Today I bring you an offering of face mask reviews! Up for review is the Pomegranate mask and the Pearl mask from The Face Shop as well as the Royal Jelly My Beauty Diary mask. I bought the Royal Jelly MBD masks a while ago from Sasa in a box of 10 and the Face Shop masks were bought a week or two ago. The face masks from The Face Shop cost about AUD$2.50 each and the box of 10 MBD masks were bought on sale for AUD$11.

Read on for my impression of the Face Shop masks and my comparison between the two brands!

The Face Shop – Pomegranate Mask



Basically… It’s a face mask that firms and hydrates skin

The good stuff… The sheet mask itself is well soaked in the serum but it isn’t as excessive as the MBD ones. The mask is also thicker than the MBD ones and it does not have a plastic backing to it. It fits my face well except for some parts and the serum does not leave a sticky residue once dried.

Issues… It has a really mild scent, but I personally really disliked the smell – it’s not even something I could put a finger on. Maybe it’s pomegranate-ish, but it has a strong undertone of something artificial. It really didn’t sit too well on my face – the mask was just too long to fit well on my face. As it was also thicker it didn’t adhere to my face as well as the MBD masks.

Did it work? Not that I can tell, it works as well as any face mask really and does leave my skin feeling more hydrated and pampered but that’s about it.

Repurchase? Definitely not, although it works well enough, the scent was a huge turn off for me and I’m normally very tolerant of (and even liking!) scents. (See my previous posts on Peach, citrus and ‘clean‘ scented products)

I rate it: 3/5

The Face Shop – Pearl mask



Basically… It’s a brightening mask that is supposed to be good for dull skin

The good stuff… It has a more pleasant smell than the pomegranate mask and I do find it more tolerable, but still has a little bit of an artificial scent to it. It had more serum in it than the pomegranate mask but the serum itself was quite watery and so it did drip once or twice.

Issues… Same issue with the size of the mask and how it sat on my face.

Did it work? Surprisingly yes, I had left it on for the good part of the hour (maybe up to 40 mins or more) and when I took it off my face was much brighter than before. My face was also pretty smooth and soft so yes, I’m happy with the results. The serum has a non-sticky finish when it dries but I still opted to rinse my face, just out of habit than anything else.

Repurchase? Perhaps, if I don’t find a better mask that does the same thing! Or if I manage to buy it on sale.

I rate it: 3.5/5 (I’d give it a 4/5 if it were a dollar cheaper)

My Beauty Diary – Royal Jelly



Basically… Its supposed to hydrate, smooth and plump skin.

The good stuff… It has a lovely light scent which is somewhat floral and honey-like at the same time. At times when I’m particularly sensitive to scents *coughperiodscough* it smells a little bit artificial but at all other times it smells perfectly fine. The mask is very thin and has a crazy load of serum in it so it sticks very well and will stay on your face to the upper limits of an hour without any peeling off happening. It fits well to my face and because it’s so thin I can fold it on itself without much of a problem. The serum is quite thick and sticky so you’re going to get a lot of this stuff left over on your skin once you remove the mask.

Issues… The volume and viscosity of the serum can sometimes be a negative in my opinion as the serum dries with a sticky residue on my face which I end up having to wash off.

Does it work? I don’t really know if it works well or not (even though I’ve been using this mask repeatedly) as I don’t really have thin or wrinkling skin to really see an effect. It does hydrate well though, but if I don’t wash off the excess serum it can break me out. This will probably work best on people with dry skin, looking for something to really give their skin a boost during the week.

Repurchase? I don’t think I will, there’re so many other masks in the MBD range that I’d like to try that it’s not really worth me repurchasing this.

I rate it: 3.5/5 (I’d give it a 4/5 if the serum wasn’t so sticky when it dries!)

So my dear readers,

Have you tried any of these masks before? What do you think of them?

The next blog post will be up in a few days! Until then! Keep pampering and stay happy!

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