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

Please join us on Part II of this yearโ€™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 masks๐Ÿ’— 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 ๐Ÿ’– with you all this year!

tenor

 

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

Letters of the Week: โ€œZโ€ and โ€œAโ€

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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 & Wโ€™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 Somervilleโ€™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: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Worked well, the Origins always does a nice job of tidying up things @quspork 

Re: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@eshoe Sounds like a great group of masks! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ I love that Origins mask! It's definitely one of my most favorites! ๐Ÿ™Œ

Re: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

This Ole Cold Plunge mask....sounds like something I may want to try. How similar are the effects to the BOSCIA - Charcoal Pore Pudding Intensive Wash-Off Treatment?

@eshoe 

@lmaster (tagging you because I know you use the pore pudding)

Re: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

I'd say the cold plunge is way more intense @l8totheparty I have not used them close together, but I could almost bet the cold plunge does a better job

Re: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Ok, thank you!  Once I get through this (will take me years I'm sure!) Then I'll try the Ole lol 

@lmaster 

Re: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

No problem @l8totheparty the boscia pudding is a fun mask tho ๐Ÿ˜†

Re: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

O is for Only 1 left!

 

This was the last Dewpiel mask in my collection.  As mentioned before, I wish there were more.  This thick cream on the large cotton (largest I've ever had!) Mask was lovely. No scent, no tackiness, and soft, bright skin. This is a win!  Would also make a good morning mask, but, like, there's no more.Wonderful!Wonderful!

I'm thankful for good masks ๐Ÿฅฐ

Re: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@l8totheparty, you love these masks!!! Happy that you were able to try them! Sounds wonderful!

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@l8totheparty you make such a good point - good masks make all the other ones worthwhile. I am thankful for them too, and I've learned after a number of discontinued masks not to worry - there are always new ones popping up that surprise us!

Re: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@l8totheparty  So sad, because it sounds wonderful! Love masks with a cream serum!๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜ƒ Is there really no chance they're just doing repackaging/re-formulation?

Re: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Wouldn't it be nice if they were just repackaging!  I'll have to google search the company every couple months in hopes of coming across the masks again. @Shosh85 

@l8totheparty such teasers they are!!

@l8totheparty such teasers they are!!

Re: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

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MISSHA Oil Soak Mask

This is a super thin and meshy cotton sheet mask that was saturated with a silky serum that had a light smell of roses. It had a nice fit - just a little too long at the chin. The adherence was good and it was very comfortable to wear the half hour I had it on. The leftover serum absorbed very quickly but left behind some slight tackiness that lasted about 15 minutes. My face looked a little brighter, felt comfortably hydrated and had a nice glow.

I really enjoyed this one and would definitely repurchase.

Ingredients:

Water, Glycereth-26, Glycerin, PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer, Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Dimethyl Silane, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Propylene Glycol, PVM/MA Copolymer, Xanthan Gum, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Fruit, Lecithin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Cyclomethicone, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Hexylene Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Disodium EDTA, Hexanediol, Fragrance

 

Re: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Oil masks are hit and miss for me, which is odd since my skin is both dehydrated and dry/drier in the fall/winter ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ, but this one sounds good. ๐Ÿคฉ The combo of it being a  Missha mask and@Shosh85 approved masks definitely makes it a โ€œmust tryโ€ mask for me. ๐Ÿฅฐ

Re: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@itsfi  I was surprised with this one! It wasn't at what I expected- I totally thought the serum would be more of an oil and the scent would be floral/perfumy, so I'm pretty happy how it turned out ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ‘

Re: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Despite being a little perfume-y, Missha masks seem overall great @Shosh85. I've enjoyed everyone I've tried! I like how you articulated that your skin 'felt comfortably hydrated.' It's frustrating to have tight-feeling skin after a full masking routine. 

Re: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@eshoe  Both the scent and serum surprised me with this one - totally thought it'd be perfumy, like you mentioned, and also thought the serum would be more oily. I was pleased with how it turned out ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

a rosy scent @Shosh85 sounds divine ๐ŸŒน

a rosy scent @Shosh85 sounds divine ๐ŸŒน

Re: a rosy scent @Shosh85 sounds divine ๐ŸŒน

@lmaster  I always think of you when I do a rose mask ๐Ÿ˜‰ I'm not a huge rose fan, but it smelled more like fresh roses and it was light, so I really didn't mind it so much.

Re: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Little update on the Hell Pore (I know @quspork liked other products by the same brand). I did do it properly this time!

 

I applied a thin layer with my hands (it was hard to get a thin layer using a spatula). I left it on for 25 mins (the directions said 15 but it took slightly longer to dry). Same as before, the fragrance is incredibly strong. 

I peeled it from the edges inward. It came off in three big pieces. It hurt, I wonโ€™t lie. It peels dead skin and peach fuzz. The peeled pieces were FULL of blackheads and sebaceous filaments. Like way more than I would have thought. My face was a little red from the peeling but it subsided quickly. Aside from the peel, the mask didnโ€™t burn, sting or cause any irritation related to the ingredients. I was happy with the results at that point.

what was most surprising is that I got even better results by following the second instruction: wipe away excess oil and sebum from your face after removing the mask. I have one of those extraction tools, and used the flat edge against the sides of my nose and cheek and WOAH even more stuff came out. Itโ€™s like the mask prepped the skin for additional extraction. For the first time in a while, my nose is completely blackhead free!!

Re: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Better than Biore @cianni?!

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