If you know me, you know I love cheap beauty products. And if you don’t then hello, this me, a woman who always tries all kinds of cheap stuff in the hope that some hidden gems are somewhere out there.

I love sheet masks, they are part of my weekly pampering ritual. Of course, since I do have to be mindful about what I buy these days, I wanted to see if these sheet masks are as good as the more expensive ones. I know they are usually three types of Cien sheet masks, but Lidl seems to carry only these two lately, so I got them (even if one of them is for dry skin).

I have the Hydro Boost mask with pomegranate, collagen and hyaluronic acid and the Moisture Balance mask with green tea extract, allantoin and hyaluronic acid.

Packaging:

The masks come in packs, just like any other sheet masks and they have different colors, depending on the skin type. I think there is also a blue one that is for normal skin, but that one was not available. Each masks contains 17 grams of product, but I don’t know how much serum that is.

Texture:

I mention the texture just because I noticed that these sheet masks are thicker than the ones I tried so far, which doesn’t bother me because they are easier to apply.

Ingredients:

Hydro Boost mask: aqua, glycerin, butylene glycol, alcohol denat, betaine, sodium hyaluronate, cereus grandiflorus flower extract, hibiscus sabdariffa flower extract, punica granatum fruit extract, hydrolyzed collagen, acacia Senegal gum, xanthan gum, penoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium EDTA, arginine, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, citric acid, parfum.

The key ingredients are pomegranate fruit extract, collagen and hyaluronic acid, but there is also large-flowered cactus extract and hibiscus flower extract.

Moisture Balance mask: aqua, glycerin, butylene glycol, alcohol denat, betaine, hamamelis virginiana leaf water, sodium hyaluronate, allantoin, camelia sinensis leaf extract, acacia Senegal gum, xanthan gum, penoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium EDTA, arginine, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sorbic acid, parfum.

The key ingredients are green tea leaf extract, allantoin and hyaluronic acid, but also witch hazel water.

Price and accessibility:

Cien sheet masks are available only in Lidl supermarkets, because this is a generic brand that they carry. The products are made by Cosmolux in Germany. One mask costs less than 1 euro (like 70 eurocents or something), so they are more than affordable.

My overall opinion:

To be honest, these sheets masks are pretty good! The skin feels nice and smooth after using them, they are infused with serum just the right amount as they are not too dry and not too moist as to waste any product and the ingredients are not bad. They have the same effect as other sheet masks that I used (affordable and more expensive ones).

I for one, will definitely switch to these because I don’t expect any miraculous effect, I just want some extra hydration for the skin now and then and they get the job done! I don’t see any reason why I should pay more for the same type of product. I just wish that Lidl would carry more variations of these masks.

Oh, and since I did have a comment in the past regarding Cien products please keep in mind that I don’t sell them. As far as I can tell they are sold only in Lidl stores so no, I don’t know where else to get them