ARCHIVE - 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge! - PART 1

[eshoe]

Please join us on Part II of this year’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 masks💗 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 💖 with you all this year!

This Week’s Theme: Masking Duel - Dare to compare 2 (or more!) masks in one session

Letters of the Week: “Z” and “A”

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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	’Weird 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:

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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 Somerville’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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https://forms.gle/JYfmPU7YXR4k6Sb19 

[quspork]

Ooh, that steamer looks intriguing, @SportyGirly125! Glad to hear you're getting in some "me" time for masking!

[Shosh85]

@SportyGirly125  Oooh, this sounds so nice! What a wonderful Mother's Day present to yourself! I remember when my sisters and I would stick our faces over steaming bowls of water with towels over our heads 😉.... but this definitely sounds way more effective! haha! 😂 Glad to hear you'll be masking more! 👍

[snoflakefaerie]

Haha I am totally with you on the amazingness of a facial steamer @SportyGirly125 . I live along the coast and took mine to travel to Las Vegas last winter and it was the best decision. It saved my skin and I also convinced my travel buddy they are worth it. I’m happy to hear it’s encouraging you to mask more.

[itsfi]

Face steamers are amazing @SportyGirly125! Yay for masking again!

[itsfi]

I made the snail 🐌 the focus of one of my masking sessions earlier this week, with a T for the Taiwanese brand, Annie's Way (a favorite of mine) and the Korean brand TonyMoly. And, in another homage to the snail and the other theme of the week, G is for goo and gastropod - I learned that snails are gastropods. I learn so much from this thread. 🙂

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Annie's Way Snail Repairing Jelly Mask claims to nourish the skin with long lasting moisture and purify pores. That sounds fabulous. Sign me up. This sweet-scented, thick, jelly wash off mask feels cooling and soothing upon contact with the skin. Directions suggest keeping the mask on for 15-30 minutes, unless you have sensitive skin, in which case, it's recommended you only keep the mask on for 5 minutes. My skin can be sensitive but it's never had an issue (that I recall) to snail mucin or to sodium hyaluronate, glycerin, or licorice root extract, all of which are present in this mask. There are wheat proteins and clary extract in this mask that I wasn't sure how my skin might respond to so I decided to just see how my skin felt at 5 minutes and go from there. No itching, tingling or stinging so I left it on for another 15-20 minutes.  

When it came time to removing, I wasn't sure how this was going to work as this jelly is on the thicker, goopy, gel-like side. I typically remove wash off masks in the shower and I decided to do the same here, but took a washcloth with me in light of the consistency of the mask (which I would say most resembles the Sunday Riley R+R mask (which I love) minus the exfoliating granules/beads and/or the make p:rem in-shower gel mask). The washcloth ended up coming in handy; while the water from the shower removed much of the mask, there was a filmy layer of it no matter how much water I splashed on my face or the number of times I used my hands to massage some of it off. I may have applied too thick a layer. 🤷‍♀️ Anyhow,  a few gentle passes with the washcloth and the jelly mask was fully removed, leaving my skin feeling lightly hydrated and my complexion with a fresh faced brightness and the slight redness around my nose and cheeks seemed reduced. 

Per the packaging, the mask is geared towards dry and normal skin. Hmmm... 🤔  It seems better suited for those with normal or combo skin year round and dry skin in the summer months. I *think* those with oily skin could use this if using a thin layer because the thickness of the jelly might be too much. The cooling and redness reducing effects from the mask however, would be great for all skin types. 

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  Well crap, yet another line of masks I didn't know about and now need to collect 😬😂  Glad this one turned out nice! I'll definitely have to explore this line more! 

So funny you used the word "gastropod" - my dad loves to use that word to describe people that are moving slowly, "you lazy bunch of gastropods!" Haha! 🤣 @missjeanie 

[itsfi]

Hahaha @Shosh85! 😂 I love that your dad uses the word “gastropod”!! 💕 You should join us in this game! 😃 Bonus points if you use it in Target. 🤣🤣 @missjeanie 

I think these Annie’s Way masks may be the individual / sample / travel version of the wash off masks from the brand that come in large tubs. I actually thought it was a sheet mask when I first picked them up. Will have to rummage through my bin to see if I have the tub/jar of the snail one; I know I have a few of them but I can’t remember if I have the snail one. 🐌 I feel like I should have it. Hahaha! 😂 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi The cartoon on the front of the packaging!!  This one sounds great.  I've been loving Annie's Way as well and you've now taught me that a snail is a gastropod!  Your theme creativity never ceases to amaze me!

[itsfi]

I’m pretty sure the packaging of this one is what drew me in @missjeanie. 😉 I stayed for the snail. 🐌  Er, the gastropod! 😆 I need to try to drop that into a conversation... maybe up the level of difficulty if I can do it on a Zoom call and watch people react and then try not to react. 🤪 Hahaha! 😂 That would be funny! I just need to be able to keep a straight face myself and just keep talking like it’s completely commonplace to use gastropod in a work conversation. 🤔 This is going to require some careful thought and planning if it’s going to work... 

[missjeanie]

THIS!!! @itsfi I think we need a game where we pick a word and try to fit it into a meeting!  My ex and I used to challange each other with this, every morning we'd give each other a new word!  Gastropod is a great one to try and work in!  Please report back tomorrow!

[itsfi]

I’m in @missjeanie!!! 😆 Will report back tomorrow. Okay, off to see which calls will be the most appropriate to do this in. Heehee! 

[missjeanie]

Today has been a day y'all!!  Did I use y'all right??? lol Layoffs and Unions and Employers going crazy up here.  I don't think I've gotten much work done and likely won't... I've broken out the booze people lol!  Gotta get day 10's review from yesterday in before I can't type lol!

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Sweet Chef Ginger and Vitamin C Fresh Pressed Sheet Mask.  I've used one of the other sweet chef masks in the past... and this one is exactly as I expected based on that first mask.  The mask itself had a light ginger scent that I enjoyed, it wasn't overpowering or harsh in any way.  The big drawback/flaw of this mask... the fit.  You guys it's comical, my face needs to be another 3-4 inches longer in order for this to work.  I tried to do some fancy folding/cutting etc, and frankly it looked like I belonged in a mummy movie the way everything was folded here there and everywhere.  The serum on this mask is the real winner.  I used this at the end of my day and I should have used it when I had somewhere to go...
Anyone think we'll start seeing more upper half face masks and lower half face masks after we're using actual masks to cover our mouths?  Random interlude there.  Apologies. Get back on track Shawna.
The serum, yes, I had the mask on for a half our and and that was about right for the amount of serum on the mask.  My face felt nice after taking this mask off.  It was a bit brighter, and I just looked more awake, even though I was getting ready for bed.  The tackiness frankly... I just don't know, I put my nighttime skincare on right away so, no real comment here.  I really enjoy the effects of this mask, just not the shape of the fabric itself.
I have purchased some of the Sweet Chef serums and I think the mist.  I'm actually really excited to get to trying them because of how much I enjoyed both of the masks from the line.  I'm working through some other open items right now, but will get to them this summer!  
Has anyone else tried these?  Am I the only one excited for this line? My excitement was renewed with this mask!

Oh I forgot to say that there was enough extra serum in here that I coated my decollate and arms too!

[sonnydee]

Would it help the fit if you cut the mask in half [horizontal] I've done that before just gave my tzone some extra love. And great job on the y'all! 😉 @missjeanie 

[missjeanie]

Thanks @sonnydee !  That would have helped a lot I think.  Next time (I still have one of their masks left, (beet maybe?) I'll have to try placing the top half on my forehead and then making one big cut across before I even try placing the bottom half.  I checked and I have the ginger serum, so I'm going to compare the ingredients and possibly just skip their masks in favour of the serums.

[WinglessOne]

@missjeanie  I’ve only tried one Sweet Chef mask, the kale one. I wasn’t impressed: it didn’t measure up to its claims, and the way-too-long fit was ridiculous. But I’m glad you enjoyed the ginger one, fit notwithstanding! 

And hey, in my home, it’s bourbon o’clock or wine:30 earlier and earlier each week. 😄 

[missjeanie]

@WinglessOne The fit is just plain ridiculous on these!  I'm glad I'm not the only one imbibing a bit more often with this stay at home business!

[Shosh85]

@missjeanie  I used all 3 of these and I think the Ginger one was my favorite........ and I agree with your description of the fit! I couldn't find the picture of myself with the Ginger mask on, but the Kale mask fit the same way: 

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😂😂🤣🤣

[missjeanie]

Yes!!! @Shosh85 who came up with this design??  I think Kale was the one I did the first time!  I really enjoyed the serum but the mask itself just had me wondering what they were thinking.  I did have a positive enough impression that I knew I wanted the serums though!

[itsfi]

Sorry it's been a rough day for you @missjeanie!

I'm glad you reviewed this mask. I eyed one, the kale one, online at Target. I know, what was I doing looking a sheet masks? Hahaha! 🙂 This ginger one sounds good;  a mask that makes me look more awake can't be bad, especially with all the Zoom meetings/calls. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on the serums from the line.

[missjeanie]

Hahaha !!! @itsfi I'm sure some Target window shopping is okay!  Things here are more entertaining than anything as I'm kinda a sit back and watch it all with the union.  This is the first union I've been a part of and my employer actually is really good to us (maybe I've just had some really bad employers?) so most of the time we don't have grievances etc.  This stuff going on now because of Covid and layoffs has made things very interesting and I'm just watching everyone else comment on everything now.  It's one of those sit back with popcorn moments.  I'm vested, but no where near as passionate and confrontational as some others!  I'm just gonna get my masking on and see how this all plays out. 

[itsfi]

@missjeanie, popcorn and masking while you watch the drama unfold!