Review on Clinique Deep Cleansing Emergency Mask

Product Description
Clay-based treatment for oily, pore-clogged, skin-under-stress.

This is a clay-based, lightweight and creamy mask treatment recommended for the oily and pore-clogged skin.
A close friend of mine highly recommended this mask to me. She has flawless skin and this mask is part of her regular maintenance. Her hubby is also a fan of the mask and used it on every alternate day.
Wow. If this is really that good, then I must try it.

As proclaimed before, I am not a Clinique fan because I have seen how it made another friend of mine broke out with even more pimples and that freaked me out. Good products are not supposed to do that, I felt.

The texture is abit creamy and chalky, although it spreads easily but it still gives a chalky and gritty feeling after application. As the mask starts to dry, there is a tightening feeling and if you look into the mirror at the end effect after the mask had dried, the area looks cracked with lines.
Its not a pleasant sight but that is a minor issue for me. It can get abit messy to rinse though, as water cannot seem to cleanse all away because the nitty gritty white clay debris still gets stuck on some areas so what I usually does, is to wet the cotton pads with water and clean it off before rinsing my face with water. As it can be drying, sometimes I follow up with a hydrating mask or booster.

I used this whenever my chin area broke out with a pimple and this mask really helps to heal it faster. In fact, I only need to use it once to see the effect.
My pimple becomes less inflamed, smaller and oil is better controlled on the chin area.

However, I do noticed that even though the zit may have been reduced and almost healed at times, it will erupt on the same area a couple of weeks later. It is as though the mask helps to suppress it to a certain extent but without clearing out the roots hence it is actually still hovering beneath the skin, waiting for the chance to get out again.

Note that this is highly recommended for oily skin as it can be pretty drying. As the name claimed, I am using it as an emergency mask that is, when I have a breakout, so I do not use it every week.
But this mask is not a permanent solution, as far as my skin is concerned because the same zit will still surface up several weeks later.