Home again to dust, open mail, plant flower pots (finally it's spring) and lounge around in facial sheet masks. After a winter in the desert, my skin is dull and dry despite every attempt to keep it hydrated. Sheet masks are having more than just a moment right now. While they might have been around for years, it took me until recently to get on-board with the idea of wearing a serum-drenched cloth over my face for 15 minutes really works.
I know, I look like Freddy Krueger's wife. No way around that one.
The beauties I follow on Insta have been all over dry sheet masks so I had to give it a try. While they look like a nude-colored standard face sheet mask, the texture is totally different. It’s bone dry, and there are hooks to go around your ears, so you can go about your business as the formula gets to work for 15 minutes.
‘The technology is based on a biomimetic lipids (fat-soluble molecules that are similar to your skin’s composition) delivery system, which has been infused into the fabric. as soon as it makes contact with your skin, the lipids merge seamlessly with it and begin the prolonged release of active ingredients,’ explains brand founder and executive chair of Biomod Nannette de Gaspé. ‘The masks gently wrap around your face and are activated by humidity, temperature, ph or natural body movements.’
In everyday terms, the ingredients melt into the skin as the mask rubs against your face. Is this better than the traditional wet sheet masks we’ve come to love, though? If the brand’s clinical-study results are anything to go by, then yes. three hours after one use you can expect to see a 20 per cent reduction in wrinkles, which is increased to up to 39 per cent after four days of use.
Be fair warned, the Nannette de Gaspe mask is super duper expensive at $105. But, it can be reused up to 3 times. A much more affordable option is Charlotte Tilbury's dry mask. I found it to be as effective at the Gaspe mask for 1/6 of the price! I was really surprised how well this technology works. My skin was hydrated, looked fresh and dewy.
Be fair warned, the Nannette de Gaspe mask is super duper expensive at $105. But, it can be reused up to 3 times. A much more affordable option is Charlotte Tilbury's dry mask. I found it to be as effective at the Gaspe mask for 1/6 of the price! I was really surprised how well this technology works. My skin was hydrated, looked fresh and dewy.
In order to get the most out of my masks I usually do an in home microderm or micro-needling session. At minimum, I use a facial roller like a jade roller or the Jeanne Piaubert Stimuoloval roller (available on Amazon here). When rolled in upward motions along your face and décolleté, a facial massage roller gently stimulates your skin's blood flow, allows oxygen to the surface, revitalizes sagging facial muscles and relaxes fine lines. I also initially roll it over the dry sheet mask to get the ingredients activated. Again, the Freddy Krueger thing - I know.
Stylingwise tip: Prior to mask use, exfoliating the skin prior provides the skin is then thoroughly prepped and primed for the full absorption of mask ingredients. This can include an exfoliating cleanser, facial massage rolling or even better an at home session of PMD (micro-derm tool) or micro-needling like the GloPro or a less expensive derma roller (see blow).
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