Product Review - Mask of Magnaminty by Lush

Lush - Mask of Magnaminty

Mask by Lush  - Mask of Magnaminty for oily and acne prone skin

Using the Mask of Magnaminty

Another goodie by Lush! Here's a deep cleansing mask packed with China clay and Bentonite gel that will pull the dirt from your pores, ground aduki beans and evening primrose seeds exfoliate surface skin cells, and peppermint oil will make you feel so fresh and minty and take any excess oil off your face, make you stay matte for longer! Note if you are dry or sensitive, stay away from it :)

The first thing that I noticed about this mask is the refreshing minty scent of it! and the consistency is absolutely beautiful, it smooths over your face nicely and I love the large amount of exfoliate seeds in this mask. This mask will instantly wake you up and you will feel amazingly refreshed and clean. I leave it on for 15 to 20 minutes, once it dries can get pretty hard on your face. I like to use cold water to wash if off, because the cold water will intensify the mint oil and make you feel so so refreshed and CLEAN! I wet my face and the clay will start to soften up and dissolve, then i will rub the mask with my hands in circular motion to let the seeds to exfoliate my skin. then I will wash everything off. It make you feel so damn clean smooth and refreshed! I just absolutely love that feeling! 

I feel like it does a pretty good job on oil control but in terms of acne control I still reckon the Cup Cake mask wins over it!  since it absorbs oil so well therefore it can be a little drying, if I dont put moisturizer on my face fast, my face would get pretty tight and dry! so make sure you tone your face and moisturize well after this mask. 

  (If you want to know about the Cupcake mask lick on the link for the review on it 

http://artofbeautyy.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/product-review-lush-face-mask-cupcake.html)

Pros - Does a good job on control oil, deep cleanse, exfoliates.   

Cons - Need to use up within 2 months, Doesn't control breakouts, can be drying. 

I will buy this again just for the clean fresh feel! 

Hope you all enjoy this post 

Love always Li xoxox

Product review - Michael Todd True Organic Skincare for Acne Or Oily Skin Regimen

  Michael Todd True Organic Skincare

from left to right - Charcoal Detox Deep Pore Gel Cleanser, Jojoba Charcoal Facial Scrub, Kaolin Clay Detoxifying Facial-mask, Antioxidant Carrot Multivitamin Serum, Blue Green Algae Antibacterial Toner.

Hello again, I'm sure you all familiar with the Micheal Todd True Organic Skincare range right?

:)

It's been talked over and over on YouTube and by other beauty bloggers, and surprisingly I got a set as well, haha just cant resist.

I bought the Ance/Oily skin regimen, as you all know my skin is oily, acne prone, large pores etc etc. So in this set you will get  5 items and i will talk about all of them here.

I've been using them for a month now so here we go, this is how i felt about them

• CHARCOAL DETOX - deep-pore gel cleanser penetrates pores to draw out impurities. You only need a little bit for it to foam up for your entire face. I find it won't take off all my makeup, i will still need to use my Shu uermura cleansing oil to get rid off my eye makeups. smells like lavender, very very gentle and calming. overall it's no difference to any other ordinary facial cleanser, it didn't impress me that much. 
• BLUE GREEN ALGAE anti bacterial toner is rich in vital nutrients, trace elements and amino acids. This toner is so gentle!!! I love it! It's so gentle and it would still cleanse your skin deep down to the pore. I say this really is the best toner i've ever used in years! it cleanse your face but wont dry it out. 
• KAOLIN CLAY  detoxifying facial mask cooling and detoxifying treatment. This mask here is my favorite out of all of them. I use it 2 to 3 times a week, i put it on for 30 minutes. A bit longer than it recommended, but I find it absorbs the oil better and keep my face less oily the longer i leave it long. obvious i dont want it to dry my face out too much, so 30 minutes is enough for me. when i wash this mask off, OMG i cant believe the result! the pimples on my face would shrink to almost nothing! and pores are visibility smaller! one thing you will need to do is moisturize your face as soon as you wash your mask off!      
• ANTIOXIDANT CARROT multivitamin serum  (new and improved formula), this thing while it smelled nice but it didn't do anything more than just a ordinary moisturizer. 
• JOJOBA CHARCOAL SCRUB gentle exfoliating facial scrub. A gentle scrub can be used daily. too gentle for me, I still prefer my Skin Institute Glycolic  Acid scrub to keep my zits in control. 

 

SO overall I would only repurchase the Kaolin Clay mask out of the whole set. Reason? well over the month, I haven't really seen any noticeable improvement in my skin, so no miracle yet. BUT it havent broke me out yet, which is a plus :) son I will continue to use and finish the rest of the product, if my face end up like a baby's bum I will do an update here to let you all know if it's worth it ;) 

 

I would recommend for those with oily skin that's looking for a gentle regimen for their skin.   

 

I bought mine from their website

 

http://www.michaeltoddtrueorganics.com/index.php/skin-type/blemished-oily-skin/mtto-acne-control-skincare-regimen.html#_  

I also got a coupon code for those who wants to try

 

use the code : SAVE20 to get 20% off

 thanks for reading! xoxoxxo Li

Product review - The Body Shop Blue Corn face mask

Hey everybody long time no see, that's because I'm in middle of moving, everything has been packed up :) blogging on my phone right now. lol

Lets get straight into this, so the Blue Corn face mask from The Body Shop is a 3 in 1 deep cleansing scrub mask, best known for oily skin. WARNING if you have sensitive or dry skin STAY AWAY from this mask. 

Let us have a look at the key ingredient in this mask 

• A blend of bergamot, geranium and ylang ylang essential oils - includes oils that are renowned to help balance an oily skin type. Provides an uplifting and sensual aroma during use.
• Blue corn powder - gently exfoliates the skin, removing dead skin cells, excess oils and dirt.
• Glycerin - is an effective moisturiser which helps improve softness and maximise hydration.
• Kaolin clay - helps control shine. Deeply cleanses, drawing out impurities from the skin. Is a mineral that helps to restore the skin's natural balance

Even with the natural ingredients in it this mask, it still can be pretty harsh for some skin types. It really stings at the first time when i put it on, so i washed it off quickly. thank god my face wasn't red or anything. so later on i decided to give it another try, the second time wasn't too bad, it was more a tingly feeling than stingy. i normally leave it on my face for about 15 mins, it gets pretty tight and hard on your face.

when i wash it off, I wet it and gently rub it in circular motion, the scrub works really well to get rid off the rough and flaky skin. 

After wash it off, immediately put on your face products moisturiser/serum whatever you use after washing your face. because this will soak up all the oil on your face to the point your face will get so dry and so tight that you will need tons and tons moisturisers. 

Pros: soaks up the oil, really deep cleanse your face, didnt break me out,  exfoliates. 

Con: harsh, very drying. 

Will i buy this again??? the answer is NO! i still rather my Lush Cup Cake mask better :) will stick to it! 

Let me know what do you think about this mask? and what's your favourite mask?

Take care 

Li xoxox     

Product Review - Lush face mask Cupcake

Lush face mask - Cupcake

Hello there! okay it's time to talk about skincare! :D 

Now let me tell you all about my skin :p My skin type?

well, let's start off with it's extremely oily, therefore it's prone to acne, and so I have large pores, black heads, pimples, and of course acne scars as well! :( not so great huh?!

 After years and years dealing with my problematic skin, I've became a skincare junky. 

I've tried so many skincare products, and of course face masks is one of my favorite thing to buy and to use. After hearing so many good things about the Cupcake mask by Lush,  and with my endless researches I finally went to Lush and got one my for myself.   

I've already finished the tub - 75g in a tub

I absolutely love this face mask, let it alone the fact that it smells just like chocolate, but it really soaks up all the oil, shrinks my pore and helps to reduce and calm down any breakout on the face. I've noticed a big difference immediately after using it, my skin felt smoother and the pimples didn't look as red as they were. The next day when I looked at my face in the mirror WOW!  The pimples on my face were visibly smaller, some even got dried up. I was so so impressed with this face mask, will definitely repurchase this over and over.  

In this hand made mask the ingredients in it are all natural, none of the harsh chemical ingredients in this mask, therefore it won't strip your skin. Since it has all the fresh ingredients in it, so it will only last for two weeks and you have to keep it in the fridge. 

Here is the link to this product from Lush's website(Australian)  it will tell you the price and all the ingredients in it

http://www.lush.com.au/shop/product/product/id/74/keyword/cupcake/cupcake

Thanks for reading! good luck! 

Love Li xoxox