Hello Zipsters! I promise I am not going to mention the C-Word! Only the F-Word!
I am of course referring to the word FACEMASK! THIS is what we all should be embracing in our isolation stations. Right now, everyone is feeling dull, lifeless, irritated, tired and the first place that shows is on our visage. I have found a facemask for every one of those problems. Got munchkins at home? Now is the time to encourage them to partake in a little child-friendly TLC. So sit back, relax and let my healing, peeling wonders work their magic. Starting with a 100 percent vegan option I have absolutely fallen in love with The Body Shop Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask. It is made with Community Fair Trade Tea Tree Oil and is goes on as rough as sand. Drying to a hard clay, it rinses off surprisingly easy after just 5/10 minutes and literally scrapes away layers of dead skin in the process. The coal particles provide a super exfoliating quality. You will look like you are about to go into armed combat when the mask is on, but you will definitely get your glow when the war is
over!
Another superhero from the altar of Anita Roddick will give you an even quicker fix and I have even been using it on my FEET of all places! It’s the Body Shop Glow Revealing Vitamin C Liquid Peel containing the very fancy Camu Camu from the Amazonian Rain Forest. The delightful orange scent is so refreshing and the mask itself, when massaged into dry, cleansed skin, lifts off old skin that you can actually see in giant clumps in your hand. Visible proof that it works like a dream.
A fun treat for your little ones and you from SNP Cosmetic are Animal Character Printed Masks. Available in several varieties, you can transform yourselves into an Otter, Dragon, Lion, Koala, Panda, Tiger whilst at the same time hydrating, soothing and detoxing! Here I am with my four year old testing them out!
For the real problem areas of your boat race, I have sourced two fabulous, multi tasking big hitters. The first is from the brand new Clarins range which also caters to vegans. The Clear Out Blackhead Expert has an ingenious little stick on top which, when applied to the t zone on moist skin, dislodges blackheads and other impurities. The second step is the mask, which works best on dry, cleansed skin, gives a clay based and fresh scented detox for the whole face. The difference after one application was mind blowing!
My last masked crusader is not for the faint hearted.Jorg Obe Charcoal Mask is not so much a peel off as a tear off mask. And it is an all black warrior against clogged pores and blackheads. Spread on to cleansed skin in a thick layer and wait for the antibacterial miracle. Then pull off in swift motions to reveal a new you. The smoothness of my forehead combined with the sight of a whole strip of black wax clinging on to my demons was the highlight of my week!
One thing I must just mention is that there really is no substitute for a good old fashioned facial steaming. Either alone or before any of these treatments. Open pores are best when applying any facial treatments and that is a fact! Boil water in a bowl and fling a towel over your head for five minutes , ideally wearing one of the fantastic hair masks that I am going to review in the next issue!
