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 

[missjeanie]

haha @Weetart , I think we’ve all fallen asleep before getting our skincare done at some point! Glad the farmacy could help you get back into some moisture!

[GalPalVal17]

@Weetart  sounds like an overall good go to mask. It's always nice to have those when you don't want to think about which mask to use or if youre short on time. You know they get the job done 🙂

[lmaster]

This is a goodie! @Weetart you are so funny! 

[itsfi]

A hydrating mask that requires little to no adjustment is my dream! 🤩 Glad to hear your skin was happy with this one @Weetart! 

[quspork]

Glad this helped pop in some needed hydration, @Weetart!

[Kim888]

@Weetart yay I love when the mask just fits! I always regret not finishing my routine the next morning, glad you were able to fix it!

[eshoe]

Woohoo new phone and no blurry pics except for pics that are blurred just right! Catching up and this is mostly a repeat.Elemis, Whole Foods & Farmacy

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From last week, I did so many masks but continuous BIC-posting issues plus my phone battery just DYING and no I did not use iCloud for backup because of privacy concerns so...no proof but some serious skin frustration that I still haven’t figured out. Lots of small acne around my chin area which I suspect is cyclical so trying to work around it.

The Farmacy Strawberry-Basil lip balm is one I’m working to finish before year-end. It’s a great balm but doesn’t last overnight, though the scent (like the ginger one) is amazing.

The Elemis Papaya Enzyme Peel is very pleasant and also very similar to the June Jacobs peel with a slightly less obvious scent. Although I’ve never noticed major skin changes with this brand, the sensory experience has always been just overall enjoyable. The Whole Foods Air Wrapping Mask Green Tea was one I was really looking forward to-I’ve tried it a couple of times and loved it. This package was short on serum so I ended up removing it sooner than I would have liked. Otherwise; it’s a great 2-part (not step, no time for those this season 😆) mask and I did remove the bottom half 10 minutes or so before the top. No tack, would and will buy again just wish there was more serum in the pack because my skin would have been quite happy with it.

[Shosh85]

@eshoe  Yay for a new phone! I bet it feels good to have it working right again! 😃

So happy to hear you enjoyed the Whole Foods mask! I own this one too and I can't wait to try it! 👍

[eshoe]

I can’t wait to hear what you think about it, @Shosh85! Also if yours ends up having more serum-that was the only downside to this one, otherwise it was just great:)

[missjeanie]

It must feel so great to have a new phone @eshoe ! We’ll trust that you were still masking 😉

[eshoe]

Oh my goodness @missjeanie, I held out as long as I could. But when the battery just suddenly died...🤦🏻‍♀️

There have been some good masks, too-I have dukes of some so I plan to use them again and share at some point. Might not be until 2020 though, only 3 weeks left!!!

[missjeanie]

I’ve had that happen to a phone before too @eshoe , at that point, you just need to replace. Must feel so easy to have one that just works the way it’s meant to after being so frustrated with the old one. 
Glad you’ll get to use some great ones again, and that well still gets to hear about them! 
I can’t believe the year is almost over. Feels like just last week I was looking at a half dozen sheet masks I had and thinking I need  this challenge to use these up! Hahaha.... oh man, from 6 to hundreds! 

[eshoe]

Oh I hear ya @missjeanie! Seems like just last week I was saying, I gotta whittle this down...and somehow I have barely made a dent! Mostly due to the generous maskers here, I think:)

[missjeanie]

Ummmm @eshoe ... 🙄 sharing is part of my whittling strategy.... 📬🤷🏻‍♀️ I don’t need 10 of each mask just for me 😉

[lmaster]

@eshoe yaaay!! For new phone!! Apparently my battery in my phone was swelling 🥺 and caused my screen to come unglued from the actual phone,,, really?? 

[eshoe]

Holy moly @lmaster that actually sounds pretty scary. Glad it didn’t explode or catch on fire😳

Yeah my daughter has been filling up the memory with photos, even she noticed it’s nearly impossible to take a bad one. Fun, but a little weird! 

[lmaster]

What's even scarier is that when I took it in, they knew what the problem was @eshoe wouldn't you think they would recall the specific phone if they know this is happening

[eshoe]

😳 I get recall notices from CPSC and I’ve never seen a phone recall, @lmaster. Which is kind of scary-I wonder if phones are considered a totally separate entity in terms of recalls (like I don’t get notices for cars, but I do for recreational vehicles). That is really terrifying! I will take a phone that just spitters out and does rather than one that tries to morphe into another being😂

[lmaster]

@eshoe you are hilarious!! 😂

[itsfi]

Woohoo, a new phone @eshoe! 🙌🏼 Nice masking trio.😀 Sorry to hear about the breakout in your chin area. I’ve also been experiencing more of that than I normally do (and more than I care for - grrr!) 

[eshoe]

It’s such an improvement from a phone that was barely sputtering along, @itsfi 😄

We’ve had more rain than normal and I’m not sure whether to chalk it up to that, fickle hormones or a new-to-me nighttime moisturizer I’ve been trying🤷🏻‍♀️ Or maybe a combination of all of the above! Hope yours quiets down as well:)