I purchased this clay mask and it is very good value for money and is quite cheap. The exfoliation pearls in the clay mask gently but deeply cleanses your pores and exterminates any dirt. After applying the mask, my skin felt very clean and refreshed, however it is a glow mask. And my skin was not glowing at all, I have been using this product for many weeks now but I haven’t noticed any glow. But it does last a long time and I would recommend.

Well packaged and sealed. Used it once so far, so I can’t say for the long term effects but it does make skin feel tighter and softer instantly, and doesn’t dry it out even though I have a dry skin type. Smells nice and has a pleasant sort of grainy texture. I applied it with a brush. Washes off easily, both from skin and from the brush, doesn’t stain. Overall would recommend !

Felt a bit of at first with the material that exfoliates the skin, almost like rubbing sand around your face mixed with clay, but the results in the end were great. Skin felt smooth and clean, so did the job it intended

Like many women, I have never quite settled on one brand for all my skincare and every now and then I try new ones in a (usually vain) attempt to emerge more Venus-like.

At the start of lockdown I decided to try a different face mask, and settled on trying a clay based one. After checking reviews on various websites I decided to try L’Oral.

I didn’t really expect to love it, given it’s a supermarket staple brand nowadays albeit a respected mid-range one. But I must say, I was pleasantly surprised.

The mask is easy to put on and doesn’t immediately harden, so it’s easy to wash your hands etc after application. You don’t get that awful tightening feeling that some masks give as it dries, but you do feel it harden ever so slightly. It’s only when you touch your face after five to ten minutes that you realise it actually has dried in very nicely.

If you forget to take it off after the allocated time or even if you leave it on for ages (as I do at times, albeit not strictly recommended by the manufacturer), mercifully there doesn’t seem to be any reddening or drying of the skin caused by your tardiness. It actually seems to come off just the same as if you’d done it at the exact right time, which is great in terms of flexibility and much better than the ones you practically need a stopwatch for. The only difference is that the longer it’s on, the more you’ll see little flakes of the mask start to crumble if you touch it. But that’s to be expected.

I did once or twice have occasion to cry while wearing the mask (let’s just blame sad movies) and the water didn’t mess up the mask – albeit the trails of tears made their mark and turned my already green face into something resembling a comic book bad guy. If anything, it’s a good way to laugh yourself out of any silly tears.

On the flip side, the mask doesn’t crack too much if you smile or laugh. You can still talk while wearing it, depending on how much room you leave around your lips and assuming you are fairly gentle in your speech. A massively wide smile might cause some cracks but even then, not enough to bring the mask crumbling down off your face.

Removal is easy, just water on a cloth for me, I like the duality of the minor exfoliating effect that has while the mask is coming off, though I imagine you could just use your fingers with water for a gentler removal.

And yes, my face definitely feels the effect afterwards. It’s much smoother for maybe a day at a time. So much so that I feel the need to use this every week now, as I’m used to having a baby soft face, albeit we are sadly I’m 2020 therefore not allowed to be physically close enough to anyone for me to reap the benefits yet.

This is my favourite of all the L’Oral masks (and I’ve now tried them all). Really lovely. Enjoy!