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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!
March Madness - Competition is in the air. Find a worthy dupe of a ๐ฐmask that is share-worthy? Or find a dupe that works even better than the original? Details, please!
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:
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
2022 Mask of the Week Challenge
2021 Mask of the Week Challenge
2020 Mask of the Week Challenge:
2019 Mask of the Week Challenge:
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 masks๐
@ather The Honey mask definitely won this round ๐
That is a shame the Naruko mask wasnโt more hydrating, @Shosh85. The packaging is absolutely stunning! Reminds me of a style of doodling my Dad taught me years ago๐
@eshoe That is definitely an awesome way to doodle! Do have any samples of that doodling to show?
There's a few others with great artwork as well:
@Shosh85 Omg Iโm just scrolling through and saw this photo! What are these masks and where did they come from? Ahhhh the bear dressed as a bunny!!! ๐๐๐๐
@heartsmyface The brand is NRK (Naruko) and I feel like they're getting harder to find. They are on Amazon and a couple other random sites I've never ordered from. The Bear/bunny is actually my favorite one so far!
Well @Shosh85 looks like this answers my other post to you ๐ All the packages are very pretty!
@ShortErica @heartsmyface Looks like I missed one. Love polar bears. I think of Coca-Cola every time ๐
Oh those are very cool @Shosh85. I will doodle tomorrow and post it. It always reminded me of oceans ๐ . I did it a lot in HS to pass the time! That bear cracks me up, too;)
@eshoe Oooh, I'd love to see it! It reminds me of the ocean too ๐ I doodled a lot in school too ๐ Did you ever go through a jelly pen phase? In middle school they were very popular and everyone used them to draw on themselves or each other! My hands and binder were always covered in jelly pen doodles ๐
I didnโt have jelly pens then @Shosh85, but I am making up for that now๐
This is a 3x5 card of the type of doodle I used to do. I forgot how time-consuming it is , perfect for passing the time in class๐
@eshoe Oh wow! I love it! That certainly is unique! ๐
Thanks @Shosh85 โบ๏ธ It looks so fuzzy, all my photos do here recently๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ Fun to make, though!
Darn, that's a shame on the hydrolock mask, @Shosh85. At least you've found others from that brand that worked for you!
@quspork Yeah, it was just kinda "meh." It's not the worst mask I've ever tried, just seemed like a waste of 25 minutes ๐
M = May Island Sparkle Pearl Sheet Mask.
Notes:
Claims: Highly moisturizes skin; provides softness and glow.
Ingredients: 3 forms of hyaluronic acid, a ceramide, trehalose, and glycerin should make this a hydrating and moisturizing mask. Always glad to see soothing licorice root and allantoin, plus the anti-aging tripeptide glutathione. And the star ingredient, pearl extract, is plenty present.
Performance: This thin lyocell sheet was very soft and completely soaked in a lotion serum. After a couple of inner corner eyehole snips, the sheet fit me quite well. I expected it to slide a lot on my face because of the sheet material and serum type, but it stayed in place.
The serum has the type of floral fragrance I dislike. Thereโs a perfume that smells a lot like this, but I canโt remember which oneโprobably because I hate it. Anyway, the scent was persistent but not overwhelming, though I smelled it each time I moved my head.
The mask felt very cooling during my 30 minute session. After removing the sheet, I spent 4-5 minutes massaging residual serum into my faceโand there was plenty of it. I was able to squeeze 1/3 - 1/2 a handful of serum out of the used sheet, so I massaged some of that into my neck. After all that, I had no pilling anywhere and moderate tackiness.
Results: Hella glowy skin that looked and felt hydrated and moisturized. I was so glowy, I double checked the ingredients for oil and nope, there really isnโt any in this mask. ๐ Now I wish Iโd used this mask during glow week, because good grief! Once I stopped shifting my head and arching my neck to catch all my glowy angles in the mirror, I noticed my oily zoneโs inflammation looked calmer. I was worried the fragrance might further irritate that skin, but nope. Whew!
My skin felt like it might not need a moisturizer, but this mask lacks any occlusive type of moisturizing ingredientโwell okay, there are a couple of silicones, but theyโre more for emollience; theyโre not occlusive like dimethicone. Still, I thought my usual YTTP Superfood would feel too heavy after this mask, so I used my Sephora gratis bottle of Drunk Elephant F-Balm instead as a lightweight moisturizer, then dabbed a little e.l.f. Nourishing Facial Oil all around my orbital area. Once all of that dried down, I applied my retinol serum over everything and called it a night.
I have 4 more of these. Iโll probably reserve them for morning useโon the very rare mornings I use a sheet maskโbecause why not show off all that radiance? โจ
Hella glow ๐ @WinglessOne I've used a few masks that were in that description too
@lmaster Gotta love the glow-making masks!
@WinglessOne Iโm loving your review on this one! I want to try it!!!!
@WinglessOne I love a good glowy mask! I'd most likely dislike the scent too - but it definitely sounds like the results made up for that! So happy it turned out so great for you!
I'm curious about your opinion on dimethicone - I know it's a moisturizing ingredient, but I've heard that it's pretty notorious for clogging pores and a lot of people try to stay away from it. I don't think I've experienced clogged pores from using this ingredient, but just wanted to know your take on it. ๐ค
@Shosh85 I wish I could remember which perfume this mask reminds me of. I've tried to think of it all day. ๐ I keep wanting to say it's one of the older Estee Lauder perfumes, but I'm not sure... it has a musty violet note, with lily and a bit of dandelion and some other stuff. Not a fan.
About dimethicone: it's yet another victim of the โclean beautyโ misinformation campaign. Dimethicone is non-comedogenic, and I donโt fully understand why some people insist it clogs pores, stops skin from โbreathing,โ etc. Oxygen has no problem getting through dimethicone. Actually, water can get through it, too. If you use a dimethicone-based moisturizer and apply a medication or OTC active ingredient product over it, dimethicone wonโt prevent the active(s) from reaching your skin. If you use a serum that contains dimethicone, it wonโt block skin penetration of any other products you layer over it.