Customer Reviews

Queen Helene Masque, Mint Julep - 8 oz

5 star:		(78)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(13)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I just tried this Mint Julep Masque for the first time.

It stung just the slightest bit going on, but that was actually reassuring to me, in that I felt that there must be something to the product :)

The scent was refreshing. The color is a palish green, and the texture is like a very thick cream or paste.

The packaging said to "apply generously" and then wait 15 minutes. I applied an opaque layer over my face, but it took at least 30 minutes before it was really dry.

When I washed the masque off, the pores on my nose were practically gone. Which was amazing! I was very pleased with this product for that reason alone. Immediate visible improvement.

The product didn't feel too drying. I'm guessing I'll get 6-7 applications out of one tube. I would definitely purchase this product again.

update: I'll probably get 9-10 applications from one tube. It's more than I thought! Also, I've been using almost every day, and the improvement in my complexion is very noticeable! It's not just my pores. My entire face is evened out and brighter. Amazing that an inexpensive product can do this! I generally use high end products. But this is a keeper despite its low price.

I'm eighteen, and I've had bad acne for all of my life; constant zits around my mouth, on my chin and forehead, and lots of blackheads on my nose, and my skintype was really frusturating; oily and greasey, yet dry all the time. Wash your face with water as hot as you can stand it for a while, or try steaming it, then slap some of this stuff on nice and thick overnight; it's incredible. It will dry your skin; just put a bit of oil-free skin lotion on your face after you wash it off, and be sure that the face wash you use isn't abrasive ( I use Nivea's moisturizing cream face wash, the white stuff with the orange beads..) If you have red irritating pimples, you'll notice a change overnight; and if you use it every night, your skin will rock. The cool thing is, this stuff also shrinks and minimizes the little pocks that zits leave in your face; I used to have them really bad under my eyes, they're almost nonexistant now. Wal-Mart sells this stuff, if you were wondering. (Usually, anyway.)

This product is great! I just started to use this product and I love how it makes my skin feel. I am a teen and this help dry up my pimples and reduce redness. My skin feels soft and i really noticed a difference! I recommend this product to any skin type!

I am 21 and male and never have been a fan of acne "curing" products, facial scrubs, etc... Additionally, there was no way that I was going to use a mask... I always thought it was a girl thing. Well, I was wrong. Recently my girlfriend had me try a mask that came with proactive and it seemed do help with my pimples a little bit. So, out of curiosity one day I picked up this Mint Julep mask because it has mostly natural products rather than all the drying agents most acne products use like salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide. I also used a product called Principal Secret: blemish buster solution which contains sulfur which is excellent at getting rid of zits. Unfortunately this spot treatment of sulfur is almost 30 dollars for a .5oz bottle. To my surprise, the mint julep mask contains sulfur and can be used as a spot treatment as well. I use the mask once a week, and wash my face once everyday with St. Ives apricot scrub (without salicylic acid) and have seen amazing results. I have had really great results with this mask and my zits have disappeared completely. Every once and a while I will have one start to pop up, but I use the apricot scrub to open the pores then follow with a dab of this (leave on overnight) and do my weekly one application per week routine and the result is great. My girlfriend no longer gives me a hard time about zits, and I am more confident because I have a clean professional looking face. I highly recommend this product.

Ive been using this since like the 6th grade (Im 26 now). I use it probably 1-2x a week and its amazing. It helps minimize pores and kill current pimples. Its very easy to use. I just put it on, go do the dishwasher or something and then take a shower and get it off. I take it off in the shower with water/soap and then follow it up with the mint julep facial scrub. When I get out of the shower my face is smooth, pores are reduced and my skin is glowing.
The bottle lasts forever too!

This product removes dirt from the skin. I can tell wheneve I use it my skin gets clear and clean. I love the feeling of mint on face while letting it dry. When it is dry on my face I can see some oil coming out of my skin because the oil makes small spots on the dry pack. I recommend this to oily skin people. It is so inexpensive for the quality.

This product is very good. To start off it's very easy to put on. The product may sting or tingle for a minute or so, but that's typical of any mask like this one, it's just cleaning everything off that you coulden't get with the cleanser or scrub. While the product is drying, it gets into the pores especially around the nose where blackheads are, and you can see it. If this were a peel-off mask, it would probably gently peel off all of your blackheads. It smoothes the area around the nose and actually treats the blackheads. The stuff inside the acne is actually sucked out and removed when washed off. Since this product does not have eucaliptus, it will not overdry your face which is very good. I reccomend using this product once a week. Here's a good order to use to clean your skin with:
1. Cleanse- with any typical cleanser. (I reccomend an invigorating cleanser that you can feel working and opening pores to prepare for the scrub.)
2. Scrub- with any typical scrub (You could use a scrub with a cleanser for extra cleansing if your face is not too dry.)
3. Mask- with this superb mask or any other of your choice.
4. Tone- with any typical toner, I reccomend a more gentle toner like the "L'oreal Hydrafresh Toner" just to soften up skin and prepare for soft moisturizer.

5. Moisturize- with any typical moisturizer.


All in all this mask is very good and does what it says. It is the original formula, so it's very good for your face.

I like this product, it clears your skin even after the first use. Well, all I have discovered so far regarding skin care is that if you have a oily or mixed-type of skin, you have to watch your diet, stay away from greasy food, eat lots of veggies and fruits, drink lots of green tea after meals to detoxify your body, and exercise regularly. In addition to this life style, if you use this product, you will certainly receive good results. But by itself, it is not going to make miracles. It is good to get rid of excess sebum on face, which is important to prevent black or white heads. It also dries up the pimples quickly. But I recommend it in tandem with a healthy life :)

I've bought all kinds of products looking for something to help my acne prone skin. It's hard to believe this gem was hiding right up the street for literally a fraction of the price I've paid for less effective products.

I bought this after reading the reviews here. I knew something good was happening as soon as I put it on. It tingles in a pleasant way and you can actually feel it working. It took about 30 minutes to dry completely. I rinsed it off and my face feels CLEAN. There's no other word to describe it. It really feels like my pores are breathing a sigh of relief. I don't know that my face has ever felt this unclogged. A lot of the gunk in my pores and on the surface of my skin has been sucked up and rinsed off. My skin feels smooth and soft. It is a little dry and tight, but I know my skin will eventually adjust to that and the dryness will lessen after a few uses.

It's a little tough to rinse this stuff off because it's thick and clings a bit. I recommend using it before you shower. That'll be the fastest and easiest way to get it off.

The smell is also quite strong and minty. Some people will be turned off and/or simply unable to stand it. I started getting a headache after a while from the smell, but it was well worth suffering through. (At least it's not as bad as Mario Badescu drying mask, which smells like tires. I actually had to shove balls of tissue up my nostrils with that one.)

All in all, read the reviews and believe them. I hope the effects continue and that it doesn't stop working after a while. We'll see. I'm already looking at other Queen Helene products, which you'll notice also have stellar reviews.

I bought this for my wife, at her request, and she loved it. I gave it a try and this product literally prevented breakouts and my skin felt much better. It's crazy to think that a 3 dollar product can work so well when there are so many other more expensive alternatives.