Real Nature Mask Lemon from The Face Shop

"A brightening mask sheet containing fresh lemon extract with vitamin C to densely penetrate the skin and brighten dull skin tone while maintaining its translucence"

Surprisingly, this will be the first mask I've ever used in my lifetime, though probably not the last. This product is obviously a Korean product, as seen by all the Korean writing on the packaging. I bought this from The Face Shop in Megamall. The packaging has a description and instructions on the back, written in Korean in the top half and an English translation on the bottom half. The mask claims to contain 1000mg of fresh lemon extract. I've seen from other website that lemon extract or lemon juice is very effective in getting rid of dark spots and brightening the face.

So when I first take the mask out, it is folded into a little square. It is definitely soaked with the solution. I mean, this mask was drenched. The solution is very thick, reminds me a lot of syrup. Interestingly enough, the solution does not smell like lemon despite being made of lemon extract. I thought that was weird.The mask itself is very large, large enough to fit everyone I guess. They eye holes were very large. The hole for the nose was kind of weird. There was a flap of some sort but the flap was much bigger than my nose but the hole for the nose is pretty big. Since the mask was so large, there were quite a bit of flaps of overlap. Even the lip hole was very wide, but maybe I just have tiny lips.

The instructions said to keep the mask on for 15 - 20 minutes. Since the mask is so drenched with solution, I left it on until the mask became relatively dry. That took way longer than 20 minutes, more like 45 minutes. I didn't want to waste the mask which is why I did that. So the question is did the mask do what it is supposed to? I do think it brightened my face and with the amount of solution in the mask, it did penetrate my skin very well. I don't think it made my skin oily unlike I thought it would. I do think my skin looked better and brighter. Would it have had the same effect if I kept it on for only 20 minutes? I don't know. But keeping it on as long as I did, it definitely worked!