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Please join us on Part II of this year’s challenge:
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”
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:
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 |
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:
Such a good theme @faeriegirl! I gotta use my honey bear hair mask but am trying to not have too many open products at once. You picked a nice line-up.
This honey theme @faeriegirl!! 💛🍯 💛🍯💛🍯 Great products all around here! 😍
@faeriegirl Love a honey theme! The Oozoo and the lippie are both old favorites and loves of mine too! Glad you enjoy these! 😋🍯
@faeriegirl Love your honey theme!! The sheet mask looks amazing!!
The past couple of L masks:
LuLuLun (from the lovely @itsfi 😘)
LuLuLun Plus Sweet Drop Nature Care Mask🍯
A medium thickness cotton sheet mask that was saturated with plenty of serum. It had a pleasant scent, that smelled mostly like almond oil to me, with a hint of honey - but almond oil isn't listed in the ingredients and my nose was a little stuffed up, so I'm not 100% sure on that. It's quite possible it was the avocado oil I was smelling, I just can't remember exactly what that smells like. 🤔🥑 It was just slightly too wide at the sides of the forehead and too long at the chin. I left it on for about a half hour. When I removed it the leftover serum absorbed quickly, but left behind some tackiness that lasted about 20 minutes. My face looked less dull and maybe a touch brighter, and my skin felt refreshed and comfortably hydrated.
This is a great hydration mask and I'd gladly use again, though I probably wouldn't purchase only because of my personal preference to limit parabens.
Lavender Oil
The Creme Shop Lavender Oil Infused Face Mask
This is a medium thickness cotton sheet mask that was saturated with plenty of serum and had a lavender/floral scent - not my favorite at all, but it was light enough that it didn't bother me too much. It fit like a classic Creme Shop mask - too long at the chin, too wide at the sides of the forehead, the space between the eyes was a bit too wide and it just kinda felt baggy. I left the mask on for about a half hour and when I removed it most of the serum was already absorbed. There was only the very slightest bit of tack, that took only about 5 minutes to completely absorb. My face felt refreshed, hydrated and was soft and smooth.
This mask was just ok for me. The results weren't very impressive, the fit was wonky and I didn't like the scent, or that fragrance was so high up in the ingredients. It claims to gently treat acne, but I didn't have any to test that out. I'd use it again, but I wouldn't repurchase.
I have a couple lu lu mask packs I need to try,,, but I've been on this Lapcos kick 😆 @Shosh85 all your fault 😉
Good to know about TCS Lavender Oil sheet mask @Shosh85. 🧐 It’s been sitting in my bin for a while now. I pick it up ... I put it down ... up ... down ... 😝 As I was reading your thoughts on avocado 🥑 oil, I thought about running into the kitchen to see how the avo oil smells. Hahaha 😂 The honey and packaging on the LuLuLun drew me in. Then the sales associate said “it’s a very good and popular brand in Japan” and into my little basket it went. So easily swayed. 😂 I mean, what’s she going to say Fi? 🤷🏻♀️ “It’s really awful; you really don’t want to buy it!”? 🤪🤦🏻♀️🤣
@itsfi I really enjoyed the LuLuLun mask I'm not positive what it was that I was smelling, but it smelled good nonetheless. I'm easily swayed too, especially when it comes to skincare and makeup and food... (ok, a lot of things sway me 😂) The packaging itself would lure me in 😉
@Shosh85 Sorry the Creme Shop mask wasn’t quite up to par. I wouldn’t be able to use that one at all (lavender extract + peppermint extract = no bueno for my face), but the LuLuLun mask looks and sounds lovely. I bet the almond scent comes from apricot oil. I should be on a mask low/no-buy for a few months, but I kinda wanna try this one now.
Funny: I just got a box of a different variety of LuLuLun masks and planned to use one this morning, though I pretty much never do sheet masks in the AM. Instead I’ll probably use one tonight. I like their peach mask a lot; I have just one more left, and I saw that LuLuLun direct is having a sale through sometime in April... so much for mask low/no-buy. 😄
Politely butting in but I heard peach 🍑 mask!! 👀😍 @WinglessOne @Shosh85 Is it the 7 sheets in 1 resealable pack peach mask or a different one? 🤔
@itsfi The one I’m almost out of is the Premium Yamanashi Peach mask. I think all the premium series are 20% right now. Not to encourage more mask spending, but... 🙂
The masks I just got are the pink daily use pink box. I won’t use them daily because I have to space out all honey products used on my face. And they contain tangerine peel extract, something I don’t want to put on my face daily. But I like the other ingredients and wanted a 5-10 minute sheet mask for occasional use, so I added them to my last SkinStore order during their 25% off sale—which is still happening, I believe.
Thank you @WinglessOne! I have the one you just picked up, the Premium Yamanashi sheet mask.
I hear you on the tangerine peel extract. I have to be careful with citrus fruit extracts and oils in masks; I can use them but just have to be mindful of too regular use as my skin can have be sensitive to them depending on what else I’ve been using on my skin.
@WinglessOne Oh, yup, could've been the apricot oil I was smelling 👍
A peach one sounds yummy! I pretty much love peach everything 🍑
I always feel like all the sales pop up right after I put myself on a low/no buy 😂 Sometimes you just gotta break the rules 😉
@Shosh85 Glad they both were ok! It least they weren’t really bad!
@ather The LuLuLun mask was great, I just try to limit using products with parabens when I can 😉
@Shosh85, I’ve noticed that parabens seem to be a common ingredient in many sheet masks from Japanese brands. Just FYI.
@itsfi Yeah, I've noticed that too. Avoiding parabens have now become more of something I use as an excuse to not buy a mask, not so much because of fear of getting cancer. 😂
Sometimes we have to draw upon whatever we can to rein in our sheet mask purchasing habits @Shosh85! 😉