SHEET MASK | Augustinus Bader Hydrogel Face Mask with TFC8

Purchased by me

I just wrapped up my one week of vacation and what I love about how I tend to structure my time off is that I leave mid-week and I come back on a Friday because while it is still a weekday, you cannot really follow up on anything because everyone is already packing up for the weekend! Then I work Saturday where I can have more time to catch up and then come Monday, I am ready for the week!

 
As always, whenever I am off, I like to do staycations and try out beauty products so I put my skin through a few sheet masks including this luxury hydrogel face mask from Augustinus Bader! 

I think of Augustinus Bader as more a celebrity brand now, but when I did some research on Dr. Bader and his patented complex TFC8, it did seem promising and as an academic, he is indeed a professor of Cell Biology in Germany, who seems to have moved more into "treatments for the wealthy". While I wish academics stayed academics, the celebrity space always seems to win and then I get a bit suspicious of buying the brand and wanting to give them any of my money.

What makes this mask special? This mask contains TFC8 which is a blend of lipids and peptides as well as brightening niacinamide all in a bronze-coloured hydrogel mask which I was not expecting! I was expecting a white or clear mask so the bronze colour was a fun surprise!

Ingredients: Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, 1, 2-Hexanediol, Chondrus Crispus Powder, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum, Allantoin, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Panthenol, Niacinamide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Calcium Lactate, Pentylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Sodium Phytate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Maltodextrin, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Chlorphenesin, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Acacia Senegal Gum, Tin Oxide, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Citric Acid, Alanyl Glutamine, Arginine, Oligopeptide-177, Phenylalanine, Potassium Sorbate, Sisymbrium Irio Seed Oil, Sodium Chloride, Copper Tripeptide-1, CI 77491 (Iron Oxide), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide)

Mask Summary:

Price: $45 CDN/mask or $250/Box of 6

What it does: Powered by TFC8 to hydrate, plump and illuminate skin while reducing fine lines and wrinkles

Scent: None

Essence Type: Clear, lightly viscous 

Duration: 30 minutes

Thickness: Average for current standard hydrogel

Mask Fit: It fit, but both pieces continuously slid down my face

Tackiness: Medium

Hydration: I think because of the tackiness, my skin did feel hydrated and I didn't feel tight around my eyes or anywhere else so I forgot to apply moisturizer.

Other notes: I WISH I had more to say about such an expensive mask!

Final verdict: I am sure this is a mask that if I use it twice a week, I might start to see some results, but I really find it hard to justify the price considering how many amazing Korean brands are out there that I could afford to use EVERY day to get possibly similar results. It's also not the most pleasant mask to wear on top of the cost. If I had all the money in the world, then maybe I would buy a few boxes of 6 to use all the time, but for now, I will leave this mask for someone else!

You can find the Augustinus Bader Hydrogel Face Mask with TFC8 at Holt Renfew, Sephora and the Augustinus Bader website.