Multi-masking: 5 Winning combinations for every occasion
updated the 30 September 2015 à 18:35Bespoke your own facial right at home with our recommended multi-masking combinations.
Multi-masking isn’t just about using different masks on your skin to save time. More than anything, it’s most useful in targeting and tackling problems in specific areas of your face.
From antiaging to acne, there is a multi-masking combination to tackle any skin concern. The beauty of multi-masking is that the possibilities are endless. Masks come in various smells, textures and colours and they flood the market in the thousands. This can make it overwhelming for the multi-masking novice.
If you’re a rookie, or just stuck in a multi-masking rut, we have dreamt up five combinations to see you through any occasion. Let these combinations inspire you to mix up your own unique cocktail (don’t forget to share them with us!)
The Balancing Act
For women with combination skin, this mix is one you need in your arsenal and it couldn’t be any easier. Balance your skin by applying an oil-absorbing mask on the T-Zone, while using a hydrating mask on your cheeks. Top it off with a soothing eye mask for utterly harmonious skin.
We recommend:
T-Zone: The Body Shop’s Seaweed Ionic Clay Mask
Cheeks: First-Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Instant Oatmeal Mask
Eyes: DHC Revitalising Moisture Strips for Eyes
The Red Carpet Prep
If you got a special event like a wedding or a first-date, it’s time to bring out the big guns. This hardcore combination will leave your skin so flawless you’ll feel like an ageless movie star. Start off by waking up those peepers with a potent eye mask that depuffs. For an ethereal glow, layer on a brightening mask on your forehead and cheeks. Lastly, apply a tightening and lifting mask to your nose and jawline to give your skin an immaculate polish.
We recommend:
Eyes: Glamglow BrightMud Eye Treatment
Cheeks & forehead: Korres Wild Rose Brightening Mask
Nose & jawline: Mario Bedescu Temporary Lifting Mask
The Hail Mary:
If you’re suffering through acne or just experiencing a hormonal breakout, try this mulit-masking combination to wipe down the oil slick and sweep away dead skin and debris. Use a mask with anti-bacterial properties on your acne prone areas while tackling blackheads by using a mud mask to extract dirt lodged in your pores.
We recommend:
Acne: Origins Out-of-Trouble Mask
Blackheads: Khiel’s Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Masque
The Thirst Quencher:
Great for dull and dehydrated skin, this combination is also great to remedy stressed post-flight skin. Apply a hydrating mask with a thin texture on your nose and chin, saving your cheeks and forehead for a thicker, more intensely moisturising mask. Don’t forget to revive your tired undereyes and chapped lips.
We recommend:
Nose & chin: Glamglow ThirstyMud Hydrating Treatment
Cheeks & forehead: Burt’s Bees Intense Hydration Treatment Mask
Eyes: DHC Revitalising Moisture Strips for Eyes
Lips: Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask
The Rosy not Red
Irritated skin can be a pain to deal with. Deal with inflammation by calming skin with mask loaded with soothing ingredients that will reduce the redness on skin. Add a gentle cleansing mask on the oily portions to refresh skin and give you a healthy glow.
We recommend:
T-Zone: Origins Original Skin Mask
Cheeks: LUSH Rosy Cheeks Fresh Face Mask
Amanda Lim
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