10 Of The Best Sheet Masks

OK, so this isn’t technically a sheet mask, but you do drape it over your face, so I’m including it. This cooling reusable mask uses metal beads to impact accupressure points and relieve facial tension, while its temperature takes the heat out of inflamed skin and reduces puffiness – making it ideal before you apply your makeup. Leave it in the cooler for around 30 minutes before use and allow it to do its thing for 10 minutes.

UV exposure doesn’t just cause premature aging and cellular changes in the skin – it also weakens its protective barrier and causes it to lose moisture. La Mer’s sheet mask is the best for counteracting those effects and treat skin whenever it’s feeling desert – whether that’s from sun, travel or stress. It’s saturated in the brand’s famous Miracle Broth, which is rich in sea kelp, magnesium, calcium and a range of vitamins to boost hydration levels and restore your glow. Place it over clean skin and allow it to work for eight minutes.

These smart masks treat the whole eye area, including above the brow (to lift), plus the upper eyelid and below the eye, giving a full-on ‘facial’ treatment where it’s often needed most. The skin around the eyes is the first part of the face to show signs of aging, but fine lines in this area are often more likely the result of tiredness and dehydration. Using a fast-acting mask can be the quickest way to plump up and iron out dull, crepey skin. These Sarah Chapman ones work particularly well for ‘morning-after’ puffy eyes – just put them in the fridge a few hours or a day before applying them.

Cleverly made in two sections, this mask uses specifically targeted, active ingredients to treat the various types of breakouts that can present on different parts of the face. While the upper face mask focuses on treating and healing blemishes caused by diet and products, the mask for the lower face treats hormonal breakouts that often appear along the jawline. Both also work to calm, soothe and clear the complexion, because breakout-prone skin needs an extra-gentle, less-aggressive treatment. If your skin is experiencing a ‘maskne’ flare-up from wearing a face covering, just use the bottom part of the mask for a targeted treatment.

Another one that isn’t technically a sheet mask, but close enough. This one-of-a-kind mask has been crafted by hand using more than 500 rose-quartz beads. The cooling stone instantly calms and soothes inflamed skin, while encouraging lymphatic drainage and boosting blood flow. Use daily, if you can, to keep skin looking happy and healthy.

Fans of Estée Lauder’s cult Advanced Night Repair range will love this weekly foil-backed sheet mask. It comes in two parts – for the upper and lower regions of the face – and feels positively space age when it’s on your skin. With a high dose of hyaluronic acid and anti-inflammatories, this is a brilliantly hydrating mask to be used as part of your regular evening skincare routine, to calm skin and restore moisture levels after a busy day.

The décolletage can often be overlooked in our skincare regimen, but it’s actually one of the areas that is most in need of intervention. Exposure to UV rays can cause sunspots, while movement can create lines over time, particularly if you have large breasts. The Light Salon’s mask is an excellent weekly treatment that helps to flood the skin with moisture, plumping out lines. Its antioxidant formula helps to brighten the skin and undo some of the damage caused by UV rays, while sodium hyaluronate and hydrolyzed collagen help to improve long-term hydration.

I’m a huge fan of biocellulose masks because they’re comfortable to wear, less drippy and sit snuggly around the contours of your face. Nigma Talib ND’s is my latest favorite: it’s saturated in calming and redness-reducing probiotics, marine collagen and hyaluronic acid to plump up skin, leaving it feeling soft and well-moisturized. Its edelweiss and seaweed extracts are excellent at reducing inflammation, targeting fine lines and evening out skin tone so that skin appears brighter and more uniform. Apply it to cleansed skin for 20 minutes every few days, or before applying makeup if you need to perk up your complexion quickly.

This is a truly genius idea: Nurse Jamie’s medical-grade silicon face mask can be used with any of your favorite moisturizers, cream masks or serums to make your own personalized sheet-mask treatment. The benefit of a sheet mask is its occlusive action of ‘pushing’ active ingredients into the skin (which is why it should lie snuggly on the face, not drape loosely over it), so using this reusable sheet over a deeply nourishing cream or hydrating serum will increase its effectiveness. What’s more, it can be used up to 20 times.

With olive fruit oil and collagen, this sheet mask targets slack skin in need of some volume. It helps to plump skin and smooth lines and wrinkles. The super-hydrating formula works just as well on deep-set lines on the chest. We like to double up, with one on our face and one draped across our décolleté.