Loving with Olivia: Slip Silk Eye Mask
If there is one thing I am a connoisseur of, its sleep masks. I’ve been a fussy sleeper most of my life so my sleep regime requires a couple extra steps and products to ensure that I get the best night sleep… how high maintenance do I sound. Anyway, I’ve tried them all. The one from Saje was nice, but the material was heavy and I woke up with lines all over my face… plus the Velcro tore my hair out. The Dream-Zone Earth Therapeutics was my ride or die for like… ever, they have like a tiny pillow around the eye so it blocks out all the light, but the Velcro also kept pulling out my hair and I couldn’t take it anymore.
That’s when I kept seeing an increase in celebrities endorsing the Slip silk pillowcases and eye masks. I’m easily swayed by celebrity endorsements… I mean like not diet tea or sugar bear hair, but the like “what’s in my bag” type of posts I’m like okay, that must actually be good if they are bringing it on a transcontinental flight with them. The Slip Sleep Mask was pretty pricey so being the maxxinista that I am, I bought a pure silk eye mask from TJ Maxx. It was still was pricey… but wasn’t $50 pricey. HOWEVER, I am a girl that puts on like two inches worth of oils and lotions on my face before bed each night and with my other masks I never really noticed any transferring or staining. Literally after one night I ruined this silk one with lotion stains. After a week it started to wrinkle and crease. Plus, with this mask you had to manually tie it in the back, which was really annoying like some weird Mr. Grey shiz. So I started researching the Slip eye mask again. I wanted to know what made this thing so special, and i’ll tell you, it is special. According to their packaging and their website, they have unique Slipsilk™ fibers are significantly less absorbent. Their masks and pillowcases are shown to absorb significantly less face cream and create 43% friction. So okay, win/win. Even though I was still skeptical I talked myself into it! I’m telling you now, two months later I am in love love love. It is the most lightweight mask I have ever tried and I feel no pulling on my hair or face from the band. I wake up without any lines on my face. Most importantly, it looks as fresh and spotless as the day it arrived even with all my oils. If you’re on the fence about it, take this as the sign to get it, sis! They’re actually on sale now! Check them out here!
