We Found the 4 Best Face Masks for Every Skin Type (Because You Don't Need 50)

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Take it from someone who owns more than 50 face masks (give or take) but only uses, oh, about five regularly: You don't need enough face masks to fill a gigantic Sephora store or, heck, even one-sixth of your bathroom cabinet. In fact, face masks (although extremely delightful to use and fun to shop for) can be considered a mere add-on to your regular skincare routine. Using too many formulas—especially if they're not suited for your specific skin type or concerns—might actually lead to unintended skin issues, not to mention a wounded bank account. Often, though, scrolling through Instagram or shopping our favorite beauty retailers (where we see roughly a million face masks per minute) makes us feel like we're supposed to have a super-bountiful collection of masking options. Well, we're here to shout nay.

Being the beauty-and-skincare enthusiasts we are, we decided to help you pare down your options depending on how your complexion is wired. Whether you veer oily, combination, sensitive, dry, normal, or acne-prone or are looking for the best face masks geared toward anti-aging, we found four of the best options specifically suited to enhance, improve, and heal your skin. Below, you'll find one splurge-worthy face mask, one budget-priced face mask, one sheet mask, and one super-clean face mask targeted for each skin type. (Some handily happen to fall into more than one category for a few win-win situations.) So feel free to browse through all of our editor-selected face-mask options, or simply speed ahead to your specific complexion type. Keep scrolling! 

Best for Mature Skin

The Splurge

The Save

The Sheet Mask

The Clean Mask

Best for Acne-Prone Skin

The Splurge

The Save

The Sheet Mask

The Clean Mask

Best for Sensitive Skin

The Splurge

The Save

The Sheet Mask

The Clean Mask

Best for Dry Skin

The Splurge

The Save

The Sheet Mask

The Clean Mask

Best for Combination Skin

The Splurge

The Save

The Sheet Mask

The Clean Mask

Best for Oily Skin

The Splurge

The Save

The Sheet Mask

The Clean Mask

Best for Normal Skin

The Splurge

The Save

The Sheet Mask

The Clean Mask

Beauty Director

Erin has been writing a mix of beauty and wellness content forBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing for over four years. Prior to that, she spent two and half years writing for Byrdie. She now calls Santa Monica home but grew up in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and studied writing, rhetoric, and communication at University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. She studied abroad in Galway, Ireland, and spent a summer in L.A. interning with the Byrdie andBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing family. After graduating from UW, she spent one year in San Francisco, where she worked as a writer for Pottery Barn Kids and PBteen before moving down to L.A. to begin her career as a beauty editor. She considers her day-to-day beauty aesthetic very low-maintenance and relies on staples like clear brow serum (from Kimiko!), Lawless's Lip Plumping Mask in Cherry Vanilla, and an eyelash curler. For special occasions or days when she's taking more meetings or has an event, she'll wear anything and everything from Charlotte Tilbury (the foundations are game-changing), some shimmer on her lids (Stila and Róen do it best), and a few coats of the best mascara-type product on earth, Surratt's Noir Lash Tint.