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Five Face Masks That Will Transform Your Skin

Suffering from dry or dehydrated skin, a dull or lackluster complexion or you want to tackle those fine lines and wrinkles? A nourishing face mask could be your queue-jump to healthy, glowing skin in just 10 minutes. Choose from detoxing, moisture-boosting or age-defying ingredients for a clear, radiant complexion that Edward Cullen would envy.

If you want healthy, glowing skin, you need to try a face mask. While donning a face mask – whether it’s a sheet, clay, cream, or gel kind – might feel a bit full-on, it’s the ultimate skincare pursuit that can give you quick, visible results with very little effort. 

  

We get it – adding more steps to your skincare routine feels like a stretch, so why not make your daily scrolling session somewhat productive, and go from dull skin to dewy skin in a quick 10 minutes? 

  

Not sure about which brands and benefits to go for, and which one will suit your skin? We’ve got it covered in the easy guide to complexion-boosting face masks for every skin type. 

Zenii Clarifying Masque

Ideal for: acne-prone, blemish-prone, and oily skin, as well as occasional breakouts 

  

The clue’s in the name here. Zenii Clarifying Masque is clinically proven to treat acne, blackheads, congestion, and microcomedones (those small bumps, sometimes naked to the eye, that pimples and acne start from) for clear, calm skin. 

  

Containing dead sea mud, zinc oxide, and glycolic acid, this clarifying mask detoxifies and rejuvenates congested and dull skin. If you have particularly acne-prone skin and have been experiencing more breakouts than usual lately, this blend draws out impurities and controls excess sebum (oil) in the skin which often leads to breakouts. 

  

Dead Sea mud contains 21 natural minerals, 12 of which are exclusively found in the Dead Sea. Minerals, like vitamins, are essential for your skin’s metabolism. This means that your skin can handle normal cell turnover including regulating collagen formation and repair from external aggressors like pollution and UV radiation (which can go on to cause premature aging.) 

  

Enjoy clearer skin with fewer blemishes and pore control thanks to anti-inflammatory detoxification and exfoliants that brighten and smooth. 

ZENii

Clarifying Masque

Facial Exfoliators

£41.67
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Shiffa Tri-Acid Radiance Peel

 

Ideal for: dull, lackluster, and aging skin 

  

Unveil bright, healthy skin with Shiffa’s Tri-Acid Radiance Peel. If putting acid on your face sounds scary, fear not. Skincare acids are often used as exfoliants to brighten and revitalize skin, and this powerful formula contains three of the most useful all-natural fruit acids that work in synergy with the skin. Glycolic, salicylic, and lactic acid remove the dull upper layers of the skin and promote cell turnover. They’re blended with rejuvenating marine extracts and brightening essential oils to reveal fresh, plumper, age-defying skin. 

  

Potent antioxidants rid your skin of toxins with rejuvenating algae to nourish, hydrate, and provide skin nutrients that assist with regeneration. 

  

Glycolic acid stimulates natural collagen, deeply cleanses and minimizes pores, helps to clear acne, and evens skin tone. Salicylic acid increases moisture, softens and loosens dry, scaly, or thickened skin. It treats acne by reducing swelling, redness, and unblocking pores. 

  

Lactic acid further assists with powerful anti-aging benefits – hydration, increased barrier lipids to protect, and it lightens and brightens to assist with pigmentation and dark spots from sun damage. It exfoliates the outer layer of skin to reveal a softer, younger-looking complexion. This rejuvenation of skin means that other products are more easily absorbed into the skin to achieve their maximum gains! Follow this mask with a rich moisturizer and SPF daily to protect the skin from UV rays. 

SHIFFA

Tri-Acid Radiance Peel

Facial Exfoliators

£66.04
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Mauli Radiance Mask & Exfoliant

Ideal for: dry skin, redness, aging skin, and to help fade acne scars 

  

This multi-tasking blend exfoliates and brightens to reveal tighter, brighter skin. Combine with your cleanser twice a week, or add a few spoons to rosewater or milk for a deeply detoxing face mask. It comes in powder form, and its zero-liquid contents mean that it goes a long way to relieving dry skin, diminishing scars, smooth fine lines, and revealing a natural glow. 

  

It contains turmeric root, known for its powerful anti-aging and therapeutic properties as an antiseptic, antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, and antimicrobial. Kashmiri Saffron extracts soothe, tighten and reveal a warm glow and radiance to skin, while Mysore Sandalwood Powder and oil help to fight free radicals that cause premature aging and support to minimize scars, redness, and dryness. The dark brown powder jar preserves its all-natural, opulent ingredients and it comes with a muslin cloth and steel spoon for ease of use. 

Mauli Rituals

Radiance Exfoliant & Mask

Facial Exfoliators

£35.00
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Gold-Infused Multi-Mask Eclat Extraordinaire

Ideal for: Dry skin and aging skin 

  

Parched, dehydrated, or lifeless skin? This one’s for you. This 23K-gold-infused multi-balm can be used threefold – as a daily moisturizer, nourishing treatment mask, or deeply hydrating overnight mask to deliver hydrated, youthful, dewy-looking skin. The latter will deliver the most astounding results and makes your restful night’s sleep ultra-productive. 

  

Sleep is already one of the biggest contributors to healthy skin. While it’s important to get our 8 hours of beauty sleep, we can lose moisture which is why a moisture-rich formula is a perfect antidote. Its stand-out ingredient is 23K gold which reduces inflammation, detoxifies, and supports skin to enhance anti-aging. It penetrates pores draining lymph nodes and in doing so, helps to eliminate impurities to support our immune system. Gold also activates cell regeneration, including supporting the formation of collagen and elastin, and supports healthy blood circulation. It also contains moisture-boosting, skin-plumping 100% double hyaluronic acid, which delivers intense hydration for dry or dehydrated complexions. 

  

La Fervance’s 'TransformActive' technology works to provide instant glow as well as firm skin over time with active ingredients. For an instant boost of hydration and indulgent treatment, Eclat Extraordinaire delivers firm, plump, bright skin! 

La Fervance

Eclat Extraordinaire

Face Balms

£162.50
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Cashmere Skincare Vitamin Blast Peel-Off Masque

Optimal skin health is fifteen minutes away with Cashmere Skincare’s Vitamin Blast Masque. It balances your skin tone, hydrates, and keeps you looking younger for longer. The vitamin-rich blend stimulates collagen synthesis which means a smoother firmer, brighter, fresher complexion. 

  

Its blend contains superfood herb ginseng, which contains powerful anti-inflammatory properties, as well as helps to provide balance, and gives skin an energy boost. It calms redness, puffiness, and irritation like acne and psoriasis, and can help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles thanks to the boost of collagen. It’s also got antioxidant properties to protect your skin from environmental aggressors that could cause premature aging. 

  

Your skin will also benefit from a caffeine fix. Coffee arabica extract stimulates blood flow to reduce the appearance of age spots, eczema, and psoriasis. Its natural detoxifying properties remove dead skin, treat acne, and can reduce blackheads and blemishes to reveal a brighter, protected, and revitalized complexion. 

Whether your skin is dry, dull, breakout-prone or you want to tackle those age-giveaway fine lines and wrinkles, a skin-perfecting face mask is the ultimate treatment to lift your complexion for new-skin confidence!