The best face masks to make your skin look like it has its shit together

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The best face masks to make your skin look like it has its shit together

Like a lifehack, but for your face

My skin is an asshole.

I love it, feed it, wash it, give it nutrients, and you know how it repays me? By looking like shit. The only skin salvation I can find comes in the form(s) of masks. And because I have a lot of work to do on my face, it means I've tried a lot of masks.

Here are the best ones as proven by science (me) on your quest for skin so smooth, it looks like you're wearing the hide of a baby.

If your skin is uneven as hell

Dark marks on your skin are so unholy. Every time I get a spot, it leaves a hyper-pigmentation mark like some kind of evil calling card. And then I got the Herbivore Blue Tansy mask.

Chemical exfoliants AHA and BHA are combined in this once-every-few-days mask to even out discoloring, dark spots and uneven texture. It's way better for you than physically exfoliating (throw ur Clarisonic away, trust me) and it comes with a minty scent, too.

If your skin is stupidly dry

The Fresh Rose Face Mask is a classic for a reason — it just honestly and truly works. I'm wearing it as I write this, and it makes your skin feel like its just chugged a massive glass of ice water. But not even regular ice water, like ice water in a cute glass with lavender sprigs for garnish and a sun-soaked Instagram filter.

If your skin is an oily beast

Yes, it's stupid expensive but it lasts forever and you can't put a price on velvety skin, right? The May Lindstrom Problem Solver mask changed my life the second I put it on in my friend Sydney's apartment.

You mix it in a little bowl like it's a magical potion (which it kind of is, tbh) and paint it on your skin with a brush. When you wash it off half an hour later, it's like every bit of dirt and oil on your skin has been sucked up and washed off.

If you don't have a ton of time

Sheet masks! You know them, you love them. They're generally pretty cheap and only take 20 minutes (or less!) to work. These TONYMOLY I'm Real ones are always on sale in bundles and they work so well:

You know that episode of New Girl where Jess and CeCe feel invincible when they get blow-outs? That's the exact feeling my friends and I get when we do a TONYMOLY I'm Real Lemon mask.