If you’re anything like me (heaven help you), your use of undereye patches has been limited to while your face is freshly cleansed, or at the very least, not topped with concealer and foundation. The thought of one of those saturated, gooey mini masks over my makeup gives me such an ick. Perhaps hydrogel patches—the ones that aren’t soaked in slimy serum—wouldn’t be as disruptive of the makeup, but it still leaves me wondering if that makeup is a big ol’ barrier between the benefits of the patches and the dry, puffy skin you’re trying to treat.
So I asked a dermatologist, of course.
“The ideal scenario is obviously makeup-free to get maximum results, but you are still getting some benefit,” board-certified dermatologist Mona Gohara, MD, tells Allure. “I think in the instance of J. Lo, it’s just icing on the pretty darn perfect cake.” No lies detected. It’s nice to know the goodness is still getting through, though I imagine her makeup artist will be called in for touchups before cameras start rolling again.
I happen to have it on good authority that JLo Beauty is launching hydrogel eye masks next week. Extraordinary coincidence? Who’s to say? Rumor has it that the directions indicate to use them on clean, dry skin, but if there’s one thing we know about Jennifer Lopez, she breaks the rules.
Also, when your name is on the jar, you can do whatever the hell you want with your undereye patches.
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