Review (5/5): Whitens My Skin!!
I'm Korean, 26, and I take care of my skin religiously. I bought these on a whim, since Amazon was offering them at $20 for 10 masks, which usually cost $35 in Korea. IOPE is somewhat of a luxury brand so I decided to try it. I've been scratching my head trying to figure out what the ingredient is, but something in these masks are whitening my skin! :D The mask itself is gauze-like and has tiny speckles in it, but it's not an impurity or defect, it's embedded in the fabric itself. The aluminum packaging is crinkly, but IOPE explains that it's due to their sterilization process (they sterilize the masks in the packaging).
I've tried many many Korean masks, but I've never had one whiten my skin the way this one does. It whitens by making my pores disappear. At first I thought some kind of white substance must be filling in my pores, but the essence is clear and even if I rub the product off my skin, the pores are still gone (not visible). Either my pores are getting super cleaned or super tightened. I'm excited either way by these masks. I don't have acne or sensitive skin, but I do have large pores from harsh acne treatments 10 years ago. These masks make my skin look like snow without those ugly blackheads showing. I can't stop staring at the mirror when I take the mask off, it's the one time I can admire an evenly-toned whitened skin.
There's a ton of essence in each mask by the way (I mean a TON) so I like to pour it in a spray bottle and save it for mist for makeup application. Gave me bright, dewy skin after BB! :)