[Review] Clinique Even Better Brightening Moisture Mask

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http://imgur.com/xO7NGlMHey everyone! I had mentioned this in a Rant/Raves thread a few weeks back and I'm now at a point where i can give a full review of the Clinique Even Better Brightening Moisture Mask.My skin is normal and tends to lean a bit on the dry side according to the weather. This is the first "moisturizing mask" that I've ever used. It retails for $36 and has 3.4 fl oz (100 ml) of product.It has an exhaustive ingredients list. Up front are nourishing, moisturizing ingredients like Sweet almond oil, squalene, capric tryglycerides, Glyceryl Stearate and cetearyl alcohol. What follows is a long list of antioxidants and anti-irritants. Chamomile flower extract, Birch bark, chinese skullcap, cucumber, apple, barley and turmeric extracts to name a few. I confess that this list is what attracted my attention and made me buy this product. However, that also increases the allergic potential for sensitive skins so patch-testing is must!Ingredients: http://imgur.com/90bSA4KHow i use it:I have been using this thrice a week since almost two months, roughly about a big pea-size for my face. It is pretty thick coming out of the tube and a bit difficult to apply. I spread a thin layer all over my face, let it rest for about 20 seconds and then massage lightly all over my face. The body heat helps to spread it easily and evenly. Clinique advises to keep it on for 10 mins but I'm quite happy to break this rule :D I keep it on for about 45 mins to an hour and wash my face gently after the time is up.Now onto the Performance:It is an excellent mask if you have dry, dehydrated or even normal skin. It gets absorbed completely and makes my skin supple. It gives my face that well-rested look.The thing that I'm most excited to share with you all though is the effect this mask had on inflammation due to acne. I had a hormonal breakout some time back and used this mask everyday for four days and the inflammation subsided much quicker than it normally does. Raised cysts flattened out quickly and it took care of redness like nobody's business. Needless to say, it did not aggravate my acne, nor did it give rise to any new ones.Makeup goes on exceedingly well after i use this; no dry patches, no redness at all. And did i mention how little is required every time? I reckon it's gonna last me ages, making it pretty cost-effective.Tl;dr: I love this mask. It goes above and beyond what it claims to do. It nourishes, moisturizes, plumps, calms and gives me that lit-from-within glow. It has become my HG mask and with the winter approaching, I'm sure I'm gonna love it even more.Let me know if I've missed something! :)
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