Face masks have become the foundation of any luxurious skin care routine. No matter how tired, stressed, broken-out, or dehydrated your skin may be, there’s a face mask out there to actually help it recover and return your natural glow. But with more ways to apply them than ever before—sheet, mud, gel, peel-off—and tons of clean options, it can be hard to determine which facial mask is right for your skin. We did the homework for you, rounding up the best masks for every skin type, so you’ll find your new favorite (or two, or three). Here are 27 essential face masks for your next spa night:
You’ve no doubt seen this mask all over Instagram. Famous for dramatically tightening and lifting skin, Hanacure’s facial mask delivers results you can see and feel right away.
It’s actually shocking how bright, plump, and glowy skin looks after letting this cutesy, under-$5 sheet mask work its magic.
We love a skin-clearing facial mask with a simple and clean formula, mostly because you’ll be able to tell fast which ingredients are working for you—since it only uses marshmallow root extract and mango juice, spirulina, and chlorella powders.
With both anti-aging and moisturizing ingredients, this creamy overnight mask helps give skin a dewier, healthier appearance while you sleep. Think of it like a nighttime moisturizer on steroids.
These hydrogel masks are packed with the one-two hydrating punch of hyaluronic acid and glycerin, which help create the perfect environment for the brand’s signature anti-aging ingredient, epidermal growth factor (EGF). With continued use, skin will look and feel firmer, bouncier, and all-around more youthful.
Inspired by Scandinavian cold-water plunges, this turquoise (!) clay mask deep-cleans pores and gently exfoliates with lactic acid and salicylic acid. Meanwhile, eucalyptus, alpine willow herb, and snow lotus soothe skin and provide an addictive cooling sensation.
Great for when skin needs an instant hydration boost, this soothing gel mask has aloe vera to refresh skin on contact and rosehip seed oil for added anti-aging benefits.
Clean beauty lovers hoard this mask for its skin-clearing properties and refreshing jelly texture.
The PSL-esque scent is addictive, as is the gentle exfoliation courtesy of pumpkin enzymes and alpha and beta hydroxy acids.
This self-warming, powder-to-mousse formula is infused with charcoal and turmeric to draw out impurities from pores like a magnet and leave skin glowing and fresh.
This is the reason celebs skin looks so good on the red carpet. A secret staple in every makeup artist’s bag, the coddling, ultra-luxe cream plumps and brightens skin in minutes (and can just be wiped off, not rinsed) before moving on to makeup.
This calming mask is the answer to any dry-skin sufferer’s dreams. It works overtime while you sleep to hydrate and restore damage, and can also be used for a 10-minute masking session if you need a quick fix.
This intense exfoliating mask uses acids to dissolve any dead skin cells and reveal softer, brighter, baby-smooth skin (hence the name).
The clay mask that could be credited with starting out modern masking craze, this tingling mud formula sucks every atom of gunk out of your pores. It’s ideal for those prone to blackheads and oily t-zones.
It’s the gold standard in sheet masks for a reason: nothing makes your skin look glowier, quicker.
Slather this on before bed and you’ll wake up with skin so hydrated, plump, and dewy you’ll be tempted to skip moisturizer.
Some sheet masks clear pores, others brighten, and some gently exfoliate. This mask by Miranda Kerr does all three, all while using only clean, organic, and green ingredients like turmeric.
This anti-aging sheet mask plumps fine lines right away, but the retinol will smooth and brighten skin over time.
This mask claims to boost skin’s hydration by up to 200 percent in just 15 minutes. In our own non-scientific studies at-home, we think it’s more like a billion percent (we couldn’t believe just how fabulously dewy we were).
Imagine all the skin-regenerating and plumping goodness of the ANR serum, packed into an easy-to-use sheet mask. Then imagine that sheet mask with a silver foil backing, so that every drop of the serum goes right into your skin and doesn’t evaporate into the air. That’s the genius of this mask.
