Services
From makeovers to personalized skincare consultations
From makeovers to personalized skincare consultations
Get inspired, play with products & learn new skills
Exciting launches, parties & more
Explore what's hot in your store
Ask questions, join challenges, and get recommendations from people like you
Discover topics tailored to your beauty interests
Add your photos and get inspired by fellow beauty lovers
View activity, savings and benefits
Redeem items, samples and more
View and track online orders
Reorder it from in-store and online purchases
View saved products
Recommendations from your store visits
Manage your services, classes and events
Complete your beauty traits for personalized recommendations
Payments, contact info, addresses and password
View activity, savings and benefits
Redeem items, samples and more
View and track online orders
Reorder it from in-store and online purchases
View saved products
Recommendations from your store visits
Manage your services, classes and events
Complete your beauty traits for personalized recommendations
Payments, contact info, addresses and password
Ask questions, join challenges, and get recommendations from people like you
Discover topics tailored to your beauty interests
Add your photos and get inspired by fellow beauty lovers
From makeovers to personalized skincare consultations
Get inspired, play with products & learn new skills
Exciting launches, parties & more
Explore what's hot in your store
Hello lovely masking mavens! Please continue posting on the Q4 Thread which can be found here:
Many thanks to the wonderful @Aaliaa for beginning this thread and excited you are here.
To Post:
https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/Mask-of-the-Week-Challenge/td-p/3615125
Mask Hacks - Here are a few to get started thanks to our lovely BIC-ers, a big thank you for these fabulous ideas!
Trim off long chin and add to forehead for sheet masks | itsfi |
Squeeze tube lip balms (like Bite) into pans and place in magnetic palette | sonnydee |
Layer lip sleeping mask (such as Laneige) over regular balm | cianni |
Derma plane prior to a peel-off mask to ease the pain of removal | heartsmyface |
Warm water helps remove clay masks quicker than cold | cianni |
Lay sheet masks flat prior to use so the serum is more evenly distributed | eshoe |
Remove clay/difficult masks in the shower to keep towel clean and removal easy | itsfi/BIC |
Use an HA serum prior to trying a mask with alcohol high on the ingredients list | keana1 |
Use a Makeup Eraser to remove wash-off masks | lmaster |
With a detox mask, apply a thicker layer where pores are | Ather |
Use a resurfacing exfoliating spray (such as Kate Somerville’s Liquid ExfoliKate) before a detox mask to better clear out your pores | Miamia27 |
Re-use a large sample jar for a blank sheet mask pellet and fill it with essence/toner | Itsfi |
Use a nail clippers to trip a mask if scissors are not on hand | ShortErica |
Female-owned companies, for reference:
2019 Mask of the Week Challenge Schedule
WEEK LETTER THEME
Jul 1 - 7 A Hydrating Masks to get over the dehydration of Air-Conditioning! Meetup: Crème Shop -My Melody Softer than Cookies - Saturday July 6th. Thank you @lmaster!
Jul 8 - 14 B Masking Hacks - share your masking secrets that make your life easier and your skin happy
Jul 15 - 21 C Lip, Hand or Foot Masks to help that summer skin
Jul 22 - 28 D ’Weird Mask' Bubbling, Peeling, Colour changing other worldly wonders!
Jul 29 - Aug 4 E Multi-Masking How many masks can you use at one time or in One Day??
Aug 5 - 11 F Blind Pick Your Mask - Let's make it fun to use the masks in our stash! Meetup: Biobelle #Peachy mask Saturday 8/10
Aug 12 - 18 G Sheet Mask Focus - from cotton to cupra, coconut gel to bio cellulose, what are your favorites and why? Meetup: Biobelle Pineapple mask Saturday 8/17
Aug 19 - 25 H Drugstore & Grocery Brands Week
Aug 26 - Sep 1 I Favourites Week - Your go to miracle in a mask
Sep 2 - 8 J Rainbow Week - Bring out the colorful masks in every hue Thanks to @Sonnydee
Sep 9 - 15 K Autumn Masks - Fall goodness in a mask
Sep 16 - 22 L When you are getting GLAM for a night out and want that Glow Meetup: Lookatme Watermelon Saturday 9/21 thanks to @GalPalVal17 and @ShortErica!
Sep 23 - 29 M BIC Made you do it! Masks recommended/inspired by other BIC members
Sep 30 - Oct 6 N Sephora Collections Week - House Brand Goodness
Oct 7 - 13 O French Pharmacy Week
Oct 14 - 20 P Ends of the Earth - masks that use ingredients from or are made in far away places
Oct 21 - 27 Q Overnight Masks - Sleeping miracles in a jar
Oct 28 - Nov 3 R Duel Week V2.0 & Mask Meetup thank you @mrsmouse for suggesting the Wish Formula Bat Eye Mask!
Nov 4 - 10 S Forgotten Wonders - Shop your stash for an unloved mask
Nov 11 - 17 T Gross/Odd/Unusual Ingredients - Spirulina, donkey milk, bee venom, snail mucous - what masks have you used that have strange ingredients?
Nov 18 - 24 U Flash Masks - masks that do doubly duty in half the time
Nov 25 - Dec 1 V Morning Masking - Masks that help give a pep to your step
Dec 2 - 8 W Asian skincare Brand - Visit old cultures and their ways
Dec 9 - 15 X Sample Dive - I know we have them!
Dec 16 - 22 Y Holiday Party Prep Mask
Dec 23 - 31 Z Masks you discovered in 2019
First Half of 2019:
Jan 1 - 6 A Masks you discovered in 2018 - What new loves did you discover last year?
Jan 7 - 13 B Favourite Mask of the “Masking Week Challenge 2018”
Jan 14 - 20 C Favourite Mask in your regular routine - What do you buy in bulk, so you always have it on hand in case of masking emergency?@itsfi
Jan 21 - 27 D Clean Week - Masks that give your skin a boost without the guilt
Jan 28 - Feb 3 E Lip, Hand or Foot Masks to help that winter skin
Feb 4 - 10 F Vitamins Week - masks that nourish your skin with vitamins and minerals@Kim888
Feb 11 - 17 G Special Occasion Masks - the mask(s) you use to pamper yourself@itsfi
Feb 18 - 24 H Gross Masks - whether it's the scent or results, share the details please!@Aaliaa
Feb 25 - Mar 3 I Spring Flowers - floral ingredients or scents that add a spring to your step
Mar 4 - 10 J Female Owned Brands - In honour of Women's Day March 8th
Mar 11 - 17 K Favourites Week - Your go to miracle in a mask
Mar 18 - 24 L Sample that made you buy the FS - You tried it, and decided to buy it!@itsfi
Mar 25 - 31 M Favourite Smelling Masks - Watermelon, Kale, Spa??
Apr 1 - 7 N BIC Made you do it! Masks recommended/inspired by other BIC members
Apr 8 - 14 O The Oozoo Week - share your Oozoo and Neogen loves!
Meetup: The OOZOO Capsule Rose Petal - Saturday April 13th. @Shosh85
Apr 15 - 21 P Luxe it Up or a Pretty on a Penny - the $ and the $$$$ of Masks
Apr 22 - 28 Q Sample Dive - I know we have them!
Apr 29 - May 5 R Sephora’s ‘Best Selling’ Masks Meetup: Sephora Collection Honey Face Mask - Saturday May 4th. Thank you @missjeanie! May 6 - 12 S Overnight Masks - Sleeping miracles in a jar
May 13 - 19 T Summer Masks to refresh and sooth during sunny months May 20 - 26 U Fruits & Veggies Week - masks that use natural goodness to nourish your skin@Keana1
May 27 - Jun 2 V Guess this Mask - using only a pic or description, see if you can stump fellow BIC masking mavens. Meetup: Bawdy Butt Mask- Your pick Saturday June 1. Thank you @faeriegirl! Meetup: Mediheal Vita Lightbeam Essential Mask EX Wednesday 5/29 thanks to @ShortErica & @Shosh85
Jun 3 - 9 W DIY Mask - Skincare meets Chemistry. Meetup: Bawdy Butt Mask 2.0
Jun 10 - 16 X Morning Masking - Masks that help give a pep to your step Meetup: Bawdy Butt Mask 3.0
Jun 17 - 23 Y Masks you've discovered so far in 2019. Meetup: Yadah All Day Mask Pack - Your pick Saturday June 22. Thank you @ShortErica! Meet up: Bawdy Butt Mask 4.0 - The Finale
Jun 24 - 30 Z Masking Duel - Dare to compare 2 (or more!) masks in one session
Masking Surveys Thread: Curious about others' masking habits? Join the fun w/ @ShortErica:
Next Mask Meetup Info: Crème Shop - thanks to @GalPalVal17 date and mask TBD in October ALSO just added: Halloween Wish Formula Bat Mask Meetup thanks to @mrsmouse !
August: Biobelle Tutti Frutti Collection - the Peach is on deck for our mid-summer masking! Join us Saturday August 10th to compare notes on this mask. Then Saturday August 17th we will be comparing the Biobelle Pineapple mask. Thank you @lmaster, @Shosh85 & @PrettyPaint for suggesting Biobelle!
September: @ShortErica and @GalPalVal17 are interested in everyone's thoughts on the Lookatme Watermelon Face Mask. Join us Saturday, September 21st for the fun!
October: @GalPalVal17 suggested a Crème Shop Mask, will update with more info. ALSO: October 31st join us for the Wish Formula Bat Eye Mask thanks to @mrsmouse!
@Kim888 Sounds like a great group of masks! The After Shower Mask seems like it would be a great after-the-sun mask! It's always a plus when a mask fits great too!
I haven't heard of the Good Molecules serum, but it sounds like something I'd like, especially because of the super hydrating part. 😉👍
Oooh @Kim888 the Good Molecules sounds great, thanks for the review! Something that inexpensive is definitely worth a shot, sounds like you made the right trade;)
@Kim888 ohhh thanks for the review of the Good Molecules! I remember seeing some debate about it when the lucky bags came out because it was so new. That’s such a great price for a quality product!!
A little two for one to kick off my masking this week, and to make up for last week! To honour “gross week”, I followed in @itsfi footsteps and tried a placenta mask! This is the Clear Turn White - Placenta. Because my skin is still SO dry from some dermatologist cream that will be in my life for the foreseeable future, I threw in a sample of the KIEHL'S SINCE 1851 - Ginger Leaf & Hibiscus Firming Maskbecause I’m definitely in need of something to use overnight (taking suggestions if anyone has something other than the laneige sleeping mask, which I already know I love), plus H is for Hibiscus!
Brava to you @cianni for giving a placenta mask a try! If not for the 'gross' theme, I'm not sure I would have ever tried that mask, or any of the masks I've been using this week, for that matter.
As for sleeping masks, have you tried the GLOW RECIPE - Avocado Melt Sleeping Mask? They also have a set with a cute sleeping mask - GLOW RECIPE - Avocado Melt Sleeping Mask Set. I've found that one to be very moisturizing. Or, sometimes I will use the GLAMGLOW - THIRSTYMUD™ Hydrating Treatmentas an overnight mask. If it's really cold out or if my skin is super dry, I'll mix in a drop of rosehip oil to the ThirstyMud.
@itsfi thanks for the sugggestions! I have some samples of the glow recipe watermelon which I have saved for later in the challenge. Have you tried that one? If the consistency is the same (or the results) then I’ll try that sample first before committing to the avocado, which sounds a little more appealing to me compared to the watermelon
@cianni, I have tried the watermelon sleeping mask. It has a different consistency than the avocado mask. The watermelon sleeping mask is lighter and thinner in texture and consistency, feels more like a gel. The avocado sleeping mask has a cream consistency.
I could wear both year round but with the avocado, it means using a lighter hand in the summer months, and with the watermelon, it means making sure I have lots of other layers of hydration (essence, serum, moisturizer) before I apply the sleeping mask. If I were to pick one, I would pick the avocado melt. It works better for my skin (dehydrated-dry in winter and part of fall; dehydrated-combo (oily nose/chin) in spring/summer).
Thank you for all the detail @itsfi ❤️ My skin type sounds more like yours, so the avocado seems like it’ll work better for what I need. Also I can never resist a cute eye mask.. couldn’t tell you why 😂Thank you!!
Hahahaha! 😂😂 That eye mask is adorable! If I didn’t have a full size of the avocado mask already I would have picked that set up. I may purchase it as a bday gift for a friend with dry skin - someone needs that adorable eye mask in their life! 😉
@lmaster thanks babe💅🏼💕 it started to get dry (especially around the chin) probably around the 25 minute mark to the point where I could tell because it was starting to peel upwards at the edges. By 35 or so minutes the rest of the mask caught up and was pretty dry 😒
@cianni ok I was hoping that wasn't what happened right after you applied it 😳
@cianni I'm planning to try that Ginger mask at some point, it seems to get reviews all over the board so I'm really curious! Enough of the placenta masks, though! Did you buy the 5-pack?
@eshoe yes definitely done with the placenta! Hahah. I received a bunch of random masks from a coworker who went to Japan, and this was in the mix so I don’t believe I have any others. Pretty much everything from the line seems to be marketed as a daily mask, but I think I could achieve similar or better results without putting placenta on my face so I’m okay without having more 😂
@cianni The Kiehl's mask sounds so good! I'm sensitive to scents, but have been able to handle ginger scents before – I'll have to to a sniff test sometime! It's worth it if the results are great!
The placenta mask sounds interesting! I've used a mask that was so thick and dry, it just fell right off my face. Haha! The results from this one sound pretty good! 👍😉
@Shosh85 yeah definitely give it a sniff if you have a chance! The results were great but it wasn’t the most subtle. I’ve tried four other masks from this line and I’ve found them to be a little on the drier/heavier side, but so far so falling off! (Now that i said that it’s going to happen next time hahah)
@cianni so glad you had wonderful results with the Kiehl's mask. Sounds wonderful!
@emaisgr8 thanks! I definitely recommend it if you’re not sensitive to the scent of ginger ☺️
@cianni sounds like the Kiehls mask was a winner! Even if it doesn't do exactly what the package says... if it's giving you results you like that's a great thing!
Yeah @missjeanie it was totally unexpected! Maybe with longer use it would be “firming” but there are just too many masks to try to commit to the same one long enough to see those types of results 😂