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Please join us on Part II of this year’s challenge:
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!
This Week’s Theme: Masking Duel - Dare to compare 2 (or more!) masks in one session
Letters of the Week: “Z” and “A”
Jan 1 - Jan 5 | A & Z | Mask Stash Clean-Out! Finish those masks before they expire. | l8totheparty/ShortErica |
Jan 6 - 12 | B & Y | Masks that Make you Hungry | itsfi |
Jan 13 - 19 | C & X | 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 20 - 26 | D & W | Clean Week - Masks that give your skin a boost without the guilt | eshoe |
Jan 27 - Feb 2 | E & V | Transportation Masking | @lmaster/@ShortErica/@missjeanie |
Feb 3 - 9 | F & U | Best fitting mask - Mask that best fits your facial features | PrettyPaint |
Feb 10 - 16 | G & T | Special Occasion Masks - the mask(s) you use to pamper yourself | itsfi |
Feb 17 - 23 | H & S | Gross Masks - whether it's the scent or results, share the details please! | Aaliaa |
Feb 24 - Mar 1 | I & R | Snubbed It: Masks you don't want to use & are continually passed over | ShortErica |
Mar 2 - 8 | J & Q | Female Owned Brands - In honour of Women's Day March 8th | Aaliaa |
Mar 9 - 15 | K & P | Masks Good Enough to Eat | heartsmyface |
Mar 16 - 22 | L & O | Sample that made you buy the FS - You tried it, and decided to buy it! | itsfi |
Mar 23 - 29 | M & N | Favourite Smelling Masks - Watermelon, Kale, Spa?? | |
Mar 30 - Apr 5 | N & M | Mask While You Task | l8totheparty |
Apr 6 - 12 | O & L | Most Outrageous Mask Claims | ShortErica |
Apr 13 - 19 | P & K | Hi-Lo Week: Mix or duel of $$$$ and $ masks | |
Apr 20 - 26 | Q & J | Sample Dive - I know we have them! | Aaliaa |
Apr 27 - May 3 | R & I | Targeted Skin Concern - Mask to address a current skin issue | PrettyPaint |
May 4 -10 | S & H | Overnight Masks - Sleeping miracles in a jar | |
May 11 - 17 | T & G | Mask with a Partner | Alphaboo |
May 18 - 24 | U & F | Vitamins Week - masks that nourish your skin with vitamins and minerals | kim888 |
May 25 - 31 | V & E | Best/Cutest Printed Mask | Shosh85 |
Jun 1 - 7 | W & D | Mask that best describes your personality or mood | PrettyPaint |
Jun 8 - 14 | X & C | Fruits & Veggies Week - masks that use natural goodness to nourish your skin | Keana1 |
Jun 15 - 21 | Y & B | Forgotten Wonders - Shop your stash for an unloved mask | missjeannie |
Jun 22 - 28 | Z & A | Masking Duel - Dare to compare 2 (or more!) masks in one session | eshoe |
Jun 29 - Jul 5 | A & Z | Masking Pet Peeves - use a mask that has some component that drives you crazy! | ShortErica |
Jul 6 - 12 | B & Y | Masking Hacks - share your masking secrets that make your life easier and your skin happy | eshoe |
Jul13 - 19 | C & X | Lip, Hand or Foot Masks to help that summer skin | |
Jul 20 - 26 | D & W | ’Weird Mask' Bubbling, Peeling, Colour changing other worldly wonders! | Aalia |
Jul 27 - Aug 2 | E & V | Multi-Masking How many masks can you use at one time or in One Day?? | |
Aug 3 - 9 | F & U | Blind Pick Your Mask - Let's make it fun to use the masks in our stash! | veronika23 |
Aug 10 - 16 | G & T | Sheet Mask Focus - from cotton to cupra, coconut gel to bio cellulose, what are your favorites and why? | |
Aug 17 - 23 | H & S | Drugstore & Grocery Brands Week | eshoe |
Aug 24 - 30 | I & R | 3-Step Masks/Multi-Step Masks | heartsmyface |
Aug 31 - Sep 6 | J & Q | Rainbow Week - Bring out the colorful masks in every hue | Sonnydee |
Sep 7 - 13 | K & P | Autumn Masks - Fall goodness in a mask | |
Sep 14 - 20 | L & O | When you are getting GLAM for a night out and want that inner GLOW | |
Sep 21 - 27 | M & N | BIC Made you do it! Masks recommended/inspired by other BIC members | |
Sep 28 - Oct 4 | N & M | Sephora Collections Week - House Brand Goodness | |
Oct 5 - 11 | O & L | Masks that Make you Hungry - Fall/Winter Edition | itsfi |
Oct 12 - 18 | P & K | Forgotten Wonders - Shop your stash for an unloved mask | |
Oct 19 - 25 | Q & J | Overnight Masks - Sleeping miracles in a jar | |
Oct 26 - Nov 1 | R & I | Masking Duel Week II | |
Nov 2 - 8 | S & H | Buddy Up! Dare to compare the same mask with another BIC-er | eshoe |
Nov 9 - 15 | T & G | Gross/Odd/Unusual Ingredients - Spirulina, donkey milk, bee venom, snail mucous - what masks have you used that have strange ingredients? | Aaliaa |
Nov 16 - 22 | U & F | Flash Masks - masks that do doubly duty in half the time | eshoe |
Nov 23 - 29 | V & E | Morning Masking - Masks that help give a pep to your step | |
Nov 30 - Dec 6 | W & D | Mask that would make a good band name (kinda silly, I know) | PrettyPaint |
Dec 7 - 13 | X & C | Holiday Party Prep Mask | |
Dec 14 - 20 | Y & B | Most Artistic Sheet Mask | Kim888 |
Dec 21 - 27 | Z & A | Favourite Masks of All-Time | itsfi |
Dec 28 - 31 | 123 | Masks you discovered this year |
Mask of the Week Misc. Info & Previous Year's Links:
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 |
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:
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!
@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.
@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!
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.
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!
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!
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. 🤪
@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!
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.
That seems to be the consensus, it's too bad it doesn't do something @Loretta55
@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. 😄
Totally agree with you on this one, @Loretta55!
@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! 😃
@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.
I forced myself to just use it up @missjeanie .
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.
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.
@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
@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. 🙂