Review: Montagne Jeunesse Facial Masques (you'll know them when you see them!)

For some of you, when you see the name Montagne Jeunesse, you may not immediately associate it with an affordable line of facial masques and foot scrubs. But I assure you, once you see the packaging, you'll say, "Oh YEAH! I've seen those before!"

See? I bet you've seen these little single-use packets at your local drugstore (retail: around $2) a million times! But how many of you have actually tried one?

I was lucky enough recently to receive an assortment of Montagne Jeunesse Face Masques for review, and I've got to tell you, I am seriously wondering why it has taken me so long to try these little treats out. I think the only reason I have ever been skeptical to purchase one of these is the fact that I associate inexpensive masques with dry skin or breakouts. Let me tell you, I was so wrong about these it's not even funny.

The first one I tried was the brand new, and not yet available in the US, White Chocolate Ultra Deep Cleansing Masque. Yum yum, is all I can say.

Gluten, dairy and paraben free, this delicious masque contains some great, nourishing ingredients like cocoa butter, jojoba oil and dead sea salt. It's the color of white chocolate and it smells so delish you'll be tempted to eat it (but don't!). This masque was very easy to apply and after I rinsed it off, my skin was so soft, and felt so incredibly clean and NO breakouts in the days afterward. An absolutely sweet treat for your skin.

But my favorite of the bunch was definitely the Warm Exfoliating Crystal Masque with Crystallized Honey and Passion Flower.

This, quite possibly, is the best-smelling facial masque I have ever had the pleasure of wearing. I kept the packaging after I used the masque, just so I could keep on smelling it. What's really neat about this masque, aside from the fact that it's gluten, dairy, nut derivative and paraben free, is that all you have to do is run the unopened package under hot water for a minute and ta-da! It's ready to use. Just open the package after it's nice and warm, and now you've got a warm, exfoliating facial masque that feels sooooo great on the skin. The texture is almost like thinned-out honey and it's got dead sea salt crystals for exfoliating (you can actually use those to scrub your skin when you're rinsing the masque off).

My favorite part about this masque is how it feels on your skin when you're wearing it. It is so incredibly luxurious and relaxing that I almost fell asleep before my 15 minutes were up. This is one of those treat-yourself-on-a-Saturday-night little luxuries and HELLO! It will only set you back a whopping $2 at Rite-Aid! I think I've seen these masques for even less than $2 at other drugstores.

Let me also mention that there are some very impressive ingredients in this masque, such as almond oil, argan oil, dead sea salt, aloe vera leaf juice, lotus flower extract, honey, evening primrose extract, ginseng root extract and passionflower extract. Maybe after reading those ingredients you will better understand why this masque smells utterly incredible to me! There is no artificial fragrance in this masque so what I'm smelling is the combination of these yummy ingredients and nothing more. Love that!

So how did this masque leave my skin? Um...soft as a baby's bottom! I had to resist constantly touching my face all night after I used this masque. Who can ask for more than that?

If you're curious about any of the other masques I received for review, here there are:

Deep Pore Cleansing Chocolate Masque
Deep Cleansing Passion Peel Off Masque
Cucumber Purifying Peel Off Masque

If you would like to know any details about any of these masques, just leave me a comment and let me know. I'd be happy to answer your questions.

I just could not be more pleased with the quality and price of Montagne Jeunesse Face Masques. For around $2 a packet, I think these would make EXCELLENT stocking stuffers or a luxurious little treat for yourself when you're in the mood for some serious pampering.

Have you tried anything from Montagne Jeunesse before? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

A sample of this product was given to Nouveau Cheap for editorial purposes, either directly from the manufacturer or from the agency that works on behalf of the manufacturer. All reviews on NouveauCheap.blogspot.com are the honest opinion of its author and gratis samples do not, in any way, affect the outcome of product reviews.