My wild and crazy 2020 Labor Day weekend

I don’t know about you guys, but there wasn’t all that much going on this past weekend. I spend Saturday taking care of stuff around the house, Sunday in bed thanks to a massive allergy attack, and Monday feeling like I got hit by a truck but trying to get my sh*t together for the coming week.

So with my Saturday night wide open, I decided to multi-mask—but not in the form of applying three separate masks on different areas of my face at once. Instead, I did three back-to-back masks on my entire face. Yes, it took about an hour (not like I had anything else to do), but the results were resplendent and I really couldn’t think of a better use of my time.

First up was Savor Beauty’s Yuzu Lemonade Peel, which I love because it only requires 30 seconds. With a powerful punch of salicylic acid (take that maskne!) to help remove the uppermost layer of dead skin cells that makes your skin look dull (and acts as a roadblock that prevents other ingredients from getting into the skin) and brightening vitamin C courtesy of yuzu fruit, it’s a win-win for your skin. Yes, you most definitely feel the burn during this half-minute, but as I always say, “If it hurts it works.”

I followed this with Good Science Beauty’s 001-Pu Purifying Face Mask—because I need at the pore-purging I can get right now. I’ve noticed that my recent blemishes almost-always appear in areas that are obscured by a face mask—and are especially concentrated in spots that align with its borders. (Based on research and dermatologist interviews, this is likely due to friction.) After 15 minutes with this mask, the blackheads on and around my nose were gone, and I noticed a marked decrease in congestion everywhere.

I used Natura Bissé’s C+C Vitamin Souffle Mask as my final round for a little bit of extra firming, brightening and moisture—and I love the scent, which reminds me of baby aspirin. Designed to help repair damage caused by free radicals and boost collagen production—woo hoo!—you won’t believe how juicy and radiant your skin looks afterwards. 

After this somewhat labor-intensive undertaking my overall complexion definitely looked refreshed and revitalized. I still have a few issues around my nose (which has been majorly affected by the whole mask-wearing thing) and two stubborn spots on my cheeks (which can definitely be attributed to PMS). No, it wasn’t the professional facial I so desperately need right now, but this mask trifecta was just the reboot my skin needed.