I received a generous sample pot in my Cult Beauty Box (fabulous by the way) and am astonished at the positive reviews. As a cleanser it simply doesn't work. A pea sized dollop of this sticky formula is nowhere near enough to cover the face and the stiffness of the texture is hard to rub into the skin without dragging. I found a single application made little impression on shifting a day's make-up. As a masque applied after full cleansing, it is a different story. I personally am not keen on the smell, but it left my skin silky soft when removed with wet cloth after 10 mins. Not sure it is worth the hefty price tag but it needs marketing as a luxury masque not cleanser.

Smells lovely, feels really nice when used with a little water as a cleanser. Bit sticky when used as a mask. But it really doesn't clean skin that effectively. After a week of twice daily use my pores looked a bit clogged and grey. And it does leave a bit of a dry, tight feeling. Bit of a triumph of style over substance unfortunately.

I got a sample pot of this in the Cult Beauty Best of 2015 Box - which incidentally is a joy. I haven't used this as a cleanser because I only have a sample pot and with such an expensive and luxuriant product I felt it would be better to use it in a way that stayed on my skin for the longest time. This product is sumptuously thick and creamy (I agree a slightly sticky cream but it does contain honey so I would expect this). The smell, as several reviewers have stated, is utterly sublime - to me it smells of rich, deep, dark musky honey. I use this once a week while I'm having a bath. I leave it on for about twenty minutes and then simply rinse it off. It leaves my skin feeling smooth, soft, calm and moisture filled (but not in a quick fix watery way). I have dry and dehydrated skin and I don't need to use a moisturizer after it. In fact, I would feel that the mask would be a bit ill-used to use anything after it. I've just used it after developing a nice big, red, shines hormonal spot and it has undoubtedly diminished the redness. Honey is a well know healer. It feels so good to use this during these dreary grey days, it seems perfect for winter. The reason I've given this four rather than five stars is because of the price. I'm delighted to have tried it and the sample pot is tiny but it is certainly enough for about 12 uses, which in my mind is enough to see if it's effective for your skin type. When this pot is finished I will miss this but price, I'm afraid, makes it prohibitive for me.

I had really high expectation of this lovely sounding product, and when I opened the bottle I was not disappointed - it smelled heavenly! Some say it smells of chocolate, but it smells more like Baileys to me - yummy!! It also feels very luxurious and I do love dipping my fingers into the pot to scoop out the cream. However, it's not a very effective product. I had difficulty using it as a cleanser - it is very thick, so I had to scoop out quite a bit to cover all over my face without too much tugging. After which, it was very hard to remove traces of the product. Upon toning my face, I could still see traces of brown. I tried using it as a mask. It smelled lovely, but I am not sure if it did anything for my complexion. I broke out after using it, so have gone back to using it as a wash. In my opinion, it's best used as a first cleanse, as you definitely need to cleanse your skin again after washing it off (unless I'm not doing something right??). I won't be buying this again despite it being such a lovely product. It's really really dear and I'll make it last as long as I can, but I am up for trying something else that hopefully can also work very effectively. There are so many products out in the market, the competition is stiff!

This is so delicious, I love the smell and it works wonders. It is my once a week treat and I always love using it.