Beauty masks at Mumbai’s cosmetic stores

By now you know that harsh weather conditions and rising levels of pollution, wreck havoc on your skin and keep your face from sporting that healthy glow. Well, now it’s not only easy to maintain the delicate balance of your skin but also possible to stretch the time between your facials and “spa’cials”, saving you time and dime, courtesy groovy beauty packs by well-known brands. Shop for them at these cosmetic stores.

Protect your skin by strengthening its natural barrier with Body Shop’s (Oberoi Mall , Goregaon East; Inorbit Mall, Malad West) Aloe Protective Restoring Mask, a soothing leave-on mask with sesame oil that softens and restores suppleness. For regular protection, apply this nourishing mask on your sensitive skin, once a week and leave on for twenty minutes. Then there’s the Wise Woman Intensive Firming Mask, a hydrating cream mask that plumps and revitalises your face and neck in just ten minutes.

Suffering from sallow and oily skin? Check out Honey and Fresh Lemon Balancing face pack from Forest Essentials (Millennium Mall, Worli; Inorbit Mall). The balanced blend of honey (natural hydrant) and fresh lemon (good for removing excess sebum and impurities and tightening pores), leaves your skin clear and glowing with brightness.

For a smooth super-clean look, indulge in H₂O Plus’ (Atria Mall, Worli) Sea Mineral Mud Mask. With exotic ingredients such as sea fennel, witch hazel, sea lettuce, oyster shell extract, and clay, the mask leaves your face looking younger and radiant, in just ten minutes.

When strapped for time these packs come in real handy but then who needs an excuse at all to indulge in their magic.