Spa(ahhh) Day Sunday: Your Best Face Infusion Mask Series – Green Matcha & Manuka

Matcha is all the rage right now and not just for consumption, but also for skin care. I had an education in what matcha actually is when I started doing my research about the popular ingredient that has its roots in K-Beauty. Low and behold, matcha is actually a cousin, if you will, to green tea. They both come from the same plant, but matcha is a powdered, ground up version of green tea, and hence more powerful. Since matcha is the ground up version of green tea, it has matcha has 3x the antioxidants than regular green tea, imagine what that does for your skin!

Manuka honey is produced by bees that feed on the manuka shrub of New Zealand’s remote North Island. This raw unprocessed honey benefits the skin in many ways. Manuka has anti-inflammatory properties making it ideal for reducing irritation for skin inflamed with acne or irritated with eczema. It also has amazing hydration effects, enabling the skin to retain moisture.

Imagine these two healing ingredients combined in one incredible formula — Your Best Face Infusion Mask Series – Green Matcha & Manuka, which I am reviewing for this week’s Spa(ahhh) Day Sunday.

About Your Best Face Infusion Mask Series – Green Matcha & Manuka $88

ULTRA-RICH, REJUVENATING LUXURY FACE MASK

It doesn’t get much better than ceremonial-grade green tea matcha combined with the absolute best raw Manuka honey on the planet – unless you add in vitamins, skin smoothers and top moisturizers, which is exactly what we did.

Fans test drove and fell in love with this velvety creation. First in our Infusion Mask Series, this moisture-rich, non-clay mask will comfort, nourish and treat your skin beautifully.

This mask stays wet on the face so that the actives work continuously while you relax. It also layers brilliantly with many other products in our line to create truly sublime experience. Try layering on top of a light application of our Rescue Face Serum and/or with something from our Concentrates Series of products for an extra helping of actives.

GREEN MATCHA & MANUKA FACE MASK IS IDEAL FOR THESE SKIN CONCERNS

• Breakout-prone Skin
• Damaged Skin
• Mature Skin
• Sensitive Skin

SKINCARE GOALS ADDRESSED BY THIS PRODUCT

• Curb appearance of redness or irritation for calmer-looking skin
• Hydrate or moisturize dry, cracked or damaged skin
• Improve appearance of skin brightness and evenness of complexion
• Improve suppleness and increase elasticity to reduce appearance of saggy or crepey skin
• Maintenance, prevention or enhance quality of skin care
• Quickly improve skin’s overall appearance for an event
• Reduce appearance of dull-looking or fatigued-looking skin

My results:

I’ve been using Your Best Face Infusion Mask Series – Green Matcha & Manuka for a few months now, based on the needs of my skin. (My skin always needs something…) Overall, my 61 year old skin is in pretty good shape, but I am always looking to brighten it and even the tone. I also want to prevent sagging skin and jowls — the main ways darker skin manifests aging. Your Best Face Green Matcha & Manuka Mask is obviously green in color because of the matcha, and looks like a fresh batch of smooth guacamole! There is no scent to speak of, and it spreads so beautifully across my face.

There are several factors that contribute to my love of this mask. First off, it doesn’t dry on the skin. I love to have my pores unclogged, but I hate that most clay masks dry so quickly that I really can’t receive the full benefits of those types of masks. Conversely Your Best Face Green Matcha & Manuka Mask efficiently cleans my pores while at the same time hydrating my skin. There is no designated time for removal of this mask, so you can apply it, kick back with a book or the remote and rinse when you are ready. Love that.

As an esthetician, I am accustomed to layering a serum before applying a mask to my client’s skin, and that process works perfectly will with this mask too.  As a matter of fact, it’s encouraged. I prefer to use the Defend Daytime Serum under this mask as it gives me beautiful, glowing result with clear(er) pores.  You don’t have to use a treatment serum under the mask, but doing so only increases the efficacy of your masking experience. This mask is amazingly mild, but at the same time so efficient. I find that it can be used often without any negative effects..

Over the course of using Your Best Face Green Matcha & Manuka Mask, my skin always looks bright and clear after using it. Additionally, it feels hydrated and has a beautiful glow.

A word of caution for those who are sensitive to AHAs, Willow Bark a mild AHA, which provides some exfoliation and anti-microbial benefits is included in the formulation. 

Bling Factor:

Pro: Hydrates, brightens, clears pores, alleviates irritation

Con: None

Price: $88

Buy again: Yes

Packaging: 5 Blings — glass jar

Overall: 5 Blings

Hero Ingredients: Olive squalane
Leucidal® (antimicrobial peptide originally derived from the lactic acid bacteria)
UMF 20+ raw manuka honey
dl-Panthenol
Green tea matcha
Willow bark extract*
Vitamin E acetate
Aspen bark extract (natural preservative)
Cosmoperine® (from black peppercorns)

Natural/Organic/Vegan: Organic and natural ingredients

Cruelty Free: Yes