lush the sacred truth fresh face mask: review

In today's post we're reviewing The Sacred Truth Fresh Face Mask from Lush.

The Claims

'In here we have ginseng and green tea for their antioxidant effects. Fresh wheatgrass for its natural superoxide dismutase (SOD) – which are free radical scavengers.

Rich, softening ingredients like linseed, eggs, evening primrose oil, shea butter, lanolin, coconut oil and honey to be soothing and moisturising. Clays of kaolin and talc will help clean the skin and papaya will help dissolve dead skin cells.

This is a serious, complex mask to give maximum benefits for those who know that a little extra help and care will keep their skin at the height of its game.'

The Reality

First things first as you can see from the picture the sacred truth face mask is green in colour, and not the most pleasant green in the world. The scent is not that lush either, we think it's the wheat grass. 

In terms of consistency the face mask is thick and applies smoothly on to the face like a thick cream. Once applied onto the face the mask dry's up. As it dry's it starts to feel tighter on the face. After the initially application our face felt really tight as if it had undergone botox or something. 

The mask needs to be washed off, which can be a bit tricky but plenty of warm water and some large cotton pads will do the trick. 

After removing the mask we both agreed that our face felt softer and looked brighter. The mask was lovely and cold to apply on to the skin and we felt truly refreshed afterwards. 

We loved that the mask is freshly made from all natural ingredients and is vegetarian society approved. The fact that we are putting only fresh ingredients on our skin free of nasty chemicals makes us feel a lot better, after all whatever you put on your skin will get absorbed. 

As the face mask is freshly made the shelf life is short, around three weeks and it needs to be stored in the fridge.  

What we would say is that you get a lot of product, which normally we wouldn't mind but when there's a use by date stamped on it, you don't want the product to go to waste. In total over the 21 days the product was in date we got 12 applications from one tub. If we had not shared the tub we would have had to apply the face mask every 1-2 days in order to use up all the product. Personally we feel that's a bit over excessive on the face mask front. You may want to bear this in mind and maybe the mask purchase it when your having friends over, or go halve's with a sister or a friend. 

Looking at it on the bright side you do get your money's worth. However if Lush did decide to half the size and half the price we would have no objections. 

This is the first fresh face mask we have tried from Lush and it has definitely wet our appetite to test out some of the other flavours. 

The Packaging

The face mask comes in a tub which makes it easy to obtain the amount of product required and to use it all up. 

The Price 
Lush: £5.95/75g

The Ultimate Question: Would I Repurchase?

Yes! We would love to try out some of the other fresh face masks from Lush and see how they compare. 

The Overall Score: 4/5

Have you tried the Lush Sacred Truth Face Mask? Which Lush fresh face mask would you guys recommend for us to try next? 

Sita and Radha xoxo

products we've used up: march 2013

Hi guys!

We've seen plenty of posts and video's on products people have used up and we've always found them interesting so we decided to share our empties!

1. The Body Shop Almond Body Butter (Sita) 

I'm a big fan of the body shop body butters and have tried many different flavours, during autumn/winter I prefer the nutty flavours and during spring/summer I prefer to go for the more fruit flavours. This butter is really moisturising and there are a variety of scents so I'm sure you can find one to suit your taste buds  I would definitely repurchase this purchase. In fact I already have a sweet lemon flavour for the spring time.

2. Lush Trial Size The Charity Pot (Sita) 

First of all this tin is really hard to open! In terms of the product the consistency is of a lotion as oppose to a body butter, it sinks into the skin quite quickly. Personally the smell of it is rather overpowering and I don't like it, it smells chocolatey but there are also some other undertones which I can't place. I think it's great thought that 100% of the proceeds are donated to charity.
 

3. The Body Shop Carrot Cream (Radha)

The carrot cream is great for adding moisture into your skin. It is advertised for all skin types and it works well with my dry sensitive skin as it has quite a thick consistency. Unfortunately the Body Shop have discontinued the carrot cream so am on the look out a new moisturiser.

4. Garnier Skin Naturals Fresh Essentials 24hr Moisturising Cream (Sita) 

I'm not going to say to much about this product as I have already done a full product review on it which you can read here.

5. The Body Shop Dewberry Body Lotion (Sita) 

This product has actually now been discontinued. However I would not have repurchased it as I hated the scent (I bought it online without smelling - big mistake!)

6. Nivea Daily Essentials Light Moisturising Day Cream (Sita) 

I have been using this day cream since I was a teenager, and it's a product that I always keep back ups off. The product is light so it does not break me out, however it still moisturises my skin and keeps it hydrated. In addition I like that it had SPF 15 to protect my skin from the sun.

7. Sure Crystal Clear Aqua Antiperspirant Deodorant (Sita) 

This is my favourite deodorant. I have been using this product for years as it keeps me feeling fresh and does not leave any white marks on my clothing.

8. Soap & Glory Off Your Face 3-in-1 Cleansing Clothes (Sita) 

I prefer to use make-up remover to remove my make-up so don't tend to use them for that purpose. I tend to use them when I'm feeling lazy to cleanse my face, or just to freshen up. They do the job and they don't dry out. These came in a Christmas gift set but I don't think I will purchase them as there are plenty of cheaper options that do the same job.

9. Sure Deodorant Minerals Pure (Radha)

I tend to prefer roll on deodorants to aerosols as they work better for my skin and are smaller so take up less room in my bag. The sure mineral roll on works well and I haven't been left with any white marks. It also contains 0% alcohol, which is a very important factor for me when choosing a deodorant.

10. Charles Worthington No Frizz Serum (Sita) 

I feel like I have had this product for years! I bought it whilst I was at University because I had my John Frieda frizz ease serum but I wanted a second one so I could have one with me and one at home. This one happened to be on offer at boots when I went in so I ended up purchasing it. I have finally finished it. All the Charles Worthington products have been repackaged since I bought this, it worked okay for me but I think I prefer the John Frieda one over this one.

11. The Body Shop Matt & Shimmer Cheek Colour (Radha)

This was palette no.02 in Bronze, it was also available in pink. I wouldn't repurchase this product as I felt it didn't show up well on my skin tone. I also found it difficult to open the case and the product breaks easily.

What products have you used up this month? 

Sita & Radha xoxo

beauty haul: lush and benefit

Happy Friday guys! Are you glad its nearly the weekend? In Today's post I'm sharing with you guys a few new products I picked up and my initial thoughts on them. 

Lush The Sacred Truth Fresh Face Mask: £5.95 

First Impressions: 

I have been feeling though my skin has been looking a little dull and tired lately so I decided to pop into Lush to pick up a fresh face mask. After discussion with the lovely assistant I opted for the sacred truth face mask I have already used it once yesterday night and have to say I really like it. I feel that my skin looks brighter and feels really soft after using it.  I will do a full review on this once I have used it a few more times. 

The lady in the store also gave me a sample of the Lush Dream Cream to test out, I have heard many good things about this cream, and I have already used it last night and this morning and I know that I really like it. I'm going to be good and resist going and picking up a full size version until I have finished my current moisturiser. I also picked up this little charity pot as 100% of the proceeds go to charity. 

Benefit Boi-ing Concealer £16.50

First Impresssions: 

I was in the market for a new concealer and I have read many good reviews on this concealer. I have used it once and my first impressions are good, it is a nice creamy consistency and blends nicely. For anyone interested I bought the shade medium 03. Again I will do a full review once I've had more of a play with it. 

Last but not least I picked up an April issue of glamour magazine, I decided to share this with you guys because the magazine has a free gift with purchase this month. There is a choice of four Percy & Reed products, Moisturising Shampoo, Moisturising Conditioner, Finishing Polish or TLC Mask. So definitely take advantage of this offer if your interested. 

Have you brought any new products recently?  If not what's currently on your wishlist? 

Sita xoxo