💕😌 2024 Masking Challenge 😌💖

[eshoe]

Welcome to the 2024 Masking Challenge! 

This year is going to be a little different - simplified. Easy. Every month will have a new theme, and that's it. Feel free to join in whenever and wherever. Most importantly - have fun!

Spring Fling - Baskets and bouquets, showers of much-anticipated rain...this month's focus is herbal and floral sensory delights 💮

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January	Fresh Starts - Time for a re-set, or morning masking? However you see it, this month is all about new beginnings.
February	Winter Love - Whether it's a mask you adore, or something extra-special to care for dry winter skin, this month is for some soothing TLC.
March	March Madness - Competition is in the air! Find a $ dupe of a $$$ mask that is share-worthy? Or find a dupe that works even better than the original? Details, please!
April	Spring Fling - Baskets and bouquets, showers of much-anticipated rain...this month's focus is herbal and floral sensory delights.
May	Dew Drops - May Day lore says to wash your face in the dew you collect in the morning of the first day of May for radiant skin. This month is for absorbing all of that good-for-you H2O.
June	Summer Sunshine - Ice cream, sunglasses, SPF, check! Once the sun is down (or before it's up), extra care is most necessary. How do you give your skin cooling repair?

Mask of the Week Misc. Info & Previous Year's Links:

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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, fit, adherence, mask type (hydrating, brightening, exfoliating, detox, sleeping, etc.) as well as your overall experience.

Most importantly: Would you repurchase it? 

Second most important: Have fun and merry masking!

2023 Mask of the Week Challenge

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2022 Mask of the Week Challenge

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2021 Mask of the Week Challenge

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2020 Mask of the Week Challenge:

https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/2020-Mask-of-the-Week-Challenge-PART-1/m-p/4995162/h...

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   

Thank you @Aaliaa for starting this thread, and giving us a place to share our love for masks💗

[ather]

@lindseyyfaye  I love summer fridays!!! Sooo good 

[lindseyyfaye]

Love their R+R mask too! @ather

[Shosh85]

@lindseyyfaye  Glad to hear you're enjoying these! I love the SF Overtime mask too! - It smells soo good!  😃

[lindseyyfaye]

Oh my goodness does it ever! Also love the smell of the R+R! @Shosh85

[eshoe]

The SUMMER FRIDAYS - R + R Mask is my favorite mask of theirs, @lindseyyfaye - that scent!

[Samtian]

I used a bubble mask for the first time last night. It fits the A theme as AAAHH what is it doing to my face?! That was a weird experience haha. I didn't realize it was actually bubbling up until my mom saw it and said I looked like one of those things out of a DC/Marvel movie.

[itsfi]

Awww, I love that you gave this a try @Samtian. I’m not a huge fan of bubble masks so kudos to you for giving it a go. How did the kitties respond to seeing your face foam up?

[Samtian]

@itsfi Ha those b u t t heads didn't even pay attention to me. 

[lmaster]

Ohh my gosh!! Abominable snowman from Disney @Samtian 😆

[Samtian]

@lmaster Haha I like that!

[ather]

@Samtian  This one looks so cool!!! 

[Samtian]

@ather It kinda was haha.

[Shosh85]

@Samtian  Haha! You look awesome! Bubble masks are certainly super entertaining! 😃

[Samtian]

@Shosh85 Thank you! I'm going to have to watch them next time I do one.

[ShortErica]

Love it @Samtian!

[Samtian]

@ShortErica Thanks!

[eshoe]

 @Samtian you look out of this world😂! Bubble masks are so bizarre. Especially the first time you try one. “What is happening to my face?” is something I can relate to.

[Samtian]

@eshoe Haha those were my thoughts! 

[WinglessOne]

Continuing my A = Abib theme with Abib Mild Acidic pH Sheet Mask - Honey Fit. I used this one last night. 

Again with the unfortunate sticker placement.

Though I love the transparent sleeves, I do have a pet peeve related to them: 

Thank goodness all this info's available at Abib's site, otherwise I'd strain my old lady eyes to death.

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Claims: Nourishes skin with minerals and vitamins; strengthens skin's immunity; adjusts skin’s pH. Contains 30ml bottle of ampoule. 

Ingredients: Unlike the Heartleaf Fit mask, this Honey Fit mask does contain fragrance. I’m glad it’s almost the last ingredient here. I like seeing turmeric paired with the bee stuff (honey, propolis, and royal jelly), plus 2 forms of neem (melia azadirachta) plant. That’s a great anti-bacterial/antimicrobial combo and antioxidant source. 

Leucojum aestivum bulb extract’s trade name is IBR-Snowflake®. I’ve seen folks claim this stuff rivals Botox as a muscle contraction inhibitor and wrinkle reducer. There’s lots of sciency stuff about harnessing the dormant state of the summer snowflake flower bulb and applying it to skin cells to slow cell proliferation and extend cell life, thus slowing aging… eh, y’all can look that up and read about it. 🙂 

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Water, Glycerin, Polyglycerin-3, Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Honey Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Althaea Rosea Flower Extract, Propolis Extract, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract, Royal Jelly Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Fruit Extract, Leucojum Aestivum Bulb Extract, Betaine, Hydroxyacetophenone, Choleth-24, Allantoin, Tromethamine, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Panthenol, Dextrin, Maltodextrin, Carbomer, Caffeine, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance( Parfum), Benzyl Benzoate 

Performance: Same medium-thin ALBAM (ALbumin + BAMboo) sheet as the Heartleaf Fit variety, and just as loaded with serum. The scent of honey hit me as soon as I opened the sleeve, and this slightly-gooey runny serum was tinged yellow. It oozed a bit from the chin as soon as I’d finished smoothing the sheet over my face, but didn’t continue to drip—err, ooze—afterward. This sheet seemed slightly narrower at the jaw than the Heartleaf Fit sheet, and the philtrum was a bit too tall so I trimmed it shorter. I also widened the mouth hole. The sheet fit well everywhere else. The sheet felt soothingly cool on my face and never felt like it would slide right off my face, despite its juiciness. 

If you hate the smell of honey, this is not your mask. I didn’t find it aggressive, in fact I enjoyed it, but it was definitely present the whole 35 minutes of wear. After removing the sheet, I massaged/pressed residual serum into my skin for 1-2 minutes. The sheet was still very wet, so I rubbed it on my neck and chest. Then I squeezed a whole handful of serum out of the sheet. Yet another super juicy Abib mask. Once all the serum had soaked into my skin, I had no pilling anywhere. This is a honey mask so, of course, my skin felt sticky. 

Results: A beautiful natural glow on moisturized and nicely hydrated skin that felt more hydrated by the minute. Honey usually lets the environment leach moisture from my skin, leaving it dry (which is why I have to space out my use of honey products, and not use them in dry weather). So after most honey masks, I immediately mist my face and apply a moisturizer to seal in hydration. But after this mask, I swear I could feel my skin attract more and more moisture from the air—which is exactly what should happen with a humectant like honey. I did still mist my face, neck, and chest, but didn’t rush to do it. Then I applied a little moisturizer and went to bed. This morning my skin was still very moisturized and hydrated, and my oily zone was in slight overproduction mode. 

I’ve got a box of this mask coming and will wait til the weather chills down to use them. I think this will be a great cold weather mask. I’ll reserve scoring til then, but for now: I doubt it’ll score as high as the Heartleaf Fit mask, but I did like it enough to order a box today. 🙂 It’s in the 90s for sure. 

[itsfi]

A honey mask in the 90s, @WinglessOne??? Sounds wonderful. I know I’ve picked up this honey mask on multiple occasions so this time that works to my benefit. Ha! I will have to coordinate using it with a complementary wine. 😉 

[eshoe]

”There’s lots of sciency stuff about harnessing the dormant state of the summer snowflake flower bulb and applying it to skin cells to slow cell proliferation and extend cell life, thus slowing aging…”

This reminds me of the Tinkerbell movie, Secret of the Wings @WinglessOne. Kind of the same concept, ‘freezing’ the aging process by halting the flower’s growth with a bubble of frost. Only the mask sounds slightly more promising, ha!

Meek is an interesting ingredient. I recently tried a wash off mask with it as an ingredient, and it irritated my skin. It also had spirulina, which might be the culprit 🤷🏻‍♀️

I am curious about this brand though. Like @Shosh85 @mentioned, you sure know how to sell a mask!