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Must-have skincare treats
Looking for the best face masks for dry, oily or tired skin? Look no further. We’ve found the best luxury skincare treats to leave your complexion looking and feeling softer and smoother.
Whether you’re prepping for a girls’ night in, treating someone to a pampering session or just gearing up for a night of self-care, a face mask can do wonders for both your mood and your skin. Having ascended from the status of ‘colourful goop’ (the kind we slathered on each other at sleepovers in our teens) to skincare saviour, face masks can give our skin a much needed hit of hydration and energy. Boots alone has 13 types of face masks to choose from, from clay, sheet and mud to cream and peel-off (a personal favourite). There’s also masks that target specific areas of the face, like blemishes, pores and under the eyes.
Ready to get started? Plumper, firmer and dewy skin is just a sheet away…
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‘Face masks are a luxurious and essential part of any skincare routine,’ says skincare label Noble Panacea. ‘They provide a deep cleanse, and can exfoliate and nourish the skin, leaving it feeling refreshed, radiant and renewed.’
As for the different types of face masks, Noble Panacea tells us to keep an eye out for ‘clay and charcoal (which are washed off), sheet masks, peel off masks and sleep masks.’
‘Sleep masks, which have taken Western skin care by storm, are adapted from the Korean skin care routine,’ the brand highlights. ‘Formulated for overnight use, sleeping masks are meant to be massaged onto the skin, allowing time for your skin to be soothed and more intensely hydrated. Used as a final part of your night regimen, sleeping masks are formulated depending on your skin type and skin concern.’
Face masks can target a number of different concerns, from dryness and irritation to limiting the signs of aging – making them a great addition to your skincare routine.
Generally speaking, a maximum of a few times a week is enough when it comes to using face masks. ‘We recommend using a face mask one to two times per week, depending on your skin type and concerns,’ Noble Panacea advises.
Aromacologie Detox Clay Mask, £90
Best For: Blackhead busting
Key Ingredients: Black clay, honey, mushroom extract and rosemary
This flower-scented clay mask leaves skin feeling softer, smoother and tighter after each use. A good stress-buster for problem skin, and a great face mask for blackheads.
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Pro-collagen MARINE Mask, £58
Best For: Anti-aging
Key Ingredients: Padina pavonica, adaptogenic noni, moringa and argan tree oil
Key active ingredients in this anti-ageing face mask include padina pavonica for lift, quartz for firming, noni for relaxation and smoothing and argan tree oil for hydration and smoother texture and tone. Leave for 8-10 minutes for noticeably softer skin.
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The Hydrating Facial, £205
Best For: A hydration boost
Key Ingredients: Jojoba seed oil, sweet almond seed meal and avocado oil
This facial-in-a-box intensive hydration treatment is one of the most luxurious face masks on the market. Containing plant and marine algae, cellular lipids and avocado and melon extracts, this soothing sheet mask should be used once a week for an extra moisture boost.
Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask to Clear Pores, £25
Best For: Deep cleaning
Key Ingredients: Bamboo charcoal and China clay
Bamboo charcoal draws out dirt and blockages from pores, white china clay absorbs environmental toxins and lecithin dissolves impurities making this a triple-action mask for problem skin.
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Sublimage Masque, £195
Best For: A deeply moisturised afterglow
Key Ingredients: Planifolia PFA and argan oil
More of an intensive moisturiser than a mask, this argan oil-rich formula should be used one to three times a week to give skin a hydration boost. One of our favourite luxury face masks for winter, simple apply a generous layer on clean, dry skin and allow to soak for 10 minutes, then remove any remaining with a tissue. No need to rinse after use. You’ll notice a difference in skin softness and texture after the first use.
Hydrating Cream Mask, £22.50
Best For: Winter-worn skin
Key Ingredients: Apricot kernel oil, borage sea oil and shea butter
Skin feeling drier as the weather gets colder? Liz Earle’s new hydrating cream mask is the product for you. With a luxurious whipped cream texture and made with plant butters and oils, it’s designed to feel like a drink of water for your complexion. It’s all vegan, too.
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Brightening Sheet Mask with Vitamin C, £5
Best For: Rebalancing skin tone
Key Ingredients: Blueberry, yuzu citrus and sea buckthorn
Looking to re-energise your skin? Try BeautyPro’s Brightening Sheet Mask, which works to rebalance uneven skin tones and diminish pigmentation. Combining nourishing ingredients like collagen, Vitamin C and aloe vera, the mask promises to improve your skin’s elasticity and give it a fresh radiant glow. It’s also an ideal anti-ageing treatment.
Sublime Replenishing Night Mask, £97
Best For: A vitamin boost
Key Ingredients: Sodium ascorbyl phosphate (vitamin C), frankincense and saccharide isomerate
This is what it says on the brown glass jar: sublime. It’s richly hydrating and perfect for skin in need of a boost of vitamins B, C, E and F and the transformative scent (not to mention anti-inflammatory properties) of frankincense. Slaver lashings of it on your skin overnight and wake up to a new (pre-Covid-style) face. One that’s replenished, soft and super supple. In terms of this product being a redeemer, consider it Jesus in a bottle.
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Rose Gold Brightening Facial Treatment Mask, from £20
Best For: Brightening skin
Key Ingredients: Colloidal gold, peptides and rose damask
Cult beauty brand 111SKIN is renowned for its face masks and this rose gold treatment is the ultimate skin treat. Mixing damask rose, 24-karat gold and Argireline peptides, these masks work to resuscitate dull skin and give it a more luminous complexion.
Lactic Acid 10% + HA 2%, £7.90
Best For: Smoothing skin
Key Ingredients: Lactic acid and Tasmanian pepperberry
The Ordinary’s peeling mask uses high-strength lactic acid to mildly exfoliate the skin, leaving it feeling smoother and softer (and those wanting an even gentler experience can opt for the five per cent formula).
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SOS Revitalising Mask, £20
Best For: Sensitive skin
Key Ingredients: Rose extract, hyaluronic acid and silk amino acids
Ideal for all skin types (even those struggling with sensitivity), this face mask from Decree is packed with reparative and brightening antioxidants, as well as hyaluronic acid and silk amino acids to boost hydration and restore the skin barrier.
Lift and Illuminate Natural Silk Mask (Pack of 5), £34
Best For: Firming & plumping
Key Ingredients: Blurring diamond powder, hydrolysed collagen and vitamin C
A new release from British beauty brand Aesthetically Perfect SKIN, these sheet masks are suitable for all skin types and focus on firming and plumping skin. Made with a vitamin-rich formula, with key ingredients including diamond powder (for firming), niacinamide (for calming and anti-inflammation) and hydrolysed collagen (for anti-ageing), these masks are great for delivering a hydration boost and smoothing out your complexion.
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Fiber Face Mask Matcha Tea, £3.19
Best For: Pore tightening
Key Ingredients: Matcha tea
Sephora’s legendary facemasks target a range of issues, from soothing irritated skin to deep hydration and plumping. It’s matcha tea extract mask is the one to opt for if you’re struggling with your pores though, as it helps to mattify skin and reduce the appearance of dilated pores.
Hydrating and Firming Face Mask
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Best For: Soothing post-treatment skin
Key Ingredients: Gingko biloba, Rhizobian gum and Avena Sativa kernel extract
Designed to cool and heal your skin after a treatment, this mask will leave you looking moisturised and radiant.
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Hydra-Lift Golden Facial Mask (5 units), £95
Best For: Rejuvenating skin
Key Ingredients: Gold nanoparticles, niacinamide, vitamin C and collagen
This luxurious sheet mask provides intense hydration to brighten and plump the skin as well as smoothing fine lines.
The Exceptional Chronobiology Sleep Mask (8 Doses), £302
Best For: Detox, repair & regeneration
Key Ingredients: Pre and post-biotics, PHA, retinol, peptides, ceramide NP and 2D hyaluronic acid
In need of an overnight reset? Noble Panacea’s sleeping mask works with the skin’s natural overnight biorhythm to enhance its regenerations process, meaning you can wake up firmer, plumper and replenishes skin.
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Supercell Matrix Centella Asiatica Bio-Cellulose Mask, £18
Best For: Preserving skin health
Key Ingredients: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, niacinamide
The APS Supercell Matrix mask is an age-defying treatment that aims to rebuild, restore, and detoxify the skin. It contains Centella Asiatica, a natural plant growth factor known for its wound healing, anti-inflammatory, and anti-aging properties. This mask helps lock in hydration, enhances the penetration of active ingredients, rebuilds the core skin structure, and helps preserve cell health. It’s an easy and effective skin pick me up when it’s feeling sensitised and tired.
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