So today i'm gonna be sharing about Lush fresh face masks. This Lush range is unique as it has a pretty short shelf life and needs to be kept in the fridge. You will see below that it can last for about 3 weeks. The container itself is pretty small-75g but you can get about 5-8 applications or maybe even more depending on how much you use each time.
Price: 5.95 pounds/tub
Weight: 75grams
photo taken from lush.comWhy Cosmetic Warrior: Now Lush has 9 types of fresh face masks to choose from. Go to lush.com to read more about it. Lush has a store in Singapore at Wisma Atria but as it is from the UK, specifically London, it costs half as much as it does in Singapore so I always buy from there. However, as Lush uses fresh ingredients in their products, you will notice that most of them cannot last very long. Angels on Bare Skin, their best-selling cleanser, will expire within 3 months. Mask of Magnaminty can last for about 6 months (will review this later I really love this mask!) Ocean Salt and Ro's Argan body conditioner can last more longer! Okay i digress, back to why Cosmetic Warrior, my skin, as i have mentioned before, doesn't do very well with lack of sleep/stress/dry weather/change in living conditions etc, it is super sensitive. So on my month-plus long holiday, I started breaking out in little small bumps, which I really hate by the way so i was determined to get rid of them. Was debating between getting this or Catastrophe Cosmetic and the lady at Lush says this is 'stronger' so I decided to try this.
Ingredients:
Kaolin, Fresh Green Grapes, Fresh Free Range Eggs, Honey, Cornstarch, Glycerine, Fresh Garlic,Tea Tree Oil, *Limonene, Perfume
Lush says:
"It's easy to over react when you have spots or acne and attack the face with harsh products. But this sort of skin needs gentle handling and everything about this mask is designed with this in mind.
Fresh white grapes clean and cool the skin. Fresh garlic and tea tree oil are antiseptic.
Fresh eggs tighten the texture of the skin. Honey softens and moisturises the skin and is also antimicrobal.
We bind all of these ingredients together with kaolin and cornstarch to give the mask a smooth texture that goes on easily and does not drag or pull sore, sensitive skin.
All of this means that Cosmetic Warrior fights spots and the causes of spots, without harming the natural balance of the skin and without creating puffiness.
A spot is caused when the opening of a pore becomes closed and sebum and bacteria build up behind. If you use harsh products or strong exfoliation, it can cause the skin to react, swell slightly and go puffy, which in turn blocks the opening of the pores even more. So, it is essential to calm the skin down, clean it well with something that does not cause more irritation and fight the micro organisms without killing the skins natural flora. Your skin then has its best chance of becoming balanced and healthy once more. This product has no preservatives, as these too can sometimes inflame sensitive skin."
What I think:
Smell: Tea tree (very strongly), don't really smell the garlic, and another smell i can't really describe(might be the eggs)
It honestly does not smell nice, tolerable, would actually prefer something that smells better.
Application: easy, using your fingers spread it all over the face. it is recommended that you use a sufficiently Thick layer. Leave on for 5-10 minutes before washing it off with water water followed by a splash of cool water.
[i think the layer i applied here is a little thin.. should be thicker i think]
Because it has to be stored in the fridge, it's really nice when applied because it's so cooling and refreshing.
Effects: Soothing, calms the red bumps (why do i have so many on my forehead:( ), makes my skin nice and soft
Not super duper effective, after a few applications, i still have those little bumps sigh. but at least they don't look so angry and i don't have more bumps popping out!
Rating: 7/10
Where to buy: preferably UK, Wisma Atria Lush store, lush.com for home delivery
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