Product Rave: MAC Volcanic Ash Thermal Mask

After hearing lots of great things about this mask, I got myself down to the MAC counter at Macy's and picked up a tube. The woman who sold it to me seemed even more excited about it than I was and promised that my skin would look firmer and smoother at once, without any of the nasty drying-out effects of some "other" masks I may have tried. She sent me on my way with the helpful warning, "Just so you know ... it's really dark!"

There's nothing cute about a face mask so I'm sparing you a photo of me in the midst of the actual experience, but I really love this product. It warmed on contact with my skin and felt quite nice. I left it on for about 5 minutes, then washed it off -- I used it right before my shower so I just washed it off in the shower, which proved less messy than later in the week when I washed it off with a face cloth!

My skin did feel smoother right away, and my pores looked smaller, hooray! I'll probably use it once or twice a week. I sort of feel as if there isn't much to say about this product that you probably haven't A) already read on another blog or B) already discovered for yourself, by using it! Suffice to say that I highly recommend it. For $20 at Macy's it was a little bit of a beauty splurge, but our skin is worth a splurge once in a while, right?

Of course, if a bargain product can produce the same results as a splurge product, I'm all for that too, and that is the theme of my next review (tomorrow? Maybe?) ...