I love facial masks but find myself rarely having extra time for them. (I feel like I'm doing really well if I properly wash my makeup off.) My favorite types of facial masks are peel-off masks and mud masks. I love peel-off masks because they are fun to remove and it feels like I am literally pulling all of the bad stuff out of my skin. I love mud masks because they help absorb excess oils and deep clean my pores. I always use a mud mask whenever I have a few blemishes or I feel like my skin is starting to break out.



I recently tried the Dead Sea Mud Mask from Pure & Essential Minerals and it gave me instant results and made my skin feel really clean and refreshed. It contains over 21 essential minerals from the Dead Sea, which is known for containing natural skin healing properties. This product is certified vegan, cruelty free, and 100% natural and organic (it's always good when I know what each ingredient is). I definitely see this product becoming part of my weekly routine!

Ingredients: dead sea mud, organic shea butter, organic sunflower oil, organic aloe vera juice, organic vegatable glycerin, organic jojoba oil, hickory bark extract, organic calendula oil, filtered water, xanthan gum, eucalyptus oil.

Quick thoughts on the Dead Sea Mud Mask from Pure & Essential Minerals:

• has a minty sulfur scent (definitely all natural)
• dries quickly (5-10 minutes)
• feels refreshing and doesn't overly tingle/burn
• takes a while to wash off
• but doubles as an exfoliating treatment
• skin looks brighter and feels softer after rinsing 
• does not leave my skin dry
• love the jar (tubes are so messy!)
• comes with a lot of product; enough for 30+ treatments

How to use:
If you're not lazy like me then you can fully cleanse your face, pat it dry, and then apply the mask to your neck and face. I don't ever feel like washing my face multiple times and drying it out, so I just remove my makeup with a makeup wipe and apply a medium layer of the mask all over my face. After letting it dry for 5-10 minutes (until it hardens), I rinse it off with warm water and use circular motions to really exfoliate my skin. Pat your skin dry and follow with moisturizer and whatever products you use in your nightly routine.




3 benefits of using Dead Sea Mud Mask by Pure & Essential Minerals:

1. Dead Sea Mud Mask Removes Dead Skin Cells - the natural silica found in the black mud hardens on the skin once you apply the mask. This step allows the mask to extract toxins and impurities located deep in the skin layers, and also to attach to dead skin cells. After washing it all off the result is clear looking skin, with clean pores and even skin tone.

2. Dead Sea Mud Mask Can Help with Acne - thanks to its therapeutic effect, this mask is a real life saver if you suffer from acne, black heads and breakouts. Pure & Essential Minerals Dead Sea Mud Mask contains natural minerals like magnesium, calcium, sulphur, bromide, iodine, sodium, zinc and potassium, which are known to treat, detoxify, and cleanse the skin.

3. Dead Sea Mud Mask Stimulates Circulation - when blood circulation is poor it leads to an uneven skin tone, patches on the skin, and may even cause wrinkles. By applying a weekly facial mud mask you can dramatically increase blood flow to your skin cells and achieve a healthier and plumper looking skin.

I would definitely recommend this mud mask if you are in the market something new. I wouldn't say it's a holy grail product but I've gotten good results from it. You can find it on Amazon for $24.77. Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post but all opinions are my own and 100% honest.

As a person who is always on the go, I love a good multi-tasking product. My interest is always piqued when a product claims to be able to do more than one thing. So when I was sent Paula Dorf's Perfect Color in the shade Ecstasy to review, I got excited by its 3-in-1 claims to perform as a blush, eye shadow and lip color in one product.

What the brand says:

This versatile multi-tasker performs triple results: for eyes, lips and cheeks. Light and creamy in flattering shades. Convenient and portable for on the go application. The variety of looks is infinite, and the effect is always natural and luminous. Directions: Use Perfect Color to create subtle shimmering accents, dynamic highlights, or dramatic contours. 

Ingredients: 

Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Dimethicone, Diisostearyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Propylene Glycol Laurate, Silica, Beeswax, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Ozokerite, Nylon-12, Microcrystalline Wax, Octyldodecanol, Cetyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Retinyl Palmitate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Water, Propylparaben, Ascorbyl Palmitate.  May Contain: Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Mica, Carmine, Chromium Oxide Greens, Ultramarines.

My thoughts:

The Perfect Color comes with a sleek matte black design in a twist-up tube. The shade Ecstasy is a very pigmented cool-toned shimmery pink. A little goes a long way on my cheeks. I love how this shade makes me look more youthful and glowy. I like to apply it by pressing it onto the apples of my cheeks straight from the tube and blending it out with a blush kabuki brush (like Bellange's Beautiful Blush and Bronzer brush). I love this product for my cheeks but it is very drying on my lips and I don't like wearing pink shades on my eyes. This means it is not a successful 3-in-1 product for me, but I will continue using it as a blush because it's long lasting and wears beautifully. I think this shade could work for most skin tones as long as light skinned girls don't get too heavy handed.

Paula Dorf's Perfect Color retails for $32 and you can purchase it from their website here. For a limited time, they are offering a gift with purchase if you use the code ECSTASY at checkout. Paula Dorf is also kicking it up a notch by giving readers the chance to win a GIVEAWAY of a makeup kit full of their favorite products. Enter here for a chance to win their $125 value makeup kit.

***This product was sent to me for review purposes. All opinions are my own and 100% honest.