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 

[ShortErica]

Your mishaps are great stories @lmaster. But yeah, I hope no more chemical burns are in your future.

[missjeanie]

How do I keep forgetting to do a foot peel @lmaster ??? I want to get one in before Christmas.  I'm gonna check my stash as soon as I get home!

[lmaster]

Yes @missjeanie i love these peels, I just wish it only took a week tops 😂

[missjeanie]

Yes @lmaster ! I need to time out my use! I found one last night, but by the time I got home I couldn’t stay up long enough to use it. Hopefully tonight!

[ShortErica]

I'm slow again but BIC has been working for me - yay! Thanks to @missjeanie for sending this mask my way. And there's two - so I'll get to use it again!

My face:

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It was a pinkish gel that looks pretty clear when spread on the face.

This was a nice quick mask. Put it on, wait 5 minutes, massage it around, rinse off. I could definitely feel a "heat" when I put it on and massaged it. AHA working probably. I rinsed it off in the shower. Some parts of it took longer to get off, most likely because of the thickness of my application on some parts of my face. I'll say A-. I thought my face looked nice afterward but I'm thinking it is a mask you'd want to use regularly to see the benefits. Thanks again missjeanie for sending the mask(s) for me to try!

[Anonymous]

I used a Vichy mask the other day and liked it as well @ShortErica. May have to look for this one. 

[eshoe]

I love this Vichy mask, @ShortErica. I bought and used up a FS after sampling it. Very cool that @missjeanie sent it your way!

[quspork]

Sounds nice, @ShortErica. That's the only thing about these treatment masks with AHAs and such, I'm just so fickle when it comes to masking that it's hard to stick with one for a while to really give it the best opportunity to show results. At least the experience was a good one! 

[ShortErica]

I'm with you @quspork - it's more fun to try all the masks!

[lmaster]

@ShortErica Vichy is a nice brand, I currently use a hydration booster made by that brand 👍

[ShortErica]

What's the hydration booster @lmaster? I use the Mineral 89 - which seems to be marketed differently on every site - moisturizer, serum, booster, etc. Hahaha!

[lmaster]

I see that @ShortErica  the one I use has hyaluronic acid

[missjeanie]

Oh hopefully not too much heat @ShortErica ! I know they sell these in larger containers but I like that You could get the sample sizes anytime without committing! Glad it was good to you! 

[ShortErica]

Not too much heat but there was a sensation that I didn't know how else to describe @missjeanie. I've got to use masks I have before even thinking about tubs of masks. I feel like I have too many tubes of masks. The problems to have! 😉

[scott1201]

Tried out a new mask that i picked up from the Mask on the Moves box. Looks like the brand is Haruharu?

I was interested in this one because I love honey masks. First, the sheet mask is actually black which i wasn't expecting. No notable scent (no honey scent 😞 ) and didn't really make my skin any more hydrated. I don't think i would use this one again. Not bad but not great.

[eshoe]

Ah, I would have hoped for better results, @scott1201 bummer. At least there were no bad reactions!

[quspork]

Aw, that's a shame. On the better ones, @scott1201.

[lmaster]

Awwwww @scott1201 sorry to hear it wasn't an impressive honey mask for you

[missjeanie]

@scott1201  I always hope for a honey scent too. Hope your next MOTM mask is a great big winner!

[ShortErica]

Bummer @scott1201! Hopefully some of your other MOtM picks work out better!

[itsfi]

W is for Wan

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It was all about the blueberries for yesterday’s masking. Started off with the AHA-based Trader Joe’s Blueberry & Acai Facial Scrub to slough away dead skin that winter has a special way of bringing out. Let me start off by saying that this smells like blueberry muffins. The scent lingers slightly, which was fine with me (umm, blueberry muffins, peeps!) but if the lingering scent of blueberries is not your thing, this will not be for you. This is a quick and easy to use – massage for 30 seconds, rinse off and pat dry with a microfiber towel. The results are wonderful – gentle exfoliation and clear, soft, smooth and hydrated skin. Oh, and did I mention it smells delicious?!!!  

Continuing with the blueberry theme, I went with the new-to-me Wan Collagen Boost Green Mask. This mask is manufactured in Taiwan and distributed by a San Francisco based company; not sure if that counts for an Asian skincare brand, but I feel like it leans in that direction. 😉  It’s vegan, cruelty free and has no added fragrance.  It actually didn’t have a scent at all that I could detect. The material on this one is gloriously thin, adheres beautifully and feels so soft and comfortable on my skin. I initially thought this might be a Tencel mask but when I looked at the back of the package, turns out it’s made of eco-friendly bamboo fibers. I love bamboo as a skincare ingredient so it would make sense that I’d love this bamboo fiber mask material. Noteworthy ingredients include sodium hyaluronate, rice bran extract, spinach leaf powder, blueberry fruit extract and tangerine peel extract.

The fit of the mask is slightly off for my facial features but nothing that can’t be remedied with my trusty pair of mini scissors.  I don’t usually bother making any adjustments to the width  - it just means my hair gets some nutrients from the serum. The nose bridge and nose slits were also very wide, so I made some minor snips and folds to the excess material at the corners of the eyes, and I also take off about an inch from the chin/jawline.  I left the mask on for about 25 minutes – it started to feel like it was beginning to dry up in certain areas; I probably could have eeked out a full 30 minutes of wear time if I wanted to.  I was very pleased with the results – soft, bouncy, hydrated and moisturized skin.