Your guide to pairing your favourite TV show with the right face mask
- by Avanti Dalal
Yes, we're making it a thing. Whether it's the new season of Games of Thrones or everyone's current favourite, Made in Heaven, we've got face masks that pair perfectly with each show
Face masks and TV shows go together like Jon Snow and Ygritte. There’s nothing better than being cuddled up on the couch watching something great while luxuriating in goop that’ll leave your skin healthier, happier and glowier than it was. However, sometimes the decision-making around the self-care routine can be stressful by itself—should I choose a hydrating or exfoliating mask? Am I in the mood for a light comedy or a brain-twisting drama? We put the questions to a rest by putting together a guide for the best TV shows on air right now, and the best face masks that pair perfectly with them. Enjoy!
The best face masks for every TV show trending right now
If you’re cueing up Made In Heaven…
Get ready to feel uncomfortable. Made In Heaven is about two wedding planners that put together over-the-top weddings in Delhi, but at the heart of it, the show is about their personal lives, friendships, romantic entanglements and ambitions. It’s raw, intense and pretty heart-wrenching at times. While the show extracts all the deepest emotions and wildest thoughts from your brain, let an exfoliating mask like Innisfree’s Super Volcanic Pore Clay Mask 2X get to work on the gunk and grime on your skin. The clay tightens pores, soaks up excess sebum and sloughs off any dead skin on top. After fifteen minutes of watching, you’ll need a breather anyway. Press pause and wipe off the mask with a warm, wet washcloth for thoroughly cleansed skin.
If you’re watching Queer Eye…
Makeover shows will do you in—you’ll laugh, you’ll cheer and you’ll definitely cry. Essentially, the show chronicles a ragtag group of five men as they use their personal skills (one gives fashion advice, the other gives cooking tips, and they all share empowering, quotable thoughts) to change people’s lives for the better. The premise is heartwarming by itself, but the softer moments of the made-over men and women rejoining their families as better (and better dressed) people elicits a tear from anyone who watches. Preempt the puffy, red eyes by slapping on an eye mask like the Shangpree Marine Energy Eye Gels. It is enriched with algae and spirulina to balance and brighten the delicate skin around the eye.
If you’re settling in to watch Dynasty..
Grab the popcorn. This remake of the original soap follows an heiress as she moves back home and tries to fall in love (with the family chauffeur), win family fights (with her future stepmother), and stake her claim in her father’s oil business, all while wearing Christian Louboutin heels and name dropping the Trumps and the Kardashians. We’re sure that if Fallon Carrington ever slowed down for long enough to enjoy a face mask, she’d choose one that would let her slather pure gold on her face. The Peter Thomas Roth 24K Gold Face Mask is a pretty solid second choice. It has colloidal gold to lift and firm the skin, while the peridot gemstone re-energises and tones. Swipe it on with a mask brush (Fallon wouldn’t get her nails dirty,) and let it sit for the time period of the episode. You’ll be glad you did.
If you’re binge-watching Game Of Thrones…
There are two kinds of people watching Game Of Thrones right now. The first group are the obsessives—so-called Thronees that have watched every episode twice over, and are re-watching from the beginning so they find every last easter egg before they settle down to watch the final season. The second group are the ones that are tired of being left out of all the workplace and cocktail party conversations, and are now feverishly catching up so they can watch Season 8 with the rest of their friends. If you fall into either of these categories, you’re likely to binge-watch so hard you might forget you have a face mask on at all. The Summer Friday’s Jet Lag Mask has the same cult following that the TV show does—it contains Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Hyaluronic Acid and Arginine to sooth, calm and hydrate stressed out skin—and also the promise of summer to counter all the “winter is coming” you’ll be subject to. Apply a thick coating of the goopy mask before you sit down to watch, and then let it sink in. If you fall asleep after the third episode, it won’t matter. The mask works through the night so you can wake up with an uber dewy face (and more questions on what will happen to the Starks now).
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If you’re gathering around to watch Chef’s Table…
Don’t brush your teeth yet. On this season of Chef’s Table, you’ll see a southern chef cooking up falafel, an Indian cook making a spin on dal makhani, an Italian butcher priming steaks and an American baking cornbread. I guarantee that you’ll be extremely hungry while you watch the chefs talking about their lives, restaurants and best dishes. The Glow Recipe Avocado Melt Sleeping Mask is your best bet. It smells fruity and feels creamy on the skin while it softens, plumps and hydrates due to the avocado and sodium hyaluronate. If you take an errant lick because it smells like avocado and you’re suddenly really hungry, we won’t blame you.
If you’re ready to watch The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann…
The eight-part documentary series tells the story of the fateful disappearance of a three-year-old girl who vanished while on holiday with her family, and the media storm and scrutiny that followed. You’ll be holding on to your watching partner for dear life, so you don’t want a mask that’ll slip off or make a mess. The Nanette De Gaspe Youth Restoring Techstile Treatment For The Face is a dry mask that contains botanical and marine extracts that stimulate the synthesis of collagen and elastin while promoting cellular turnover. The waterless mask has little slits for the ears and flaps for the neck, so it stays on without moving or dripping on everything. Plus, even after being harrowed for an hour, your face will look supple and lifted.
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