Your cleanser, moisturiser and maybe even a serum are all already part of your evening regime. The only thing you may be missing is a gorgeous silk mask made from the finest 6A-grade mulberry silk that can support better sleep, reduce friction on delicate facial skin and shield your eyes from light in the morning.
What a silk eye mask does differently
A silk eye mask is nothing like the polyester or cotton version you've likely tried before. Silk glides rather than grips, which means far less friction against your hair and skin overnight.
One of the simplest reasons a mask belongs in your nightly routine is to block out light. Darkness helps signal to your body that it's time to wind down, and is linked to the release of melatonin, the hormone associated with your sleep-wake cycle. Even small amounts of light from a hallway, a screen, or an early sunrise can interrupt that. A mask that covers your eyes properly removes that interruption altogether, which may help you drift off faster and support the deeper, REM stages of your beauty sleep.
LuluLane's sleep masks are made from the finest 6A grade silk, the same standard of fabric that goes into our scarves. The double-sided design means you’ll have more than one colour option, so it works as easily with a considered bedroom palette as it does tucked into an overnight bag for early flights or nights away from home.
1. Ease friction on delicate skin
The skin around your eye area is thinner than anywhere else on your face, which makes it more sensitive to pressure and friction, particularly if you move around at night. A mulberry silk eye mask glides against your skin rather than dragging on it, so you're less likely to wake with a crease or a strap mark. Silk is also naturally hypoallergenic: as a tightly woven protein fibre, it resists dust mites and mould in a way synthetic fabrics don't, which matters when something sits directly against your skin for eight hours a night.
2. Let your skincare stay where you put it
If your evening routine includes a night cream or an eye serum, it's worth knowing where that product actually ends up. Silk is naturally less absorbent than cotton, so less of what you've applied transfers straight onto the fabric overnight. Nothing about that changes your routine - it simply means the product you use stays better on your skin.
3. Luxury sleep masks, held to the same standard as everything else you own
If you've bought a LuluLane scarf before, you'll already know our silk is certified by OEKO-TEX®, independently tested and found free from harmful substances. That same certification carries through to all our pieces, including our luxury eye masks.
4. A cue for winding down, wherever you are
Your brain responds well to routine. Turning off the lights, putting your phone down, slipping on a mask - each becomes part of a sequence that signals the day is done. That's useful at home, and maybe even more useful away from it - on a flight, in a hotel room with the wrong curtains, or on a friend's sofa - where your usual sleep environment isn't available to you.
Why it's worth investing in a mulberry silk eye mask
A synthetic sleep mask is cheap to buy and cheap to replace, largely because it's designed to be. The elastic loses its give, the fabric starts pilling, and before long you're back to buying another one. A well-made mask made from the finest 6A-grade mulberry silk isn't disposable in the same way. You should treat it as a single purchase made with the intention of keeping it, not replacing it. Wouldn’t you rather pay once for something made to last, rather than repeatedly for something that wasn't?
And it doesn’t need much care: gently hand wash in cool water, and lay it flat to dry, away from direct heat.
Browse our collection
If we’ve convinced you to add a luxurious silk mask to your nightly routine, the next step is simple: have a look through our full range and find the colour combination you love. You can also read the details on fabric, care and sizing on each product page. Then add to cart, checkout, and await your special sleep mask delivery!