I haven't purchased much Garnier before because I've never heard much about it. I often buy things based on recommendations from friends or youtubers or influencers. But I was pleasantly surprised by how good this mask is!
It's super cooling and calming and I can see this being particularly awesome in the summer time. I love that it contains nice soothing ingredients like glycerin and hyaluronic acid. For my dehydrated, almost 40 year old skin it was a god send. Additionally, as a mum and step mum with three young kids in the house I never get enough sleep, and this really REALLY helped me wake up when I applied it in the morning over the weekend.
I loved that it didn't irritate my sensitive skin, and is overall really gentle.
Other good aspects include that the mask is biodegradable, and the sachet is 50% paper. This is awesome but if Garnier can further increase their sustainability by reducing even further the percentage of plastic in the packaging, then I'd be even happier and it might be close to a perfect product.
I will definitely be buying more of these for a pick me up when I'm feeling a bit blah, dry skinned, tired, over heated.
I'm not vegan but the fact it's vegan seems good! And cruelty free is very important to me so that is a plus.
Didn't realise Garnier stuff could be so good honestly!
Being a fan of minty and cooling products, I was excited to try this mask.
It comes in a paper based sachet which is a good alternative to the more plasticky ones. Pulling the mask out I immediately noticed a refreshing cucumber-mint fragrance which was fairly strong but pleasant. The mask was soaked in a thick gel-like serum and the mask fabric itself felt saturated and thick.
While applying the mask to my face I could tell that it was a different shape to the standard Garnier sheet masks - these ones are a bit narrower and the eye and mouth holes are smaller. The standard ones fit my face perfectly so these left a bit of a gap on the sides of my face.
There was an immediate and quite intense cooling sensation on application, like putting ice water on your face. This feeling lasted the whole 15 minutes but I enjoyed it so much that I left it on for longer.
Upon removal my face felt so refreshed and I felt much more awake. The serum, being thicker than usual sheet masks, leaves a sticky feeling that takes a long time to absorb. I usually leave it on as I have dry skin but you may want to wipe it off.
This mask did not irritate my sensitive skin or eyes, but be careful not to get the serum in your eyes because it is heavily mentholated.
Can’t wait to use these in summer!
Tips: Don’t use these if you’re feeling cold!