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Please join us on Part II of this yearโs 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 masks๐ 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 ๐ with you all this year!
This Weekโs Theme: Masking Duel - Dare to compare 2 (or more!) masks in one session
Letters of the Week: โZโ and โAโ
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 | โWeird 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 Somervilleโs 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:
I noticed that ice cream that was not on sale at the supermarket has not been hoarded @Anastasiya13. Unless I really need something, I will not go to the supermarket at this time.
@Loretta55 Thats good and smart. I think people dont even know what to get grab from the markets. When I went this past week to grab some necessities for my grandpa and mom, there was ice cream but there was a lot of empty spaces too. I dont think people even really know what to get, its more of a panic mode type of shopping.
@Anastasiya13 My most favorite banana mask hasn't been in stock anywhere for a long time, but my other two favorites are A'pieu Banana Milk One Pack and A'pieu Sweet Banana Sheet Mask (also called Banana & Honey Sheet Mask)
I may need to use that banana sheet mask you sent me this week, @Shosh85! ๐
No, Iโve only used the banana milk sheet mask, not the other banana one @Shosh85. It looks bananalicious. ๐ I have a banana lip balm somewhere but Iโm not sure I can find it. May have to try the mask without a full banana theme. ๐
These are definitely the best IMO, @Anastasiya13! Both are decent performers in addition to smelling heavenly banana-like. @Shosh85
@quspork Heavenly banana is right! Glad to hear you agree! ๐๐
@quspork Oooo, now i am even more excited to try them out.
@Shosh85 Ooo thank you, I need to try them out. I love banana scent, and its so hard to find items with that scent.
@Anastasiya13 I love banana scented things too! I should mention, these masks have more of an imitation banana scent, like candy. ๐๐
@Shosh85Ooo thats not too bad. I wish Ulta had them. Is there a specific store you buy them from, or you just google for it?
@Anastasiya13 I usually do just Google it, because I never know who's going to have it when I'm ready to repurchase. Some sites I have ordered them from in the past are Amazon, Misshaus, Masksheets and Yesstyle
@Shosh85 Oh okay, thank you. I googled them, but was not sure if there was a better store to get them from, thank you. Going to order some this week then.
M is for Mucin ๐๐
๐๐ฏ Jin Jung Sung with CrediThink Snail Honey Jelly Mask ๐๐ฏ
The Details: A hydrogel-coated tencel sheet mask saturated in a clear, semi-thick, subtle honey-infused lavender scented, jelly serum consisting of snail mucin; 7 types of hyaluronic acid; niacinamide; extracts of honey, royal jelly and propolis; allantoin; panthenol; lavender oil; glycoproteins; beta glucan; hydrolyzed collagen; and so much more.
What Worked: What didn't work?! This is truly a marvelous mask. ๐ The serum contains pretty much every ingredient I would want in a sheet mask. All that is missing are ceramides, rose water and extracts of rose and peach. Even the fit was good for my face - the only thing I might nit pick over is that it's maybe an 1/8" too long, but thatโs nothing. Seriously, this mask checks off all the boxes. โ โ
Areas for Improvement: Ummm... is the actual serum for sale? If not, then that would be my area for improvement - bottle the serum and make it available for purchase. Not even joking, folks. Except for maybe the slightly tacky to the touch feeling, this one's near perfect. I personally don't mind the tack but know that not everyone feels the same way.
Will I Repurchase?: Yes. I *may* have already purchased a box. ๐ฌ ๐ What โsheet mask no buyโ?! ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ Thank you so much for this mask, @Shosh85; ๐ค this one is definitely worth having around at all times. โฅ๏ธ
My Two Cents: It's amazing. ๐๐ผ It's Shosh85-approved, so that goes a long way in my book. Dehydrated, dry and very dry skin will love this mask pretty much all year round. All other skin types could be very happy with this one in the colder months, but those who are sensitive to lavender oil, honey, niacinaimde or hyaluronic acid will want to pass. Also to note, this is a cruelty free product though not vegan as it contains, among other things, extracts of honey, royal jelly and propolis.
@itsfi If this didnโt contain lavender oil, Iโd track it down and order one to try. I looked up the ingredients and lavender oilโs fairly high on the list... sigh. I saw cinnamon bark in the list, too. Hmm... If those 2 perfuming essential oils werenโt there, this would be a great mask (for me) to try! Iโm glad you had a great experience with it!
Oh no! Iโm bummed the ingredients in this one wouldnโt work for you @WinglessOne, BUT I am glad you know those essential oils donโt play well with your skin and to pass on this mask. Itโs so important to know how your skin will react to certain ingredients. Itโs just challenging that skincare involves some trial and error. Iโve definitely learned the hard way what my skin does not like. ๐ข
@itsfi Very true! Though in my case with lavender oil, it wasnโt trial and error so much as decades of using products containing it and one day my skin finally visibly flipping the bleep out over it. I did spend time reducing skincare products in my routine to narrow down the likely culprits before getting help from a dermatologist.
Some essential oils donโt cause immediate bad reactions. They can do unseen damage over long stretches of time (with frequent use), until the day your skin canโt hide the damage anymore. For me, that finally happened in my mid 40s, and itโs the reason I stopped using Origins products (except their charcoal mask, which contains no bad stuff) as recently as last year. It took me a while to wean myself off my former Origins cleanser, but thatโs one of the best changes Iโve ever made for my skin. Other things have involved much more trial and error, like my honey situation; I was so bummed to discover what honey does to my particular skin when used too frequently. At least I donโt have a true honey allergy, like I do with benzoyl peroxide; I learned that the very hard way in my teens. ๐
Anyway, I try to avoid applying most perfuming essential oils to my face, neck, and chest. Thereโs one product my skin loves that contains lavender oil (listed near the end of the ingredients, but still); my current derm said of it, โso... you know youโre playing with fire, right? Youโre not using this several times a week, or even once every week... RIGHT?โ ๐ Because itโs just a matter of time before my skin throws a tantrum over that ingredient. Sigh.
@lmaster Well, I did give this one to you in Unicorn Mail.......