The Masks We Wear

Pomegranate—the Kevin Bacon of superfruits—is featured in yet another beauty product, this time from famed skin doctor Howard Murad. His line’s new Pomegranate Exfoliating Mask ($22.50, sephora.com) is as convenient as it is efficient. The clear gel is prepackaged in a little paper packet, making it very travel-friendly, and glides on easily. After leaving it on the face for 15 minutes, skin is left dewy, soft, and visibly radiant. The exfoliation does not come courtesy of harsh scrubbing beads, but rather fruit enzymes and Alpha Hydroxy Acids, so there are no telltale red, raw scratch marks left behind. And while its main purpose is to balance combination skin, it does leave it more on the moisturized side. All signs point to a sure-fire summer blockbuster.