Mint Julep Face Mask

Sometimes face masks can be fairly expensive and not very effective. One of my favorites is Queen Helene Mint Julep Masque. Its the type of mask that dries on your face, and smells good, a lot like mint.  I got mine from the Sally Hansen store, it is twelve ounces and cost only about four dollars.  It has a thick consistency, when I first tried it I found the masque very cooling as soon as I spread it around.  Since I have little desire to appear like a teal smurf in front of my peers, I will demonstrate how I apply the masque, and the effects of the masque by using my ten year old brother, Alex as an example (it actually wasn't that hard to convince him).  To prevent Alex's bangs from sticking in the masque I put a headband on him and clipped the rest of his hairs away from his face.

Next I took a small amount of the masque and with two fingers spread the masque first on Alex's forehead, then cheeks, chin, and nose. I tried to make sure that all skin was covered, excluding eyebrows and general area around the eyes.
After 8 minutes the masque started to dry and crack around the edges of the mask, around the nose, edges of the eyes and forehead. As the masque starts to dry it becomes uncomfortable to smile, (as Alex noticed while we watched The Big Bang Theory and Despicable Me together).
It's important not to touch the masque when it is still wet, and you will be able to tell if the masque is wet if it has a smooth, darker teal color than the parts of the mask that are dry.  The thicker the layer of masque the longer it will take to dry, for Alex's sake I put a fairly thin layer on.


When the masque has all dried wash it off with warm water, it will be a bit harder to wash off.  I used our kitchen sink to wash off Alex's face, and some water got into his hair so that takes care of his weekly shower. Alex said that his face was "a little smoother, but still has bumps on it," so if you're a ten year old boy with bumps on your face, this might not be the product for you, unless of course, you want a smooth face.