Charlotte Tilbury’s dry sheet mask is your ticket to supermodel skin
Sheet masks have become so ubiquitous we’re wondering how we hitherto coped without them. But the beauty legend that is {Charlotte Tilbury} (she of the famous {Magic Cream}) has gone one better with her {Instant Magic Facial Dry Sheet Mask}.
Although you might have to spend 15 minutes looking like you're starring in your own Pedro Almodóvar horror film, your skin will thank you for it afterwards.
So how does it work? You apply it to clean, dry skin as you would a traditional wet sheet mask, but it also has loops you hook behind your ears so it won’t slip off. Once it’s on, you then massage with your fingertips over the top of the mask, which – together with your natural body heat – activates its many plumping and lifting ingredients.
These include floral extracts, oils, peptides and vitamins, all of which penetrate the skin via a special delivery system that mimics its own biochemical processes. While a wet mask's main ingredient is water, these new dry masks contain a far greater proportion of actives that are 'dry-printed' onto the special paper, which then transfers them onto (and into!) your skin. Clever stuff.
After trying this and leaving it on for a further 15 minutes we removed the mask and our skin looked nothing short of spectacular – which looked as though a cream had just been applied. It does everything you’d hope a hydrating mask would do - it lifts, tightens and creates a glowing complexion – plumping out wrinkles and bestowing a revitalised, post-facial effect.
This is a lifesaver for hangover days, or if you need to get your skin in good nick for a special event - or even if your dull, tired complexion just needs some va-va-voom. It makes a great treat-to-self, or if you’re feeling generous it's also the perfect Mother’s Day gift for your own dear mama, or any sleep-deprived new mummies you may know.
So what’s next for the future of skin care? Being able to print out a facial to order perhaps? Charlotte, we'll leave that one to you …
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Cult Beauty’s Content Editor and a Cult Beauty OG, Verity loves nothing more than the marriage of language and lip balm. A quintessential Libran, she’s a self-professed magpie for luxury ‘must-haves' and always pursuing the new and the niche — from the boujee-est skin care to cutting-edge tech. Balancing an urge to stop the clock with her desire to embrace the ageing process (and set a positive example for her daughter), Verity's a retinol obsessive and will gladly share her thoughts about the time-defying gadgets, masks and treatments worth the splurge...
