SUKIN PURIFYING FACIAL MASQUE

It delights me that beauty companies still apply the technique of using vaguely European spelling on their products in an attempt to make them seem fancier. (A masque is surely just a mask wearing a beret and holding a croissant.) When I opened the lid of this charmant little tub I was doubly delighted by the colour of the gloop inside – a lovely shade of terracotta red. Ooh la-la! Following the instructions, I applied the masque to my face and neck and set the timer for 15 minutes. (As it turns out, ‘Sukin’ is actually a Russian swear word, so if you want to make the time pass quicker, you can angrily shout this into the mirror while pretending to be Vladimir Putin.) After rinsing, my skin felt super-cleansed and soft. I’d recommend this product to anyone prone to oiliness or the desire to cosplay as a fascist dictator. DF