If you love to do an all-over face mask but wish you could target specific stubborn freckles, then Karuna Correct Melting Boost, $18, and Karuna Brightening Face Mask, $8, are the perfect pair for you. The Boost contains dots (infused with glycolic acid and niacinamide) you apply wherever you need extra brightening, and then you put the sheet mask on top. Bonus: You can use extra dots on annoying spots on your hands or chest.
When you use the Ole Henriksen Power Bright 3-Step Professional Brightening System, $55, you feel like you're giving yourself a full-on facial — and you get immediate brightening results. It's a three-step process that comes in convenient single serving-sized packets. You start with a scrub, then apply a concentrated mask of 25-percent vitamin C, then apply a melting cleanser on top of that. Not only does it brighten, it also leaves skin feeling unbelievably soft and hydrated thanks to rose hip seed oil.
Few things in life are as gratifying as a really good peel-off mask, and Boscia Sake Bright White Mask, $38, is exactly that. And this formula ups the ante because it also really brightens skin. It contains sake, sea fern algae extract and a vitamin C complex to zap away dark spots as well as a high-tech peptide to lift and fight wrinkles.
Using snowflower extract and vitamin C derived from pomelo extract, the H2O+ Waterbright Color Correcting Mask, $42, improves uneven tone and lightens dark spots. Unlike many formulas, you don't have to rinse off this mask — great if you're strapped for time — and you can even use it as an overnight intensive treatment.
GlamGlow Flash Mud Brightening Treatment, $69, is both an intense scrub and a mask in one. If you're pressed for time, you can scrub, rinse and go. But for maximum brightening, leave the treatment on for 20 minutes. The scrubbing action helps the brightening ingredients — like birch leaf extract and ellagic acid — absorb into the skin for maximum luminizing results.
