With the rise in popularity of Korean skin care, overnight face masks have burst onto the beauty market. Like their name suggests, overnight face masks are designed for nighttime use. They work while you rest to provide intensive, skin-healing moisture. And even some rejuvenating and anti-aging benefits, depending on the formula.
While we’re off in dreamland, our cells take this time to repair themselves. Making it prime time for active ingredients to penetrate deep into skin to provide all of their wonderful benefits. Basically, it’s the laziest way to get radiant, truly glowing skin. The rich treatments create a permeable seal over the top layer of skin so that everything beneath it gets deep into the skin. Ensuring that you will get, quite literally, the best beauty sleep ever. Unlike your regular daytime masks, overnight face masks are designed to stay on all night — without sacrificing your pillow to the beauty gods.
So whether you have dull, dry skin or are just looking to step up your skin care game, indulge in one of these best overnight face masks. Better skin is only a dream away.
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Overnight face masks: What they do and a few worth trying
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PAYOT The Radiance-Boosting Night Mask, $33 at PAYOT
Boasting 97 percent ingredients of natural origin, this night mask goes to work while you get some rest. It recharges complexions and boosts natural radiance thanks to organic pomegranate plus organic goji along with açaí and silk tree extracts. So you’ll wake up to glowing skin.
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Kat Burki Complete B Vital Hydration Face Mask, $84 at SkinStore
Kat Burki's Complete B Vital Hydration Face Mask is like an intense drink of water for very thirsty skin. Neuropeptides, pro B vitamins and bio-processed ingredients like olive and jojoba oils, juniper, green tea and evening primrose will ensure that you'll wake up with hydrated and radiant skin.
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Sisley Paris Black Rose Cream Mask, $172 at Nordstrom
This beloved smoothing, plumping and brightening creamy mask is great at bringing vitality back to skin. Although it was originally designed to be a quick pick-me-upper, it has become particularly popular as a nighttime treatment for those craving that fresh skin look in the morning. (And it makes the wallet-shocking price look a bit more tame.)
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REN Wake Wonderful Night-Time Facial, $49 at REN
This three-phase overnight treatment mask exfoliates with lactic and glycolic acids and uses enzymes to repair uneven texture and support cell turnover. In phase two, skin is revitalized and healed. Phase three is all about hydration. You'll wake up to brighter and plumper skin.
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Fresh Black Tea Firming Overnight Mask, $92 at Fresh
It's like a corset for your skin. This mask takes advantage of skin's nightly recovery process to lift, firm and define your face, improving the appearance of skin elasticity.
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Laneige Water Sleeping Mask, $25 at Sephora
Korean beauty is all about skin care so it's no surprise that Laneige has been earning a lot of raves since making it to the North American market. This affordable mask is great for infusing moisture back into the skin via a breathable protective layer. There's even a relaxing scent to help put you to sleep thanks to orange flower, rose and sandalwood.
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Omorovicza Instant Plumping Cream, $230 at Omorovicza
This mask is rich with hyaluronic acid and works overnight to plump, nourish, smooth and firm skin as well as fill in fine lines and wrinkles. Omorovicza is especially famous for using Hungary’s mineral-rich healing waters in its products.
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Clinique Moisture Surge Overnight Mask, $37 at Sephora
This creamy facial mask helps your skin restore lost moisture so that you can get soft, supple skin and that coveted dewy glow when you wake up. Since it's an oil-free formula, it sinks into skin quickly.
