Lush ~ Fresh Face Mask & Bath Bombs

I recently got into Lush products through the recommendation of a good friend of mine. Lush is a really nice company who believes in fresh and organic ingredients as well as being against animal testing. They fund a ethical campaigns and charitable organizations. That information can be viewed here on their website. They also participate in recycling by giving a freebie face mask when you return five empty black pots. The fresh face masks are called so because they are handmade and made by the employees in each lush store, so I'm told. Since the ingredients are fresh and organic, they are perishable. Therefore they must be kept refrigerated and also have an expiration date of usually 3 weeks after being made. This is also the reason why they cannot be bought online. Anyway, if you want to sample any of these masks, lush stores are usually quite generous in giving samples and letting you try things in store. If it is your first time there, an eager employee might just take quite a bit of your time to let you try many of their products.

Ickle Baby Bot (top right) $3.95 - This bath bomb is made of lavender, chamomile, and sandalwood to aid sleep. It does turn the water and very pretty blue color, not super intensely blue though. It smells really nice but the smell doesn't last very long. I'm not sure that it helped me sleep but it does make bath time a little more interesting. I let my little brother use it and he really loved the blue water and the subtle fragrance since he has a very sensitive sense of smell. Also, the little robot design is so cute!

Butterball (bottom left) $4.95  - This bath bomb is made of vanilla and chunks of cocoa butter intended to soften skin. This bath bomb has a very nice smell and turns the bath water just a tad bit murkier. The chunks of cocoa butter melt slower than the rest the product so you can see bits of it floating. I've taken some of the chunks and rubbed it on my skin and it does have the consistency of soft chocolate. My skin did feel a little bit softer after the bath though not enough to forego lotion. 

BB Seaweed $6.95 - This fresh face mask is a favorite of my good friend and I have to say it is my current favorite too. This mask is meant to soothe with aloe vera and rose absolute and moisturize with honey and olive oil.  Amongst the creamy ingredients are also little bits of seaweed. My face does get a little sensitive and more red after washing and using this at the end of the shower has really reduced that. I can tell that my face is less sensitive when I put on moisturizer. It doesn't sting as much. Also, it is considerably less red when I get out of the shower. Also, a little does go a long way. This container lasted me about five and a half uses (the half meaning I didn't do anything above the level of the eyes). I would recommend this and would definitely buy it again.

Ayesha $6.95 - This mask is meant to tighten and smooth skin using kiwi and asparagus. My face definitely looked and felt tighter after use. The longer you keep it on, the tighter your face will be. This mask isn't moisturizing though so I definitely had to use moisturizer afterwards. Some other cons to this is that the smell is really strong and not all that great. I guess I learned to like it but I didn't really like it at first. Also, the mask looks kind of gross but it does actually work. I got a good almost six uses out of it since the consistency is looser than that of BB Seaweed.

Oatifix $6.95 - I asked the employee for a mask that would moisturize my skin and she recommended this. She said it smells good enough to eat and she admitted she did taste it and it tasted ok too. She was right. It does smell good enough to eat with the nice sweet scent of bananas and vanilla. The mask looks exactly and has the consistency of cold oatmeal that has a finely ground almonds. I was certainly tempted to take a taste but decided against it. Unlike BB Seaweed and Ayesha, the consistency of this is very thick so I only got about 4 uses out of it. In terms of moisturizing, I was actually a little disappointed. I felt it didn't moisturize as well as BB Seaweed. To anyone thinking of trying this, I would recommend reaching for the BB Seaweed instead.

I'm so sad that I am so broke right now because I would like to try more face masks. I was underwhelmed by bath bombs. I'll include other inputs from my friends. I've been told the Breath of Fresh Air Toner Water works well and the Charity Pot lotion is very moisturizing. From my friend who has leg muscle pains, she swears the Wiccy Magic Muscles Massage Bar works wonders. My friend also says the fresh face mask Cosmetic Warrior works great for break outs. Personally, I would like to try out The Sacred Truth since I'm all about keeping myself looking young. Well, perhaps that will be in my next Lush haul.