Sunday, November 14, 2010

Review: Queen Helene Mint Julep Mask

This is one of the most popular masks in the beauty community. I have owned this long before my break out. Here is what the bottle looks like.


As for the product itself, it's just a mint green clay-like mask:



It's pretty easy to smooth out on the skin:



Claims:
"Mint Julep Masque is the original natural home treatment developed by a dermatologist that helps dry up acne pimples, rinse away blackheads and shrink enlarged pores. Simply apply Mint Julep Masque to your clean face and neck. Within minutes it firms and hardens , drawing out impurities from your pores. After the masque is removed, your skin will feel clean, refreshed and smooth. Even for individuals who are fortunately free of skin problems, Mint Julep Masque is a refreshing facial treatment that helps relax tired muscles and ease tension lines on the face and neck. "


On to the review. So, this mask feel super soothing, it has a very refreshing scent and gives you face a tingly feeling like it's being cleansed. It does live up to it's clam to help you relax muscles and feels super great on the face. This is definitely an enjoyable treatment for the face. However, I DO NOT see any visible reduction in the size of my pimples or the size of my pores. In the first month and a half of my break out, this is the only treatment I used religiously three to four times a week. After a while, I realized that it is not really improving my skin conditions. Sure, it feels great on my face, but it did NOT live up to it's claims of "drying up pimples, rinse away blackheads, and shrink enlarged pores". I do, however, have to give it credit for being a great acne prevention treatment for those with good skin. Before my breakout, I rather liked this product since it helped me even out my skin tone and prevented pimples. Even then, i didnt notice any visible reduction in the size of my rare pimples but I felt like it did clean my pores pretty well.

Even though the masque did not help my current acne problems, it did not do my skin any more harm either. I don't have too much to complain about the masque especially since it's very inexpensive (only a couple of bucks in the drugstore) and one tube will last you forever.

Bottom line, this is a great masque for those with good skin. It will help you prevent or even treat small pimples but perhaps it is not "strong" enough to treat acne porn skin. Great everyday mask for acne prevention but sadly not nearly good enough to clear up my break out situation. (Keep in mind that this is just my personal opinion).

Overall Impression?
Quality: 6/10
Price: 10/10
Packaging: 8/10
Overall: 8/10

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