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I have gone a little bit 'Lush' crazy recently. I have always been crazy about their bubble bars but had never really tried anything else until I went a bit mental in the Boxing Day sale last year and now I'm obsessed and just want to buy and try everything!!So today for the first time ever I tried a Lush fresh face mask. I received it about a couple of weeks ago and popped it straight in the fridge as per the instructions and thought today, when I saw my horrible complexion in the mirror, that today was the day to crack it open!
The 'Catastrophe Cosmetic' face mask is meant to be a calming and moisturizing fresh face mask containing blueberries, calamine, chamomile, rose and almond oils and Irish moss gel (so lots of lovely, natural, fresh products). The pot costs £6.50 for 75g which seems a bit pricey and when I received what appeared to be a very small pot through in the post I thought that I won't get much out of this! But after using it today I realised I will actually get a lot of use from this.
Firstly, it smells lovely, it's quite difficult to describe the exact smell , but to me it reminded me of earthiness , natural scent with a hint of sweetness from the blueberries which I really liked. It applied fairly easily and evenly and I left it on for ten minutes.
I love the feeling of a face mask when it starts to dry and your skin feels like your having a face lift and like it's being tightened but once it has dried don't make the mistake I made of trying to smile for the camera because as soon as I changed my facial expression a lot of the facemask cracked and loads of little bits just fell off and onto the floor (hence my non-expression in the picture!!).
To take the facemask off, I ran a small sink-full of warm water and applied to my face with my hands rubbing my face in circular motions to try and get any last benefit I could out of it by 'rubbing it in' whilst rubbing it off. After I had taken the majority of the mask off I then used fresh warm water and dipped my Liz Earle muslin cloth and wiped any remaining mask off of my face before splashing my face with cold water to close my pores.My skin felt really nice after, it felt tighter and really soft so I was very happy with it. I'm not sure what it will do for my spots (Since I started a new medication last year I developed acne on my chin and of both sides of my forehead) as it was my first time using it but I'm hoping if I use it on a more regular basis that they will disappear (one can pray!!!). I also have developed sensitive skin in the last few years and this did not irritate it whatsoever.
I would definitely recommend this product as even though it appears a tad pricey you will get a fair amount of face masks from this pot, I reckon about 5 , maybe more, and you are paying for natural fresh ingredients and surely it's worth paying that little bit extra to treat your skin! Obviously as I've only used it once, I can't tell you if it worked on my spots/acne but it really did make my skin look/feel great and 'glowy' afterwards so it must be doing some good! Maybe I will start using it once a week and edit this post to let you guys know how it works on spots!! (But if anyone has any great tips for getting rid of acne/scars please do let me know in the comments below!!!)
If you really can't afford to treat yourself with a lovely Lush mask then here are some great ideas for 'homemade face masks, which are simple , cheap and effective to do yourself.
1. Honey and Lemon
You will need one tablespoon of honey, half a squeezed lemon and 1 tabelspoon of brown sugar. Mix together, massage into your face for 30 seconds to a minute and leave on for 5-10 minutes eh voila!
2. Banana and Oats!
You will need one banana, 2 tablespoons of oats (porridge oats should work!), 1 tablespoon of yogurt and 1 tablespoon of honey. Mash the banana then mix all of the other ingredients in. Again, massage into face and leave for 10 minutes,
Hope you enjoyed this post! Is anyone else as much as a Lush addict as me? Let me know!
Adios!!
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