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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: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Mmmm hope you were able to try it, @missjeanie! I might try the Mango tonight:)

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@eshoe I did do Strawberry yesterday and you were bang on with the scent description!!

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Yum yum yum, @missjeanie!8A2505AB-636E-4FD0-97B7-8760B22A6D27.jpeg

 

 

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@eshoe I haven't had this since I was a little kid... but man did we ever love it.  It was always a matter of if we chose chocolate or strawberry when my mom let us get some! soooo yummy!  I'll have to look for it again someday!

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

I think we always had some too, @missjeanie! We werenโ€™t allowed to have sugary cereals, but somehow this was ok๐Ÿ˜‚

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

 @missjeanie just makes me hungry ๐Ÿ˜†

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Ohhhh @eshoe @missjeanie I have not tried the mango and I have at least one,,, I'm trying to put it off until I can buy more ๐Ÿ˜†

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Thatโ€™s kind of how I feel with a lot of my masks, @lmaster - I just cannot bring myself to use some of them because Iโ€™m afraid I will love them๐Ÿ˜‚

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Love the lanolips balm @eshoe! Nice strawberry theme - the bubble tea masks that folks have been posting about has been giving me a slight craving for one. Ha! ๐Ÿ˜‰ 

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I havenโ€™t had a bubble tea yet, @itsfi - but Iโ€™m thinking I just might be able to make/try one soon!

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Thereโ€™s usually several options @eshoe, for both teas and for flavoring. I havenโ€™t had one in a good while but they do tend to be on the sweet side and there is usually an option to pick the level of sweetness you prefer - full sweet, half sweet, quarter sweet. The first time I ever tried one I was told to sip slowly. The large tapioca balls come up through the extra wide straw they give you pretty quickly.

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

This is not a mask but my review of DERMAFLASH - DERMAPORE Ultrasonic Pore Extractor & Serum Infuser. I only tried the pore extractor . It was a fun little device. For some reason I didnโ€™t see a lot of extractions come from this. I mainly saw the extractions on my nose. For some reason they didnโ€™t stick to the device like what I saw in the videos that I watched. I was hoping that I could possibly bring the milia on my forehead closer to the surface but time will tell. I believe that this device was targeted for blackhead removal. I hope to try it later with the serum infuser portion of this tool. So far I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

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Yes @Loretta55 blackheads come out with ease for me now I got the hang of it,,,I still only use it once a week for blackheads and exfoliating

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@Loretta55 I'm glad you had a good experience with this.  I saw it on QVC and the woman demonstrating it looked like she was using it in a very aggressive way, which made me scared of this.  I'll be curious to hear what your thoughts are about how effective it is on forehead milia.  I think I have some milia on my forehead, but I'm really not sure.  It's pretty much only noticeable to me, but still!

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@lmaster told me to watch Tatiโ€™s video before using the device @greeneyedgirl107. I am scared of doing damage to my skin so I used minimal pressure. I did not extract much but I am going to try the serum infuser next. 

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@eshoe @greeneyedgirl107 @itsfi when you have a visible Blackhead, you definitely have to put more pressure at a 45 degree angle, i kept holding it wrong, but when I hold it the correct way they come right out. I've put major pressure on white heads and have not damaged my skin at all

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Your description and instructions are enough to make me fearful, @lmaster ๐Ÿ˜ง

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@eshoe ๐Ÿ˜† sorry ๐Ÿคฆ not trying to scare anybody,, but you have to think, when you go get a facial,, and you get extractions,, do they apply pressure? Yes that's the same pressure you would use with this tool only this tool also exfoliates and removes dead skin and infuses your serums ๐Ÿ˜‰

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

I havenโ€™t had extractions done during a facial, @lmaster (canโ€™t imagine being the one to do that all day on other people, either, but then again maybe some people love it!). 

 

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

@eshoe nope I could not do that!! 

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge!

Oooh, thanks for the tip @lmaster! I feel like I have a gadget very similar to the Dermaflash. Good reminder to look for it (and a couple other things) this weekend. 

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