The lovely staff at Lush recommended this to me when I had a couple of spots but not a full on enough break out to warrant the 'wet dog eating garlic' smell of Cosmetic Warrior. I was a bit reluctant as it is for oily skin, which I'm not, and I'm not a fan of the drying sensation of clay masks as it is. But that scent lured me in......mmmmmm. This definitely smells like chocolate-not unlike the smell from the Whitaker's chocolate factory in my town! The sales assistant also tried some on the back of my hand and told me it also contained chunks of cocoa butter so it didn't feel too drying.
This is a really thick mask to apply and it thickens up even more closer to the expiry date. I use an angled foundation brush to apply and slacken it with a drip of water when even that becomes difficult. This is a mask best removed in the shower to save on cleaning up the basin later. I only leave it on for five minutes out of the recommended 5-10. As soon as it starts to feel tight I take it off to avoid my skin drying out. It has a very slight exfoliating texture when you remove it but does not feel irritating at all.
It does leave my skin feeling soft from the cocoa butter. Oilier skins could definitely get away with not moisturising afterwards. The spots I had calmed down after a couple of uses. I used it twice a week to get the most of the pot before the expiry date (Lush masks are ok for a wee while afterwards too but they will get quite thick). I have had a couple of new spots try to come up whilst using this but they haven't really amounted to anything.
This is a great mask that also suits normal skins suffering from break outs if you adjust how long you leave it on for.
This mask is amazing and smells incredible! At first i was unsure as it's quite thick an hard to apply. You really have to smear it on. I found it much easier to rinse off in shower as it is clumpy and bits fall off on to the ground. But the way my skin felt after i washed it was wonderful. Really smooth, soft and moustrized. I also noticed that any spots i had dried up with the next day. With continued I noticed my skin had cleared up. I have used this twice and haven't tried the other masks but this one is definitely my go to. If you have oily skin i highly recommend trying this
Tips: Rinse off in shower