My Beauty Diary: Pearl Mask
About a little over a week ago I did a review on My Beauty Diary and its moisturizing aloe mask (which if you recall what I said: it was like my face was having an orgasm). They're found here (aloe mask) and here (My Beauty Diary Top 5 Best Sellers Pack).
This past Friday I went ahead and tried the Pearl mask.
From memorabledays-x3.blogspot.com since I was too lazy to take my own picture
Refer to the package all the way on the left with the bows on it. I know the old packaging doesn't necessarily have bows on them. I used to be plain white.
According to My Beauty Diary, it's supposed to be a whitening mask that softens the look of your skin and restores dull and damaged skin. The research I've done on this mask indicates that it doesn't actually whiten your skin, but more accurately brightens it. It's also fact that it's all the rage in Asia to consume pearl powder to improve beauty, but note that it's never been proven that applying pearl powder topically will improve skin.
Same with the last mask, these are relatively affordable (price breakdown in the aloe mask review). The packaging was very nice. It has a very pleasant smell and its very easy to apply. Quote: "When I took the mask out of its packet it was very nicely hydrated. No excess serum was left on the bottom of the packet, yet the mask was sufficiently soaked with it." Also: "It comes with slits as many beauty masks do and from what I can see it can conform to many face shapes and sizes. It's very very slightly stretchy if you need to stretch it in a few places (for example: eyes or nose area), but overall there's not much stretching that needs to be done." Like other My Beauty Diary masks, you can massage the excess serum that gets onto your hands from application onto your neck and hands.
Quick tip: When applying the mask, it's only effective if it touches your face. So make sure that all air bubbles are smoothed out in front of a mirror.
I choose to applying this mask this week because due to stress my skin had started turning a bit yellow (Asian genes popping right out). Overall it was very dull. I thought the pearl mask would be the perfect solution.
What do I think of this mask? Well, it's tingly (in a nice way) like the aloe mask, but I don't get QUITE as much of a cooling sensation. It stays on quite nicely even though I sat up for the duration that I had the mask on (I hate masks that slide right off the face). When removed I could visibly see that a lot of the yellow sheen that I had to my skin was gone. By the next morning the majority of the yellowness had disappeared. I agree with other users that this mask doesn't exactly whiten the skin: it brightens it. HOWEVER, note that this was from one use. Continued use might actually help whiten your skin.
Its hydrating effects are obviously not as enhanced as the aloe mask, but I didn't expect it to be. This mask wasn't geared toward hydration. I probably wouldn't use this mask in place of the aloe mask on a long plane ride, but if I didn't have any aloe masks on hand I would use this instead. However, my skin did feel more soft and more supple after the mask. I couldn't stop touching my face! It works likes moisturizer on crack. I don't recommend using this to REPLACE your moisturizing routine, but it's great if moisturizer itself doesn't do the job.
It's a wonderful treat for your face. My skin certainly thanked me for it! I highly suggest this mask if you're searching for something that restores color and vitality to your skin. For just moisturizing effects I would go with the aloe mask.
Quick tip #2: After removing the mask from your face you will notice that some of the serum is still on it (this is normal for masks, not all of the serum is going to get soaked up). Fold the mask in half so that the side that were on your face is now on the outside and the side that was exposed to air is touching each other. Then take this "half mask" and apply it to your lower china area and your neck. Don't forget these parts of your face too!
Authenticity: Due to the popularity of My Beauty Diary there ARE a few fakes and imitations floating around that can be harmful to your skin since you don't actually know what's in them. I've done all the appropriate research and I declare that the masks that I brought from PrimeSource4Value at amazon.com are the real deal. Use without worries! (I discussed authenticity issues in my aloe mask review.)
This past Friday I went ahead and tried the Pearl mask.
From memorabledays-x3.blogspot.com since I was too lazy to take my own picture
Refer to the package all the way on the left with the bows on it. I know the old packaging doesn't necessarily have bows on them. I used to be plain white.
According to My Beauty Diary, it's supposed to be a whitening mask that softens the look of your skin and restores dull and damaged skin. The research I've done on this mask indicates that it doesn't actually whiten your skin, but more accurately brightens it. It's also fact that it's all the rage in Asia to consume pearl powder to improve beauty, but note that it's never been proven that applying pearl powder topically will improve skin.
Same with the last mask, these are relatively affordable (price breakdown in the aloe mask review). The packaging was very nice. It has a very pleasant smell and its very easy to apply. Quote: "When I took the mask out of its packet it was very nicely hydrated. No excess serum was left on the bottom of the packet, yet the mask was sufficiently soaked with it." Also: "It comes with slits as many beauty masks do and from what I can see it can conform to many face shapes and sizes. It's very very slightly stretchy if you need to stretch it in a few places (for example: eyes or nose area), but overall there's not much stretching that needs to be done." Like other My Beauty Diary masks, you can massage the excess serum that gets onto your hands from application onto your neck and hands.
Quick tip: When applying the mask, it's only effective if it touches your face. So make sure that all air bubbles are smoothed out in front of a mirror.
I choose to applying this mask this week because due to stress my skin had started turning a bit yellow (Asian genes popping right out). Overall it was very dull. I thought the pearl mask would be the perfect solution.
What do I think of this mask? Well, it's tingly (in a nice way) like the aloe mask, but I don't get QUITE as much of a cooling sensation. It stays on quite nicely even though I sat up for the duration that I had the mask on (I hate masks that slide right off the face). When removed I could visibly see that a lot of the yellow sheen that I had to my skin was gone. By the next morning the majority of the yellowness had disappeared. I agree with other users that this mask doesn't exactly whiten the skin: it brightens it. HOWEVER, note that this was from one use. Continued use might actually help whiten your skin.
Its hydrating effects are obviously not as enhanced as the aloe mask, but I didn't expect it to be. This mask wasn't geared toward hydration. I probably wouldn't use this mask in place of the aloe mask on a long plane ride, but if I didn't have any aloe masks on hand I would use this instead. However, my skin did feel more soft and more supple after the mask. I couldn't stop touching my face! It works likes moisturizer on crack. I don't recommend using this to REPLACE your moisturizing routine, but it's great if moisturizer itself doesn't do the job.
It's a wonderful treat for your face. My skin certainly thanked me for it! I highly suggest this mask if you're searching for something that restores color and vitality to your skin. For just moisturizing effects I would go with the aloe mask.
Quick tip #2: After removing the mask from your face you will notice that some of the serum is still on it (this is normal for masks, not all of the serum is going to get soaked up). Fold the mask in half so that the side that were on your face is now on the outside and the side that was exposed to air is touching each other. Then take this "half mask" and apply it to your lower china area and your neck. Don't forget these parts of your face too!
Authenticity: Due to the popularity of My Beauty Diary there ARE a few fakes and imitations floating around that can be harmful to your skin since you don't actually know what's in them. I've done all the appropriate research and I declare that the masks that I brought from PrimeSource4Value at amazon.com are the real deal. Use without worries! (I discussed authenticity issues in my aloe mask review.)