THE TOP 12 BEST FACIAL MASKS
You’ve got your skin care routine down pat. A cleanser that lifts dirt, a serum that soothes, a moisturiser that hydrates and an SPF that plumps, pampers and protects. But does your skin sometimes still feel lacklustre and dull? That’s were applying a facial mask can help boost the look and feel of your complexion.
The ideal weekly indulgence during your Sunday night reset or a great pick-me-up during the week when your WFH (camera off of course), the best facial masks feed your skin with ingredients that ensure skin looks brighter and more refreshed... instantly.
But how should you begin assembling your best facial masks wardrobe? From creams and clays to sheets, peel-offs and more, here at Cult Beauty we’ve created a curated list of the top 12 best facial masks to make picking and choosing your skin’s glow-up easy and effortless.
In This Article:
- 111SKIN Cryo De-Puffing Energy Mask Box
- benefit The POREfessional Mini Deep Retreat Pore-Clearing Clay Mask
- Sisley Paris Express Flower Gel
- COSRX Ultimate Nourishing Rice Overnight Spa Mask
- LANEIGE Bouncy and Firm Sleeping Mask
- Caudalie Instant Detox Mask
- Drunk Elephant F-Balm Electrolyte Waterfacial
- Dr. LEVY Switzerland Freezing Anti-Fatigue Mask
- The Ordinary Salicylic Acid 2% Masque
- Fresh Black Tea Firming Overnight Mask
- Dr.Jart+ Cicapair Tiger Grass Intensive Sleepair Mask
- Patchology Beauty Sleep Restoring Night Hydrogel Mask
- The Best Facial Mask FAQs
THE BEST FACIAL MASKS
111SKIN Cryo De-Puffing Energy Mask
2
110.00€
Created specifically for skin that feels puffy and tired, 111SKIN’s Cryo De-Puffing Energy Mask calls on an innovative blend of tetrapeptide-5 and alpha glucosyl hesperidin to refresh complexions using cryo-therapy technology. Offering skin a cooling sensation once applied, this invigorating mask is also infused with caffeine to help increase blood circulation, minimise the look of dark circles and inhibit collagen breakdown. The result? Skin that looks tighter, brighter and more refined.
benefit The POREfessional Mini Deep Retreat Pore-Clearing Clay Mask
3
20.34€
Are pores your skin care bug-bare? Introducing Benefit’s POREfessional Deep Retreat Pore-Clearing Clay Mask. Formulated with a perfect balance of clarifying actives and barrier-boosting heroes, this mineral-rich kaolin clay mask draws out impurities and minimises excess oil. Plus, with the addition of Sphingolipids in the formula, this powerful mask supports your moisture barrier to keep skin looking healthy, hydrated and soft to the touch.
Sisley Paris Express Flower Gel
1
137.86€
Described as a fast-track to happy, healthy skin, Sisley Paris’ Express Flower Gel is the refreshing cream-to-gel formula powered by a potent blend of natural extracts including white lily, sesame and rose. Working synergistically to hydrate, protect and tone, this three-minute wonder is the ideal step pre-event, big night out or even before a wedding.
COSRX Ultimate Nourishing Rice Overnight Spa Mask
6
25.98€
Meet COSRX’s Ultimate Nourishing Rice Overnight Spa Mask – the 3-in-1 formula you can use as an overnight indulgence, a wash-off mask or a regular moisturiser. Lightweight and non-greasy it’s infused with 68% rice extract, niacinamide, allatoin and sunflower seed oil to soften, plump and comfort even the most sensitive skin.
LANEIGE Bouncy and Firm Sleeping Mask
69
36.16€
Plump your complexion and help reduce the look of fine lines with LANEIGE’s Bouncy and Firm Sleeping Mask. Combining peony flower and root extracts with hydrolysed collagen, this magical skin enhancer delivers powerful antioxidants directly to your complexion. Enriched with probiotic lysate to support your microbiome and unique hydro-melt glow capsules that mimic your skin's natural lipids, this radiance boosting mask aims to improve your skin’s health and resilience while you get some zzzs.
Caudalie Instant Detox Mask
10
29.38€
Reveal a radiant, refined glow with Caudalie’s Instant Detox Mask. Blending pink-clay with caffeine and antioxidant-rich grape extract, this skin saviour purifies pores, banishes excess oil and reawakens dull complexions... in 5to 10 minutes. What’s more, with the addition of papaya enzymes to gently exfoliate and promote cell renewal, this weekly indulgence visibly tightens your pores the more often you use it.
Drunk Elephant F-Balm Electrolyte Waterfacial
54
55.00€
Strengthen your skin’s acid mantel while you get your beauty sleep with Drunk Elephant’s F-Balm Electrolyte Waterfacial. Crafted specifically to rehydrate hungover and seriously parched skin, this standout solution is enriched with barrier-replenishing superheroes including sodium PCA, niacinamide, plant squalane and five types of ceramides. With unique vitamin F beads loaded with soothing fatty acids, these burst instantly on skin when applied to deliver extra emollience and soothing hydration.
Dr. LEVY Switzerland Freezing Anti-Fatigue Mask
6
77.97€
Offering a serious wake up call to sleep-starved skin, Dr.LEVY Switzerland’s Freezing Anti-Fatigue Mask works like an ice bath to reawaken and refresh your complexion. From puffiness and blemishes to dryness and dullness, this clever fatigue-fighting formula is powered by a blend of three water sources, natural matcha, algae and a protective dose of probiotics. Strengthening, fortifying and delivering a serious dose of dew, this powerhouse product works its magic in just a matter of minutes.
The Ordinary Salicylic Acid 2% Masque
13
30.40€
Ideal for oily, blemish prone skin, The Ordinary’s Salicylic Acid 2% Masque means you can quickly and effectively wave goodbye to unwelcome zits. Powered by its namesake 2% salicylic acid, charcoal and clay, this purifying formula gently exfoliates, unclogs pores and dials down excess oil without disturbing your skin’s moisture barrier.
Fresh Black Tea Firming Overnight Mask
12
40.00€
Restore suppleness and elasticity while you sleep with Fresh’s Black Tea Firming Overnight Mask. Cleverly crafted using the brand’s renowned black tea complex of kombucha, blackberry leaf extract, lychee seed extract and black tea, this skin care staple inhibits free radical damage, improves elasticity and helps soothe and rebalance the skin for a sculpted, lifting effect come sunrise.
Dr.Jart+ Cicapair Tiger Grass Intensive Sleepair Mask
42.94€
Support the recovery of sensitive, stressed-out skin with Dr.Jart+ Cicapair Tiger Grass Intensive Sleepair Mask. Infused with centella asiatica and a herbal complex of houttuynia cordata, yarrow and chlorophyll, this green dream encourages the healing process of flare-ups and irritated skin. What’s more, with the addition of the brand’s Green Sleep Complex, this lightweight solution acts as a protective barrier to absorb skin irritants like fine dust that may cause issues on your skin.
Patchology Beauty Sleep Restoring Night Hydrogel Mask
4
11.30€
Smooth and plump fine lines and wrinkles with Patchology’s Beauty Sleep Restoring Night Hydrogel Mask. Infused with a potent blend of retinol, peptides, hydrolysed collagen and centella asiatica, this innovative hydrogel sheet mask hugs the contours of your face, delivering a surge of hydration while boosting elasticity. The result? Skin that feels firmer, fresher, and visibly revitalised by morning.
THE BEST FACIAL MASK FAQs:
What is the best anti-aging face mask?
The best anti-ageing face mask depends entirely on your skin type, concern and preference. Some may prefer a sheet mask packed with hydration heroes, others may like clays that work to unclog pores while some may be partial to an LED face mask that is specifically designed to utilise embedded light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to emit specific wavelengths of light that penetrate the skin to target issues like acne, inflammation, or signs of aging by stimulating cellular activity, instead.
Do face masks get rid of wrinkles?
While the best facial masks cannot eliminate wrinkles permanently, however they may help visibly reduce their appearance. Face masks work by plumping skin with hydration, boost collagen (especially if the face mask is infused with retinol, peptides or vitamin C), gently exfoliate and work to protect your moisture barrier.
Do facial masks really work?
Yes, the best facial masks do work but how well they work depends on the mask type, ingredients and how consistent you are when using them.
And there you have it, whether you’re after hydration, clarity or a shot of glow, the best facial masks help your skin look and feel happy, healthy and radiant.
Rina is Cult Beauty’s Midweight SEO Copywriter and has always had a passion for beauty and skin care (rich moisturisers are her obsession). What started as a love for The Body Shop and their famed Born Lippy lip balms (in ‘Watermelon’ of course!), she is now more interested in finding products with proven effectiveness instead of broken promises. A loud and proud VIEVE fan, Rina owns nearly every item of the range and recommends the brand to anyone who will listen... When she’s not intently reading ingredient lists, you can find her either immersed in multiple true crime podcasts or a fantasy romance novel, with an *extra* hot cappuccino in hand.
