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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!
You look like a super hero, sailor moon type character @lmaster ! I love that they have a watermelon scent too, it's one of my favourites lately!
@missjeanie I told you... Comical 😂 it smelled so good!
@missjeanie Everytime I look at the pics, I crack up!
@lmaster Even if you didn't see much of a result, I'd buy these just because of how fun they are and how cool they look! You look awesome! Glad they worked well! 😃👍
@Shosh85 it was hysterical,,, even if I was the only one at the time that seen it 😂 but they all worked nicely together
@byme4u thank you! It was so much fun! I bought them at Ulta online
Omg @lmaster I scrolled through the feed too quickly and for half a second thought you got a face tattoo LOL
glad that worked out for you @lmaster such a fun pic!
More unicorns for U week
I didn’t use a mask last night - what?! Quelle horreur! lol! I wanted to see how my skin responded overnight to the Rata & Co. Broccoli and Avocado Oil sheet mask. No breakouts this morning. Interesting. I mean, I’m very pleased that my skin didn’t break out but I’m still trying to wrap my head around the different approaches with sheet masks – do you rinse off the serum from a sheet mask or pat/press it in to help with absorption? I’m pretty certain I’ll continue to pat, pat, pat that serum into my skin unless, of course, the directions say otherwise (lesson learned, Fi!), but now, for sheet masks that may have previously caused me to suffer a couple of breakouts, I *may* give them another go but wash off the serum after I remove the sheet mask, and see how that works for my skin. I say *may* because if I experienced other negative effects or there were more than a few small breakouts, I’m probably not inclined to give it another shot.
Back to this morning’s mask though. The Creme Shop Glow Up, Skin! Sheet Mask is the second unicorn mask from the brand I have tried. Earlier in the week, I used the Clear Up, Skin! Mask and loved it. This one is similar in size, fit, adherence and design as the Clear Up version but the purpose of this mask is to give your skin a glow. And what dehydrated, combo-skin girl like myself doesn’t want a nice glow to her complexion a nice glow on a Thursday morning?! 😉 One other important difference with this mask and the previous one is that this one does not have that delicious strawberry ice cream scent. 😞 It does, however, have a light clean scent that is refreshing and likely better suited to those sensitive to fragrance. 🙂 As far as results go, it does what it claims and after having the mask on for half an hour (recommended time is 15-20 minutes) and patting in the excess serum, my skin had a lovely glow to it – not a whoa, cue down the blinding light sort of glow but a lovely lit from within fresh radiance to it, perfect for under makeup and the start of a long-ish day ahead.
@sonnydee @lmaster @Shosh85, have you tried this Glow Up, Skin! mask from The Creme Shop?
Oh now I need to go see if I have this one in my creme shop collection! Sounds like the Ratta & co worked out much much better this time @itsfi I wonder how many beauty products Ive neglected to read directions on?
@missjeanie, hahaha! I'm guilty of just glancing at the directions to find out the recommended wear time and even with that, I think I do it more out of habit because 9 out of 10 times, no matter what the recommended time is, I usually leave it on for an half hour. What can I say, I'm a creature of habit. lol.
@itsfi It's been awhile since I used this one, and the only thing I remember is that I didn't like it as much as the Clear Up! Skin one. I tried it back when I wasn't saving my notes, so I don't remember all the specifics, but I tried it right after the Clear Up! Skin mask so that comparison just stuck in my brain 🧠 😃
Its great to hear you didn't have any breakouts from the last mask! Definitely a good reminder to take a peek at the instructions! 😉
@Shosh85, the Clear Up, Skin! is by far, for me, the better of the two unicorn masks. The Glow Up, Skin! isn't bad at all, but the Clear Up, Skin! mask is just so great. 🙂
Ohh yes, definitely learned my lesson. I need to look at the directions for more than just how long it's recommended that I have the sheet mask on. hahaha!
@itsfi I have to admit I had even stopped reading the recommended wear time too! 🤷♀️
@itsfi great review - I think I have tried this one as well and was happy with the results!
@Kim888, The Creme Shop unicorn masks have been winners for me. Glad to hear this one worked for you as well.