I was lucky to receive as a RAOK in an order I did from Lush, which was a lovely surprise and made me love Lush even more.. if that was possible.
This cleanser comes in the generic black container, which did a great job at keeping this cleanser fresh, and is easy to open and close, even with cleanser on one of your hands. Additionally, this free little product is one of the 5 tubs I need to get a free face mask (part of Lush’s recycling scheme), which is awesome.
When you open the product for the first time, it just looks like a pot full of blackness. The mask is black, and I mean black, and it topped with a few tiny black crystals looking piece (Who knows what they are). Okay so the mask itself, well honestly. It smells like dirt. It looks like dirt. Not convinced? Neither was i.
The consistency of this cleanser is hard to describe unless you know the lush products well. This Cleanser feels rich, and full of goodness as it leaves a slight greasy residue when touched. However the cleanser itself it quite crumbly although it holds it shape well. I would actually compare it to the short crust pastry my mum makes.
To use this, I break a small piece off, and put in the palm of my hand and mix it with a tiny bit of water to make a paste, and use my fingers to apply it to my face. I rub it on, and massage it all over my face like a normal cleanser. However after that, I let this product sit on my face for a few minutes before once again massaging my face and washing it off. The results. Wow.
My skin is left smooth, and feeling amazing. I usually use this cleaner at night time before bed, and the next day, my skin just looks amazing. It has a glowy look about it, and this cleanser evens out my skin tone, to the point where I could almost (yes almost) not wear BB cream or foundation.
Would I use this again? In a heartbeat. It never appealed to me before, so I am so glad I was given this to try! It has quickly become a favourite of mine! It’s easy to use, a little goes a long way, and it does an amazing job at cleaning and making my skin feel amazing without drying it out. I definitely recommend you try this product.
I bought some of this cleanser last year and was pretty intrigued to try it with it being black and charcoal like lol. It doesn't really have a scent, well not one that I could easily pick out.
The texture is pretty hard to explain, its soft but at the same time its gritty. I think that is how I would describe it. When I first tried it, I found it quite messy as it crumbles into your hand but once you wet it, it starts to come together. I wet my face first and then applied it, rubbing it in circular movements. Because of the gritty bits in it, I didn't rub too hard as I have extremely sensitive skin. When I finished massaging it in, I rinsed it off and my skin felt so soft but at the same time a little red. Maybe I rubbed it harder than I thought or it did irritate me a little, but the second time I used it I realised it must be because of my dry skin. It does leave your skin really clean and soft but as I found out later on its actually for oily skin, oops. I didn't buy it again but found it still did a good job at cleansing my skin.
Tips: Don't buy if you have dry sensitive skin as it can cause irritation. This is really designed for oily type skin x