LUSHious products review!

Since the women that working at the West Edmonton Mall location of Lush are some of my favourite women in the whole world (no joke), I went to visit again! This time I was surprised with a number of amazing things, one being that even though they didn't have any of the face mask I was jonesing for in stock they did have enough to give me a little container to try! The second surprise was that they were having a product party the following Saturday, which I (luckily) had off! My friend Amanda and I booked an appointment for facials and tried to contain our excitement until Saturday!

This brings me to my review of the face mask I was gifted! I opted for the Catastrophic Cosmetic since it is one of their vegan and fresh face masks. The idea of it being a fresh face mask was incredibly appealing to me because it means there is a serious lack of preservatives and instead it is just an amalgamation of fresh plant based products! At first glance/touch/taste (admittedly this stuff did go in my mouth a little bit) I was convinced the the main ingredient was seaweed and thought nothing negative about it! However, the base of this face mask is blueberry and the skin of the blueberries kind of emulated the texture of seaweed, which I enjoyed! Not to mention the smell is to die for! 

Since you keep this face mask in the fridge prior to using it the chilly temperature is incredibly invigorating and helps to open up your pores to receive the insane number of vitamins the blueberries are packed with! I am not the most graceful of individuals so I definitely got the mask all over my face, shirt and bathroom but in the process I could feel the mask start to pull all the garbage out of my face! I was a little bit nervous that I would have a slight reaction to this product since I have such sensitive skin, but it is so mild and cleansing that I was just left feeling a lovely tingle. 

I did find that the mask dries very quickly, and if you tend to make very bold facial expression (not unlike myself) you can end up getting the dried mask all over your apartment! However, it was a breeze to clean up and the smell just kind of lingered. Removing the face mask from my face was also so easy! I simply soaked a face cloth in coldish water and placed it on my face for a few minutes and then I was able to gently wipe it away!

The end result was a fresh, grease free face and a very pleased customer! I definitely plan to purchase this again in the future and attempt to use on a weekly basis. The combination of blueberries, calamine powered and almond oil was just wonderful! I would most definitely recommended this to anyone, with any kind of skin type you can think of! 

Catastrophic Cosmetic Face Mask

Another product that I have been using for the past couple weeks is the Lush Veganese hair conditioner. At first I have to admit that I was not sold on it, I have a large amount of curly thick hair and it takes a lot to work through the knots and mats that occur near the nape of my neck, and the veganese conditioner did not seem to have the manpower needed to work my hair out. However, closer to the end of the bottle I noticed that my hair was not getting as knotted and I was able to use to a little bit less conditioner than I was using at the beginning and to top it all off I was getting lots of compliments on my hair! I do plan to purchase another bottle of veganese when I get paid because I would like to see what other miracles this stuff can create! Not to mention the smell, seaweed and lemon! HELLO! So lovely! 

Stay tuned to see how my adventure with Lush Veganese goes. 

Until then, be well.

Becki