'Glow face mask had me mistaken for a celeb as I queued for loo paper'
Looking like Daft Vader in a glowing face mask, I nipped into my local corner shop for a morning paper, and almost felt the full force of the law when a terrified shop assistant thought it was an Imperial invasion.
“It’s only me,” I spoke up from behind the mask. “I’m testing the latest beauty trend, not trying to rob the shop.” In a galaxy far, far away, from my normal life, celebrities have been revealing the secret to their smooth, wrinkle-free complexions is a futuristic beauty technology that can be used at home.
There are no limits to how silly A-listers will look in their pursuit of youth, and these Star Wars-style masks are the latest in a long line of bizarre beauty trends. From vampire facials, and vitamin IV drips, to drinking your wee, and cryotherapy. Although they seem to have got somebody else out of the deep freeze rather than 65-year-old cryo fan Madonna for her latest tour.
Siobhan decided to put the much hyped mask to the test (Adam Gerrard / Daily Mirror)First seen on the third series of cult Netflix show Emily In Paris, the LED light therapy face mask has now become a skincare staple for stars. Jennifer Aniston, 54, Victoria Beckham, 49, Lisa Snowdon, 51, and even comparatively young Saturdays singer Frankie Bridge, 34, have all posted photos of themselves revealing the secret to their radiant, glowing skin is wearing an LED light therapy face mask.
There are many on the market, from glowing buckets to gadgets that look like the Michael Myers mask, and cost anything from £300 to £2,000. It’s claimed wavelengths stimulate the production of collagen and elastin to reduce fine lines and wrinkles, as well as improving skin texture and healing.
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The nearest I get to glowing skin is when I open the hot oven door and forget to duck, but at 54 and a half, I’d love to try to turn back the years. Ideally back to the Britpop era, when I could party all night, sleep under my desk, and still look as fresh-faced as a minor member of B*Witched in my double denim cargo pants and corset combo at the photocopier the next morning.
These days my idea of a wild night out is somebody cancelling at the last minute so I can get my much-needed beauty sleep. All it takes is one night of broken kip and I wake up with a face more rumpled than Jabba the Hutt’s less attractive colleague, Gardulla. I was keen to try the A-lister favourite, CurrentBody LED light face mask (£299 from currentbody.com ), as the Macclesfield-based firm is one of the main players in the home-use beauty revolution.
Finding a time to put it on between chores proved tricky (Adam Gerrard / Daily Mirror)
The cheapest masks are on sale for £300 (Adam Gerrard / Daily Mirror)LED light therapy has long been used to treat skin conditions in clinics, but now the beauty industry is marketing flexible masks that can be used at home. By committing 10 minutes of self care, three to five times a week, my new light-up mask promises to even out my complexion by “stimulating natural cell production”.
However, while it’s a celebrity’s job to look young and beautiful, as a normie, finding time to pamper myself can be hard, so I tried to fit it into my busy daily life. The first time I plugged myself in, I relaxed on the bed after my beauty routine of “cleansing, toning and moisturising”, or as I prefer to call it, grabbing a quick shower. The red light inside the mask can be bright, but you can use the supplied blackout goggles to block it. The mask switches off automatically if you fall asleep, which is very handy because the last time I used an at-home beauty device was on a friend’s sunbed in 1985, when I snoozed off and gave myself first-degree burns.
Taking a break one lunchtime for a cuppa, I used the time to slip on my mask and work on my glow. After going out in my sequins, I waited till I got home to pop on my mask, exhausted from the glamour of my life. My final test to see how easy it was to maintain my A-lister self-care lifestyle was going out in public to post a letter and nipping to the shops while wearing my glowing mask. In one store, a customer thought I must have been a celebrity and asked, “Who are you?” which is an existential question when you’re queuing for loo rolls.
It’s still too early to post the full results of my LED face mask therapy, but already my hormonal, rosacea-prone skin is looking calmer. However, after wearing it for 10 minutes-a-day five times a week, I began to feel a bit of sympathy for the ruthless Galactic Dark Lord. No wonder he turned to the dark side after being stuck in his mask for 11 films……
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