It retails at €9.50, for 75g, and a use by date of roughly a month (made 18/11/15 and use by 15/12/15), which is the norm for a Lush fresh face mask. I'll use this up in the time no issues, as I'd happily use a face mask every 2/3 days. These masks are to be kept in the fridge. The heat and humidity of the bathroom can absolutely destroy their shelf life.
This picture does the colour absolutely no justice. The only way I could describe this blue is bon bon blue, the same shade as those delicious sweets. It's a lovely fun shade, and is quite misleading on the senses at first. This is a very funny face mask. I'd classify it as a "Grower Not A Show-er" It does not smell anywhere as sweet as you'd hope on first sniff, which is a bit disappointing. Online and in-store it's billed as being packed full of zingy lemon juice but I could only pick that up as an end note. But in the shower, because the humidity and temperature increases your sense of smell, it became a medium citrus blast. Once you're in the shower this is a nice mask. I don't think I'd like it as a sitting around mask. Outside of the steam in the bathroom it smells quite damp or something. My bestie Dale couldn't quite put her finger on it either.
After my first use I just found it too middle of the road for me and my skin. I'm combination/oily, with a tendency to suffer from some dehydration. After this mask my skin felt quite hydrated, which could be down to the mask, or that I use slightly more moisturiser after a mask, or a combination of both. I got an ok scrub out of the mask, which could be the mask, my elbow grease, or a combination of both. Before using this mask if I wanted to feel beautifully plumped and moisturised after a mask I'd opt for Oatifix, which jut makes me feel like a goddess, and if I wanted a good scrub from a mask I'd go for my old reliable, Love Lettuce, which makes me feel so clean and gives me the cutest ruddy cheeks which die down to a lovely creamy complexion every time. I usually prefer for myself one or the other, not a combination.
Please excuse how exhausted I look, and notice how clear my skin looks!
Saying that, after a week and a half of use, I am slightly swayed by this product. I feel like if you're in the mood for a mask to treat your skin and say, "Thanks for being good, I feel like I've been working you hard and in 2 weeks I think you might have a break out, but I want to catch it before it starts so here you go. Luv yaaaaaaaa" My skin does feel clean after and I don't consider it a waste of money. I probably won't repurchase until I'm back to work and have some disposable income again, but that's due to my own preferences rather than a fault of the product. I've had no break out issues, which I rarely do from any Lush products. I also unexpectedly got my period and didn't get very bad spots, as I can do. It's too soon to put this down to the mask or my hormones.
I certainly wouldn't call this a disappointing product, but I feel like you'd have to know your skin quite well to get the most from it. This is certainly a product to keep your skin tipping along, rather than to fix any issues.Right now, financially speaking, there are better products for my skin, but I really do feel once I'm back to work and can afford it, this will be a regular in my fridge in the run up to Sept 2017 (did I mention I'm getting married? *insert smuggest emoji known to man* LOL JK my nerves if I was that much a dose unless ripping the piss.).
As always, if you've liked this, or would like a semi regular run through of the Lush fresh face masks (from the perspective of combination/oily skin, which does get dehydrated), please comment, or show me some love on my Instagram.
Love,
MyBuzzyBeauty
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