A good face mask can take your skin from drab to fab in a flash. It can restore and revive before you can say cleanse, tone and moisturise and, let's face it, is an essential skin saviour in humid climes like Singapore. So, with that in mind, we give you five of our favourites.

Kate Somerville EradiKate Mask

For those with blemish prone skin, the Kate Somerville EradiKate Mask should be on your speed dial. Using a unique foam formula, it penetrates the skin to draw out impurities, dirt and excess oil from the skin. Not only that, but in cleaning the epidermis, it also minimises the appearance of pores, calming and soothing the skin as it goes for a smoother, brighter look and feel. Available at Sephora. 

SK II Facial Treatment Mask

There is good reason why this is a cult product, because, quite simply, it's amazing. Used by everyone from supermodels to Hollywood actresses, skin is instantly immersed with SK II's cult ingredient, Pitera, and moisturised, calmed and soothed in a flash, leaving your skin revitalised and radiant in an instant.

Peter Thomas Roth 24K Gold Pure Luxury Lift & Firm Mask

Well, where do we start with this one? Firstly there's the fact that its made from 24K gold, then there's the fact that not only does it replenish and revitalise, but it also fights the signs of aging. Taking the replenishment first, the gold helps to lock in moisture while the peridot ingredient decreases any cellular oxidation to re-energise the skin. Moving on, and the hyaluronic acid (aka every beauty buys favourite ingredient) locks in moisture to minimise any fine lines while glycerin and caffeine plump and hydrate the skin for an instant boost. Available at Sephora.

Chanel Sublimage Essential Regenerating Mask

If you are looking for a mask that does it all, then this truly is it. Thick and luxuriously comforting, a whole host of ingredients work to not only moisturise the skin, but regenerate too. First, the magnesium and lotus flower extract soothe the skin, preparing it for the treatment, and next the argan oil gets to work comforting skin at the deepest layers possible. Working on the anti-aging next, Planifolia gets to work at stimulating collagen, boosting the skin's circulation and restoring firmness for a fresher, younger looking you in a flash. 

Caudelie Glycolic Peel Mask

A peel is nothing to be scared of, especially if you are, like millions of other women, on the eternal quest for brighter and tighter skin. Caudelie's Glycolic Peel Mask gets to work in just ten minutes, thanks mainly to it's nearly 90% formula of natural ingredients. Using viniferine, one of the brand's patented ingredients, dark spots are targeted and skin is left ravishingly radiant. Then there's the papaya enzymes to gently exfoliate and brighten while the glycolic acid is the cherry on the brightening top as it works to remove any dead skin cells left on the skin's surface. Brighter and better skin in under quarter of an hour? Yes please. 

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