When it comes to facial masks, I can’t get enough. I have so many it’s ridiculous. All different types. All different benefits.
But I only get a professional facial maybe once or twice a year, so I try to do the best I can to take care of my skin at home. I’d like to bring your attention to a terrific new mask from Kiehls, and one of their serums that makes the mask even more exceptional.
Ginger Leaf & Hibiscus Firming Mask
Kiehls has added several new face masks to their mask range. The four that I’ve seen on their website and advertised on Facebook most recently come in translucent brightly colored jars and are a mix of overnight and rinse-off masks. I received Kiehls Ginger Leaf & Hibiscus Firming Mask, an overnight mask in a raspberry colored jar.
Firming masks are my jam, so this velvety rich, light pink mask is perfect for me. It has a bouncy gel-cream texture, and it’s not heavy on my skin.
On their website, Kiehls reminds us that the hisbiscus flower closes up at night to protect its precious nectar. As an ingredient, hibiscus hydrates and firms. Ginger leaf is added to the formula to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. The mask provides overnight firming as well as longer term firming benefits while it moisturizes.
The mask is recommended for use every night, and to tell you the truth, I’ve gotten hooked. I’m supposed to be testing another moisturizer, and I can’t make myself stop using this one.
Though rich, Kiehls Ginger Leaf & Hibiscus Firming Mask is perfect to wear overnight. It’s not greasy, it absorbs well, and it doesn’t stain my pillow though I sleep on my stomach or side. In fact, it seems more like a moisturizer than a heavy mask. In the morning, I just rinse it off. My skin feels smooth and hydrated, and it has a nice glow.
Because I have a friend who is sensitive to scents, I try to remember to mention fragrance. As you might see in the long ingredient list below, one of the ingredients at the end of the list is Rosa Damascena extract, and that gives the mask a light rose scent. Although I love rose scent, I don’t smell it when it’s on my skin.
Kiehls Ginger Leaf & Hibiscus Firming Mask contains 3.4 fl. oz. and is priced at $54.
I really love this overnight mask! I wondered how others felt about it, so I read through all the customer comments and reviews on the Kiehls website. We all feel the same way about Kiehls Ginger Leaf & Hibiscus Firming Mask. Check ’em out. It’s a home run!
Ingredients: AQUA / WATER, PVP, PROPANEDIOL, BEHENYL ALCOHOL, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, ISOAMYL LAURATE, MANGIFERA INDICA SEED BUTTER/MANGO SEED BUTTER, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER/SHEA BUTTER, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII OIL/SHEA OIL, PULLULAN, ARACHIDYL ALCOHOL, EUPHORBIA CERIFERA CERA/CANDELILLA WAX, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, COCO-GLUCOSIDE, PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA ROOT EXTRACT, SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS ROOT EXTRACT, PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS OIL/SWEET ALMOND OIL, HIBISCUS ESCULENTUS SEED EXTRACT
SODIUM POLYACRYLATE, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, ARACHIDYL GLUCOSIDE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN PEG-100 STEARATE, GLYCERYL STEARATE, ALPINIA GALANGA LEAF EXTRACT, SODIUM POLYACRYLATE STARCH, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, HYDROLYZED OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA FLOWER EXTRACT, PHENOXYETHANOL, ADENOSINE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, ECLIPTA PROSTRATA LEAF EXTRACT, PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS OIL/PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS FLOWER OIL, MELIA AZADIRACHTA LEAF EXTRACT, FAEX EXTRACT/YEAST EXTRACT, CITRONELLOL, XANTHAN GUM, CITRUS AURANTIUM AMARA LEAF/TWIG OIL – BITTER ORANGE LEAF/TWIG OIL, JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA OIL, MELIA AZADIRACHTA FLOWER EXTRACT, GERANIOL, LINALOOL, LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA OIL/LAVENDER OIL, CORALLINA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT, CURCUMA LONGA ROOT EXTRACT/TURMERIC ROOT EXTRACT, ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM SEED OIL, SALVIA SCLAREA EXTRACT/CLARY EXTRACT
MORINGA OLEIFERA SEED OIL, OCIMUM BASILICUM FLOWER/LEAF EXTRACT – BASIL FLOWER/LEAF EXTRACT, DIPTERYX ODORATA SEED EXTRACT, CISTUS LADANIFERUS LEAF/STEM EXTRACT, COUMARIN, OCIMUM SANCTUM LEAF EXTRACT, CITRAL, ROSA DAMASCENA EXTRACT, VANILLA PLANIFOLIA FRUIT EXTRACT, TOCOPHEROL, CITRIC ACID
Midnight Recovery Concentrate
I discovered Midnight Recovery Concentrate via a travel size mini-bottle that I got in my Barney’s beauty bag a while ago. It was love at first use!
Midnight Recovery Concentrate is a lightweight nighttime facial oil with a light herbal scent. The 1.0 fl. oz. dark blue glass bottle that I have now contains a dosing dropper. But about three drops is all that it takes to cover my face. I press the oil onto my clean face, and it gets absorbed almost immediately without leaving a greasy feeling on my skin.
The serum contains three key ingredients:
- evening primrose oil: essential fatty acids from the seeds of the evening primrose plant repair the skin’s barrier while maintaining elasticity and hydration
- lavender oil: soothes irritation and inflammation to even skin tone; a calming oil that brightens skin
- squalene: derived from olives, squalene is a lipid that replenishes the skin’s barrier.
Midnight Recovery Concentrate truly does work overnight to help skin heal itself by strengthening its barrier and providing protection against environmental stressors. Just applying it to the skin makes it feel better instantly. It gives skin a velvety feeling as it drinks up the essential oils and botanicals.
Coupling Midnight Recovery Concentrate with Ginger Leaf & Hibiscus Firming Mask creates the dynamic duo. I press a few drops of Midnight Recovery Concentrate into my cleansed skin, and then follow up with a layer of creamy pink Ginger Leaf & Hibiscus Firming Mask. The next morning, my skin feels fabulous: hydrated, firmer, plump. I know I can’t turn the clock back, but this combo sure helps!
Midnight Recovery Concentrate comes in three sizes: 1 fl. oz. $46, 1.7 fl. oz. $73, and 3.4 fl. oz. $123. You should read the customer reviews for this delightful serum: 5 star average rating with 673 people singing its praises. Wow.
Ingredients: CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE, SQUALANE, ROSA CANINA FRUIT OIL, OENOTHERA BIENNIS OIL/EVENING PRIMROSE OIL, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS OI/ JOJOBA SEED OIL, CORIANDRUM SATIVUM OIL/CORIANDER SEED OIL, TOCOPHEROL, LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA OIL/LAVENDER OIL, PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS FLOWER OIL, LINALOOL, ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS LEAF OIL/ROSEMARY LEAF OIL, CITRONELLOL, GERANIOL, LAVANDULA HYBRIDA OIL
CUCUMIS SATIVUS EXTRACT/CUCUMBER FRUIT EXTRACT, CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT/TURMERIC ROOT EXTRACT, LIMONENE, CITRAL, SCLAREOLIDE, ROSA SPP/ROSE FLOWER OIL, JASMINUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT/JASMINE EXTRACT, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED OIL/SUNFLOWER SEED OIL
My suggestion is try these two skincare products in tandem if you can. If not, put them both on your wish list. Sephora’s VIB event is coming up soon. They’re worth it!
Have you tried either of these skincare products from Kiehls?
You got me at hibiscus because it’s the national flower Malaysia! The Firming Mask might just be my first product from Kiehl’s.
How lovely! I didn’t know that. Kiehl’s is a wonderful brand. Definitely worth getting to know, and these two products are my favorites!
I really enjoy overnight masks and this one sounds like it may be perfect for me! I definitely will be picking it up to try out myself!
I think you’d enjoy it, Jen. And a little goes a long way, so it’s a good value too!
That mask looks delightful!
I can’t stop using Ginger Leaf & Hibiscus Firming Mask every. single. night!
Thank you for talking about the fragrance. I’ve heard that Kiehls Midnight Recovery is good for people with sleep problems.
Hmmmm, Marcia, maybe that’s another reason why I love it. It has a light herbal scent, but I don’t smell it on my skin.
My sister really likes the Midnight Concentrate, and she has great skin. I think I need to give it a try!
Midnight Recovery Concentrate is terrific. I think you’d like it. Glad to hear your sister is a fan!
Hibiscus is one of my fave flowers, it’s so abundant here in Hawaii!
Hibiscus is such a beautiful flower! Here in New England, we can buy them for the summer, but they don’t do well in the house in our cold winters, boo hoo
Ooh, I think the ginger would feel very invigorating!
I love ginger too, but since this is ginger leaf it doesn’t have the same effects as ginger does on the tongue – at least for me, it doesn’t. It’s a wonderful mask though
The Hibiscus mask sounds delectable!
I think you’d love it, Helen!
I’m a HUGE fan of Kiehl’s products and use them almost daily! I’ll have to add that mask into my skincare routine to see what I think! I’ve heard a lot of great things about it!
The Ginger Leaf & Hibiscus Firming Mask really is wonderful. And paired with Midnight Recovery Concentrate, the duo is divine (especially for those of us with dry skin)
Can you believe I’ve never tried Kiehl’s products? I’ve heard amazing things about the Midnight Recovery Concentrate so I might make that my first product of theirs that I try, especially since you liked it.
Cassie, I am so in love with Kiehls Midnight Recovery Concentrate! It is my favorite oil bar none. Hope you will get to try it some day!
I’d love to try that mask, it looks and sounds amazing!
The mask sounds great. I have been thinking about trying a night mask for so long and this post is making me realize then I should act on my thoughts pretty soon. 😀 Great post <3
It looks so creamy and lush!
It actually has a bouncy, gel-creme texture so it feels protective but not heavy on my face. Very nice
Thanks Allison.
I’ve been wanting to purchase this ever since I laid eyes on it. An this was one of the most detailed (and useful) reviews I could find online for this mask. You did reply to one of the comments that it’s a delight for dry skin. I’ve really sensitive PCOS skin, and bounces between oily to combination. Do you suppose this may be too oily for me?
Have you by any chance sampled the Turmeric & Cranberry Seed Mask? I know I need an overnight mask for all the damage the harsh weather in Dubai does to me. 🙁
Hi Diana, thank you for your wonderful comment about my review. I appreciate it! I’m sorry that you are suffering from PCOS. One of the bloggers that I follow, simplystine.com also has PCOS and she writes about it from time to time. I have not tried Kiehl’s Turmeric & Cranberry Seed Mask, unfortunately. I love the Ginger Leaf & Hibiscus Firming Mask, but it is primarily an anti-aging sleeping mask to help with dry skin and wrinkles. Perhaps adding a hyaluronic acid serum to your routine to help your skin hold onto moisture might be worthwhile. I have several, but Korean brand IUNIK has a hyaluronic acid essence that is 45% HA, and it is affordably priced. It’s my go-to. Also, take a look at the video from a young woman who has PCOS who is using a nighttime skincare routine with Kiehl’s products https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rBocOFXmV4 I use the Midnight Recovery Serum Concentrate also, and it is truly amazing. I’m not sure I would have thought about it immediately for those with acne, but she is having great results with it, and she discussed it with the folks at Kiehls. Let me know what you think.