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| The Body Shop Drops of Youth Bouncy Sleeping Mask |
I first came across the concept of a sleeping mask when I discovered Korean products. The idea seemed strange at first coz since a young age we are drilled with the admonitions of our mothers to not talk while having a mask on as it would result in wrinkles. How does one sleep in something which essentially hardens up on your skin? How does it work? Is it safe? Well turns out that all my apprehensions were baseless as these masks are specially formulated to be gel like and though they do dry down (well most of them do) they don’t form a hard layer of the standard packs. Most form a light film on the skin while some even stay wet all through. But they are mainly meant to deliver moisture to the skin and do that job to a T.
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| The Body Shop Drops of Youth Bouncy Sleeping Mask |
I don’t get a restful sleep usually and at max can sleep for 3-4 hours at a stretch on good days as opposed to being able to sleep for 10-12 hours when I was younger. After getting up many times through the night, tossing and turning all through I get a semblance of what is known as sleep. But I kid you not…after applying the mask there was something soothing about its smell and it made me very drowsy. I got to sleep for 5-6 hours like a log! Honestly was so surprised. I mean getting that was enough for me coz after a long time I felt fresh and raring to go. But on top of it even my skin looked fresh as if it had gone through an intensive moisturization treatment which it had.
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| The Body Shop Drops of Youth Bouncy Sleeping Mask Swatch |
The mask comes in a glass jar and has a scoop included in the box. It has a thick bouncy gel texture (sounds strange but it is bouncy) and a very soothing smell which I cant exactly put my finger on but seems like a mix of floral and lemon fragrance to me. Initially I didn’t know the correct way to apply this and ended up putting on a really thick layer of it which didn’t really dry through the night. But later on after seeing a TBS expert talk about it I learnt that the mask melts with some heat. So you need to either rub it on your palm to melt it or apply a pea sized dollop to your face and use your fingertips to massage it in. The heat from the tips melts the pack and spreads it. Repeat the process till your face is covered. This way the pack dries on the skin and you don’t end up transferring it all over your bedding.
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| List of Ingredients |
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| What the product promises |
The mask is on the pricey side ie Rs. 2295/- for 90 ml but if you use it properly then you end up using very little of it at a time and I have barely scratched the surface on mine even after both me and my mom using it pretty often. It doesn’t do much for my mom’s skin but she has been suffering from insomnia of sorts due to her health and the medicines that she takes. Even she got a good 2-3 hours of sleep when she used this which was a blessing and a half. I was asked on Twitter how often should one use this and I will say it depends on your skin. If you need a lot of TLC then you can apply it daily for atleast a week and then moderate as per your skin’s requirement. I use it when my skin feels especially dry or if there is a special occasion the next day. This pack suits all skin types.
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| Waking up to fresh looking well moisturized skin the next morning! |
The Body Shop Drops of Youth Bouncy Sleeping Mask delivers on all the promises that it makes and I am very happy with the results. For me the uninterrupted sleep I get makes up for the price of the product. Anything on top is a plus! Do try it out for yourself. My friend Dolon of Poutpretty was hosting a giveaway where you could win yourself one of these so head on down to her blog to participate. If you have already tried this then do let me know what you think of it. Catch you around!
