Belif is a fairly new brand to me. I've only tried a few things from their line. I was never into the regular Aqua Bomb as much as everyone else. However, when I saw the new Aqua Bomb Sleeping Mask pop up on Sephora I grabbed it as I've been really curious about sleeping masks. The stunning blue hue and fun pudding like texture helped spur my decision to buy it as well. Details per Belif:
Lock and seal in explosive, powerful moisture all night long for ultra-hydrated and nourished skin with this innovative jelly-pudding sleeping mask. Formulated with skin-soothing Scottish Heather and ultra-hydrating herb Lady's Mantle, this overnight mask replenishes and revives dull, dry skin with explosive hydration for a dewy, radiant glow.
The 'memory' formula of this unique jelly-pudding sleeping mask blankets and wraps around the contours of skin with a refreshing layer of intense hydration. Born from the DNA of belif's bestselling Aqua bomb moisturizer, this overnight mask rejuvenates and replenishes dull, dry, and fatigued skin with explosive hydration for smoother, more supple-looking skin and a healthy glow. Filled with ultra-hydrating herbs like skin-soothing Scottish Heather and Lady's Mantle, the pillow-proof formula is lightweight and absorbs quickly for fuss-free hydration.
Directions After or instead of moisturizer, apply a thin layer evenly across your face. Leave on overnight and rinse off in the morning for ultra-hydrated, nourished skin.
Tips Gently massage into skin for extra deep hydration. Use when you want your skin to be smoother and more makeup-ready in the mornings! Use after being exposed to extreme wind, heat, or cold to nourish and hydrate skin. Store in refrigerator for extra cooling benefits.
Active Ingredients:
- Lady's Mantle A moisturizing herb used since medieval times by European women to keep their complexion smooth and youthful
- Scottish Heather Soothing her
b known for its anti-inflammatory properties - Napiers Aqua formula Ultra-hydrating formula boosts Hyaluronic acid (The Napiers Aqua Formula moisturizes and cares for the skin by supplying abundant levels of hydration and nutrient-filled minerals and antioxidants for increased elasticity and smooth, supple skin)
I know a lot of people tend to use a sleeping mask instead of a moisturizer. I have a hard time with that as my skin is drier at night and typically requires more than a sleeping mask gel cream style hydrator overnight. If I use one instead of a cream I end up with a dry face halfway through the night. Now I have tried sleeping masks over my night cream and find that dries me out too oddly. I still wake up with a dry face. I didn't give up & kept trying to layer and find the way the worked for me. My sweet spot for adding in a sleeping mask seems to be after my oil but before my night cream. It's kind of like an extra hydrating layer overnight. Some sleeping masks are actually pretty light and they fit into a layering category quite well.
It has a thick pudding like texture and a light glossy blue hue. This has a light citrus floral scent from the essential oils. It's not too strong of a scent. This sleeping mask by Belif is easily the most hydrating sleeping mask I have ever tried. It's thicker than the average sleeping mask. This gives a pretty occlusive seal. Don't think of that as a bad thing, it just means it holds in all those under layers better. My skin is easily plumped up in the morning after one use. I would apply a thin layer of this you don't need a heavy one. Aqua Bomb Sleeping Mask has soothers oat kernel extract, calendula and aloe, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory powerhouse tumeric plus a long list of various herbal and flower extracts: Scottish heather (anti-inflammatory), feverfew (anti-inflammatory), catnip (antioxidant), wild indigo (anti-stress), chickweed (soothing), lady's mantle (healing), horsetail (regenerative), nettle (soothing, has anti-histamine properties), neem (anti-inflammatory), ivy gourd fruit (antioxidant, antiglycation), eggplant fruit (antioxidative, anti-inflammatory), holy basil (antioxidant) & seaweed (vitamin rich).
The funnest part about this sleeping mask is it's memory texture. It settles back down to a glass like flat sheen a few minutes after you use it. I think this is a great sleeping mask. It's intensely hydrating. Just keep in mind it's the most hydrating and richest sleeping mask I've tested. Plus it does have silicone. So oily or acne prone skin types may be careful with this during the summer. Dry skin should be able to use it whenever. I don't see why this couldn't be a day gel cream if you have combo skin. This is definitely a big plumping & hydrating style sleeping mask.
Ingredients
Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Polyglycerin-3, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, PEG-240/HDI Copolymer Bis-Decyltetradecet-20 Ether, Polymethylsilsequioxane, Calluna Vulgaris Extract, Dispacus Sylvestris Extract, Crysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Extract, Avena Sative (Oat) Kernel Extract*, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract*, Nepeta Cataria Extract*, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Leaf Extract*, Baptisia Tinctoria Root Extract*, Stellaria Media (Chickweed Extract*+, Malt Extract, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Sprout Extract, Alchemilla Vulgaris Leaf Extract+, Equisetum Arvense Leaf Extract+, UrticaDioicia (Nettle) Leaf Extract+, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Simmondsia Chinesis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa (Tumeric) Root Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lauryl Dimethicone/Polyglycerin-3 Crosspolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Trisodium EDTA, Tromethamine, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil++, Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Oil++, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil++, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil++, Citral, Citronellol, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool. *Napiers original formula. +Napiers aqua formula. ++Fragrances.
