Acne Killer

Mario Badescu Drying Face Mask ($18 for 2 oz, mariobadescu.com) contains sulfur, a powerful weapon against acne breakouts especially those big angry red monsters. Plus, it gives you a serious dose of soothing calamine, "because oily skin tends to be very sensitive," says Joanna Czech, an aesthetician and the owner of Sava Spa in New York City.

Shine Stopper

Perfect for combination skin, the Tozzi Pore Star Let's Face It Mint Clay Face Mask ($25 for 3 oz, Tozzi) multitasks with shine-fighting and moisturizing ingredients. This paste sops up oil slicks with kaolin and bentonite clay while drawing water from skin's lower layers to the surface with glycerin. But dried clay can be a bit stubborn, so moisten the mask with warm water and slowly massage it off scrubbing will lead only to more breakouts.

Skin Quencher

It may look like Jell-O, but Ling Moisturizing Facial Mask ($36 for 4 oz, Ling Skincare) is much better for you. This blue treat delivers humectants (agents that bind moisture to skin) and hydrating aloe. And you can double its benefits by applying it to wet skin, says Ranella Hirsch, M.D., a Boston dermatologist, "because you're sealing in that surface water." Consider it dessert for your face.

Dullness Destroyer

Mix Juara Milk and Red Sandalwood Facial Mask ($35 for 2.5 oz, Juara) with a bit of water and you end up with a concoction that brightens lackluster complexions better than a 1,000-watt bulb. Lactic acid from milk softens and exfoliates dull skin while calming sandalwood evens out blotchiness a truly bright idea.

Dirt Trapper

Bioré Self-Heating Face Mask ($7 for eight packets, Drugstore.com) has a satisfying science-experiment appeal: After smearing it on, you get a short burst of heat that helps clean out your pores. Gentle buffing beads do their part to exfoliate any dead surface cells hanging around and turn the mask a pretty blue. The glowing, squeaky-clean result would make Madame Curie proud.

Damage Eraser

Packed with hydrating muru muru nut butter, antioxidants from white tea, and orange, spearmint, and bergamot essential oils, Origins A Perfect World Nighttime Antioxidant Mask with White Tea ($30 for 2 oz, Origins) is like Xanax for stressed-out skin. It softens the pores with moisture, allowing the calming ingredients to penetrate better, says Kansas City, Missouri, dermatologist Audrey Kunin, M.D.

Redness Remover

If only something calmed nerves as well as Nature Pure Labs Strawberry Kiwi Gel Masque ($25 for 4 oz, Nature Pure Store) does skin. A soothing mix of chamomile, aloe, and allantoin (a healing plant extract), this lightly scented pink gel quells irritation on contact, making it a delicious post-wax treatment. And according to Dr. Kunin, it constricts blood vessels to diminish redness instantly.

Flake Fighter

Proving pumpkins are good for more than just pie, Zia Pumpkin Exfoliating Face Mask ($20 for 1.2 oz, Zia Natural Skincare) sloughs off flaky patches with fruit enzymes (gentle acids that cause fruit to ripen), which "melt away the dead skin cells without irritating sensitive types," Czech says. It also contains a buffet of skin-softening ingredients like milk, pectin (a plant sugar), and honey.