[REVIEW] C.O. Bigelow Power Berry Mask

Hi everyone!

This will be our first review!  We're pretty excited to hit the ground running on beginning our foray into the beauty guru/reviewer world! It's such an interesting experience to try and put into words what we would normally be reading instead!

In any case, enough blabbing :) Let us continue!

The product that we are going to be reviewing today is the C.O. Bigelow Power Berry Mask.  

The boyfriend and I (Athena) were able to stop by Bath and Body Works to pick up some gifts for his mom and I happened to see this particular mask and a BIG 75%OFF sign.  I thought what the heck, why not pick this up and give it a try? I love their Rose Balm so I figured their masks may be worth a shot.  I looked at the price tag and it said $18! I thought hmm, 75% off of $18? How much could that be?

Lo and behold! The lady told me that it would be $4.50 after the discount! I froze and immediately told the boyfriend to go and get another one! :P Needless to say, I was pretty excited to give this mask a try once I got home!

So let's go through the basics of this product.

Packaging This is what the product looks like.  Pretty simple packaging and feels pretty sturdy.  It feels like it would hold up relatively well in traveling which is always a good thing!

Ingredients/Claims The following was extracted from their website: Bigelow Chemists This purple power mask is formulated to rescue and revitalize skin with the powerful properties of the antioxidant-packed Brazilian acai berry. This multi-faceted skin saver purifies and nourishes skin with replenishing vitamins and minerals. It is formulated to combat visible signs of aging and skin dehydration, imparting a soft, porcelain-smooth complexion for a more youthful-looking appearance. Made with soft clay, it combines detoxifying cleansing with a healthful helping of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidant-rich acai berry.

• Restores tone, texture and translucency, and instantly imparts a soft, porcelain-smooth complexion

• An essential product for natural, healthy-looking skin

• Consumer research results: Over 90% of consumers said their skin immediately felt softer, smoother and refreshed

• Dermatologist tested

• Not tested on animals

• Made in USA

Ingredients: Water (Aqua, Eau), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Kaolin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Aronia Melanocarpa (Chokeberry) Extract, Garcinia Mangostana (Mangosteen) Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract, Withania Somnifera Root Extract, Sea Whip Extract, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tocopherol, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols, Myristyl Nicotinate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Milk Lipids (Lactis Lipida, Lipides du lait), Linoleic Acid, Phytosterols, Zea May (Corn) Oil, Bisabolol, Phospholipids, Oleic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Triolein, Saccharomyces/Magnesium Ferment, Saccharomyces/Copper Ferment, Saccharomyces/Iron Ferment, Saccharomyces/Silicon Ferment, Saccharomyces/Zinc Ferment, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, 7-Dehydrocholesterol, Hexyldecanol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Frangrance (Parfum), Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cetylhydroxyproline, Palmitamide, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbitan Isostearate, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 60, Hexylene Glycol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Benzoate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Limonene, Linalool, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891). Directions A mask is best used after a bath or shower when skin has been steam cleaned. Squeeze a generous amount onto fingertips and smooth over face. Let mask sit for 15 minutes and rinse with warm water. Use one to two times per week or as often as needed to maintain healthy-looking skin. Avoid getting into eyes. If this occurs, rinse thoroughly with water.
Thoughts The actual mask doesn't have much of a fragrance though it does have a very light berry scent.  After squeezing some of the mask out of the tube, I was surprised to find that there weren't any sort of granules inside of it.  I thought that there would be some exfoliating properties to this mask but it's definitely okay that it doesn't.  I prefer not to use granule type exfoliators anyway. The consistency of this mask is very smooth and is light purple in color.  It goes on like a dream and feels very light as a mask.  Throughout the fifteen minutes, I was using the mask it seemed to have a light tingling effect on my face.  It wasn't too distracting but the mask did feel like it was working. After about 15 minutes, I noticed that the tingling had stopped and the mask was no longer wet probably due to the clay ingredient.  It wasn't too hard to wash off and my skin felt refreshed! It left my skin feeling pretty nice and not dried out even after half an hour.  It's just a little bit shy of the moisture content I would usually like though. 
My skin does look a little bit more evened out and feels smoother though I wouldn't say that this mask is entirely life-changing.  It is pretty good for the price that I got it for though!  Overall, I think that if you're trying find a very basic mask then this would be a good bet. Rating: 3.5/5 stars Have you tried it before? What are your thoughts?

Disclosure: This mask was purchased by SUPERbijinUP for review purposes.