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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!
@eshoe Their Waterest Lasting Water Oil is one of my favorite serums (it's not actually an oil). It's great for hydration and I often use this is the mornings, alternating between that and Maycoop's Raw Sauce.
Thank you for the tip @quspork, I’m going to check that out!
This is the first Gooda l sheet mask I have used @eshoe and I like it. I have samples of a sleeping mask and I want to say an essence from the brand but I haven't gotten around to trying them just yet.
I wonder if the essence is the same one @quspork mentioned, @itsfi. Thanm you for letting me know!
Some "Q" masking tonight with Indie Lee's DIY Quinoa Mask
For “Q” week I decided to try Indie Lee’s DIY Quinoa mask. She suggests using it as a face or body mask/scrub. It’s pretty simple, any quinoa will do, cooked and blended with some yogurt and a bit of honey. I chilled it for a couple of hours, and let my little mask helper apply it. We quickly discovered this is a verrrrry messy mask, along the lines of a rubber mask. I think next time I will try greek yogurt, since it’s a little thicker. It had a wonderful scent, though, and once applied, I left it on for a good 10 minutes. In the meantime, we were scrambling to run to the kitchen to wash our hands - anyone seen that Seinfeld episode where Kramer installs a garbage disposal in his shower? Not such a bad idea after all 😄
After removing in the kitchen sink, I took a peek at my skin. WOW I was impressed! My forehead (I always gauge mask performance this way, if I remember ha ha) appeared very smooth, and my entire face looked and felt so soft. I have never been a fan of DIY masks, it just seems kind of gross to me to put food on my face. But this one was well worth it, glad I jumped out of my comfort zone for Quinoa!
And a sheet mask to wrap it up:
The Lotus Soothing + Whitening Mask is a very pretty blush-colored rayon mask. It has quite a few essential oils, including red camellia, lemon, lavender, orange and geranium blossom. The mask had only a very faint scent, authentic and very relaxing. Think Lapcos 8-Flower Oil, Extra-Light version. The serum itself is a thinner jelly, and while the mask was somewhat dry when I removed it, there was enough essence to thoroughly saturate the mask once applied to my face.
I left this one on until it started to dry down in the philtrum area (I finally looked up the area between the nose and lips; this refers specifically to the space between the two indentations; I could not find anything that specifies the entire area), about 15 minutes. I would have liked to wear this one longer but I’ve read that letting a mask dry too much means it starts absorbing the moisture that you’ve just put onto your face. This had only a slight amount of tackiness, and brought even more plumping to my face - an A, would have been an A+ if more serum were included so I could wear it longer. These two masks were a great combo for my skin tonight, and ones I plan to use again!
Ingredients:
1. Love that you got a DIY in and it was so great! I must try this! 2. I feel educated now... Philtrum sounds so much better than my non-moustashed area! @eshoe great masks with your mini me!
Seriously there needs to be a better name @missjeanie, it just sounds too clinical. Next time I am going to make 1/8th of the recipe, so I don't waste any!
Body mask tonight with the leftovers @eshoe ??
I thought about that, but where though @missjeanie? I need a garbage disposal in my shower! It’s so messy, I’m afraid to let that stuff wash off plus I’m too afraid of clogging the drain. I guess in the summer I could hose off outside?
That sounds great @eshoe! I’ve never done a DIY mask before.
I haven’t done a food-related like this before, @faeriegirl. It was fun, next time I might try avocado now that I’m not afraid😆
Did your mask helper get to pamper herself too @eshoe? Love that masking is a bonding time. 🙂
She got a little freaked out by how chilly and messy it was, @ShortErica. Although she was quite happy to apply it to my face😄 She did a little bit of pampering, I don’t take those moments for granted. It was just fun hanging out and laughing together.
@eshoe that's so cool - getting into the mixing yourself - sounds really interesting! ALthough I agree it's always the worst when they get messy
Yeah @Kim888 I was rinsing quinoa out of my hair😄
It’s pretty messy @lmaster but I’m going to use it again! It only lasts a couple of days in the fridge, so I will probably use it tonight.
It just looks so appealing @eshoe
It did @lmaster, I took it out of the fridge tonight and you know how yogurt gets watery on top? It didn't look so appealing anymore lol
Ooooooo 😳🤢 @eshoe
@eshoe, this sheet mask was part of the 3-step mask set that I didn't care for BUT this was the one mask out of the set that I liked (that didn't sting when I had it on). Good to hear that it worked for you.