Make the Most of Your Extra Time in Bed With These Overnight Sleep Masks

There are a lot of things to be thankful for during this time of the year, and we can start with food, family, friends and plenty of festive fun. This fun certainly includes a host of parties and late night antics, but also some very beneficial lie-ins over the Christmas break too.

If you've got some time off over the next few weeks, make the most of it by treating your skin to some much-needed beauty sleep. Sure, all sleep is beauty sleep, but to really make the most of all of those extra Z's, add in a skin-boosting overnight mask.

These elevated face masks will do all of the work for you while you rest. Think about the visible benefits that you can see after a 20-minute mask and amplify that. If you're trying to remedy a lack of sleep, then we've got the best overnight masks for you to add to your bedtime routine.

You can call this magic, as this mask will keep hydrating skin for six hours after you wash it off. So even after you've given the botanical formula a chance to work overnight, you're still getting the skin-calming benefits well into the next day.

We're calling it: This is the overnight mask you need to apply the night before you head back to work after Christmas break. It gives the kind of skin that prompts questions and compliments. And it's understandable, given that it's packed with softening plant extracts (17 of them, to be exact) and therapeutic jasmine to help you nod off. 

Well, it's the season for plenty of indulgences, so it's only fair that you treat your skin to the same. This do-it-all cleanser, balm and mask is the perfect treat when used overnight. Allow the blend of nourishing rose hip, camellia and sea buckthorn seed oils the chance to soak in and you'll awake to super-soft and glowy skin. 

Soothing oils and nourishing fave hyaluronic acid work together to soften skin overnight. You should probably get a few of these to give out as gifts, as once your friends catch sight of your radiant complexion, they'll want in on the action.

So many parties, so little sleep. When you need to replicate a full night of blissful rest, you can rely on this inflammation-fighting treatment to help you along. Say a mental thank you to the team of probiotics, AHAs and retinol when you wake up looking bright and energised (even if you don't feel it).

If you've had enough of dry winter skin, consider this your rescue team. Squalene, glycerin and hyaluronic acid provide moisture that works on increasing hydration in dehydrated skin. Slumber in a jar.

If you need to cheat a good night's sleep, meet your saving grace. Filled with melting vitamins C and E capsules, renewing phytoplankton and a targeted complex to hydrate, this is one powerful mask. 

Be prepared to find out what the definition of supple skin is once you add this much-loved mask into your routine. It gives the kind of dewy- and healthier-looking skin that's usually only seen post-facial. Stock up—you're going to be hooked.

You know that tall glass of water that permanently resides by your bedside table? This rich mask is the equivalent of that, as it will tackle the moisture loss that occurs during sleep. Bringing the hydrating benefits of sodium hyaluronate, avocado oil and mango butter, you'll wake up to skin that's plumper than the pillow you just slept on.

This mask is really the secret sauce, while you can leave it on for 10 minutes, it'll do its best work when used as an overnight mask. With a dream-inducing and skin-saving blend of vetiver, lavender and patchouli, you'll be impressed by its ability to calm both stressed out skin and minds.