💕😌 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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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, 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💗

[itsfi]

Agree @Kim888! My favorite of the Briogeo hair mask is the LE honey one in the bear packaging. 🍯 🐻 This one is a solid “go to”. Have you tried the new Briogeo avocado hair mask? 🥑 

[Samtian]

My mask from last week. It was ok, not the best and not the worst.

[Shosh85]

@Samtian  I've tried a few masks from this line (including this one) and kinda thought they were all just "meh." Sorry to hear this one was unimpressive for you!

[Samtian]

@Shosh85 That is good to know, thank you.

[itsfi]

@Samtian, hmmm... “meh” is better than “nooooo!!” 😉 Sorry to hear this wasn’t a wow for you. Guess you’ll just have to keep trying other propolis masks to find one that is. 😆 

[Samtian]

@itsfi Yep! I'm not sure if I have anymore, I'll have to check.

[lmaster]

This one looks familiar @Samtian I can't recall if it smells like honey

[Samtian]

@lmaster Not that I noticed.

[lmaster]

@Samtian that's what I thought when I seen the packaging but wasn't certain

[quspork]

That's shame that it was so meh for you, @Samtian. 

[Samtian]

@quspork Thanks. Win some lose some. 

[sonnydee]

Yea, yea. We know. I love this mask. They have came out with a smaller & cheaper tube though! I couldnt tag the specific one but its $35. Might have to get that sooner than later I would love the tube form! And I'm trying to just kill the instamud. Its fun. 

 

[quspork]

A tube is definitely the way to go with this one. Unfortunately, I've had issues with it drying out in the tub. Glad it works for you, @sonnydee!

[sonnydee]

Yea me too. When that would happen I would just add a tad of water & mix - good as new 🤗@quspork 

[RAWRitsRED]

@sonnydee 

I got the GLAMGLOW SUPERMUD® Charcoal Instant Treatment Mask 3.5 oz/ 100 g as a sample and loved it!  It's pretty expensive so not something I'd buy unless there was a sale.

[sonnydee]

@RAWRitsRED they have smaller sizes- the mini jar is $25 & will last you a surprisingly good amount of time. But you can accumulate quite a stash with gwp, promos, etc. I actually haven't had to BUY any in a few years. -until I saw the mini tube. I ordered it today😍🖤 cantbewithout

[RAWRitsRED]

@sonnydee 

Ooh, I'll have to get a mini in a few days when the sale starts!

[itsfi]

Oooh. SuperMud is in tube form now @sonnydee?! 😍 I have to pick that up before my “no buy” starts. Tagging @Shosh85 - it’s in tube form!!! More hygienic and less messy! ♥️

[Shosh85]

@itsfi @sonnydee  Oooh nice! I think everything should be in tube form! 😃👍

[sonnydee]

 @itsfi @Shosh85 

[itsfi]

F is for The Face Shop

Sheet Mask

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I've been bombarding parts of my face with some heavy-duty zit zapping skincare products and for the most part, the few ugly, large acne spots that have crept up are being effectively treated, if causing me some heartache. Sigh. 😞 To soothe my skin and add a little brightness to my complexion, I reached for The Face Shop Bio-Cell Brightening Face Mask, a soft, thin, gel-like bio-cellulose sheet mask geared toward brightening the complexion. The mask feels cool against my skin as it melds easily to the contours of my face, and wraps comfortably like a blanket around my face, the slightly herbal and very lightly citrus scented essence infused in the mask. 

Glutathione is the star ingredient in this particular sheet mask - it is a non-enzymatic antioxidant that is naturally found in the body but like most things, gradually depletes from our body as we age. It is a tripeptide that works to diminish the visible signs of aging and environmental damage and helps to brighten the skin by inhibiting the production of melanin-producing enzymes. This seemed like a good go-to mask for the post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation that inevitably follows my breakout. After 20 minutes, my skin felt soft, looked hydrated, refreshed, and brightened. My acne spots are less red and even the largest of them seemed less angry. The mask did what it claimed to do and is one that I would repurchase. Thank you to the wonderful @keana1 for sending this lovely mask my way!

Ingredients:

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WATER/EAU•BUTYLENE GLYCOL•PROPANEDIOL•GLYCERIN•1,2-HEXANEDIOL•METHYL GLUCETH-20•PANTHENOL•GLUTATHIONE•SODIUM HYALURONATE•BETA-GLUCAN•CITRUS PARADISI (GRAPEFRUIT) FRUIT EXTRACT•XANTHAN GUM•ALLANTOIN•PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL•CARBOMER•ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN•POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE•DISODIUM EDTA•PARFUM/FRAGRANCE

Lip Balm

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Laneige Lip Glowy Balm - Gummy Bear is a lightly moisturizing, pinky/purple lavendar tinted balm, the consistency of which reminds me more of a cross between a gloss and a balm than a pure balm. It glides on smoothly, makes my lips soft and adds a light sheen to them. It's a nice complement to the Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask - Gummy Bear, which I used last night and which has a thicker, slightly tacky consistency like the other flavors in the brand's lip sleeping mask collection.  @SportyGirly125  likened it to grape candy, and keana1 said raisin candy. I had a harder time picking up on the grape flavor; whenever I smelled both products, all I could think of was gummy candy, no particular flavor. sportygirly125 put her detective skills to work and uncovered gummy lifesavers and I think that is spot on! 😊

I can't seem to tag the new LE Gummy Bear flavor . . . 

LANEIGE Lip Glowy Balm Grapefruit 

LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask Intense Hydration with Vitamin C Original