Alpha-H Liquid Gold Perfecting Mask

I love the Australian brand Alpha-H. Although it is not the most glamorous brand with their white  and no-nonsense packaging, their products are very efficient and do everything they promised.

They Liquid Gold line is especially efficient. I will review the Liquid Gold in due time, but this mask is really great on its own. 

Liquid Gold Smoothing and Perfecting Mask with Lavender

This mask is designed to clarify and brighten the skin. It also makes for a quick chemical exfoliant. The lavender helps to soothes the skin. As with all of their products, it is very concentrated. This mask is concentrated in glycolic acid (one of the AHAs acids), so you feel a mild tingling sensation when you apply it. Ten minutes one the skin are also enough.

I find that it really helps for a quick efficient treatment when you need to unify and brighten your skin on the spot. It really does the trick. It is also a good treatment on the long run, and you don't need that much product for every use so you don't run out of product very quickly. As for all the AHAs products, they are good against imperfections, adult acne and aging.

It really is a good reliable mask. 

It costs 46£ for a 100ml bottle.

Eve Lom Rescue Mask

Eve Lom is one of the most efficient and well-known brand for facial products. I discovered it just recently because it is not distributed in France, where I live. I have to order it online, but it is quite worth it.

Eve Lom is the brand that gave us the "World's Best Cleanser", according to Vogue, and is recognised as the Queen of Cleansing. This mask is a emergency treatment for tired and stressed skin. It is made with Camphor, Almond and Honey-infused Kaolin Clay.

Eve Lom Rescue Mask, 35£ for 50 ml

It is really efficient when you have a puffy skin or when it is prone to redness.

I have two beauty tips with this particular mask :

As a regular mask

I prefer to use it after I prepared my face with hot water steam mixed with essential oil (lavander or tea tree, depending on my mood). For even more efficiency, I put a cloth on it, and leave it for fifteen to twenty minutes. It creates a slight tingling sensation when you are applying it. The smell is quite fresh, I rather like it. It is a really dense mask, so you don't use the tube too quickly.

As an eye treatment

If you mix a little bit of the product with some warm water and apply it under your eyes for no more than five minutes, it really decreases puffiness and dark circles.

Omorovicza Deep Cleansing Mask : a mask like no other

 I am not a big fan of masks. I like them, I like applying them but I have never really found them that efficient in the long run. I guess I am quite impatient and I really want results, and nothing I found convinced me that much.

Until… I found the Deep Cleansing Mask by Omorovicza. I waited a bit before buying it, because it is very expensive and can’t be found in France, where I live. But I finally gave up and I ordered it a month ago.

Omorovicza is a really luxurious Hungarian skincare range which uses the properties of thermal waters and Mineral Cosmetology, a patented system developed by the founders of the brand with the Nobel-prize winner Laboratory of Dermatology of the Albert St George University.  

I have been using the Deep Cleansing Mask once a week for a month now. It is presented in a heavy jar, with a nice simple white lid. The mask itself does look and feel very natural, almost muddy, but in a good way ; it is grey with little grains, but it is not abrasive.

Deep Cleansing Mask, by Omorovicza

The smell is really fresh, and the texture is not too pasty for a mask,  it is quite easy to apply

Applying it, you can really feel it working, because it tingles for a while. I leave it at least 15 minutes each time, more like 20 minutes, to really let it work on my skin, and then I take it off with warm water.

It really is cleansing, at the point that it can trigger a breakout. But after that, the skin really feel softer, cleaner and in better condition. It works even better if you can put your face over steaming water for ten minutes before (with drops of the essential oil of your choice, for instance). 

It definitely is The Mask of all masks ; of course, it comes at a price, but if you are looking for a really thorough way to purify your skin without cleaning it off, it is really worth the money.

You can find it here or on this site.

xx

Mathilde