LUSH Mask of Magnaminty

I've been really getting into masks recently and this week, I used the LUSH Mask of Magnaminty. It's a mask that deep cleanses both your face and your back (especially good for people who get break outs on their back!). The two things that jumped out at me most about the mask is the China clay and the peppermint oil in this mask. The China clay pulls out the nasties from your pores and the peppermint oil is so evident in the mask from both the smell and that cold menthol like feeling on your face when the mask is on. The mask also has ground aduki beans and evening primrose seeds in it for exfoliation and it's super thick.

LUSH Mask of Magnaminty

The mask is meant to stay on for 5-10 minutes but I think some people might struggle a little bit to make it to 10 minutes. When you've got the mask on, your face just starts to get colder and colder and I felt like my face had been stuck in a freezer! It's not a completely unpleasant feeling but it does make it a lot more satisfying when I wash it off with warm water as feels SO GOOD! The feeling of washing it off is kind of like having a hot shower in winter. It just feels so amazing.

LUSH Mask of Magnaminty

It's time to wash it off when the mask starts to harden a little bit and it becomes a little difficult to crack a smile. When I'm washing it off, my face just feels so soft and that cold feeling lingers a little bit afterwards. It makes it feel like the mask is doing its job.

The best part of the mask is that after using it, my face doesn't feel tight at all and it's super soft. My face just feels clean and looks...... glowy. As silly as that sounds, you really do get that feeling like you've done an amazing job at cleaning your face (even though you haven't really since the mask did everything :P).

Feeling like I'm in a horror movie :P

The only negative about the mask is that it only has a shelf life of 3 months so I'd advise that you buy it as close as possible to the "made on" date. The tub will have a sticker that tells you the "made on" and the "use by" dates. This is actually my second tub as my first one reached the use by date before I got to use most of it. I was really upset but then I just repurposed it as a foot scrub :P (it was only a few days past the use by date). However, I do like that it doesn't need to be refrigerated.

The mask retails for $16.95 for a 125g tub.

Are there any LUSH masks that you've tried and can recommend?

Lush Ocean Salt Review

The last time I was at Lush, Ocean Salt was recommended to me by one of the sales assistants as I was after a body exfoliant/scrub. Ocean Salt is actually a facial scrub that can also be used for the body.

It's a thick scrub full of 2 sizes of (pretty large) salt crystals and has lime, coconut, grapefruit and sea salt in it. It's a vodka based face scrub that's absolutely amazing. It doesn't need to be refrigerated like some of the Lush face masks.

This is what it looks like when you first open the pot. I can't put my finger on what it smells like.. but it's very "fresh".. a bit like the beach? Salt and lime?

Lush Ocean Salt

It's freaking blue! and so so pretty :) All the salt crystals sit on the top and you need to mix them in into the base before you start using it. I used a spoon (you can use a fork or knife as well.. it doesn't really matter) and gave it a few swirls to mix it all up.

After 2 uses

I first used Ocean Salt on my whole body in the shower and I didn't find it very effective. I think a loofah or one of those shower puff things with some Palmolive or Johnson & Johnson could do the same job. It's also really expensive to use as a body scrub. Ocean Salt retails for $20.95 for a 120g pot or $35.95 for a 250g pot. I picked up the larger one as it was definitely a better value.

Ocean Salt is amazing as a facial scrub! You have to make sure that you rub it on your face gently as I found the larger salt crystals to be a bit scratchy if I rubbed it in too hard. It makes my skin feel so clean and fresh. I swear my skin also looks brighter :)

This is seriously a holy grail of mine. My Dermalogica microfoliant isn't cutting it (as it doesn't feel like it's actually doing anything to my face) and I find the St Ives apricot exfoliant to be too harsh. Ocean Salt sits perfectly in the middle :) Not too harsh yet it actually feels like it's exfoliating my face.

Lush should make Ocean Salt without the chunky salt crystals in it and market it as a cleanser as I would buy tonnes of it! The pretty blue colour gets me every time :)

Repurchase? Yes! Yes! Yes!

Shopping Ban Fail Haul Part 1

I went on a shopping ban a few weeks ago but I broke it almost straight away :( I've cut back a lot and the haul that I'm showing you was bought today when I went into Sydney for an eyebrow shaping appointment (I recommend Martha Bedggood in Surry Hills - She has no appointments left for awhile though as she's booked solid in the lead up to Christmas).

Part 2 will be coming soon and that will show you my Benefit haul that I did 1-2 weeks ago and has just arrived today :)

I don't know if I'll do part 3 yet. I'm not very good at taking photos so it takes me ages to get half decent ones to show you here. I received a MAC and Urban Decay order from the US but I'm not sure if you guys want to see it or not.

So onto Part 1:

I went into Lush today at QVB as I wanted to buy a bottle of snow fairy. I've heard a lot about it and it's limited edition so I decided to buy a medium sized bottle ($14.95 for 250mL). I couldn't resist picking up a bottle of Twilight as well ($14.95 for 250mL) as I'd seen it on someone's blog the other day.

Snow Fairy and Twilight from Lush

Twilight is a glittery purple shower gel and snow fairy is a glittery pink shower gel.

Purple glitter in Snow Fairy

I love all things pink so I really like snow fairy. I regret buying Twilight though as I'm not a fan of the scent (lavender). I should've tried it out in store.

I've also been looking for a good body scrub and after trying it out in store, I bought the large tub of Ocean Salt ($35.95 for 250g). I think it's ridiculously priced but I really love it. I know that it says that it's a facial scrub but it can also be used as a body scrub. The sales lady said that it reminded her of a martini because of the salt and vodka in it (I rarely drink so I have no idea what's even in a martini).

Ocean salt

The large salt crystals are on top
for decoration.

After Lush, I went to Kit Cosmetics in Myer and picked up a few things:

Kit Cosmetics Haul

1. Kit Hand fresh pear, crisp apple and vanilla hand cream ($23.95 for 75mL). This smells amazing and exactly like pears!

2. Soap & Glory hand food - hydrating hand cream ($5.95 for 50mL): It has a sickly sweet smell so I'm not sure if I like it. I'll keep using it before I make up my mind.

3. Mario Badescu drying lotion ($26.95 for the little bottle): I'm a sucker for anything that says it will help me with acne. I was recommended this by Abigail from http://shrinkingwallet.blogspot.com.au. I absolutely LOVE her blog so head on over and check her out :)

4. Mario Badescu healing cream ($26.95 for 14mL): This is to use in conjunction with the drying lotion.

Part 2 is coming up in a few days.