SKIN | Montagne Jeunesse's latest face masks

I do love me a good face mask. There's no better way to relax than laying back in a bubble-filled bath with a book in your hand and a mask on your face. Montagne Jeunesse is a brand that takes me right back to my childhood. A sleepover wouldn't be complete without a couple of the brand's famous face masks thrown in there. Recently, Montagne Jeunesse have released a couple of new face masks to get you prepped and ready for summer.

The first is my favourite. The Black Seaweed Peel Off Masque* has a stand-out black colour that looks scary when it's applied to the skin. Enriched with laver seaweed and crushed sea buckthorn, this face mask deeply cleanses and peels away impurities. Originally, I wasn't looking forward to the scent of this face mask. I have no idea why but I thought it'd smell a bit funny. I was completely wrong though, it smelt beautiful; very refreshing and fruity. I'm a big fan of peel off masks and this one is one that I will continue to purchase as my skin felt clean and refreshed after use.

Second up is the Hot Spring Sauna Masque* which I believed would end up being my favourite. Made with ground volcanic spring powder, ginger and bamboo, this masks deeply cleanses and exfoliates to remove dead cells. On application the mask heats up to draw out impurities and the scent fills the bathroom. It's incredibly fruity and instantly relaxes you. My skin felt beautifully soft afterwards but a couple of hours later, my skin ended up inflammed and sore. First of all I should say that I don't blame this mask. I blame myself. I use an exfoliating face wash morning and evening, so adding an exfoliating face mask to my routine was definitely too harsh for my skin. So don't let my experience put you off as this mask brought a lovely experience to the bath.

These face masks are priced at just £1 each (for a good 4 weeks of use) and available at most drugstores. However, you can browse and buy the entire range on their website. 

What's your favourite face mask? Have you tried any of these ones?
*PR Sample

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REVIEW: Montagne Jeunesse

At the moment I'm absolutely loving packet face masks. A few days ago I spoke about the Mudd face masks and you can view that post here. And today, I'm going to be rambling on about the much loved Montagne Jeunesse face masks (just don't ask me how to pronounce that word).

I saw these in Home Bargains where you could buy 3 of them for £2 but they're also available in places like Superdrug, Boots and online. The links I've included are from their website as they have the full range available on there whereas other websites don't.

I'll start with my favourite - the Hot Chocolate Self Heating Face Mask - £1.09. This product is an absolute gem. First of all, it smells beautiful - like Terry's Chocolate Oranges and I just love applying it my skin and embracing the scent. It's truly relaxing and just what I need after a long day. I then love the way it heats up by itself when you apply it onto your skin. By doing this, the mask draws out all impurities in the skin and nicely washes them away. I also love the fact that although it's a clay mask it doesn't try like your typical ones do. It stays nice and wet on the skin and therefore doesn't dry your skin out but instead plumps it out and leaves it feeling moisturised and looking soft. I'm yet to use the Chocolate Masque - £1.09 but I'll probably use it soon and as soon as I do, I'll report back. I think it's the same idea as the other two masks with it being clay based so it'll draw impurities out of the skin and also tighten the pores. The White Chocolate Face Mask - £1.09 is really lovely. Unlike the hot chocolate mask this one does dry like typical clay masks so it's great for combination skin. I found that after using this my pores were a lot tighter and my skin looked brighter and more plumped up. It moisturised my skin in a way that wasn't greasy at all and it was easy to wash away.

So like I said originally, I've fallen in love with packet face masks. Whenever I'm in Boots I will always go over to the face masks to see what they have on offer and I also find myself looking in places like the Pound Shop or Home Bargains as they do a great range. What do you think of packet face masks?

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