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Sheet Masks: The Weird and the Wonderful

22 June, 2017 - 09:32pm by - Head Pixie | 21 Comments

By BR Kellie

Remember when sheet masks were things of simplicity? You'd rip open a pack to find a piece of white material soaked in liquid, you'd place it on your face, mooch about for twenty minutes praying no one would come to your front door unexpectedly, then once the time was up you'd peel it off, bundle it up and chuck it in the rubbish. Job done. These days the explosion of the K-Beauty favourite has seen companies come out with variations of the sheet mask, some wonderful, some plain our weird. You have been warned.

Let's be honest, regular sheet masks make you look like a stalky serial killer from a horror movie, but it only gets stranger when you add rubber. Dr Jart's Rubber Mask has got to be one of the weirdest sheet masks out. Not only does the cover feature a baby-shaped rubber face (shudder!) but when taken out of the package (as seen in this video from Tati) it ends up making you look like a failed superhero whose mum didn't know how to make a proper mask. And if you're hoping to look like a weird rubber baby - you're out of luck. And can we please take a minute to look at the name on the packaging above. Nope. Just. Nope.

If you have squillions of dollars to spend and want to look like a high-class dominatrix, then the Givenchy Le Soin Noir Lace Face Mask is for you! Retailing at US$330.00 for a pack of four this mask is the ultimate in luxury skincare, and contains something magical sounding called 'Life Algae complex', which apparently targets the integrity of the cell life cycle to correct all the signs of aging. At that price you'd hope so! While my scepticism is real, it certainly must have had a following as it's sold out everywhere I could find online.

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While not full-face sheet masks, we think these are still worthy of a mention... KOKOSTAR's sliced masks are cut into the cutest shapes and colours - including lemon rings, cucumber slices and rose petals! You know, we'd almost be wanting someone to knock on our door when we were wearing these - we think it would tickle their fancy no end.

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But perhaps the most terrifying of them all is the Emoji sheet masks. Emoji's are meant to be cute and quirky ways of expressing feelings, they're not meant to make dogs howl or children hide behind their mother's legs. My little person adores helping take off my weekly sheet mask, but I wouldn't subject her to this - I couldn't afford the therapy costs down the track! 

So there we have it - some of the weirdest and most wonderful things we can apply to our face in the name of beauty. Have you tried any of them? Is there a scarier sheet mask we need to know about? A weirder one? A more fabulous one? Chat away...

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26th June, 2017

Oh my goodness, these are amazingly awful!!

26th June, 2017

All I can say is LOL!!

25th June, 2017

I've always been curious to know if these masks have actually been beneficial in anyway, but I don't think i will the sheet masks a go.

24th June, 2017

I love face masks, they're such a decadent treat. But these are wrong. So wrong on so many levels. I personally believe the word 'moist' needs to be banned! I don't think I could wear that and keep a straight face!!!

24th June, 2017

You'd think they could save on production costs and then they would be cheaper and in turn sell more if they kept sheet masks simple.

23rd June, 2017

I really do love masks and have discovered korean masks, however either my face is especially large or these masks are quite small! The holes dont seem to match up with my face features which makes the Husband chuckle a bit.

23rd June, 2017

The fruity slices reminds me of the cucumber and tomatoe slice facials I used to do as a teen when I lacked money and skincare and pretty every mask I did was a DIY. Those Dr. Jart ones are not only a fail they are expensive. The last one there's other masks that have animals faces on them as well, not sure how they look on your face though.

23rd June, 2017

Omg hahaha I could never spend $330 on a sheet mask! Oh that name hahaha

23rd June, 2017

I have tried a sheet mask they are fun to use

23rd June, 2017

I would love to try these masks! When I went to Korea, I had plenty of free masks because the stores are just giving them out for free. But when you buy it here from the stores, it's too expensive.

23rd June, 2017

I'm really not a fan a sheet masks. They look creep and I'm not a huge fan of how they feel either. I prefer a mask out of a tube that you wipe on and wash off.

23rd June, 2017

This is so funny! The cloud foaming mask looks hilarious whereas these aren't borderline horrifying

23rd June, 2017

Oh my goodness - terrifying! I like the Dr Lewinns sheet mask, otherwise I still stick with egg white mostly, because I've never found anything that works better for an even complexion and firm skin.

23rd June, 2017

Sheet masks are odd, I've tried a couple, nothing like these though. On a side note I initially read "Emoji" as 'Emo' and got quite confused when reading they are meant to be cute!

23rd June, 2017

I don't know if I'd be able to handle having a rubber face mask on for 20 minutes! It would feel so claustrophobic! And those emoji masks truly are terrifying. I like the idea of mini masks for targeting areas you're concerned about though, they look so cute :)

Even 'normal' masks can look creepy - like I'll post to the photowall of me is an Essenzza Hydration mask, before removing the outer layer of plastic stuff. Check it out, because you're sure to have a laugh!

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