Towards the end of April I wandered into Lush in the hopes
of finding some products help manage my hair. As well as coming out with a new
shampoo and conditioner to try, I also ended up purchasing some skincare items.
I’ve never tried Lush hair care or skin care products before and was very eager
to try something new. As I’ve now finished using the cleanser I picked up I
thought I would share with you my opinions on the skincare items.
First of all I should tell you about my skin type. I would
describe my skin as normal/combination with the oily areas mainly being around
my nose and spreading onto my cheeks a bit. I have to be very careful with what
products I put on my skin as products which appear to be fine for other people
with oiler skin (such a Chanel’s Vitalumiere Aqua foundation) just make my oiler
areas even worse. I’m also prone to the odd spot here and there but nothing too
severe luckily. I’ve been on the hunt for a set of products which will clean my
skin well without stripping it, or adding too much moisture which seem to make
my skin go into oil overdrive!
I relayed this lovely account of my skin to the very helpful
sales assistant in Lush who suggested that my skin needed balancing and
produced a range of cleansers, toners and moisturisers which would help to
balance out my skin and hopefully keep those oily patches at bay. A lot of
these products contain rose, lavender and camomile which I was told would all
help to soothe and balance my skin while cleansing it deep down. It sounded
like a winning combination to me and so I purchased the Angels on Bare Skin
Cleanser and the Breathe of Fresh Air Toner. I was also given a small sample of
the Imperialis Moisturiser to try. I was going to give a review of all 3
products here but it all got a bit too long so you can find an additional
review on the toner and moisturiser here.
Angels on Bare Skin is a cleanser with a clay like
consistency. I’ve personally never used anything like it and found that the
best way to apply this was to dampen my skin first and then take a small pinch
of the product and massage it into the skin. When the water mixes with the clay
the consistency of the product becomes thick and milky, much more familiar to
what I’m used to! Within the clay there are pieces of lavender which, in
addition to help balance out the skin, also provide some gentle exfoliation
which I found to help buff away any dry patches and keep my skin looking
bright.
I used Angels on Bare Skin for around 5 weeks and once I had
gotten to grips with applying the cleanser to my skin I really enjoyed using
it. Over the 5 weeks I noticed that my
skin was generally much better behaved. The oily patches were far less oily,
the number and frequency of blemishes had reduced and in general my skin was just
looking a lot healthier. I’m currently trying out the Liz Earle cleanse and
polish (which contains similar ingredients) but would definitely go out and
repurchase the Angels on Bare Skin Cleanser again. At only £5.95 a pot it isn’t
too bad on the wallet either. The Angels on Bare Skin Cleanser can be found in
Lush Stores or online here.
Have you ever tried any Lush skincare items? How did you get
on with them?
Rae
xxx
