Dark Angels

This product leaves a lot behind. Whenever I wash my face I feel as if I have a remove black residue with a towel. I also find that it makes my blackheads worse. I wouldn't recommend this product to someone who had very textures, porous skin because it seems to just sit in those areas.

It left grey residue all over my face, so I had to wash my face with another cleanser, defeating the point. I tried using it in the shower, but after washing my whole body with it, I was again covered in grey residue that I had to wash off with soap. A useless cleanser! I've used other lush products with charcoal and never had results like this. So disappointing!!!

I LOOOOVE Dark Angels! I got a small sample of it to try out after having most of the clay-based cleansers demoed for me, and I've fallen in love with it. I've had a bar of the old formulation of Coalface for almost two years? (They last forEVER. Haven't tried the new formulation yet (I'm afraid I won't like it :( ), so I can't compare DA to that yet.) and Dark Angels reminds me of it SO much, minus it being less sudsy and more scrubby (which I prefer!). I have super sensitive, super dull combo skin, and get huge pores in my t-zone, and DA is like. Perfect!!! The scrub can be a little intense if you don't add enough water, but if you just wet your hands a bit more it should be better. I follow this up with Gorgeous (WORTH EVERY PENNY) and my skin feels so soft, smooth, and bright. The main downside is it is SO messy. I can't wash my face in the sink with it or I get charcoal everywhere, but I haven't found a single charcoal cleanser that doesn't make a huge mess so I really don't hold this against DA. I've compromised by washing my face in the shower instead, and it's so much less of a hassle! Plus your pores get steamed open at the same time which is a huge bonus. If you do well with charcoal-based cleansers, definitely try DA out!!! I don't think I'll ever go back to Coalface now lol

It left a greasy black residue on my face that I had to scrub multiple times to take off. I even tried using an exfoliating brush while rinsing it off my face, and even that didn't take it all off. I threw the almost full container out. What a waste.

I use this product in the shower because of the tendency for the black to be staining and messy. I also rinse off using a gentle soap after. I use a toner after the shower to remove anything that's remaining. I would not want the formula changed however to make it less staining if it's going to compromise how well it works. I have rosacea and it does not react to this at all. I liked it so much I now share it with my teenage daughter for the acne on her forehead. I ended up with the larger size because that's all that was in stock but it's worth it. I also have found in previous experience the effective charcoal products always do stain my skin where I have to tone, so worth it if it means less acne.

I LOVE this product! My face felt like it had a detox after the first use! I use it everyday in the shower. I understand what ppl are saying about it leaving black on your face/body after use but I just wash off with a wet washcloth after massaging the paste onto my face. PROBLEM SOLVED!

Was super excited to use this product, but sadly it does not match up with the rest of lush's quality. It left my face and tub black which made the product unappealing to use due to the clean up. ending up throwing away 95% of the product :(

You can feel how powerful it cleans your skin however, you will have to use a clothes or wash the black stains off with another soap.

I use this in the shower before I go in with the ocean soap bar. It does tend to get back splatter everywhere, but I have yet to have an issue with removing it. I also don't know why everyone has a black film left on them? But that could be because I use this as a step 1 for body acne before going in with a soap bar. Found this to clear up body acne very nicely! Going to buy the larger size as soon as it's back in stock as its now in my daily shower routine.

It's an excellent exfoliate for my face as well as my body. Not only does it cleanse my pores without leaving my face dry or irritated. But I can also use this on my legs before shaving.