Lush Cupcake Face Mask

I had to try out this mask after seeing all the great reviews on here and hearing incredible things from a friend. To sum up my reaction in one word - WOW!

I am normally a huge fan of anything from Lush, but at the moment this one takes the cake. The mask is from their Fresh range, which means it's made with all natural and fresh ingredients, expires sooner, and is kept in the iced area of the store. I personally love the idea of a product so fresh, even if it does put a little pressure on in terms of using it up!

The scent is AMAZING - this mask actually smells like a rich chocolate cupcake! What I love about this scent, however, it that it doesn't overwhelm you with rich chocolatey-ness like other masks have done (eg the Freeman Chocolate and Strawberry mask). There is the perfect amount of mint in this mask as well to balance it out with some freshness.

Cupcake comes in the typical black, recycled, screw top Lush container. It's texture is very thick, and the product is a dark brown chocolately colour. It applies easily to your skin, and dries within 10-15 minutes. I found no tightness or irritation on my skin after use, which was great because my skin is quite sensitive.

I absolutely noticed results from this mask. I use it in the evenings before going to bed, and wake up with calmer skin and fewer breakouts. Definitely works! Now, if only this came as a daily cleanser...

Oooooooh my gosh! The smell of this is amazing!! Lush is my fave new brand I love everything from the store. I have oily skin a lot threw the hotter months. So I've been looking for something to help that but not something that's full of chemicals. It actually works. After a couple of times I noticed it took a lot longer for my skin to get oily again. I don't use other products on my face besides nude by nature mineral powder as I get acne if I use foundations. It's hard to stop yourself from tasting the face mask haha.

This product does exactly what it says it will. Its really mattifying so great for oily skin, but even though my skin is oily/combo I found it still stung when first applied. I dont actually like how it has to be kept in the fridge, i find it unpleasant to put chilled things on my skin! However, my skin is always so soft and smooth after applying this mask and yes - it smells good enough to eat!

This is a great product. My favourite out of their masks SO FAR. It was out of stock at my local when I was waiting to try it and so I went in on the day they restocked and grabbed one up. The smell is really enticing and seems good enough to eat (it's not haha). Although I have combo skin with an oily t-zone it didn't do too much in the way of irritate provided I washed it off thoroughly and moisturized afterwards. Where my skin is normal, it felt so soft and smelt so nice afterwards. Because of the price I am reluctant to make it a regular purchase, but would most likely get this one as the free one in their 5 empty pots get one mask free promotion.

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 face mask is so wonderful! It smells devine! I have quite oily skin and this mask does a great job of removing the excess oil. It has small almond pieces in it that exfoliate your face, too. It's easy to apply and easy to rinse off. Definitely will be getting it again.

A friend had a Lush party recently and as part of it we watched this get made and all got a tub of it to take home. I have pretty oily acne ridden skin and this makes it feel so much better. You get heaps more uses of it out of the tub than I thought you would and it smells divine. Just gotta remember to moisturise afterwards or my skin gets a bit dried out. Definitely not for someone with dry skin.

My first impression of this face mask was "Wow, that smells devine!" - The chocolate mint smell captivated me.

I found this face mask made my face feel really fresh and revitalised after I used it and I could really tell that it had removed excess oil, dirt or other skin impurities.

It was very easy to apply, albeit a little messy, but overall an amazing face mask experience.

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.

Off all the masks from lush, this is the one I found best for my skin. It smells edible and amazing. My husband always laughs at me so much when I use this, that I don't leave it on as long when we have a bath, as its the least attractive of all the masks to use. But its worth using it. I have rather sensitive skin, and I found this was good to use once a week, but any more than that would start to make my skin a bit tender.