welsh seaside) and crushed sea buckthorn berries in a convenient peel-off mask, offers a brilliant deep cleanse.
To use: Apply and relax for 15 to 20 minutes, and watch the build-up of makeup, oil and grime will peel off with it. There are five in each pack.
Dr LeWinns Line Smoothing Complex Hyaluronic Acid & Caffeine Under Eye Recovery Masks, $12.
For an area on the face that is there first to show fatigue, this is a luxurious anti-ageing eye treatment. The bio-degradable pads are infused with polysaccharide highly concentrated serum containing hyper-potent line smoothing peptide Snap-8 hyaluronic acid caffeine, niacinamide and eyeliss peptides. Together this formula help to reduce the appearance of dark circles and puffiness to instantly rejuenatate the look of dull, tired eyes.
To use: Apply the gel side of the mask under each eye. Leave the mask to activate for 15 to 20 minutes allowing your skin to absorb the active ingredients, and then remove.
Go To Transformazing Sheet Mask, $10.
A single-use, serum-drenched sheet mask that is loaded with natural botanicals, including Kakadu plum, finger lime and pepper leaf, along with skin-boosting niacinamide (vitamin B3) and hyadisine (the marine alternative to hyaluronic acid ). Together these ingredients work to plump and brighten your complexion.
To use: Apply on cleans skin and leave on for 10 minutes, ideal before a night out or special occasion.
Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Concentrated Recovery PowerFoil Mask 4pk, $166.
A luxurious investment in your skin, this is one hell of a moisture booster for a tired dry complexion. A foil-backed sheet mask, that helps amplify the penetration of the Estée Lauder’s iconic Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex, boosted with the moisture magnet hyaluronic acid.
To use: Weekly at night. Remove the mask from the pack, carefully unfold and apply the bottom half first, then the top half. Leave on for 10 minutes, and massage in any remaining serum.
Shiseido Vital Perfection Uplifting and Firming Express Eye Mask 12 Sheets, $139.
To smooth the look of fatigue, The blend of retinol, vitamin C, caffeine and lavender, rosemary and Camilla left extracts, work to nourish those fine lines under the eyes.
To use: Position the triangular corner below the inner corner of the eye, and the rounded end along the outer corner. Leave on for 10 minutes and blend the remaining essence into the skin. These can also be used to nourish the lines around the mouth.
Freeman Manuka Honey Infusion Sheet Mask, $4.
To instantly boost moisture levels in dry skin this natural cotton sheet mask, is infused with protein peptides, collagen, probiotics and vitamin C, along with healing, antibacterial Manuka honey.
To use: Place on clean skin, leave on for ten minutes, remove and press the rest of the excess of the serum into the skin.
Ideal for Christmas gifting.