I love Charlotte Tilbury and was intrigued by the new Instant Magic Facial Dry Sheet Mask. I will admit I am not a huge fan of sheet masks. However, it was Charlotte Tilbury, and a new style dry sheet mask so I figured it was worth a try. Details per Charlotte Tilbury:
Darlings, introducing the dry mask of the future! Inspired by the technical innovations of Korean beauty, my Instant Magic Facial DRY Sheet Face Mask, with its revolutionary biomimetic delivery system is the Magic Facial DRY sheet mask of the future! It features ingredients which are clinically proven to reduce wrinkles, smooth, brighten, lift and hydrate your skin exactly where it needs it. Make all your magic skin wishes come true!
WHAT MAKES INSTANT MAGIC FACIAL DRY SHEET MASK MAGIC:
•Get glowing red-carpet-ready skin in just 15 minutes!
•It is a DRY textile mask with active ingredients imprinted on it and because it is dry, it doesn’t harbor bacteria, so you can wear this up to 3 TIMES!
•This unique DRY sheet mask is like nothing you’ve tried before! It has a built-in technological 5 Skin Solution IQ which tailors to your skin, feeding it exactly what it needs.
•Bio-mimetic revolutionary system gives a prolonged release of the ingredients, giving it time to immerse into your complexion.
•The higher content of active ingredients means that the effects of the mask last for up to 8 HOURS!
•Ideal if you want gorgeous, glowing HD camera-ready skin that is hydrated and revitalized.
2. Massage the mask into your skin for a few minutes to activate the ingredients.
3. Leave for 15 minutes – whether you relax or multi-task, the dry formula means you can get gorgeous skin on the go!
4. Remove the mask from your face and replace in its packet so you can use it again!
The idea of a dry sheet mask is intriguing. I like the cooling, refreshing feel of wet sheet masks, but I hate how they slide around my face, drip, are insanely expensive for what they are, and have tiny eye holes and I feel like I need to squint the whole time I'm wearing them. They work incredibly well, very hydrating. However, I find I just never reach for them when I have them because I hate how they feel on my face. I like eye patches, but something about the whole sheet mask and how it feels on my face keeps me from buying them.
The Charlotte Tilbury Instant Magic Facial Dry Sheet Mask comes folded in a little square and touts you can use it three times before you need to toss. It is completely dry. The mask has a lightweight felt fabric feel to it.
The inside layer that touches your face is the pink side with the CT logo on it.
You can see the inside versus outside of the mask in this pic.
You will look like a Halloween horror story when you wear this mask. It looks like Jason and there's no getting around that. Just hope your little ones don't wake up while you're trying it out. It is dry in every sense. It doesn't drip and is a warm versus the cooling feel of traditional sheet masks. It has no strong scent. The pink inside of the mask has an oily feel to it.
When this mask is on your face it feels like it's not doing anything. I'm used to either tingling or cooling, not a warm nothing feel. When you remove the mask your skin has this strong glow to it. You can feel the hydrating oils on your face. The leftover oils feel dry, like what it feels like after an oil sinks in partially. It's not glossy or liquid oil greasy, but it leaves an oil based feel on your skin after using.
So this is ultimately a hydrating mask, that leaves skin glowing from oil based ingredients. It's not cheap at $22 for one or $80 for 4. I love the innovative idea, no drip, mess free style. I hate the feel of it on my face because it's a sheet mask. I just don't like how they feel on. I'm a weirdo. So while I may not buy it again, I can see why many would love it and would recommend it if you need hydration, moisture and like sheet masks. It will give you easy glowing radiant skin.
Ingredients
STEARIC ACID, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, GLYCERIN, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) FRUIT OIL, MANGIFERA INDICA (MANGO) SEED BUTTER, PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL, PEG-20 METHYL GLUCOSE SESQUISTEARATE, CETYL RICINOLEATE, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL, CETYL ALCOHOL, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, SORBITAN OLEATE, SORBITAN STEARATE, GLYCERYL STEARATE, GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OIL, ACACIA SENEGAL GUM, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, CETEARYL OLIVATE, NIACINAMIDE, BENZYL ALCOHOL, SORBITAN OLIVATE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, ARGININE, LEONTOPODIUM ALPINUM CALLUS CULTURE EXTRACT, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-t-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE, CALCIUM TITANIUM BOROSILICATE, DISODIUM EDTA, MAGNOLIA OFFICINALIS BARK EXTRACT, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL, XANTHAN GUM, DICAPRYLYL ETHER, ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF EXTRACT, CARBOMER, ALGAE (DICTYOPTERIS MEMBRANACCA) EXTRACT, POLYSORBATE 20, SODIUM LACTATE, MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA BARK EXTRACT, LAURYL ALCOHOL, CROCUS SATIVUS FLOWER EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, TOCOPHEROL, PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-1, PALMITOYL TETRAPEPTIDE-7, TIN OXIDE (CI 77861), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), MICA (CI 77019), CARMINE (CI 75470).
I just bought it too and tried it this weekend.I agree with you about sheet masks.I love that I can use it 3 times.Charlotte Tilbury has become one of my favourite brands and i am hooked!Have you tried her mascara? it's amazing!!!!!!