A review of every Superdrug facemask

This post is something that I've been planning, and piecing together for months now. I don't know about you, but a Superdrug facemask was always a staple of a teenage sleepover. They're fun, cheap and cater for a whole range of skin types. Now that I'm in my twenties, it seems to be all about buying expensive face mask pots, filled with golden flakes and exotic ingredients. But sometimes all you want is to pop into Superdrug, pick up a little face mask and have a pamper evening. So I've spent the last couple of months trying out every single one they sell in their range to let you know what's hot and what's not.

1.) Orange and Black Lava Face Mask

For: all skin types.

Smell: fresh, zesty orange.

Texture: slightly lumpy clay mask. Contains bits of orange peel that you can feel.

Dries: hard and lighter in colour. Makes my sensitive skin sting a little.

Effect: Could feel it exfoliating my skin as I took it off. Skin feels tight and looks a little red.

2.) De-stressing mud mask

Smell: fresh, can smell the aloe vera.

Texture: smooth and cooling.

Dries: Stayed wet to the touch despite keeping it on for 20 minutes. It started to dry in places and had tiny cracks. Easy to remove; gently.

Effects: Skin feels soft and plump and looks clear.

3.) Tropical Cocktail Peel-Off Mask

For: all skin types

Smells: like fruit salad Chewits

Texture: sticky! It stays very wet, and even dripped off of my face. 

Dries: tight. Took 30 minutes to dry so that I could peel it off, rather than the 10-20 that the packet advised.

Effect: skin was shiny.

4.) Cucumber Cooling Face Mask

For: sensitive skin

Smell: fresh

Texture: smooth, clay

Dries: stung slightly as it dried, even though it's recommended for sensitive skin. 

Effects: skin left feeling a little dry.

5.) Chocolate Orange Self-Heating Mask

For: normal to dry skin

Smells: exactly like a dark chocolate Terry's chocolate orange

Texture: like melted chocolate. You use a different application to a normal face mask as you need your face to be wet before applying it. A very wet, smooth face mask.

Dries: self heats as soon as it touches your face. Stays wet and glossy. Dripped off me and onto my clothes.

Effects: easy to remove. it calmed down my spots and made my T-zone less greasy.

6.) Black Seaweed Peel-Off Mask

For: oily skin

Smells: like unpleasant, harsh minerals

Texture: very wet and smooth

Dries: tight and smooth to the touch. You can however see where it's sunk into my pores.

Effects: skin a bit dry, but was great for my T-zone. Sucked the oil/pus (grim, I know) out of some newbie spots I had forming. My pores looked a lot cleaner.

7.) Detoxifying Dead Sea Mineral Mask

Smells: fresh, like a spa. Very mineral-y

Texture: thick and mud like. Feels a little lumpy on your hands but smooths out over your face.

Dries: hard and lighter in colour. Tightens.

Effects: soothed my sensitive skin and made my spots less oily

8.) White Chocolate Mousse Mask

Smells: not very nice. A little like alcohol and not at all chocolatey.

Texture: smooth

Dries: unsure. Had allergic reaction to the mask as soon as I put it on and had to remove it instantly. The mask is no longer on Superdrug's website so perhaps other people reacted badly and they've discontinued it.

9.) Fruit Sorbet Antioxidant Peel-Off Mask

For: all skin types

Smells: like fresh apples and berries

Texture: smooth and sticky

Dries: smooth - peels off all in one. Takes about half an hour to dry enough to peel off.

Effect: my face was blemish-free the next morning. It dried all of my whiteheads out.

10.) Anti-Ageing Moisture Mask

Smells: fresh

Texture: creamy, almost like a moisturiser

Dries: doesn't really dry, it sinks into the skin a little instead.

Effect: skin is soft, plumped and hydrated

11.) Dead Sea Purifying Clay Mask

For: oily and blemish prone skin Smells: like tea tree. Fresh and clean scent. Texture: smooth and thick. Dries: tight and hard. You can see that it sinks into your pores. Effects: skin looks clean and clear, but feels very dry. 

12.) Superfruits Exfoliating Mask

For: all skin types Smells: like a sweet, fresh smoothie Texture: rough because of the strawberry seeds it contains for exfoliation. Thick and creamy. Dries: stings my sensitive skin a little whilst drying. It goes hard, tight, and a light purple colour. Effects: pores are clearer and skin is soft, but a little red.
Now that I've tried all of them, I would definitely repurchase the: anti-ageing moisture mask, detoxifying dead sea mineral mask, de-stressing mud mask and black lava peel-off mask. These four all suited my combination, sensitive skin. 
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