Clarins Purifying Facial Mask Tried and Tested

I had a silly pimple on the bridge of my nose and a few small ones on my forehead. My skin was dull, yet oily. Lack of sleep, too much stress and junk food showed.

When a group of friends commented on the state of my skin, I decided not to be so stingy and to spend on a decent face mask.

This time, I tried Clarins purifying facial mask, which contains marjoram, chamomile, peach and grapefruit extracts.

After washing my face with clarins purifying gel which goes superbly with it, I applied a thin layer of this bright blue mask on cleansed, dry skin. It was creamy and smelt fresh and citrusy. My skin is really sensitive and there was a slight irritated (or warming?) sensation. I was so tired, I fell asleep with the mask on. The instructions said to leave it on for 10 to 15 minutes, but I left in on for several hours.

I woke up in the middle of the night to wash it off. Amazingly, my skin felt really clean, very soft and smooth. It definitely passed the sensitivity test. Only thing is that the pimples still remained. Slightly smaller, less angry, but still there.

The instructions said to use the mask up to 3 times a week. I've been doing it every other day since then. This one works for my skin.

Clarins has a few purifying masks which I use interchangeably, like the

Aromatic Plant Purifying Mask to clear my pimples. I switch around depending on which mask is in stock. The various purifying masks from clarins are all excellent for acne prone skin and sell out really fast.