{"id":17453,"date":"2017-09-05T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/highdesertmg.wpengine.com\/our-holly-days\/2017\/09\/05\/beauty-test-peel-off-charcoal-mask\/"},"modified":"2017-09-05T06:00:54","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T13:00:54","slug":"beauty-test-peel-off-charcoal-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/2017\/09\/05\/beauty-test-peel-off-charcoal-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"Beauty Test: Peel Off Charcoal Mask"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:16px\">By  <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/2017\/09\/05\/beauty-test-peel-off-charcoal-mask\/\">Holly Sosa<\/a><\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/2017\/09\/05\/beauty-test-peel-off-charcoal-mask\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/charcoal-mask182.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Insanely shocking peel off charcoal masks are a huge trend in the beauty world. They promise ultra clean pores and exfoliated skin, but I&#8217;ve seen countless Facebook posts from friends who painfully rip the black mud from their faces. I love a good face mask, but is this one worth the pain? I decided to try for myself to find out.<\/p>\n<p>I ordered my charcoal mask from <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackheadfix.com\/products\/blackhead-fix-facial-cleanser\">this website<\/a>, which seemed legit? I&#8217;m not quite sure where to find (or even if you can locate) the particular brand that started the trend, but this version promised all the same peely satisfaction, so I bit the bullet and ordered.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/charcoal-mask172.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/charcoal-mask181.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/p>\n<p>The mask arrived about a week later and when I opened it, the first thing I noticed was the smell. It wasn&#8217;t stinky, but it wasn&#8217;t pleasant either. Almost spicy? It&#8217;s hard to describe, but it made me concerned enough to wonder if I could leave it on my face long enough for it to set with it being as off putting as it was.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/charcoal-mask173.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/p>\n<p>The mask went on very gooey and thick.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/charcoal-mask174.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/p>\n<p>It felt cool on my face and no worse or better than any other peel off mask I&#8217;ve ever used.<\/p>\n<p>Following the instructions, I left the mask on for twenty to thirty minutes before trying to peel it off.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/charcoal-mask175.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/p>\n<p>It was about as painful as the viral Facebook videos make it seem. It clung to all my little baby hairs on my face and I was hoping that they&#8217;d pull out with the mask, but they didn&#8217;t. The mask has all the pain of waxing without any of the benefit. While the peeling was weirdly satisfying, my face didn&#8217;t feel or look any cleaner than before. My pores still seemed like they were full of grime and dirt, which was disappointing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/charcoal-mask176.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/p>\n<p>Several pieces of the mask stayed behind on my skin despite my cleaning my face before applying the black layer, but it washed off easily with water and a wash cloth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/charcoal-mask177.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/charcoal-mask178.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/p>\n<p>I was hoping that I&#8217;d at least see some gunk from my pores left behind in the pieces of the mask I pulled from my face, but nothing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/charcoal-mask179.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/charcoal-mask180.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/p>\n<p>I was hopeful for this product because I do struggle with baby facial hairs on my upper lip and chin. I was hoping it would work as not only a pore cleaner, but also to help remove the facial hairs at the same time, No luck with either. I&#8217;m not sure if I just ordered a bad version of the mask or what, but I will likely never buy a charcoal mask again. My verdict: pass on this and buy a soothing facial mask or sugar wax kit instead.<\/p>\n<h3>For more beauty tests, tips, and faves be sure to <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ourhollydays\" rel=\"noopener\">follow the Our Holly Days page on Facebook<\/a> where I update daily throughout the week.<\/h3>\n<p>The post <a target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/2017\/09\/05\/beauty-test-peel-off-charcoal-mask\/\">Beauty Test: Peel Off Charcoal Mask<\/a> appeared first on <a target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/\">Our Holly Days<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Source:: <a href=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/2017\/09\/05\/beauty-test-peel-off-charcoal-mask\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Beauty Test: Peel Off Charcoal Mask\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Holly Sosa Insanely shocking peel off charcoal masks are a huge trend in the beauty world. They promise ultra clean pores and exfoliated skin, but I&#8217;ve seen countless Facebook posts from friends who painfully rip the black mud from their faces. I love a good face mask, but is this one worth the pain? 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