Origins Clear Improvements Mask - £22 John Lewis
What it claims:
"Activated Charcoal acts like a magnet to draw aout pore-cloggers. White China Clay absorbs enviromental pollutants, Lecithin dissolves impurities. Without all that "stuff" down there, skin 'breathes a sigh of relief.'"
I normally apply this product after coming out of the shower
in the evening when my pores are still open. I then apply a thick layer of the
mask on my face. I normally leave this on for 5-10 minutes once a week. After a
couple of minutes of having the clear improvements mask it started to feel
quite tight on my skin and uncomfortable.
The product sets and dry’s quickly,
however I felt that because of this the mask can be really hard to get off!
Resulting in a rather vigorous rubbing and prodding with a flannel…which leads
me to wonder if this is actually helping my skin or aggravating it! After using
this product for a couple of weeks I started to notice a slight improvement in
my skin but nothing major unfortunately!
Although it did clear a small amount
of my pores, I did feel that it also made my skin dry and flaky because of this…meaning
I just felt like I was going round in circles…frustrating!
I felt like that paying £22 for a 75ml tube really wasn’t worth
it unfortunately L
Origins Clear Improvements Mask: http://www.origins.co.uk/product/3857/11588/Skincare/Category/Masks/Clear-Improvement/Active-charcoal-mask-to-clear-pores/index.tmpl
Super Facialist By Una Brennan - Tea Flower Deep Clean Pore
Purifying Clay Mask
(what a mouthful!)
- £8.99 Boots
What it claims: ‘Clear your skin of dirt, excessive oil and
toxins which lead to breakouts with this pore purifying clay mask’
I apply a thick layer of this to my face and leave it for
around 5 minutes. The thing about this mask is you can really see it getting to
work as you can see your pores come through the mask as you wait…a mask you can
see working its magic? Brilliant! The Tea Flower mask contains all the good
ingredients including Salicylic acid (helps to unclog congested skin) Dead Sea
Mud (helps to absorb oil) and also rich in magnesium, calcium, potassium and
iron…(good for your body and good for your skin too!) as well as Avacado oil
(which is rich in Vitamins A, D and E!) if that’s not tempting you already, it’s
also a whole £13 cheaper than the origins clear improvements mask!
Available in boots:
http://www.boots.com/en/Superfacialist-Tea-Flower-Pore-Purifying-Clay-Mask-125ml_1273983/
Overall, I would definitely recommend the ‘Super Facialist
By Una Brennan - Tea Flower Deep Clean Pore Purifying Clay Mask’ over the ‘Origins
Clear improvements Mask’ because:
·
It’s much cheaper… It’s a high end product at a
high street price!
·
It lists all its ingredients on the packaging…
Una B ain’t hiding anything!
·
It’s easy to apply and comfortable when waiting.
·
You get a lot more product for a lot less money!
·
The instructions are clear… Orgins didn’t recommend
how long to leave the mask on for… so I felt like if I left it on too long it
may break me out therefore having completely the opposite effect!
Have you tried any high street or high end face masks
recently? How do you find them? Let me know in the comments!
Zee x
This post is not sponsored and all opinions are 100% my own.
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