Lush "Cosmetic Warrior" review

First thing's first, I by no means have good skin. My skin probably hasn't been clear since I was about 15 and I can't see it clearing up until I'm well into my mid-late twenties (I was a "late bloomer" skin-wise). That being said, one thing I've really been impressed with lately and am loving using on my skin is Lush's "Cosmetic Warrior" face mask.
Because I have troublesome "teenage" skin, I've always been advised by staff at Lush to use their "Cupcake" face mask, and though it was very nourishing for my skin I found that all it really did for my spots was bring them to the surface rather than fight them altogether. Then one day whilst reading Lush's magazine I stumbled upon "Cosmetic Warrior" and knew I had to try it from the description: "Garlic and tea tree work together naturally to keep troublesome spots at bay". Made of Kaolin, green grapes, eggs, honey, garlic and tea tree oil, the mask isn't the nicest looking, or smelling. But after just one use of the mask I knew that I liked it. I don't know exactly what it is that worked so well with my skin type but it was as if washing off the face mask washed away 15% of my spots immediately, and that was after only one use!
So why is it so effective? Well, I'm guessing that the garlic plays a huge part. I've tried tons of face masks the past 6 years or so and never have I used one that listed garlic as one of the ingredients. But, through recent research online I've found out that garlic is amazing for your skin! Naturally, garlic is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-viral, and though it can sometimes be a trigger for acne when digested, when applied directly onto the skin it does wonders. This, combined with the tree-tree oil, is what I really think makes the mask so antiseptic and blemish-beating.
Tonight, I used the mask almost a month after buying it first and I'm still finding it works amazingly for my skin. I have combination, acne-prone skin and I think I've finally found a mask that I'll be able to keep consistent with my skincare routine. I wouldn't recommend this mask to anyone with dry skin as it really does dry out the skin whilst working to target blemishes, but even I have dry patches and I just make sure to use a nourishing moisturiser afterwards to get my skin feeling hydrated!
Definitely give this one a go if your skin is acting up a lot.

Talk soon!
Erica.