FAN MAIL FRIDAYS: Are Sheet Masks really important?

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Our FMF for today is from Reneé and she's asking if sheet masks are really necessary in every skin care routine:

Hi Ms. Martha!
Call me the type who's always skeptic when it comes to beauty recommendations; I make sure to read a lot of reviews before I purchase. I noticed lately that sheet masks are all the rage in skin care nowadays, but I really want to know: are they THAT important? Appreciate your input!
Reneé

Hello Reneé!

Thanks for the question. I'm a sheet mask lover; I have incorporated it in my routine 3 years ago because I personally love my experience with the product. But are they really important? To be honest, they are not, but they can help.

I think one reason why sheet mask seems to be a very important inclusion in every skin care routine is due to the fact that K-Beauty is a very popular skin care concept nowadays; you know how people respond to trends. Also, the Koreans' smooth, transparent, super healthy- looking skin remains to be a coveted skin condition that everyone aspires to; so it seems like everything Koreans do that's related to beauty, everyone wants to follow thinking that it will help them achieve great skin.

What's in a sheet mask, anyway? It's a combination of all your skin care in an essence. It's basically your toner, moisturizer, eye cream, and serum in essence form that you slap on your face in one go; it just cuts down your entire skin care routine. If you are diligent enough to apply all these individual products on your skin, then there's no need to use a sheet mask because by then, you will just repeat the same process.

I think the importance of sheet mask usage is entirely up to you; some love it and do it for the additional benefits, the experience of having a skin ritual, to pledge their allegiance to anything Korean, and some are just plain curious. For me, I use sheet mask because I like the spa- like experience plus the mask gives my skin enough time to absorb the skin care I have just put on my face-I'm really after the mask, not so much the essence because I don't slack on skin care; but to say that they are can't-live-withouts is a bit pushing it yet I can say that they help in their own little way.

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