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

[eshoe]

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!

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 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:

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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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https://forms.gle/JYfmPU7YXR4k6Sb19 

[eshoe]

I thought about starting a thread @lmaster I’m trying every one I can😄

[makeitup305]

@eshoe I'd definitely be interested in hearing your thoughts once you try the Burt's Bees ( I didn't even know they had one!) and the Biossance. Did you ever find out if the Herbivore is being discontinued or just updated?

[eshoe]

@makeitup305 Herbivore responded to my inquiry to let me know the Bakuchiol was discontinued due to sourcing issues. They didn’t say if/when it would be returning, but offered a suggestion of using Prism and another of their products. I don’t recall which one. I’m just holding out hope it will return! In the meantime I’m using my bottle verrrrry sparingly.

I will let you know how the other two compare after I’ve tried them!

[Shosh85]

@eshoe  The sheet mask sounds great! One of my most favorite masks of all time is from Secret Key!

The IL sounds promising! I've been wanting to incorporate a retinol product into my routine and this seems like a great place to start! Happy to hear it's been working for you!

[eshoe]

Oh I didn't know that, @Shosh85! I heard so many good things about the essence from @itsfi that when I fell upon this one, I couldn't wait to try it. Two nights in a row, ha! 

[heartsmyface]

@eshoe   That secret key mask sounds fantastic!  I’m glad to hear your skin is being good to you.. or you’re being extra good to your skin..?  I like that you were forced to find another brand and that it’s so much more affordable!  Complete win!  

[eshoe]

@heartsmyface, I had no idea I had so much sun exposure while driving. Being stuck indoors (of all else) has made me so much more aware of why sunscreen is so important. Snooze, I know. I skimped by in most of my years using tan accelerator😐 

I definitely do not enjoy the scent of the IL, but it seems to be effective so I can get used to it. My husband said for the second time in our ten years that I looked ‘youthful’ tonight so I’m just gonna go with that🥳

[heartsmyface]

@eshoe  oh yes!  Wear big floppy hats in the car and extra sunscreen on the window side!  Just try to do better moving forward.  If you go long enough avoiding sun exposure a lot of the damage really does reverse itself.  
sorry the scent isn’t ideal.  It’s much easier to stick with a routine if products smell good.   Again, hubby approval trumps any scent to me.  

[eshoe]

Ha ha yes, @heartsmyface - he was actually kind of inspecting my skin, like - 'Wow! Did you just mask?' 🙂 I have also been using the CosRx Snail Mucin daily, so that might be contributing to the current state of things.

Ahhhhh I always wondered why women were wearing floppy hats outside of summer. Now I know, and am much wiser for it. That would be incredible to reverse some of the damage - I've already noticed an overall decrease in the hyper pigmentation on my cheeks with consistent vita C products. So this gives me extra hope, thanks for the encouragement 😉

[lnum]

@eshoe Masking twins! The first time I did prism last week I did 10 minutes, today I did 20 and so far so good. I like that with prism I can still use my other products as long as I avoid an exfoliating toner the day before and the day after. Do you find you get immediate results? I always feel like it takes 4-6 weeks for me to see if a product is working. 

I am glad to hear bakuchiol is working for you regardless of price and brand. Does it matter if you get it in serum vs moisturizer form? I’m weary of any moisturizers for my skin that aren’t in some sort of gel or jelly form, I breakout immediately. 

[eshoe]

@lnum Wow 20 minutes, I’m impressed! I don’t feel the results besides an evident softening were much to note, except for this morning. I didn’t get to my skincare until afternoon partly because I didn’t want to mess with how it looked 😄 It could have been the Bakuchiol in tandem with it, though, will have to use it without next time.

I prefer a serum; the Herbivore was perfect. I am sometimes using a moisturizer along with a serum that includes it, as the moisturizers tend to have it midway through the ingredients list. What my little venture has shown me so far though is that my skin just responds nicely to it, so get it in there-like a vitamin.

[lnum]

@eshoe Thanks! I definitely noticed smoother skin this morning, and think the herbivore helps it along for sure. Until another great bakuchiol serum comes along I am still eyeing the Alpyn beauty sleeping mask along with switching to vitamin c for awhile. 

[eshoe]

I use the Alpyn Beauty Hydrating Sleeping Mask with Melatonin & Wild Dandelion 2.0 oz/ 59 mL a few times a week, @lnum. It’s highly-scented (reminds me of lavender) and pretty lightweight. It leaves my skin with a matte-like finish, totally different from most other sleeping masks I use. The Alpyn Beauty Melt Moisturizer with Bakuchiol and Squalane 1.7 oz/ 50 mL actually has baku higher up on the ingredients list, but working with the consistency of that one is a little tricky.

[lnum]

@eshoe I think I remember you showing me the consistency of the sleeping mask which confirmed it might work for me because it is lightweight. It’s interesting it leaves you with a matte finish. I figure if I’m switching to vitamin c it’s probably fine to go lighter on the bakuchiol since I do use a sleeping mask every night. The melt moisturizer is definitely not going to agree with my skin due to its texture! 

[itsfi]

@eshoe, that’s great that you were able to keep  Prism on for 10 without any irritation afterwards. Do you think you’ll pick up a full size? 

If you like the Secret Key Rose edition sheet mask you might like the first treatment essence - it’s quite nice.

[eshoe]

I remembered you like the essence, @itsfi, which is why I wanted to try the sheet mask. I hoped it would give me an idea of the consistency of it. 

I’d like to give the Prism another go, as far as similarly-performing masks, it’s definitely high up on the scale;)

[ather]

@eshoe  Glad your skin has been happy. Mine has been way happier since I haven’t been wearing makeup. (No point with wearing masks all the time)  when you use the Bakuchiol after prism did your face seem irritated at all? I used babyfacial a few weeks ago and then the next day I used a regular retinol and my face was not happy. It was actually angry for over a week. 

[eshoe]

@ather hurrah for so many makeup-free days😄!

As far as the bakuchiol goes, I started out so slow because of my experience with retinol. I tried a few retinols, including the DE I received (and was ecstatic to try!) as gratis. Unfortunately, no matter how slow or careful I was with the retinol, it made my skin worse overall (texture and sensitivity). I’ve been testing variations of Bakuchiol and it has yet to irritate my skin. I use it every other night/day and sometimes everyday. It’s pretty low maintenance! Even after Prism😊

[ather]

@eshoe  That’s awesome!! I will definitely try bakuchiol out. It may work better for my skin! 

[eshoe]

It’s definitely been gentler on mine, @ather. I hope you find the same if you decide to try it!

[emaisgr8]

Last night I used Sephora watermelon after-sun mask

We went to the lake yesterday for Fun Under the sun and afterwards I thought I’d try it out. It felt great on my skin and adhered well. It was slightly watermelon scented and didn’t bother me at all. It had plenty of extra serum that I used on my arms and legs.