IOMA Paris - ENERGIZE Vitality Sleeping Mask - Moisturizing and Oxygenating Face Mask Treatment for Overnight Glow, (50g)

Wow! SO, this IOMA Paris Vitality Face Mask is knock-your-socks off expensive, not going to lie. Currently at the time of this review, it’s priced at $75.50. That’s about $44 an OUNCE, guys. Crazy, crazy expensive. HOWEVER. With that being said…I want to inform you dear readers about something I was recently educated on myself, and something I find very important to tell other women (and men, if you’re a man reading this, too!). The FDA (the Food and Drug Administration), is a government agency in the United States that monitors what goes in—and more importantly— what stays OUT of our food chain, our pharmaceutical drugs, our cosmetics.... (and so on and so forth, etc). They do a fairly good job of this, otherwise consumers in the United States would be very sick, getting ill with things like radiation poisoning (yes, this used to happen)...or skin rashes, etc. and big business would be able to get away with it. The FDA stops that from happening. However, they are not NEARLY as effective, nor as stringent, as the European Union in protecting consumers when it comes to the cosmetics industry. Want to know why I know this? Well, here, I’ll just take a quote from a Connecticut senator, who is trying to work to ban more cosmetic ingredients. Prepare to be shocked and angered. “Many Americans are unaware that they are absorbing untested and unsafe chemicals in their products,” said Alex Bergstein, a state senator who put forward the Connecticut legislation. Bergstein was previously the chair of the Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental health center. “Generally, the EU has got it right. In the US we have a strong favoritism towards companies and manufacturers, to the extent that public health and the environment is being harmed. The pendulum has swung in an extreme way and it’s really going to take a general awakening by the public.” The disparity in standards between the EU and US has grown to the extent it touches almost every element of most Americans’ lives. In cosmetics alone, the EU has banned or restricted more than 1,300 chemicals while the US has outlawed or curbed just 11.” You read that correctly. The EU bans over 1,300 chemicals while we ban 11. Makes me want to cry! For example, CerVe, a brand we all know in the US, is BANNED in the EU. Crazy, huh? They take their skincare seriously for the protection of their citizens. And, you should, too. Your skin is a very precious organ. Work to treat it as such! You only have it, and it wraps you up every day, protecting you from the elements and working so hard to keep you safe. SO. Back to IOMA. Now, recognize that IOMA is 100% MADE IN FRANCE? YAYYYYYYYY!!!! See where I am going with this? That $75 price tag doesn’t feel quite so bad to you anymore? It doesn’t to me, either. Especially when it feels soooo smooth and glides incredibly well onto my skin as the last-step in my skincare regimen. I like to add on top of my (working to phase to all EU branded) toners, eye creams, retinols, regular moisturizers, using this as my sleep mask last. It works fabulously. No breakouts and my skin feels smooth, soft, and refreshed the next day. Like in the description, I tend to use this just a few times a week. I think that’s all that is really needed to give your skin the drink it needs! I hope you learned a lil’ from this long, long review (sorry!), but I want us both to be healthy and happy! Please enjoy IOMA as much as I do!

My first experience with an overnight sleep mask. How decadent! How luxurious! I love it!! The first time I used it I don't think I was generous enough with my slathering. It didn't feel like it did much. But by the second time I tried it I put quite a bit of it on my face after washing and toning it before bed. I sat up for an hour or so after applying and let it fully dry and absorb into my face before laying down for the night. In the morning my face felt like it had a layer of something dry on it, so I rinsed it with warm water and what was left behind was a glowing, dewy complexion unlike anything I'd experienced in years. Wow! Truly impressed. This feels like a luxury to me and isn't something I treat myself to every day. But about once a week I'll pull this out of the cabinet instead of my arsenal of night time serums and creams. It's like having a day off from skin care where I wind up with better skin. Such a win. Highly, highly recommend this product! I use this product as part of my own personal full skincare routine. Individual results could vary from person to person. Always remember to test new products in small areas until you're sure of any reaction your skin may have to something new. Full disclosure, as an Amazon Vine Voice I received this product at a free/discounted rate. However, I select each individual item for my own use personally and spend at least a month assessing the item before I make my unbiased review.

This is a wonderful treat for my skin!! It’s packaged nicely and has a little instruction pamphlet inside the box (which makes it feel fancy & expensive). It has the most beautiful light fragrance and makes my skin feel super hydrated and plump. The day after using it, I looked more even-toned and radiant. I definitely see a glow to my skin! I’ll be using it a few times a week, usually the night after I use a chemical peel. The only thing I don’t like is having to wash it off the next morning. I have an awesome skin care routine in the evenings, but as a toddler mom I don’t always have time to wash and prep my skin when I wake up. I put reminders in my phone so I don’t forget!! This is worth every penny and feels like a high-quality spa treatment. Highly recommend it and can’t wait to see what it does with continued use. Hope this helps! 😉

I was really excited to try this, and the French are known for their high-quality skin care! However, I find the scent very overpowering, and the consistency of this mask a little greasy--not as luxurious as I had hoped. It pills on my skin and I wake up with a somewhat flaky face. It IS moisturizing, but not any more so than some of my other, much less expensive night creams/masks.

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