L'Oréal Paris Skin Expert L’Oreal Paris Face Mask Pure Clay Glow, 50 Ml

First off, I love the ability to buy minis so you can try first, especially as so many products are overrated. I quite often end up buying full size products to throw in the bin. You’re supposed to put certain colours in certain places on your face. I however, decided to put each one in turn all over my face! I went with the black one first which smells a bit like really nice men’s cologne albeit very subtle. The blackheads and gunk it pulled from my skin quite disgusting. You’ll know it’s doing the same for you if as it dries you see white spots on it; blackheads are actually white beneath the skins surface. Tightens a little bit on the skin and took about 15 mins to dry completely. I used a warm wet face cloth to wipe it off. Did leave a little residue but that probably would have come off with a bit of a rinse. Since I was going with the green one straight after I didn’t bother. The green one smells more medicinal thanks to the eucalyptus and tightens a lot more on your face. Took about the same time to dry as the black one and I removed in the same manner. If this black one pulled out gunk this one made my skin nice and soft, with no residue left behind. Lastly, the red one. This one doesn’t tighten on your skin but takes about the same amount of time to try. Smells ok but the black one wins the smell test. Mixed this one with a little water and massaged my face before wiping off with a warm wet face cloth again. This one left my face really soft and shiny. I have the cleanest, shiniest skin and all the little bumps I had on my forehead are gone. Probably thanks to the gunk the black mask pulled out ... gross! I liked them so much I’ve just ordered a full size black mask and red mask. Even at full price they’re good value. I can get two uses out of each mini pack by the way.

Like many women, I have never quite settled on one brand for all my skincare and every now and then I try new ones in a (usually vain) attempt to emerge more Venus-like. At the start of lockdown I decided to try a different face mask, and settled on trying a clay based one. After checking reviews on various websites I decided to try L'Oréal. I didn't really expect to love it, given it's a supermarket staple brand nowadays albeit a respected mid-range one. But I must say, I was pleasantly surprised. The mask is easy to put on and doesn't immediately harden, so it's easy to wash your hands etc after application. You don't get that awful tightening feeling that some masks give as it dries, but you do feel it harden ever so slightly. It's only when you touch your face after five to ten minutes that you realise it actually has dried in very nicely. If you forget to take it off after the allocated time or even if you leave it on for ages (as I do at times, albeit not strictly recommended by the manufacturer), mercifully there doesn't seem to be any reddening or drying of the skin caused by your tardiness. It actually seems to come off just the same as if you'd done it at the exact right time, which is great in terms of flexibility and much better than the ones you practically need a stopwatch for. The only difference is that the longer it's on, the more you'll see little flakes of the mask start to crumble if you touch it. But that's to be expected. I did once or twice have occasion to cry while wearing the mask (let's just blame sad movies) and the water didn't mess up the mask - albeit the trails of tears made their mark and turned my already green face into something resembling a comic book bad guy. If anything, it's a good way to laugh yourself out of any silly tears. On the flip side, the mask doesn't crack too much if you smile or laugh. You can still talk while wearing it, depending on how much room you leave around your lips and assuming you are fairly gentle in your speech. A massively wide smile might cause some cracks but even then, not enough to bring the mask crumbling down off your face. Removal is easy, just water on a cloth for me, I like the duality of the minor exfoliating effect that has while the mask is coming off, though I imagine you could just use your fingers with water for a gentler removal. And yes, my face definitely feels the effect afterwards. It's much smoother for maybe a day at a time. So much so that I feel the need to use this every week now, as I'm used to having a baby soft face, albeit we are sadly I'm 2020 therefore not allowed to be physically close enough to anyone for me to reap the benefits yet. This is my favourite of all the L'Oréal masks (and I've now tried them all). Really lovely. Enjoy!

I've got to address a big annoyance first - the outerbox looks like it's half air. Look at my photo of the tub alongside the outerbox and see the height difference yourself. They've gone to all the effort of designing the folding little cardboard wings as part of the box that stop the jar rattling around in all the empty space - this is totally unnecessary. The jar itself is fine for the price, the size is fine, it's nice and weighty, having a misleading box adds nothing but negativity. The jar has a really well designed seal with no annoying foil layer, it's a semi flexible plastic with a pull-tag which keeps the jar sealed and stop the mask drying out, without being impossible to remove. The mask itself is really easy to apply and does a solid job at capturing oil from the oily areas of our skin. It has a citronellol and other perfumes added, and once again this seems totally unnecessary, I'd say strip it back to basics you're onto a winner as the product itself is effective.

Just right and well used

Unfortunately my packaging didn't have any English instructions which I was not expecting as the pictures do show English instructions. I did have to look up online the three different types of clays. The pots are 10ml each which is enough for a few masks. Bit annoying they dont have proper lids and have a peel back foil lid so not ideal for storing until the next use. The clays are gorgeous, the red one is exfoliating and has little rough pieces through it. My skin feels lovely and I would use this again. This set is great for personal use or sampling before buying a larger pot . I would not recommend buying this set as a gift. Great product but not practical packaging.

Superb quality product; does a thorough job of cleaning skin.

Im 41yrs and love this. I use it about twice a week ruband exfoliate it on. Leave it for 15min plus untillninget a chance to wash it off. Leave skin soft and fresh. At first i thought it was drying but its not

I have never used these face packs and was not sure which ones to purchase, I have tried them and all 3 didn’t cause any inflammation or redness, my skin felt tight and soft after first use, I use it every other day and I alternated them. I am very happy with the glow pack and will be purchasing the bigger one next. Good value for money, thanx to prime was delivered next day.