Self • March 6, 2025

Cara

I Was Influenced!

Products Social Media Made Me Buy

It’s late at night and you are just scrolling through your favorite social media app (Tik Tok for me) and you stumble upon a very engaging content creator who seems about your age extolling the virtues of a certain product. It usually has to do with wellness, sleep or skincare - the big three for me! For the most part I do show constraint; but sometimes I just have to click “add to cart”! Here are some of the products that I bought recently and my thoughts on them.

I was mostly interested in these pads for their magnesium properties and help with my sleep, but the whole detox thing was pretty cool too. It was attributed to “the cleansing power of Zeolite and Tourmaline which helps draw out environmental toxins”. 

They’re very simple to use: just apply the adhesive pads to clean feet at night before bed. They feel oddly nice on the soles of your feet - like having socks on but without feeling overly hot. When you wake up in the morning you take the pads off and see all the toxins that have come out of your body by way of the black color that the pads take on. They also smell terribly BTW.

After using them for a couple of days - they say you need to use them every night to see the effects - I’m not quite sure if I’m sleeping any better. As far as the toxins being released, after doing some research, there doesn’t seem to be any scientific evidence to show that these pads actually help with that. 

Final verdict:  I will continue to use them to see if the magnesium absorbed through my feet helps with my sleep. I don’t really think that toxins are being released though so I wouldn’t count on them for that. 5/10

After better sleep, good skin is my greatest beauty pursuit. I have used hundreds of facial masks in the last decade, including many high-end luxury brands. But I had never heard the hype and praise that these K-Beauty deep collagen masks were getting. They were a must-try for me!

This is how they are described: “a high-performance collagen sheet mask designed for intensive hydration, firming, and anti-aging care. With 2,160,000 ppb of collagen, this mask penetrates deeply to boost skin elasticity and moisture, leaving your skin looking radiant and rejuvenated”. They also contain hyaluronic acid and nine types of peptides (which is a big thing in skincare right now). 

I have been using these masks once a week (or before a big night out) for the past couple of months. They are what I can only describe as “slimy” - but in a good way. They come in two parts, for the upper and lower face. To get the maximum benefits they suggest wearing them overnight, which allows the collagen to really soak in. I find them hard to sleep in; I usually keep them on for a couple of hours.

I cannot say enough good things about these deep collagen masks. You are glowing after using them; makeup looks a million times better when applied and you even have glass skin the next day if used at night.

Final verdict:  I will continue to buy and use these masks. They are the real deal and worth the hype! 10/10

While I was influenced by these viral products by just the sheer number of influencers that were touting them, there are a number of over 50 beauty influencers that I trust fully - when they say get it, I get it! 

Here are some of our favorite over 50 beauty influencers: