Product review: face masks

April 14th, 2008 by johubris Leave a reply »

For our first Make(up/over/under) Monday (we aim to get together regularly on Mondays to play with girlie products), we decided to do joint reviews of face masks.

Amy's maskAmy: Totally Juicy Grapefruit Peel-Off Mask
Farmers, 150ml, $10ish

“Amazingly lifts out dirt and impurities to purify pores.”

I had fun with this one – it was cooling and sensual to apply and weird pulling it off. It’s a clear gel that tightens as it dries so you peel it off like sunburned skin. It’s a bit stingy to peel off but it made my skin super-soft feeling – no dry bits. PP/PPP

Jo: Ultra Organics Ginger’n Coriander
Farmers, 30ml, $2.50

“Moisturise and revitalize damaged dry pores effectively with this high quality rise off face mask and re-capture your skins [sic] natural sparkle!”

Jo's masqueThis was tingly when I first put it on, and continued to be a feelable presence, with a little tightening as it dried. It washed off pretty easily in warm water, leaving my face feeling smooth, but for all it moisturisy nourishy claims, I really do feel like I need a separate moisturiser now.

I’d use it again, since I own it now, but I’m glad it’s a small tube, because I don’t intend to marry it or anything. Perhaps I should have gone for the peel-off instead. No P/PPP

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6 comments

  1. Megan says:

    Pretty!

    I am jealous! I would love to play with makeup on Monday nights, but instead I spend most of them in a room talking to boys about sport….

    I can teach you to walk in four inch heels though.

  2. johubris says:

    Ahh see, it’s precisely because the boys are being all sporty that we chose to be all girlie on Mondays!

    I suspect the fact that my heels are half a size too big does not help my efforts to walk in them. And probably the fact that I’m already 6 ft kind of makes them redundant!

  3. Robyn says:

    Ooh, how exciting! I’m putting PPP in my feed reader!

    Speaking of masks, I have quite oily skin, so I find those peel-off masks don’t really work. Clay-based ones seem to work better because the clay absorbs the oil, or so the theory goes.

  4. Vicky says:

    Lovely pictures girls!
    I have to say that I have always found face masks difficult too…but mostly because for me it means a breakout straight after…I think it is something to do with bringing all the yucky stuff to the surface of the skin! I think it is better to avoid using them immediately before an important event.

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