Clarins HydraQuench face-mask

Every Sunday evening I have a little pampering ritual I like to do to help me wind down. 
This consists of a face-mask, hair-mask, painting my nails nails, applying my tan, and all whilst burning some candles :) It's my favourite way to prep and look fresh for the week ahead. I'm sure loads of you beauty blogging ladies out there do the same thing, whilst on bbloggers chat?!

So, my skin has become somewhat problematic lately. I'm talking random breakouts in random places, and LOTS of them, and also dry flaky patches. I don't know what the heck is going on as I'm usually lucky enough to have pretty clear skin with the odd blemish. It's so bad recently that I'm even thinking of getting a full coverage foundation :( Boo

I would usually opt for a plain mud mask, that detoxifies and makes your skin feel super clean afterwards. You know the kind i mean? The ones that dry on your face? However, since my skin has decided to play up recently I've switched from this rather harsh mask, to a gentler mask, Clarins HyraQuench face-mask. 

I'll admit, I had to use this product a couple of times for it to grow on me, but now I really like it. I think it's just because it's so different to the kind of mask I'm used to. It says it 'restores the natural moisture balance in your skin', and the way my skin's been recently, I really do think it helps with that.

It's a light fluffy texture, kind of how you would imagine it would feel to put freshly whipped up cream all over your face :) 
It stays wet whilst on your face, and feels so lovely and refreshing whilst on. When rinsed off, it leaves your skin feeling nice and soft, without all the scrubbing you have to do to get a mud mask off. Brilliant :)

If you read my post about the Clarins moisturiser from the same collection you'll already know how much I LOVE the smell. I think that's my favourite thing about the face-mask too, it's not over powering at all and has a lovely soft, relaxing 'bedtimey' scent. 
You don't need to apply too much either, so I imagine the tube will last a pretty long time. 

All in all, a really lovely high-end face-mask to relax and pamper with.

Have you tried Clarins hydra facial mask?
What are your favourite face-masks for problematic skin? I'd love some recommendations. I still haven't tried Origins, is it worth the hype?

Oh, and I'm thinking of starting a weekly vlog over on my YouTube channel, what do you think?

I've also picked up a couple of nice bits from All Saints recently (my favouritest shop ever) and thinking of doing an outfit post. It's not normally my thing so I'm a little nervous about it. Let me know if it's something you'd like to see here on my blog.

Anyway, I hope you've all had a lovely weekend in the sun! I'll let you know what I've been up to tomorrow :)

Clarins HydraQuench Cream moisturiser

After using some cheaper skincare for a little while I thought my face could do with a little treat. So along came Clarins HydraQuench Cream. At £34 a pot, I'd definitely class it as a more high end facial moisturiser, and I was excited to try it.

I'm not really sure how much I like the  consistency of this for a face moisturiser. It's quite thick and heavy, and although it sinks into the skin quickly, I felt like I'd like it to be a little lighter. Especially when I'm using it before I got to bed. 

It has a gentle scent, I'm so funny about the smells of things but this is so subtle, so it passed by my standards :)
One good thing about this, is that it makes a nice smooth, nourished base for foundation. My skin does really feel really quenched after it has sunk in.

Although I did like this moisturiser once I got used to the consistency, unfortuntley my skin didn't agree with it at all. 
After using it for a couple of days, I woke up to a rather large pimple outbreak on my forehead *sobs* It actually lasted for a couple of days, until I stopped using this. I was NOT a happy bunny. I've never ever had a pimple outbreak on my forehead before, not even as a teenager. 
I know it could only have been this, as I haven't changed anything else in my skincare routine or diet (on a side note- if your interested in a blog post on my skincare routine, do let me know in the comments). 
I've personally never had a bad skin reaction to a moisturiser before, I don't have sensitive skin at all. So I was left a little disappointed.

I've used clarins moisturisers before and really loved them, my particular favourite is the HydraQuench Gel  (which smells absolutely divine),so perhaps I'll stick to this one from now on! 

So, although I did like this, I wouldn't really recommend it for the price, and I'd definitely stay clear if you have sensitive skin.

Have you tried Clarins moisturisers before? Do you have any high end moisturisers you can recommend for me? 

I hope you're all having lovely weekends so far? I got my hair cut and coloured this morning and I'm really happy with it. When I'm feeling a little more photogenic I'll show you :)