Well, at least I still have one and a half eyebrows left... (Montagne Jeunesse Anti Stress Face Masque Treatments)

Member Name: jennikitten

Product:	Montagne Jeunesse Anti Stress Face Masque Treatments
Date:	20/09/09 (45 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Feel pampered

Disadvantages: Hair removal!

A couple of months ago I decided to treat myself to a face mask. I'd seen the Montagne Jeunesse face 'masques' in the shops a lot, and they are cheap (around 99p per mask), but I was initially put off by the scary looking women on the front. So I turned to dooyoo, which told me that the masks were in fact good, and so I decided to try a few out.

Montagne Jeunesse do a pretty wide range of face masques, including warming ones, peel-off ones and traditional mud packs, which is what I picked up. The mask was chocolate scented...and I have to say that I'm not a big fan of wearing chocolate (I normally go for fruit things), so I was a bit apprehensive. However, the chocolate got the best reviews (not sure where the specific reviews have gone for it) so I went with that.

The packaging is well designed to keep the mask cool. I picked up a few different ones, and whether they were liquid or paste-y, they kept cool and moist in the packaging, even after opening and leaving for a few days. I don't like the designs on the front, scary cucumber woman etc., but they are bright and the wording is convincing enough.

Opening the pack was easy, the instructions straight forward, and I rinsed it off after the allotted time. The masks go on easily enough, though I did feel a bit...almost claustrophobic...and it got a bit itchy when it was ready to take off. It rinsed off easily in the shower, and despite covering my face and neck, there was more than enough of the chocolate for a second application. There were no real lasting effects on my skin that I noticed, but I felt pampered and I have young skin so I wasn't expecting much. My skin is quite fussy about what I put on it but there were no complaints.

So a few days later I tried the other half of the masque. I was impressed that it seemed to have no effect on the quality or consistency of the masque, and I applied another generous amount, more than ample for face and neck. So much so that I got a bit carried away and ended up covering the end of one eyebrow. Rinsing it off, I went to bed...and woke up next morning, went to the bathroom - and I was missing half my eyebrow!!! Luckily it wasn't too noticeable, but I was pretty shocked - they must put pretty strong stuff in the masques! It hasn't put me off using them but I'm very careful now not to get it anywhere near my eyebrows, eyes etc.

Overall, I would recommend, but use with caution!

Summary: Not amazing, but good for the price.