Hello there! I am Shimmerdrop, a longtime skin owner with a lot of opinions on goo!

Now living as an international student in a country that allows you to buy stuff from abroad, I come to you with my first review: the Aqua version of Freeset’s Donkey Milk hydrogel masks!

I will also be reviewing the Healing mask soon!

My experience with this mask

The first hydrogel mask I ever tried had a very fresh scent and a sort of cooling effect on my skin. The fit was so weird, though. I remember Fifty Shades of Snail saying it was a perfect fit for her. On my face, the holes were oversized in some places, too small in others, and the mask itself had so much mask to it that it would fold over itself multiple times around my jawline. In a way, it felt like a neat preview of saggy and wrinkly skin.

A small tribute to my favorite AB blogger!

I really enjoyed seeing a very visible difference in the mask as it absorbed into my skin. This mask managed to remain moist up to two hours after I put it on! After that time, the mesh the hydrogel was on became completely visible and looked a bit like those fabrics trendy sports clothes use. The gel hugged my skin tightly and I was able to jump around some while masking (yay)!

Immediately after taking it off, the first thing I could notice was a weird texture on my skin… After leaving it on for a while, my face had been imprinted by the mesh of the mask and had a ton of shallow little holes on it that quickly went away. I still do not know how to feel about this.

The good news, though? After (almost) fully absorbing the remaining essence, my skin looked glowy and healthier than it has in a while. There was, however, a sticky residue left on my face. Sadly, that is the end of the good news as about an hour after taking the mask off my cheeks became red and irritated.

I honestly do not know which ingredients to suspect as my irritants when looking at this mask’s formulation. Although on the CosDNA analysis quite a few irritants come up, I have used products before with most of those ingredients with no reaction at all. For now, my money’s on either the fragrance or the Simmondsia Chinensis apparently Jojoba? Seed Oil.

Still, I must recognize this mask has quite a few really nice ingredients like honey and licorice root extract as well as some ceramides! I really wish it had worked for me, and still do recommend it for people with less sensitive skin than mine. As always, YMMV.

Pros:

Very hydrating.

Easily absorbed into the skin.

Nice array of beneficial ingredients.

Cons:

Possibly irritating, please patch test before use!

Rating: 3/5