I recently decided on trying to use one facial sheet mask per night because in this winter season skin needs as much hydration as possible, I recently came across a product that was a cleanser which was brilliant for any pimples that came along every now and again, it also really cleaned my pores, but it was too drying on my face. This is why I decided to use sheet masks every night, apart from it being good for my skin, it also gives me that extra hydration which I think is a very important thing for a person my age(17).I can use the cleanser on places which are oiler, but the cheek area for example can’t tolerate it too well. Even on the oily places I still use moisturiser,serum and all those wonderful things so the skin doesn’t start to produce more oil after the slightly drying cleansing foam. Now I kind of changed my skincare routine, don’t use the cleansing foam as much and have great success in doing oil cleansing!

Bought individually, not the normal box of ten.

Individual cost-$1.20 on average(eBay and Amazon), sometimes you will see different price on eBay and Amazon.

For a box of ten(eBay)-£10.95

So, as you can see they come in a shiny packing which I think is very nice and pretty. Even though I order them individually, they still came in the box as they would normally if you bought 10 which is nice. When you open this packet the masks are covered in a kind of plastic cover on top. You peel this off. I think this is very hygienic considering the last mask I tried were the face shops rice mask and they didn’t have this and many don’t have it. First I will review the collagen mask, collagen is very important for the skin and body and you always want to keep the amount in your body as high as possible as it does decrease in age. Collagen is basically what gives you plump and moist skin. The mask is packed with moisture, when I used this mask for the first time my face felt very wet and felt like it had an increased amount of moisture in it. I do have proof of this as I have been waking up frequently in the morning with the feeling of dryness on my cheeks, this is a combination of winter and the fact I needed to change some of the products which I used and didn’t suit my skin type. When I woke up the next morning after using this mask there was no dryness, in fact it felt a lot more moisturised. I didn’t alter any of products that night or apply more of less than normal so this mask was most likely the reason this happened. For $1.20 I say this is perfect, cheap and well worth invested in.

Its really hard to see but exactly where the flask has appeared on the picture is where the ingredient list is and it is in English which is perfect because a lot of Chinese/Japanese products would not have this. I did not experience any redness or irritation from these masks, I’ve never had a problem with sheet masks but always check ingredients/patch taste before if you’re worried about it.

So, this is my next mask that I purchased recently. This mask is an arbutin mask, arbutin is something which helps stop the formation of melanin, I’m sure its more complicated but this is just a brief explanation of what it is. There is massive amount of products in Asia for whitening, and this ingredient is in most creams and serums that you may purchase from countries in Asia. I don’t think woman from these countries want extremely pale skin, I think its about having an even skin tone, which is brighter and clearer. This is why I would purchase this mask, I already have very white skin but I’d like to achieve brighter skin which looks very healthy and also has an even skin tone, basically no marks nor blemish, that kind of thing. If you already have pale skin, slight whitening is an easy way to achieve this look. Imperfections are also a lot more visible on pale skin and this is why its important to take care of this kind of thing. So as far as whitening is concerned I think this mask is all right, I am very pale but have slight olive tone to my skin, its more obvious on my body as I don’t use so much product which has whitening ingredient or SPF unless its summer time or I go out showing skin. I think the mask definitely brightens my skin, gives it a nice glow and definitely moisturises my skin but there is not a massive whitening effect. For a long term whitening effect you would need a good serum or cream and to being using SPF 50 every day for it to happen. I still encourage wearing SPF 30-50 even if you don’t want whitening effect because it will protect your skin into older age very much!

Overall I think these masks are perfect for me and for what I want, If you want something to help you achieve healthy nice looking skin with cheap product they are very suitable for you too!