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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!

tenor

 

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: UPDATE: 2020 Q1/2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Well sometimes you gotta collect em all @eshoe. 😉

Re: UPDATE: 2020 Q1/2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

From first sight @ShortErica it without a doubt looks like it fits excellent!

Re: UPDATE: 2020 Q1/2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

It's always nice to have a good fitting mask @lmaster 

Re: UPDATE: 2020 Q1/2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@ShortErica  I'm glad you liked it! Thank enjoyed it too and I'd eventually like to buy more. 😉 You probably already looked it up, but I know for sure there is a pink and blue one - not sure if there's more than that or not 🤔

Re: UPDATE: 2020 Q1/2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@Shosh85 those are the two I found when googling. They should consider making the other colors.

RE: UPDATE: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Tonight I will use up another unsatisfying A’pieu product. The goodnight sleeping mask. It’s a very functional budget sleeping mask, but I wouldn’t buy again. Yay for another empty! The Yadah sheet mask is quite nice. Some nose and eye surgery required, but left my face feeling good.

Re: RE: UPDATE: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

I quite enjoyed this Yaddah mask too @Weetart , It's a standby that I can pull from my collection pretty much anytime and know that I'll be happy.

Bummer on the sleep mask, but thanks for the heads up.  Sleep masks are some of my favourites, especially when I'm too busy for the type of washoff/sheet/sleep masking I'd like to be doing.

Re: RE: UPDATE: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

I love the term ‘functional budget sleeping mask’ @Weetart. I wonder what other uses we could find  do them🤔

Re: RE: UPDATE: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@Weetart the packaging on the sleep mask looks so cute too! but there's so many good sleep masks out there I feel like it's really obvious when one is meh

RE: Re: RE: UPDATE: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Definitely! Once you’ve tried enough you know when one is meh. @Kim888

Re: RE: UPDATE: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@Weetart you are definitely determined!! 

RE: Re: RE: UPDATE: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

I am very determined @lmaster! I’m going to concentrate on generating empties more than themes for sometime.

Re: RE: UPDATE: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@Weetart  Well, you're sure better than me about finishing up unsatisfying products - once I figure out I feel just "meh" about it, it's really hard for me to continue using them, especially when I have others waiting in line.

 

That Yadah is a good one! I'd love to try it consecutively for a week or two and see if there's any added benefits using that way. Glad to hear you enjoyed too! 😃

RE: Re: RE: UPDATE: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Trying the Yadah for a week or two would be a great experiment @Shosh85

Re: UPDATE: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Cross-posting from the Deals thread:

If anyone is still interested in the new BioBelle Ice Cream Truck set, it is now on sale for $10 - that's less than $2 per mask!C4C267DA-997D-4459-A9D8-7D3F5F53765B.jpeg

 

Re: UPDATE: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

I totally bought another set @Shosh85 I really like these,, but one critique,, while the ice cream truck packaging is cute,,, there's an awful lot of wasted space

Re: UPDATE: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@lmaster  Oh nice, it is such a great deal! And yes, packaging like that is wasteful, unless you live in a city like mine, where they pretty much have a recycling bin for EVERYTHING. Haha! but seriously, that is one of the things l love about my city. 😃

Re: UPDATE: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@Shosh85 that's amazing!! 

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Nice! @Shosh85

Re: RE: Re: UPDATE: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@Weetart  Gotta love a good mask sale 😉👍

Re: UPDATE: 2019 Q4 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Y is for Your Peace. Given to me by the lovely @itsfi! 😘426E27B3-C2C4-4D38-AF01-AB681E698869.jpeg

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Your Peace Lanseal Glow Mask

This is a two-piece Lanseal sheet mask. It had a light rose scent and fit great except for the extra inch of length at the chin. The top adhered well, but the bottom half slid around a bit (a mask holder would've been helpful with this one) I kept it on for about 35 minutes. When I removed it, I massaged in the leftover serum and it was slightly tacky at first, but it all absorbed within 10 minutes. My face looked noticeably brighter and less dull and my skin felt soft and smooth and comfortably hydrated.

I really love the material on this one and the results were great, so this is definitely a winner in my book! Thanks so much Fi!

A close up of the material:

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Ingredients:

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