This mask is very shiny. It will leave you looking like a tin man for 20-30 minutes. I put it on a little too thick in certain areas, and after 40 minutes it still wasn't fully dry. Just like any peel off mask, it was painful to remove in areas that I have undetectable hair on my face. I also got some in my eyebrows, which is NOT recommended. It did a good job of removing dead skin from my face, but I did not have anything extracted from my pores as the pictures would lead you to believe.