Lush Cupcake Face Mask

I used this mask after hearing rave reviews about the lush face masks - boy was I wrong! I spent the next week in hiding as my skin had broken out in places it never breaks out in! Had massive pimples everywhere, would not recommend to ladies with sensitive skin!

The title says it all really! But let me tell you why I don't like it.

The mask comes in the usual small tub, and even though its 60g it goes a long way because it's quite thick. The mask is chocolate brown and looks like, well, cupcake mix! But it's a lot thicker than cupcake mix, and I find it quite hard to apply. I started putting a bit of water with it to mix it through, and then applying it, as well as applying it to a wet face.

Inside the mask is some gritty goodness, I'm not entirely sure what, maybe almonds? It smells like peppermint chocolate but the smell is about the only thing I like about it. The mask goes on and dries fine. I hate removing it, I don't know why but for some reason this mask from Lush is no beuno.

This also did nothing for my skin - it made it slightly softer but it did nothing for breakouts or anything. So I'm not impressed, and I won't be buying it again.

I've been curious about this one for a long gime, so decided to give it a go. i've used it every week for ther last month or so, and really? it did nothing for me. Like any mud mask, it leaves the skin feeling smooth and clean, I liked that this one didn't dry me out, but it's really nothing to write home about. I like skinfood's rotorua mask beacause I can actually see the oil being absorbed from my pores, this didn't do anytbing drastic for me. It feels lovely, and it smells very nice, it's non drying, but I probably wouldn't bother to buy it again, especially as you're meant to keep it in the fridge- that's way to much admin for me!

I'm sorry to say, but this product is definitely not one of my top picks for Lush products. After reading the reviews and the description, I was very excited however it didn't meet my expectations, unfortunately (I still love lush in general though!). The smell does not make me think of chocolate. It has that fake 'chocolate' fragrance that all companies use when adding a 'choc' scent to toys, stationery etc. and I personally, am not a fan. It had a burning, stinging sensation on my face probably due to the fragrances/essential oils and also that my skin is on the sensitive side. After rinsing off, my face was very red and flushed.

I'm usually a fan of lush masks, especially bb seaweed. However this mask just wasn't very enjoyable, and did nothing for my skin. The mask itself just sat uncomfortably on my face and did nothing for my skin. A bit of a let down.

My sister purchased this and left it in the fridge... One night when I was rummaging I spotted it. Even though I read that this is for oily skin (I have dry skin), I couldn't resist trying it.

The smell of this is actually heaven. It is a gorgeous chocolatey smell that reminds me a lot of a chocolate face mask I got in a memebox. Because it smells soooo good I had to taste it... Don't taste it! Hahaha. It smells delicious but tastes revolting.

Because it was kept in the fridge, it felt super soothing and cooling on my face. It was easy to apply (albeit a little messy), and rinsed off easily.

Because I am stubborn, I ignored the fact that when I used this my skin felt (and looked), drier. It definitely does what it says it will - this would be perfect for those with oily skins, but isn't good for us dry skinned ladies.

Upon using this, my face felt tight and after rinsing it off and letting my face dry, my skin looked and felt dehydrated. Yet still I used it more than once.

If you have dry skin, keep away from this - no matter how delicious it smells. It really dried my skin out and made my face feel tight.

Needless to say I wouldn't purchase this.

This face mask is super fun. It smells and looks like chocolate, although I did not notice any improvement to my skin after using it.

The texture is smooth and easy to spread, and it comes off easily with a warm washcloth.

I have normal skin and the most it did for me was probably exfoliate a bit. I think it would be good for oily/acne prone skin types as I imagine it would absorb excess oil.

A bit pricey for me, but a nice treat for chocaholics!

This smells amazing and makes my face feel fresh and un-oily. Made my skin feel amazing and kind of tastes good.

Trying to get rid of acne I decided to give this a go. It has a pleasant chocolatey scent, but upon getting closer the smell becomes overpowering and sickly. It's very thick and slightly grainy, which is fine.

Once on my face it felt like it was sucking my face dry. Yes it pulled the oil out, but after washing it off my face feels like it's shrink wrapped. Not the greatest feeling. Not only that, the strong scent gives me a headache every use.

I won't be repurchasing this particular mask, but if you feel like you could make it work for you then I would say buy it, as it does work as it's supposed to.