Sisley Paris Black Rose Cream Mask for skin with dark spots
Black Rose Extract
Shea Butter
Glycerin
Squalane
Panthenol
Average
- HighNormal Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- HighSafety
Works for skin with dark spots; other nourishing masks fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with dark spots: hyperpigmentation, sun spots, and uneven skin tone. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
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Lovi Assistant explains
- Offers moderate suitability for normal skin as shea butter and glycerin provide excellent moisturizing and emollient actions, supporting skin hydration and barrier function.
- While beneficial for general skincare, the formula lacks targeted ingredients to address your primary concern of pigmentation.
- The product is safe for your normal skin, with no risks of irritation due to the absence of prohibited or harsh ingredients.
How to apply
- Use your creamy mask PM routine once a week to start, then increase frequency if your normal skin feels good. Always remember to wear SPF during the day to protect your skin.
- Apply the creamy mask after cleansing and toning, and before your usual moisturizer. This helps lock in all the good ingredients for your skin.
- Smooth an even layer of the creamy mask over your face while avoiding the eye area. Do not rub it in harshly.
- Apply the creamy mask on dry skin since your skin is not sensitive and can handle active ingredients well. Let it sit for the recommended time before rinsing or patting in.
- Always do a patch test before your first use to check for any allergic reactions. Avoid mixing this mask with strong acids in the exact same routine.
People Say
★4.7Overall rating based on 1.5k+ reviewsBased on a very large amount of data, this mask is highly regarded by users with mature, dull, or dehydrated skin for its ability to provide an immediate plumping, brightening, and softening effect. A significant number of reviews highlight its instant radiance-boosting and deeply hydrating properties, along with a luxurious feel. The most frequently mentioned drawback is the high price point, though a small number of users find the rose fragrance too strong or the texture not rich enough for very dry skin.
Highlights
Instant glow Mostly Mentioned
- “woke up with glowing skin”
- “instantly providing a boost of radiance”
- “complexion regains its radiance”
- “natural glow”
High price point Mostly Mentioned
- “very expensive”
- “skeptical about the price”
- “splurge worthy item”
- “luxury category price tag”
Deep hydration Often Mentioned
- “intensely hydrated”
- “drink up all that it can”
- “perfectly hydrated”
- “calms dry patches”
Plumping and smoothing Often Mentioned
- “skin feels plump”
- “smoothes lines”
- “smooth as a baby's butt”
- “bouncier and plumper”
Luxurious experience Sometimes Noted
- “deliciously scented with rose”
- “spa day at home”
- “relaxing ambience”
- “velvety and smooth”
Not rich enough Rarely Noted
- “lighter texture”
- “not rich enough”
- “absorbed too quickly”
Skin sensitivity Rarely Noted
- “break out in painful bumps”
- “redness after use”
- “rose oil sensitivity”
Strong rose scent Rarely Noted
- “strong fragrance”
- “scent is too much”
- “irritating for sensitive noses”
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Questions and answers
How well does Sisley Black Rose Cream Mask work for skin with dark spots?
This mask works reasonably well for skin with dark spots, though other products fit it better because it lacks targeted ingredients to fade dark spots. A nourishing mask for this skin needs effective brightening ingredients like Niacinamide, calming extracts, and hydrating agents.
Which ingredients make this cream a good fit for skin with dark spots?
This mask works reasonably well for skin with dark spots, though it lacks targeted brightening ingredients to directly address pigmentation. To truly fade dark spots, this type of skin needs a product formulated with effective brightening ingredients like Niacinamide and Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate.
What does Black Rose Extract do for skin with dark spots?
Black Rose Extract helps calm the skin and may improve dark spots by brightening uneven areas. Plant extracts like this offer gentle support for clear, smooth skin.
Skin Research and Technology, 2024The Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Symposium Proceedings, 2008
What does Shea Butter do for skin with dark spots?
Shea butter helps dark spots by providing polar constituents with antimelanogenic activities that may improve uneven skin tone. It also offers antioxidant benefits to support overall skin health.
Where does this cream go in a skincare routine for skin with dark spots?
This nourishing mask goes in your weekly routine after the enzyme powder and before your treatment and moisturizer. While it provides good moisture and leaves skin soft, a product for skin with dark spots needs brightening ingredients to help fade discoloration.
Can I use this cream with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this mask in your weekly routine alongside retinol, applying it after your cleanser and before your treatment step. Because this formula provides good hydration and comfort without harsh ingredients, it is unlikely to irritate your skin while using retinol.
How often should I use this cream?
This nourishing mask works best as a weekly step in your routine, helping keep your skin soft and hydrated while posing little risk of irritation. Skin with dark spots needs a nourishing mask that also includes brightening ingredients to help fade discoloration.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Health Science Reports, 2021
Can this cream clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for skin with dark spots?
This mask is unlikely to cause breakouts on skin with dark spots because it is generally safe and free from harsh ingredients, though it lacks targeted brightening agents. To better fade dark spots, this skin type needs targeted ingredients like vitamin C or niacinamide alongside good hydration.
Is this cream fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It has no drying alcohol and contains fragrance (linalool, citronellol, and geraniol).
What the research says
A single application of a moisturizing fluid containing hyaluronic acid 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract significantly increased skin hydration by 29% and reduced transepidermal water loss at 24 hours compared to baseline and an untreated control site in twenty healthy women.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017A combination cream of stimu-tex AS and saccharide isomerate reduced erythema, increased skin capacitance, and reduced transepidermal water loss compared to placebo in 20 subjects after fractional CO2 laser procedure without causing serious adverse events.
Lasers in Medical Science, 2025A panthenol-enriched mask significantly decreased erythema and hyperpigmentation, increased sebum and stratum corneum moisture, and reduced transepidermal water loss compared to a saline dressing in 60 subjects undergoing facial laser treatment.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2025Topical dexpanthenol acts as a moisturizer, improves stratum corneum hydration, accelerates wound healing and epidermal regeneration, reduces erythema, and improves symptoms of skin irritation compared to vehicle or no pretreatment.
American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2002Treatment with a rose extract activated newly identified skin olfactory receptors and prevented epinephrine-induced skin stress responses in epidermal keratinocytes and human skin explants, while clinically decreasing the appearance of under-eye dark circles in stressed women.
Molecules, 2020A skin barrier restoring cream with shea butter, silkflo, and vitamin E increased type I procollagen synthesis, enhanced antioxidant enzyme activity, decreased reactive oxygen species generation, and promoted hyaluronic acid production in H2O2-stimulated human keratinocyte cells compared to untreated cells.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2025The emollient V0034CR significantly reduced TEWL compared to vehicle and vehicle plus glycerol, and significantly increased corneometry scores compared to vehicle and vehicle plus petrolatum in healthy volunteers with dry skin, demonstrating combined barrier function improvement from petrolatum and hydration improvement from glycerol.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Ten days of treatment with a cream containing 20% glycerin significantly increased skin hydration measured by corneometer values in 17 healthy volunteers compared to a placebo cream, but showed no influence on transepidermal water loss or skin sensitivity to an irritating surfactant.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2001Niacinamide/glycerin body moisturizers provided better rapid and prolonged improvement of cosmetic xerosis through functional improvement of stratum corneum barrier function compared to no treatment and conventional moisturizers in female subjects.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2012Squalane at 0.005-0.015% counteracts UVA-induced oxidative stress, inflammation, and collagen metabolism inhibition while stimulating fibroblast migration in human dermal fibroblasts.
Molecules, 2025Plant-derived squalane protected human dermal fibroblasts against UVA-induced damage by counteracting ROS formation, suppressing apoptosis-related proteins p53, caspase-3, caspase-9, and PARP, and restoring the pro-survival p-Akt/mTOR pathway.
Antioxidants, 2025Moisturizer containing 5% panthenol, madecassoside, and copper-zinc-manganese decreased adverse reactions and downtime after ablative fractional carbon dioxide laser resurfacing with comparable efficacy to 0.02% triamcinolone acetonide cream in 20 subjects.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2019Topical dexpanthenol formulated in lipophilic vehicles improved stratum corneum hydration and reduced transepidermal water loss compared to vehicle control in humans.
Arzneimittel-Forschung, 2000Hyaluronic acid, hyaluronic acid plus dexpanthenol, and isotonic saline nasal sprays all significantly improved dry nose symptoms over four weeks in 240 patients, with hyaluronic acid plus dexpanthenol providing superior nasal moisturisation compared to the other two.
Auris, Nasus, Larynx, 2020
Why other nourishing masks fit skin with dark spots better
Niacinamide significantly decreased hyperpigmentation and increased skin lightness compared with vehicle alone after 4 weeks of use in women by inhibiting melanosome transfer.
The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Treatment with 14% ferulic acid and 12% l-ascorbic acid significantly reduced pigmentation and erythema while improving hydration and elasticity in 20 women with photoaged skin, with neither acid proving definitively more effective overall though ascorbic acid showed slightly greater skin lightening.
Dermatologic Therapy, 2022
Ingredients
Water, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Shea Butter, Glycerin, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Squalane, Butylene Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Panthenol, Physalis Alkekengi Calyx Extract, Verbascum Thapsus Extract, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Rose Extract, Vitis Vinifera Leaf Extract Grape Leaf Extract, Padina Pavonica Thallus Extract, Michelia Alba Oil Leaf, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Rosa Damascena Oil Flower, Jojoba Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Peg-100 Stearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Disodium Edta, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Peg-12 Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Bht, Iron Oxides Ci 77491, Linalool, Citronellol, Geraniol
Behind this fit score
Lovi calculates every fit score from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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