Korres Wild Rose Mask

I’ve been on a mask mission lately, trying out everything from Tracie Martyn’s Enzyme Exfoliant (brilliant, but at $98 for a jar the size of a salt shaker, probably not the wisest purchase) to Shiseido White Lucent Intensive Brightening Mask – one that actually adheres to your face like a scary ski mask (lovely and, again, expensive) to a homemade oatmeal mask that turned out to be an oily, sloppy disaster.

In my “travels” from supermarket to Sephora, I came across Korres Wild Rose Instant Brightening Mask, perhaps the antithesis to Tracie Martyn’s more intense and expensive – though not necessarily more effective – brightening treatment.

Korres Wild Rose Instant Brightening Mask

The Athens-based beauty giant doesn’t use parabens, synthetic dyes, sulfates or petro-chemicals. The mask is pure white and contains wild rose oil, which is a natural source of vitamin C, as well as avocado butter, Shea butter and herbal extracts that work to lighten skin discolorations.

Skin brightening is something you can’t explain – you just SEE it. No, your freckles won’t disappear and it may take years for a scar or two to fade – but this product WILL help alleviate redness and dryness from your skin. Apply a thin layer to dry skin, breathe in the deliciously clean smell and wait for 15 minutes before rinsing it off.

I use the mask at twice weekly, and at $27 (Sephora), have never felt like anything less than a smart shopper – for this purchase, at least.

Image: Sephora