Review: Sukin Purifying Facial Masque

It's been awhile since i've talked face masks with you and to be honest it was something that had started lacking in my skin care routine. I'm happy to say though I've developed a new Sunday night ritual of getting mah mask on and painting my digits for the impending week ahead.

I've been slapping the Sukin Purifying Facial Masque on my face of a Sunday night for the past few weeks and i've been loving the results. 

Sukin Says - A gentle treatment to help cleanse, tone and de-stress your skin.

A purifying base of gentle Kaolin clay combined with soothing aloe vera and antioxidant rich rosehip oil will leave skin feeling refreshed, nurtured and completely clean. - Source http://www.sukinorganics.com

Sounds amazing right? Well it is! When first you first apply this mask is feels like a thick moisturiser but then dries down but unlike other clay based masks where your talking is mumbled and you develop a bunch of cracks on your face it doesn't feel tight or uncomfortable (sidenote: was anyone else ever told that if your mask cracked while it dried you'd end up with wrinkles? please say I wasn't the only gullible one.). I think my skin is kinda loving Kaolin clay at the moment. In my recent April Favourites I mentioned the Alpha H Daily Exfoliant I was loving which contained Kaolin and even more recently i've been getting back into using Lush Angels on Bare Skin and guess what one of the ingredients is? Kaolin! 

Using this has cleared up my skin quite significantly and the day after? wowza baby soft smooth amazing skin.. I can even wear a foundation that would normally cling to dry spots without the need for a primer. I also think this tub will last me awhile because you don't really need to use too much each time. 

What's a mask review without a picture of the blogger wearing said mask... Here you go! My camera hasn't picked up the colour very well but it's a light terracotta red colour in the tub.

You can purchase this mask from Sukin Organics website or from Priceline & Various Chemists for RRP $15.95AUD (so afforable!)

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Sunday Evening Pamper Session Feat. Wondercap & Pores Be Gone!

It's no secret I love pampering, and what better time to pamper yourself then on a Sunday night before another long working week. I also find Sunday nights a good time to trial some products out, in particular products that I can do one use and review like masks etc.

So what did I do this Sunday? I decided to give myself a hair mask and a face mask both at the time time... say whaaaat Multi-Tasking baby!

Let's talk the Wondercap. I'm sure you've read about this on a few blogs, I sure have and now it's my turn to give you my thoughts on it.

Basically what it is, is a heat pack for your head. It's a gel packed cap which you heat up in the microwave for 90seconds and then pop on your head with the treatment conditioner provided or your own if you prefer.

Do you remember ever going to the salon and getting a treatment put on your hair and sitting in one of these -



This is a similar idea, the heat from the cap making the treatment sink deeper into your hair... Great, Good, Wonderrrrcap!

So my experience of it - The first time I used it I used the Guardian Angel Intensive Treatment Conditioner that came with it... Okay i'm going to be honest and tell you that when I used it with the provided treatment it did absolutely nothing for my hair, in fact I had to condition it again afterwards with my regular conditioner. However, last night I used it along with my Pantene 3 minute miracle conditioner ($7.99AUD for 3) and it worked wonders! Today my hair feels soft and silky and I almost feel like I could be swishing it about like they do on tv. So basically, love the cap but don't like the conditioner provided with it. I did also find the cap a little heavy on my head but since you only have it on for 3-5 mins it's definitely bearable.

You can purchase the Wondercap for $49.95AUD from various locations including some Shaver Shop stores, Ry.com and wondercap.com.au



As for the goop on my face. I decided to use a face mask and I went with one i've had sitting in my drawer for awhile begging to be reviewed! It was the Formula 10.0.6 Pores Be Pure refining mask with Strawberry & Yarrow. This smelt like I was slapping Strawberry Yoghurt on my face, it also stung a little. I don't really think it did much for my skin although my blackheads seemed to be a little reduced and it didn't dry out my skin like I thought it might. I think this would be more suited to a younger skin with acne issues, but for $1.99AUD for a sachet it was worth the try. You can get this at Priceline.

My camera battery ran out when I went to take product pics, so here is a snazzy one I took on my iphone instead.



Please note the Wondercap was sent to me for review.

Mask Madness!! Aptiva Express Beauty with Honey

On a little Saturday shop with Jade Musing, I picked up this mask to give a go. I knew I would be home that night and thought i'd treat myself with a little face mask (even though I have a ton still at home to use up....oh well)

We were going through the Aptiva stand at Priceline (yep it's a new range stocked there!) and thought about our troubles, mine being dehydration so I picked a mask in that catagory and went with Honey because well... Honey smells good!



So this mask is unlike any mask i've tried before, it's a very creamy/wet mask. It doesn't tighten on your face like i'm used to with masks so I could still easily sing along to Karaoke Box on MTV while it was doing it's magic. It smells great! The scent even lingers on awhile after you've removed the mask.

Did it do it's job? At first I thought no.... but then as the night wore on I noticed my skin was feeling very soft and looked super glowy! Yay winner!

You can buy this mask for a pack of 2 sachets (very handy indeed) for around $7.50 at Priceline.

Like how I managed to take this on a whirlwind tour to NY on the weekend, that's the Brooklyn Bridge and me and my mask!



Okay Okay it may just be my shower curtain :)