Four Must-Have Holiday Facial Masks

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The next best thing to a facial with a rock-star aesthetician?

A skin-care mask you give yourself at home—and it's the perfect DIY trick before that holiday party (or after one).

The raison d’etre of any mask is to deliver treatment-like results, partially by upping the time your skin's in contact with great ingredients, from 30 seconds at the sink to 10 minutes or so.

Masks use that extra quality time with your skin to infuse it with beneficial ingredients (think hydrating masks), exfoliate it (like with fruit enzymes), or to soak up dirt and oil (with clay).

Here are four our of-the-moment faves suitable for a variety of skin-care situations...