Hello dear readers & friends of My So-Called Chaos,
for those of you who don't know me yet, my name is Luchessa and I'm the writing behind the beauty & lifestyle blog: Beauty expression by Luchessa.
I would like to thank Miss Angie for the opportunity to write a guest post for her blog. I've been a loyal reader of My So-called Chaos and it's an honor for me to be featured here.
You must know, i'm a huge lover of different kind of face masks. So there is no surprise that i'd like to talk about my recently discovered mask by AVON Planet Spa - the Thailand lotus flower deep pore cleansing face mask. (What a long name!)
A dear friend of mine sent me a 75ml tube as a gift from Latvia, as I haven't seen AVON here in Germany before. That's where I'm actually based and probably the reason why this is my first time experience with this mask. As far as i know it's been on the market for over 2 years already.
Maybe i should also mention my skin type: Fair, Combination, Sensitive.
And now - let's talk about the mask!
AVON claims:
Helps to lift out dirt, debris and excess oil without over-drying, leaving skin feeling soft and revived.
Packaging:
It's a 75ml light purple tube with a sturdy flip top lid, that makes it real easy to open and close it with even one hand.
Scent:
The mask has a lovely flowery & powdery scent, which stays on you face even after you rinse the mask off. I'm usually not a big fan of scented skin care products, but in this case i don't mind at all, since it smells really nice.
Application:
The consistency is quite thick, but still easy to spread over the face and provides a nice cooling effect. It comes out of the tube having a light purple color and after a minute it dries to a completely white clay powder. You're suppose to leave the mask on for 5 minutes. After that it should look dry and maybe even start crumbling a bit.
(Don't forget the leave out the sensitive & gentle area around your eyes and lips.)
Feel:
During the application it feels soothing & cooling. When the mask starts drying you get that tightening feeling, obviously since it contains clay, it makes your pores look tighter & fresher afterwards I guess.
Conclusion:
After washing my face and patting it dry, my skin was looking smoother and even a bit whiter.
It didn't really take redness away or cleaned the blackheads (even if it claims to be a pore cleansing mask)), but what i really liked was the fact, that my skin was mattified and visibly fresher. For somebody with rather oily T-zone, that's a really good result.
In my opinion, the mask is suitable for any skin type, since my own skin tends to be sensitive and i didn't get any breakouts or allergies.
I would definitely recommend using a light face cream afterwards to provide the needed hydration after the tightening effect of the mask. I like to apply a gel moisturizer, since they are usually lighter than the creamy ones.
Have you tried this particular mask before? Or any other ones by Planet Spa?
Please tell me about your own experience.
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Oh and by the way, if you are interested in testing this face mask yourself, this is your big opportunity.
I'll be giving away 2 AVON Planet Spa Thailand lotus flower face mask's.
So there are going to be two lucky international winners.
Please enter the Rafflecopter giveaway. Good luck everyone.
xo,
Luchessa.
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