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ARCHIVE - 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge! - PART 1

Please join us on Part II of this year’s challenge:

https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/2020-Mask-of-the-Week-Challenge-PART-II/m-p/5433327/...


Welcome to a new year of masking adventures! ***The second half of the year thread will be up June 28th (or earlier), thank you for the suggestion @heartsmyface, @Kim888 & @quspork!***  

 

Thank you @Aaliaa for starting this thread and giving us a place to share our love for masks💗 Below is the 2020 schedule. Post as frequently or infrequently as you would like, with or without following the challenge. We love hearing about every masking experience, and suggestions are always welcome. Looking forward to sharing some new masking 💖 with you all this year!

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This Week’s Theme: Masking Duel - Dare to compare 2 (or more!) masks in one session

Letters of the Week: “Z” and “A”

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Jan 1 - Jan 5A & ZMask Stash Clean-Out! Finish those masks before they expire.l8totheparty/ShortErica
Jan 6 - 12B & YMasks that Make you Hungryitsfi
Jan 13 - 19C & XFavourite 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 20 - 26D & WClean Week - Masks that give your skin a boost without the guilteshoe
Jan 27 - Feb 2E & VTransportation Masking
@lmaster/@ShortErica/@missjeanie
Feb 3 - 9F & U

Best fitting mask - Mask that best fits your facial featuresPrettyPaint
Feb 10 - 16G & TSpecial Occasion Masks - the mask(s) you use to pamper yourselfitsfi
Feb 17 - 23H & SGross Masks - whether it's the scent or results, share the details please!Aaliaa
Feb 24 - Mar 1I & RSnubbed It: Masks you don't want to use & are continually passed overShortErica
Mar 2 - 8J & QFemale Owned Brands - In honour of Women's Day March 8thAaliaa
Mar 9 - 15K & PMasks Good Enough to Eat
heartsmyface
Mar 16 - 22L & OSample that made you buy the FS - You tried it, and decided to buy it!itsfi
Mar 23 - 29M & NFavourite Smelling Masks - Watermelon, Kale, Spa?? 
Mar 30 - Apr 5N & MMask While You Task
l8totheparty
Apr 6 - 12O & LMost Outrageous Mask ClaimsShortErica
Apr 13 - 19P & KHi-Lo Week: Mix or duel of $$$$ and $ masks 
Apr 20 - 26Q & JSample Dive - I know we have them!Aaliaa
Apr 27 - May 3R & ITargeted Skin Concern - Mask to address a current skin issuePrettyPaint
May 4 -10S & HOvernight Masks - Sleeping miracles in a jar 
May 11 - 17T & GMask with a PartnerAlphaboo
May 18 - 24U & FVitamins Week - masks that nourish your skin with vitamins and mineralskim888
May 25 - 31V & EBest/Cutest Printed MaskShosh85
Jun 1 - 7W & DMask that best describes your personality or moodPrettyPaint
Jun 8 - 14X & CFruits & Veggies Week - masks that use natural goodness to nourish your skinKeana1
Jun 15 - 21Y & BForgotten Wonders - Shop your stash for an unloved mask
missjeannie
Jun 22 - 28Z & AMasking Duel - Dare to compare 2 (or more!) masks in one sessioneshoe
Jun 29 - Jul 5A & ZMasking Pet Peeves - use a mask that has some component that drives you crazy!ShortErica
Jul 6 - 12B & YMasking Hacks - share your masking secrets that make your life easier and your skin happyeshoe
Jul13 - 19C & XLip, Hand or Foot Masks to help that summer skin 
Jul 20 - 26D & W’Weird Mask' Bubbling, Peeling, Colour changing other worldly wonders!Aalia
Jul 27 - Aug 2E & VMulti-Masking How many masks can you use at one time or in One Day?? 
Aug 3 - 9F & U Blind Pick Your Mask - Let's make it fun to use the masks in our stash!veronika23
Aug 10 - 16G & T
Sheet Mask Focus - from cotton to cupra, coconut gel to bio cellulose, what are your favorites and why?
 
Aug 17 - 23H & SDrugstore & Grocery Brands Weekeshoe
Aug 24 - 30I & R3-Step Masks/Multi-Step Masks
heartsmyface
Aug 31 - Sep 6J & QRainbow Week - Bring out the colorful masks in every hueSonnydee
Sep 7 - 13K & PAutumn Masks - Fall goodness in a mask 
Sep 14 - 20L & OWhen you are getting GLAM for a night out and want that inner GLOW 
Sep 21 - 27M & N BIC Made you do it! Masks recommended/inspired by other BIC members 
Sep 28 - Oct 4N & MSephora Collections Week - House Brand Goodness 
Oct 5 - 11O & LMasks that Make you Hungry - Fall/Winter Editionitsfi
Oct 12 - 18P & KForgotten Wonders - Shop your stash for an unloved mask 
Oct 19 - 25Q & JOvernight Masks - Sleeping miracles in a jar 
Oct 26 - Nov 1R & IMasking Duel Week II 
Nov 2 - 8S & HBuddy Up! Dare to compare the same mask with another BIC-ereshoe
Nov 9 - 15T & GGross/Odd/Unusual Ingredients - Spirulina, donkey milk, bee venom, snail mucous - what masks have you used that have strange ingredients?Aaliaa
Nov 16 - 22U & FFlash Masks - masks that do doubly duty in half the timeeshoe
Nov 23 - 29V & EMorning Masking - Masks that help give a pep to your step 
Nov 30 - Dec 6W & DMask that would make a good band name (kinda silly, I know)PrettyPaint
Dec 7 - 13X & CHoliday Party Prep Mask 
Dec 14 - 20Y & BMost Artistic Sheet MaskKim888
Dec 21 - 27Z & AFavourite Masks of All-Timeitsfi
Dec 28 - 31123Masks you discovered this year

Mask of the Week Misc. Info & Previous Year's Links:

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To Post:
Each week features a different theme, as well as a letter of the alphabet for coming up with new masking ideas. 

Please include the brand and name of the mask you are trying out, as well as a photo if possible. Any other details are greatly appreciated, including scent, if it's an exfoliating mask (include acid info if known), your overall experience, and whether or not you would repurchase. Don't forget to include a grade (thanks to @ShortErica for the idea) to help others along the way.

Most importantly, have fun and merry masking!

Mask Hacks - Here are a few to get started thanks to our lovely BIC-ers, a big thank you for these fabulous ideas!
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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

2019 Mask of the Week Challenge:
https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/2019-Mask-of-the-Week-Challenge/m-p/4497678/highligh...
2018 Mask of the Week Challenge:

https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/Mask-of-the-Week-Challenge/td-p/3615125 

NEW!!! Got an idea for next year's challenge? Let me know! Was there a challenge you'd rather not repeat? Share below, so we can start building the 2021 schedule:

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Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Yeah, I hear ya @Shosh85! Tea tree is a stronger scent and my nose isn’t always a fan. I prefer wash off masks with salicylic acid in it for getting rid of spots. They seem to do better at zapping the zits away!  

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

This @itsfi !  Maybe I've just never tried a good tea tree oil?  I think I've only ever had the Body Shop one years ago, and a mask or two here or there. @Shosh85 do you have a favourite?

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@missjeanie  I've never used oil, only masks and Tea tree masks are never something I purposely buy, but I always end up with a bunch of them somehow 🤔 I think so far my favorites are "Facetory Soothe Me Tea Tree" and "Dewytree Tea Tree Blemish Focus Mask." The Mediheal one has good results too and I like that it has Cica in it, but the scent on that one is more potent than the other two I mentioned.

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@itsfi I always wonder about tea tree masks.  I've seen conflicting reports of its efficacy. Doesn't mean I don't still try em out from time to time! Glad to hear it had a bit of an effect on some spots; always welcome!

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Me too @missjeanie! Tea tree oil is not an ingredient I'm as familiar with as I am other skincare goodies. At some point (I don't remember when, lol), I picked up a box with an assortment of sheet mask from this Back to Basics line from I Dew Care and it has 2 of each varietals so I have another one of these masks to try. I'll save it for later in the summer when my skin is more oily all over. That'll also give me time to research tea tree oil a little more. 

 

By the way, off topic, but I used another snail mask this morning - it's going to be a gastropod day! Hahaha! I'll try to post about that and catch up on other masks from the week tonight or tomorrow.

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I Love the gastropod masks @itsfi !  Which I totally blame/thank you for!  I actually just came on here to say that I used gastropod in a meeting!!  Okay, not an official meeting, but one of the older women in our office and I catch up at the end of every week on teams, sometimes to talk work, sometimes to gossip, sometimes to cheers each other with an end of the week beverage lol... gotta stay in touch right??? Anyhow, I told her she was moving like a gastropod today getting her happy hour drink!  She honestly blinked at me and then carried on like I'd said nothing at all.  At the end of our call she asked what the heck kind of millennial name I had called her!!!  I wish I was young enough to be considered a millennial!!  She cracked up when I told her it was the challenge word for the day.

I'm actually late with my masking today, I'd better go pick something out before I forget!

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

I started cracking up too @missjeanie . 

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It really was a good laugh for the day @Loretta55 !  It should be a challenge to everyone to use a word of the week or something in regular conversation!

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Hahahaha @missjeanie! 😂🤣😂 I love this! Your conversation with your colleague made my day!!! Yaaay 🙌🏼 for dropping gastropod in daily conversation!! I used it too and I gotta tell ya, it was hilarious to see people’s reactions. 🤪

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@itsfi It was hilarious!!  The look on her face was amazing. I'm going to keep trying to use it in an actual meeting sometime soon!

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

I have been using Peter Thomas Roth 24K Gold Mask Pure Luxury Lift & Firm 5 oz that I received in a gratis package last year. Sorry this was one of the masks that I had no idea what it was doing for my skin. I left it on for about 10 minutes. It is pretty but I wish that I could have some benefits from it.

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That seems to be the consensus, it's too bad it doesn't do something @Loretta55 

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@Loretta55  Your feedback matches that of everyone else I know who’s tried this mask. I’m not surprised, since gold is such a flashy skincare gimmick that (to my knowledge) has yet to be proven an effective anti-aging ingredient. This mask does look pretty, though. 😄 

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Totally agree with you on this one, @Loretta55!

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@Loretta55  Yeah, I agree this one is pretty, but that's really about it. I don't think I've heard of anyone being impressed with it. Good for you for using yours up anyway! 😃

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@Loretta55 I agree with this assessment.  I enjoyed using it, cause hey... that's a selfie moment, but I don't really know that it did anything. 

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I forced myself to just use it up @missjeanie .

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

I just slowly started masking again and used Tony Moly Avocado sheet mask and the Sephora hand mask @quspork sent me for my birthday. The biggest game changer was my new face steamer suggested by Namvo that I bought myself for Mother’s Day. It felt so relaxing. I’m going to be masking more now.  My skin still feels hydrated more than 12 hours later.  Now I got to use my skincare fridge. Baby steps. 

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Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

That seems like a perfect Mother's Day gift @SportyGirly125. A mini beauty frig is on my Christmas list. Maybe this should go on it too.

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@ShortErica I got one for my Mom too. I have the Vanity Planet Face steamer as well but haven’t used it yet. The skincare fridge I got was the Makeup Fridge x Glow Recipe collab

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@SportyGirly125  What a nice gift to yourself! I’m glad you’re getting more relaxing me time. 

 

This reminds me to look for a steamer for dry climate travel. 🙂 

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