Desperate for a mask that would fix my acne prone skin, and with no time to order online, I popped into Farmers and picked up the 100ml tube of the No Time to Shine mask. With Kaolin Clay to pull out impurities, this mask was bound to minimise blemishes. I wasn't expecting a miracle, as my skin was a mess.
The product comes in an easy to squeeze green tube - nothing fancy but with the ability to cut it open for every last drop. The mask itself is a thick, lumpy green, that is quite dry and doesn't spread easily over the face. It applies in a thick layer, that dries after 5-10 minutes. This mask is very, very cooling - it feels like you have a breathmint on your face. This mask isn't for the sensitive.
For $14.99, and 100ml worth of product, this mask is good. My skin is left oil free and my skin appears tighter. But it's not for me. Looking away now if you don't want to know the details of pimples. Any large blemishes are left weeping after using this mask - as it really does pull the puss and gunk to the service. This means time spent with a tissue, drawing the rest out of these now open blemishes. Think of a potent spot treatment being applied to your entire face - one that draws out not dries up. Whilst this is exactly what some are looking for, it is not what I want my face to look like. Without the mask my blemishes will never get to this point. They will eventually start shrinking, rather than oozing puss. It's gross, I feel that it only spread bacteria, and these blemishes have really, really scarred. Plus it is no use putting makeup on them after using this mask. In regards to the oil, my skin is certainly oil free. But in my opinion, stripping the skin of oil is only going to make it produce more the next day. This review will let you know whether it is what you are looking for, but it is not for me.
I had purchased the sample pack which has 2 samples of the No time to shine mud mask, but after trying the first sample, I wont be doing the second one. At the end of last year I had heard of this company from a friend on Instagram, the company had sent me a few things to try and since they were great products I went into Farmers to repurchase more to try. This would have to be the most uncomfortable mud mask I had ever tried.
When you open up the sample there is a generous amount of product, the smell from the mask is quite overpowering but not in a good way. It smells like rotten feijoas, after I push aside that it is a little smelly, I apply this to my face and my neck. On the back it has instructions to leave it on for 10-15 and that a tingly sensation is normal, so the waiting game begins.
After a minute I can feel this hot feeling, I think this is ok so I continue to wait it out. A minute after that, all of the pimples I have feel like they're burning, ouch it is so uncomfortable but I still try to wait this out. Going on 5 minutes I couldnt handle the burning sensation that was all over my face, as soon as I begun washing it off it was such a relief to remove it from my face. My pain tolerance is high and I normally get a thrill out of things that come with a bit of pain, but this mask was horrible. After I washed the mask all off I was left with a red face, and the pimples I had looked very inflamed. I could only imagine how much damage this mask could've done if I had left it on for the whole 15 minutes.
I wont repurchase this, I have binned the second sample.