Sephora Pearl White Face Mask - First Impression & Review

Hi loves!

Hope you all are doing great.

With back to back dolling up sessions during all festivities, our skin suffers huge! My skin gets drier than normal, with flaky patches and no charm, demanding extra attention to be showered. I am a great fan of sheet masks for the fact that they carry the essence of luxury spa feels to be devoured at your comfort. Also as I am a big fan of Korean beauty rituals, masks make perfect sense to me for; they are highly moisturizing and imparts beautiful glow to skin.

The Pearl Mask from SEPHORA Collection was an impulsive buy while I waited in a long queue at the checkout counter. After looking briefly at the selection of masks available, I grabbed the Pearl variant simply out of curiosity. I have used masks from other brands before and was excited to try this one. For the price it retails for (INR 400 per mask sheet) it ought to do me some good.

This mask is supposed to be for perfecting and brightening. I definitely noticed a glow after I took the mask off but I am not exactly sure what perfected would be. It was moisturizing like other face masks but it was difficult to notice any blemish lightening after its single use. May be that’s the thing with masks, their effects can be noticed only after they are used over a consistent period of time.

I do wonder at times about pearls added into cosmetics as ‘luminizers’, but is there any science related to the claim of it being a corrective for skin blemishes? I did a bit of research and was happy to know that pearl extracts has been ingested and used as an anti-ageing treatment over 2000 years in China. One more study shows that pearl extracts improves the functioning of fibroblast cells. Although the results are not conclusive, but it surely stands a chance! So now that science has enlightened us about pearls, let’s see if this sheet mask was good enough.

Product Description and Packaging:

Sephora Pearl Mask is a fiber mask sheet with pearl and broccoli extracts that reduces dark spots and blemishes while evening out the complexion. It is claimed to be inspired by the Asian beauty rituals, featuring an ultra-fine textile base that hugs the face contours like a second skin, allowing better penetration of active ingredients and targeted solutions for specific types of skin issues. The good part is that it is Paraben free. It is quick and easy to use.

The Sephora Pearl Face Mask comes in a single use pink plastic pouch pack. The actual sheet is quite thin and comes wrapped in an outer thick fabric encasing drenched in the serum which is in generous quantity. I initially thought the outer fabric encasing to be a second mask sheet and was happy to get two of them, but was disappointed later. Also the fabric covering wastes a good amount of liquid serum since it is completely soaked in it. I generally don’t throw away the pouches and store them in refrigerators, as the serum left in it is good enough to be used for next 2-3 days. 

It retails for INR 400 for 22 g of product.

Direction of use:

·         Unfold the mask

·         Apply it on to a clean and toned face for 15-20 minutes.

·         Remove the mask and massage the excess product to be deeply soaked up by skin.

·         Do not rinse.

My experience with Sephora Pearl Mask

I have been using sheet masks from The Face Shop, Mond’Sub and Innisfree. I had reviewed The Face Shop’s sheet masks and found them to be quite hydrating (read its review here). Blessed with a clear skin I do have some pores on my nose to which these sheet masks did nothing.

While using the Sephora one, I was really pleased by its fragrance. Though it is chemical in nature but was mild and calming. One thing I was really happy about was that Sephora mask fit my face perfectly, unlike the others from The Face Shop or Innisfree that are too large and restricts my movement. The sheet however did not retain enough serum, all thanks to the extra fiber casing. Due to less liquid, it started drying after 15 minutes.

As mentioned earlier, I definitely noticed a brightening glow after the sheet was removed. It hydrated my skin completely and the serum was not heavy or sticky in texture, but was light and was easily soaked by the skin. I also did felt my skin being tightened after its immediate use but it did nothing to the pores on my nose. There was no evening of the skin tone or lightening of my blemishes, also the glow was very short lived unlike The Face Shop's sheet masks which imparted luminous effect for a day.

Contrary to its Paraben free nature, this sheet mask is loaded with chemicals, after which I now doubt its claim of infused natural pearl extracts. This mask was definitely not worth the price it retails for and considering the brand it comes from, it was surely a miss. I might never use it again or any other variants of Sephora Masks in near future.

Till next time,

Much love to all!

Hina Rehan💜