Leaders Brightening Recovery Mask, $7, is a coconut gel sheet mask infused with brightening plant extracts and niacinamide. It feels deliciously cooling and adheres well to the skin, and you can leave it on up to 40 minutes — time to cue up Netflix.
The cream-based Guerlain Orchidee Imperiale Brightening Imperial Radiance Mask, $285, is admittedly a splurge, but its multi-purpose function as both an intense hydrator and brightener makes it well worth the extra moolah. The lining on the two-part mask delivers ten times more cream than usual application methods, and it's also infused with diamond powder to diffuse light and instantly make your complexion look extra radiant. Diamonds in our sheet mask? We're in.
For those who like the idea of making DIY masks, but don't like all of the mess and hassle, Erno Laszlo White Marble Bright Face Powder Mask, $80, is a perfect solution. You get to mix the two separate phases — a liquid and powder — and watch them transform into a whipped, mousse-like texture. It then turns rubbery as it dries, allowing you to peel it off in ten to 15 minutes, revealing more radiant skin, thanks to spot-fading ingredients like licorice and lemon extracts.
The facialist responsible for the gorgeous complexions of tons of A-listers has combined all kinds of good-for-your-skin ingredients in her eponymous Joanna Vargas Twilight Face Mask, $75. The bamboo sheet mask contains the requisite complexion brighteners — arbutin, niacinamide — plus soothing allantoin and epidermal growth factors to stimulate skin recovery, making this choice after a day at the beach or any kind of intense treatment, like a laser or peel. Be sure to squeeze out the extra serum left in the pouch and slather it on your neck, chest and hands.
