The full face light mask

WHAT IS IT? The gold-coloured MZ Skin Golden Facial LED Mask offers several varieties of LED light. The solid shield of a mask is quite heavy, with eye holes so you can still see out. On the inside, there are LED lights which emit red (collagen boosting, anti-inflammatory), or blue (acne-busting), or clear near infra-red (regenerating and calming) or green light (to reduce pigmentation) or even red and blue light together.

The countdown timer offers a 20-minute session as a default, but you can change this as you prefer. WHAT IT’S LIKE TO USE: The mask is quite heavy, and therefore easier to use lying down than sitting up. Also, if I use it while upright, I get swimming-goggle-style indent marks below my eyes which take an hour or two to soften. Depending on how bright you set the light, it is just about possible to watch TV while wearing it, as long as you are close enough to be able to plug it into an electrical socket. Apart from these quibbles, it is fab. VERDICT: Impressive but heavy. People with any skin type can use this and will see benefits if they use it regularly enough. COST: £ 85 ( mzskin.com).