Lush Fresh Mask Review - A Crash Course In Skincare

This was a free gift from Lush and I immediately try it out that night. So after cleaning my face and sweeping my hair behind, I'm ready to give this mask a challenge.


My skin actually belong to the group of dry and sensitive, but I was given this mask due to the shortage of stock (not sure what mask should I actually use). Anyway, as you can see from this picture I have redness on both of my cheeks and dull complexion. Look at my dark eye circles, prominently standing out, making it the focal point of my entire face, disaster.



So, taking out a huge chunk of of the mask and spreading it evenly on my face, making sure that I cover every spot, avoiding the eye area and left it there for it to dry up for about 10 minutes.


This is what the face mask look like in the tub. Consistency was muddy and have few fine grains which sort of acts as exfoliater to my skin.


And there's the simple wordy packaging. And yes, I'm bored of waiting that long so I decided to snap away. The instruction to keep the mask chilled is due to the fact that it doesn't have any preservatives therefore could only last up to 2 weeks which meant that good for my skin, bad for my purse.


And this is me. Ignore my ugly form and concentrate more on my skin, ok?

THE VERDICT

PRICE: £6.45 FOR 75g (a tub)

LUSH ADVERTISE:
All skins need tender loving care. This is the kind of blend your mum would create if she could. It has rich, nutritious, organic avocado, freshly squeezed lemon juice to brighten and tone the skin and soothing natural yoghurt. There, that's much better.

MY OPINION:
The 1st thing that I'd notice when I'm slapping it on my skin was "Wow, what a cooling sensation!" then later only I realized its because I had chilled it and not because of the mask itself. But its still a bonus point which I wouldn't mind giving it to. The texture of the mask was great, and I like the subtle fragrant smell of lemon which was therapeutic for me. As the mask dries up, my skin felt so tight that I can't even talk or have any facial expression  at all. But I don't mind, I mean, the tighter, the better for me, slimming my face illusion. Although I do find the mask a bit hard to wash off as it kind of stick to my skin when it dried out. Are all mud type mask like this??

The changes in my appearance is quite distinguishable, judging from the photo. I notice that my skin didn't look as dull as before. Although I wouldn't say my complexion is illuminating or glowing, but at least I know that my face's clean. And the redness, OMFG, its diminishes. I hate my sensitive red cheeks, and never thought that it would one day subside, but in this case, it did. And my dark eye circles had reduced to half. Can't believe it. This would be the best face mask I ever use.

RATINGS: 9/10

REPURCHASE: An absolute yes. But I would like to try other Fresh Mask because I do find their ingredients fascinating like chocolate and garlic and blueberry. But I wouldn't purchase it too frequently due to its price and its shelf life.

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: Yes, by weight.

EyesLipsFace - ELF Cosmetics

Ordered some products off ELF which are super cheap and which I'd heard many good reviews whether its about their products or their delivery. And of course, I just want to jump on the bandwagon with everyone else, so off I went to click click click on their items.


Indeed, I ordered on Saturday night and my package came on Tuesday, which totally amazes me because I wasn't totally expecting that (FYI I ordered stuff from The Body Shop and I still haven't receive my things yet and its almost about 1 1/2 weeks).



I am so so happy to receive this parcel. Been craning my neck for the shortest time.



I am pleasantly surprise of how all my items are placed neatly and securely with bubble wraps on top of them. 1st class delivery service I would give them. And umm... As you can see, I had ordered like 14 products which only cost me £33.



I am so in need of brushes thus the impulse buying of them huge amount of brushes. OK, maybe I just wanna collect brushes and try to compare which brand is better. But still, am extremely fond of them because the most expensive brush is only £3.50 and the cheapest is £1.50



And other li li kak kak (miscellaneous) stuff which I may need them for the future. Or maybe pass on to my grandchildren or something =__=



A close up of what I'd bought. From bottom: Studio line (£3.00): Blush Brush, Angled Foundation Brush, Complexion Brush, Powder Brush.



From the bottom: Normal line (£1.50) : Eyeshadow brush, blending brush, Studio line: Eyeshadow "C" Brush. And let me tell you this, all of the brushes mentioned are so so soft.. Makes me wanna go **Ooooo Aaaaa**. Just can't stop touching them and for the price you are paying, its like totally worth it.



From left: Falsies (haha, 1st time owning a false eyelash, like very dramatic like that, but I only dare to buy the normal one), Eyelash Curler (super nice to use), and Travel Compact Mirror. By the way, each of them cost me only £1.50. Where can get such cheap make up stuff one??



Top: Mineral Eyeshadow Primer (£3.00), Bottom: Cuticle Pen (£1.50). The primer's quite good, thick and creamy and doesn't make my eyeshadow creases. But I couldn't really see the effect of the cuticle pen. Maybe I didn't apply it regularly enough??



Left: Blush and Bronzer Duo (£3.50), Right: Small Make Up Kit (free gift worth £15 when spent over £30). I do like the colour of both blush and bronzer although I find it a bit too pigmented and only need to apply just once on the cheekbone and underneath it. But still, the packaging is luscious for something £3.50. Will give the small make up kit a try (comprises eyeshadows, lip colours, blush, bronzer, eye liner, eye brow colour... can't remember anymore)


Anyhow, I will do a review on them. Yup, its each and everyone of them because I'll most probably changing my bloging stlye into something more about vanity and beauty. This is due to the fact that I love anything associated with fashion, make up, beauty and health care. As for my daily activities... Umm.... If I happen to snap pictures of them, I'll surely share it with you guys.


And I really wanna thanks each one of you, for being so supportive of my blog and regularly coming back for updates and leaving comments. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to all the readers. Without you guys, HOPC won't be able to last for more than a year. I'm being so bad for not updating everyday now. But I really would try my best to keep this blog as alive as I can be, of course, integrating my own style and not following others footstep. I will certainly do whatever I can to make this blog worthy of your time reading it. Cheers ^__^