HERBIVORE Blue Tansy Face Mask - Clarifies Acne & Redness, Vegan & Cruelty-Free - 60 mL

This is one of my favorite products. I only wish it came in a larger size! I read the negative reviews on this product and want to give a heads up on a few things to anyone who is thinking of buying this product:1. This is a resurfacing mask. It uses enzymes to remove dead skin from the surface of your face, and this includes removing surface-level blemishes, improving the appearance of the skin. It is not specifically intended to moisturize the skin. I do no think it is drying, but moisturizing is not the stated intent of the product.2. Resurfacing can be slightly painful. This mask does tingle and even burns ever-so-slightly, but overall it is a very mild resurfacer and many are more painful.3. This is not a mud mask or a paper mask or a peel mask. It is a bluish-green, runny gel. It is reminiscent of slime. It goes on in a clearish-bluish-green and is difficult to remove with just water. Gentle removal with a cloth is recommended.4. This product is not scented with perfumes. Therefore, it smells like blue tansy, which has an earthy, almost mushroomy smell. If you are expecting an aromatherapeutic experience, you should look at another product.5. This is not a miracle product. Like any product, you should not expect this product to revolutionize your face overnight. You should use it daily for the first week and then go to a few times per week.6. If your expectations are appropriate, you may love this product. I have acne scars, and within a week I did notice my complexion being much brighter and smooth, with some of the scarring already fading.
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Just purchased my third jar. I am an African American college student who used to have hyper-pigmentation and oily skin. I needed a good exfoliate to keep my pores from clogging and prevented acne while fading the dark spots. This mask does it all. I can feel the product working and once I wash it off, my face looks brighter and feels so fresh & so clean (clean). In conjunction with the other products in my routine, my skin has improved greatly (like a full pancake face of foundation everyday to now spot-concealing). I continue to purchase this mask for maintenance. The smell (which many people mention as a con) doesn't bother me but some may find it a bit strong. I'm a fan of The Ordinary's products as well -- they also sell an AHA + BHA mask at a much cheaper price point, but IMO it doesn't feel nearly as effective and is messy to apply. You don't need more than a quarter size of this product to treat your entire face. I think this product is well worth the splurge. The reviews on Sephora's site and /r/SkinAddiction say the same.
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This mask is really great! Nothing negative to say except, it smells like the Flinstone Fruity Pebbles Vitamins I had when I was younger but, its not an awful smell. I have acne and this didn't clear up any existing acne I had but, it made me skin smoother and softer and gave it a glow. If you have congested pores or skin that does not feel smooth to the touch I would buy this if I were you. Or if you're like me and suffer from red blotchy skin, this is a great chemical exfoliator to clear out your pores with. For your first try, use it once a week and give your skin some time to adjust to the Acids, next time you use maybe use one night and then other night 3 or 4 nights later. Using it twice in one week was when I saw the best glowing skin results. Herbivore is a great company I use their rose water as well and love the glow it gives my skin. I hope Herbivore comes out with more products and more acne fighting treatments. It's a great line for sensitive skin!
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I don't write many reviews, but I had to for this product. I used to make and sell my own line of organic skincare products. Now that I am out of the game, I'm always on the lookout for great indie companies to support. I read about the Blue Tansy mask on a beauty blog that gave it such glowing reviews I immediately wanted to try it. Then I saw how much it cost, and I was gobsmacked. $50 is a lot to spend on a mask. My skin is pretty healthy, as skin goes. (Mostly genetics, folks. Anyone who says differently is selling something.) I am, however, extremely fair, so I have a fair amount of redness and sun damage. The blog I read said again and again how this helped her with her redness and sun damage, so I saved my pennies and gave it ago. I was immediately taken with the minimalist packaging, and the smell of the product. You can smell it through the box, but it is in now way overpowering. It's a beautiful cool and woodsy scent. The mask is blue in the jar, but goes on clear. The smell is super relaxing, and it feels so cool and delicious on your face. It's more like a gel mask than a mud mask, only not as sticky. The box said there could be some tingling, but I haven't experienced it. I waited the allotted time and rinsed my face. I didn't expect an immediate difference, but there was one. My skin looked calm, no redness, and dewy. I actually gasped when I looked in the mirror. I've been using it twice a week for a few weeks, and the jar still looks full, so you get a lot of product for the price. Also, it might literally be magic. I keep joking with my partner that it must be fairy blood. (Gory, yes, but that's how good it is.) I very highly recommend this to anyone who needs their skin to calm down, but especially to folks struggling with redness and sun damage. It's incredible.
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