Garnier SkinActive Pure Charcoal Tissue Mask with Black Algae Review

This tissue mask is divine!!

It goes on really wet which in this weather is fabulous! The mask doesn't move once in place, I found it a little fiddly to unfold, but it didn't tear. The mask 'fabric' is much better quality than others I've used!

I used the left-over liquid left in the sachet on my décolletage.

My skin after felt plumped & hydrated.

At this price I’ll be scheduling in one of these babies once a week!

I love masks and have a really soft spot for tissue masks - I'll often pick one up when I'm doing the food shop. It's an inexpensive treat.

I've never had a black tissue mask before - it looks like its made from seaweed - it isnt! It is absolutely soaked in serum, with lots of excess goodness to use on your neck, boobs, etc.

It was really easy to get on your face and very generous size. The eye, nose and mouth holes line up well.

I left it on for a whole episode of The Witcher, so about an hour. I then used a cotton pad to distribute the left of serum and leave my face ready for bed.

The next morning my skin was very clear and super soft. My blackheads were pretty much non-visible. It's a great mix this mask - hydrating AND it clears impurities.

Would recommend and will be picking another up with the shop!

With the sweltering heat my skin has been a little worse for wear so when this arrived I popped it into the fridge to make sure it was extra cold before applying to my face.

The mask itself is really large which is great because although I love face masks I often find they are too small for my face! (Which is quite small).

I also liked it had extra essence at the bottom which I put on my hands and neck after.

I left the mask on for 20 mins and noticed that my skin looked plump and bright which I really liked. It also soothed my hot summer skin!

All in all I would try more from the range.

This is such a nice, refreshing treat for the end of the day! Once a week I like to do a mask and I might put this into my regular rotation. The mask goes on easily and the sheet is sturdy and well coated in serum. It feels lovely and cooling on your face, and you can really feel it soaking in to your skin. As someone with changeable skin I found this really good for detoxing and clarifying my skin. The smell is not offensive and the price makes it affordable for regular use. Overall I really rated this mask, my skin felt clear and refreshed after using and the serum left over soaked in with ease!

Opening the sleeve containing the mask was easy just tear accross no scissors or knife required. Unfolding the black mask was tricky though. The mask liquid is clear. To get the best out of the product, I prepped my face and neck by exfoliating. I also put the mask in the fridge to chill it. A nice cool mask on the face in the heat is so good. I felt no irritation. Algae are powerhouse of nutrients, minerals that can help draw toxins from the skin, antioxidants and peptides. It is a miracle ingredient full of incredible therapeutic benefits for skin. It conditions, hydrates, softens and detoxifies the skin, replenishing essential vitamins and minerals and prevents free radical damage. I have never heard of black algae before so I did a bit of research there are lots of good things online about algae such as marine algae but finding stuff specifically relating to black algae I needed to do more hunting for. It apparently helps to draw out impurities and refine pores but this is the claim on the back of the packet I couldn't find much else specific to black algae. Activated charcoal in this is a popular way to exfoliate and deep clean pores the charcoal binds to oil and dirt trapped in skin pores and pull it and bacteria and skin impurities like poisons from pollution out out to the surface it has anti bacterial and disinfect properties. Some people even eat it! There is also salicylic acid in this mask so this helps to treat acne and pineapple extract in this product helps to loosen dead skin cells & clarify. Hyaluronic acid prevents your skin from water loss keeping your skin hydrated thus plump and supple thus reducing the look of aging lines and wrinkles having hydrated skin via good levels of hyaluronic acid allows for increased healthier new skin cell growth & maintenance. Hyaluronic acid is naturally in the body most of it in skin but age, sun exposure, pollution tanning and smoking means less of it leading to dry malnourished skin this is why using a mask or product like this will help replenish and moisture your skin for a healthier look and feel. It also calms redness and may help with some skin irritations like dermatitis. My skin feels good after using this and individual packet the mask came in made it ideal for travel. The mask is very mildly scented. I have no complaints except I'm not sure what "black" algae does. When I googled what it was it came up with how to get rid of it like from your pool and that it is toxic. I'm guessing the black algae relates to the black charcoal. It says on the packet the company are trying to help recycle so that's a plus and product is paraben free. I can't comment on the claim.of 24hour hydration as this product actually didn't arrive to me untill the day my review for it was due! Thank you for choosing me to review the product BR!

I absolutely love a tissue mask so I was so excited to get this as a trial! I'm not absolutely sold on some of the things it says it does, especially how it says it refines pores, although I'm not keen to write it off completely as it might take a couple of times and also other products from the same range to help it work!

It did make my skin nice and soft and I did like the look of my skin afterwards, but I can't say it really did anything for my pores. My pores aren't overly large but they are still noticable, especially when wearing makeup, so I didn't notice this change at all with the use of the mask.

The smell was really pleasant and I think that the mask fit my face really well and also stayed in place really nicely, so such a plus there! I find others don't stick as well and tend to slide about. There was a lot of serum in the pouch, so there was plenty left to smother on once I was done with the tissue mask. I also really liked the packaging, it was like a matte sort of texture.

So overall, it was a nice mask to use and I would likely use it again, just not for the sole purpose of the skin texture/pores claim :)

I got the pleasure of trying this baby out, thanks BR for the opportunity. The mask comes in a sleek black foil pack that at first didn't remind me of Garnier at all. Garnier is known for the lighter coloured packaging they have. This one was completely black apart from the bits of green and white writing. It sure grabbed my attention that's for sure. You can almost guess that it has charcoal in the make up of it from the packaging alone.

I teared the pack open and was blown away that the actual mask is completely black too. Render my heart happy and my mouth speechless. I read the instructions which say to smooth the mask on to the face and to adjust to the contours of my face. It smooths down nicely. I find it is a very slimy feeling on the fingers as I apply the mask. It's not the nicest feeling, almost like aloe vera on your hands. Nevertheless the mask was fixed to my face and I was described by my 11 year old as having a ninja face mask and only a scream could be uttered by my one year old.

The smell is very refreshing and definitely reminds me of aloe vera. The fact that is has black algae in it was both weird and intriguing. I like that it uses naturally occurring things too. My face is feeling very cooled and relaxed. I definitely feel pampered which is nice. I leave it on for 15 mins as the instructions state. I peel off and massage excess product (which is a gel like substance left from the mask) in to my face. It doesn't really absorb in to my skin like I would like so it dries on my face. What is left behind is a sticky but squeaky residue which feels icky on my fingers. I could do without that feeling but at the same time my face is very refreshed and feeling softer. I wish that I had a few more to give a more in depth review but as it stands I would definitely repurchase. My skin the next day felt far more hydrated and soft to the touch.

I’ve used a tissue mask once before so I kinda knew what to expect but it was still a little weird to start with. So I start with opening the package - which I really liked. Super easy to open, so you’re not sitting there for half an hour trying to tear it open with your teeth. And the colours of the packaging are nice too.

So it’s open and I unfold the slimy mask, trying to figure out the right holes to put my nose and mouth through. It’s chilly and weird to start with but it feels nice, and I think I can feel it working. I take it off, wash off the residue and my skin feels super smooth. It looked nice and fresh and glowing this morning too, will definitely try again

I got this mask in the beautiful Christmas BBBE. I always find tissue masks extraordinary things but I'm getting used to them over time. I thought I'd give this one a shot in honour of the new year.

It comes in a nice big packet, the branding of which is black and green and highly representative of black algae. Once opened, the mask inside looks like a large dead slimey thing. And feels like a large dead squidgy slimy thing. But when I put it on my face, it was very cooling and refreshing. I slapped it on (literally) over my make up - quelle horreur! I figured it might as well prove itself. It was so simple to apply. Then I was watching Made in Chelsea so left it on for around 50 minutes.

When I removed it I rubbed the outside into my face and neck to use up the extra product. Once it dried, my skin felt lovely and clean and soft. And it stayed soft overnight.

And I didn't notice any sensitivity at all.

This is a great tissue mask and I highly recommend it. I'll certainly be using this mask again.

Super easy to use, just cleanse your face first, open the packet and open out the mask and pop on your face. Just adjust the mask to fit your face.

Very hydrating feeling. There is a lot of product on the mask so was pretty slippery. Just left it on the 15 minutes and then rubbed the excess into face and down neck.

It felt a little tingly at times but not burning or anything, just a nice tingle. I get quite sensitive skin too so felt good not to have it uncomfortable. Felt very cooling and hydrating. Skin looked clean and clear afterwards. Pore were minimised, and looked refreshed straight after.

I would use it again and would love to try the other ones too.

The only thing I didn't really like was how slippery the mask was, just felt like a bit too much product which felt like could be enough for a couple masks in the packet. I guess it's not a bad thing though because you can use the excess on your neck and across your decolletage.