10 Hydrating Face Masks To Get You Through Winter

Between the blustery winds and (almost) subarctic temperatures, chances are your skin is feeling, if not looking, dryer than the Sahara desert right about now. And despite perfecting a nightly skin care routine, many of us are needing something a little stronger to rehydrate and revitalise our complexion.

The answer? A hydrating face mask. Adding a nourishing mask to your skin care kit is the ultimate way to soothe irritated skin and rehydrate dull, dry complexions.

To help you on your way to plumper, rehydrated skin, we’ve rounded up a selection of our go-to sleep masks, sheet masks and 10-minute masks that will elevate your daily skin care rituals.

Sit back, relax and let these hydrating face masks do the hard work for you.

Best Winter Face Masks

The Body Shop Hemp Overnight Nourishing Rescue Mask

Powered by hemp seed oil, this hydrating mask will supercharge your skin while you sleep. It feels like a dream on your face and won’t leave any greasiness behind so it’s great for all skin types.

$35 at The Body Shop

Laniege Water Sleeping Mask

This sleep mask is a cult favourite for a reason. Formulated with a powerful probiotic complex and plant-derived squalane, the Laneige Water Sleeping Mask will restore and revitalise your skin so you can wake up with a plump, hydrated complexion.

$48 at Sephora

Essano Hydrating Rosehip Biodegradable Sheet Mask

We can’t go past a good drugstore beauty buy and this sheet mask from Essano is one of the best. Enriched with the power of rosehip oil and manuka honey, this cotton sheet mask will leave your skin feeling silky soft and rehydrated in just 15 minutes. It’s also totally biodegradable — the ultimate sustainable skin care solution.

Was $6, now $4.20 on sale at Big W

Conserving Beauty Sea Your Glow Mask

Speaking of sustainable skin care, Conserving Beauty is one of the latest ground-breaking Aussie beauty brands to enter the market. This revolutionary face mask is formulated with kaolin clay, blue-green algae and a blend of skin-loving oils for the ultimate triple-action mask that draws out impurities, soothes the skin and replenishes moisture with every use.

$50 at MECCA

La Roche Posay Cicaplast B5 Mask

Designed for sensitive skin, this sheet mask provides a much-needed shot of hydration to help protect from environmental damage. It’s packed with antioxidants, shea butter and glycerin so you can rest assured that your skin will feel soothed and hydrated long after application.

$8.99 at Chemist Warehouse

Habitual Beauty Hydrating Sleep Mask

It’s all in the name with this overnight mask. The hard-working formula includes Habitual Beauty’s signature probiotic complex to support and accelerate recovery of your skin’s barrier as well as providing your daily dose of hydration to tired skin.

$95 at Sephora

Patchology Get Dewy With It Mega Moisture Sheet Mask

In need of a quick hydration fix? Simply reach for Patchology’s sheet mask. Formulated with hijiki algae and hyaluronic acid, it provides an intense moisture and hydration surge that will refresh your complexion in as little as 10 minutes.

$7 at MECCA

Paula’s Choice Super Hydrate Overnight Mask

We can’t go past an overnight mask (they just make skin care so easy!), and this mushroom-powered formulation from Paula’s Choice really lives up to the hype. It adds a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘beauty sleep’. You’ll be waking up with a plump, dewy complexion for an all-day glow.

$39.10 at Paula’s Choice

Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Overnight Hydrating Face Mask

If you’re not a fan of heavy masks, this gel sleep mask is the perfect solution. The barrier-strengthening mask helps boost the skin’s ability to retain water for longer-lasting hydration and a healthy, youthful appearance. It wisks away dry, flaky skin to leave your complexion feeling smooth and restored.

$72 at Adore Beauty

Holifrog Kosi Multi-Acid Mask

Recharge your skin with this hard-working mask, powered by natural algae and seaweed extracts to help restore your natural glow. This brightening mask provides an instant burst of hydration and targets hyperpigmentation and dullness to leave your skin tone feeling and looking more even and replenished.

$87 at Sephora

Skin Republic Ceramide Face Mask

Is there any better way to get a heaping helping of hydration than to pop on a super simple sheet mask? We think not! So save the slathering (for now) and apply this moisturising godsend for a (biodegradable) boost of ceramides (those trusty, all-important naturally-occurring skin lipids). You’ll soon see your skin’s barrier soothed, protected and of course hydrated.

$8 at Big W

How do you care for your skin during the winter months?

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