Minnie Mouse Face Mask

Whilst in Topshop the other day I noticed something by the till which caught my eye - it was a lil Minnie face mask! Its by a brand called Mad Beauty, and this mask had Rose water in it which is calming to the skin. 

The little image of the mask on the back is a little creepy, so was praying that it didn't look as creepy as I thought. 

It definitely looks a bit weird, no gonna lie... It's quite wet on the face too, you can really smell the rose water too, its fairly pleasant. As its so wet, it does move down the face a fair bit whilst wearing it, but rearranging it a little isn't a huge deal.  

When you take the mask off it leaves a lot of residue on the skin, so you've got loads that you can rub into your skin for a bit of extra moisture. I've got fairly oily skin, and I found this left my skin  feeling a little weird. It's hard to explain, but it felt both dry and tight and oily? Like it felt like there was a weird greasy layer on my skin but also it felt really tight... 

I'm not sure if buy this again, but as it only cost £4 I'm not that bothered about it being a bit weird. Maybe it would be good for you if your skins dry, wouldn't recommend for the oily skinned gals though.. 

Have you tried these masks before? What did you think of them? 

Antipodes Aura Manuka Honey Mask

This mask has been on my radar for the longest time, like seriously its been on so many blogs and has been so hyped up over the last year or so! I'm pretty sure after I saw Suzie from Hello October post about this mask, that I'd decided to myself that I absolutely must have this mask. In saying that though, she must have posted that post well over a year ago, maybe even getting close to two years... Everywhere I seemed to look for this mask, it was nowhere to be seen. I went into Space NK once and they didn't have it, boo. Beautybay didn't let me down and purchased it from there along with a couple other things that I featured in a haul not too long ago. 

So yeah, its taken me a fair while to get to this wonderful little metal tube of joy. The Antipodes Aura Manuka Honey Mask is such a beautiful mask and is a real treat for the skin. My skin had been in such awful condition before I started using this mask and a couple other new bits. 
Recently my skin had been not reacting too well with clay masks, getting really irritated and feeling a little burnt after using some, not a nice experience...  I'd heard how amazing this was for even the most sensitive of skins and decided to not hold out any more and get the mask. 
The Antipodes Aura Manuka Honey Mask contains so many wonderful ingredients that all do a lovely set of amazing things for the skin. The mask has so many wonderful things for the skin, the Manuka Honey in it has lots of antibacterial properties which are great for giving the skin such a good deep cleanse and stopping those horrible spots from showing their ugly heads. Its also extremely hydrating, but not to worry oily skins because its doing wonders for my skin! I'm thinking though my skin was just really dehydrated before though. 
What more could you want from a mask that will deeply cleanse the skin, ridding you of spots, whilst also keeping your skin nice and hydrated?! The mask does so much more than that though, as it also has anti-ageing ingredients! The Aura Manuka Honey Mask just seems to do everything!
The mask feels so lovely whilst on the skin, not ever getting tight nor does it leave your skin feeling dried - like some masks can. You leave it on for around 15 minutes, and honestly it feels more like you've slathered moisturiser all over your skin rather than having applied a mask.  After 15 minutes I tend to use a cloth to remove the mask, you'll instantly notice how lovely your skin is when you use it. I use this at least once every week, and each time I do I enjoy every second of it. It's definitely become a staple and a firm favourite in my skin care routine. 
Your skin just feels super clean, moisturised and so so soft! Its suitable for all skins which is great news for everyone! 
You can buy it from Beauty Bay for £19.75 (but its currently on offer for £18.17) and Beauty Bay looks to be the cheapest place to purchase from. 
What are your favourite masks to use? 

Queen Helena Mint Julep Face Masque | Review

A fair while ago I decided to buy both the peel off mask and this one, and I've fallen in love a little with this one since buying it. My all time favourite mask is Lush's Mask of Magnanimity, the Queen Helena Mint Julep Face Masque seriously rivals it, its pretty much guaranteed that if you liked the Lush one then you'll feel the same way about this one. And of course the Queen Helena one is available for a fair bit cheaper than the Lush one when you pick it up from Amazon.

Oily skins will love this, although thats not to say that if you've a dry skin that you couldn't use this - after all this mask is perfect for spots and blackheads, essentially just clogged pores. I'd just make sure if you've a dry skin type that you make sure you're using a very good moisturiser afterwards.
Us oily skin gals, its like a dream for us! It really sucks up excess oil and helps keep the skin from looking shiny throughout the day. It helps with clearing the horrible blackheads on the skin and helps to heal spots before they get horrible and angry. 
On top of all this, you will notice your skin feeling incredibly clean after you've used this mask. Major plus points for it. Obviously it doesn't get rid of all your blackheads, because at the end of the day I don't think I'll ever manage to get rid of all of them. Sigh. 
All in all though, this is a brilliant mask and for the price its more than worth it! 
What mask is your favourite? 

Botanics Ionic Clay Mask

I love face masks, always have and I always will. I like the relaxing feeling you get from using a face mask, sheer bliss. Botanics had always been a line that I had been interested in, my interested has now turned to love. This face mask is lovely. It draws out impurities, and I honestly believe that it removed a lot of my blackheads. My nose has a lot less blackheads on it than it used to.
This mask dries really quickly, it says you should leave it on for 10 minutes but I think it would probably be dry in half that.

I thought I would show how fast it dries, this was a few minutes after applying it.

It claims to absorb excess oil, which is a massive plus for me, and cleanses deeply, which may explain the blackhead removing properties. I'm not sure if it does actually control my oil since I usually use it at night, but maybe one day I'll pamper my face in the morning and try to find out.
My biggest annoyance with face masks is that they usually dry the skin out, leaving it feeling tight. This is one of the few masks I've found that doesn't dry my face out. This is possibly the best mask ever. Or at least  that I've found so far.
The tube is quite small, but you only need a little of it so it should last you quite awhile. It costs £6.99 for 100g, I think its worth it due to how little you need.

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