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 

[Loretta55]

I miss my Nuxe reve de miel Ultra-Nourishing Lip Balm. There needs to be a way for me to purchase more in the US but not through an unknown source.

[quspork]

@Loretta55  You can get Nuxe at the US version of Bathandunwind (.com).  I used to love their rose micellar water. I've used bath and unwind a couple of times with no issues!

[Loretta55]

Thank you very much @quspork. I found an old container of it and I figured what the heck! It blows away all of my lip balms! 

[missjeanie]

@Loretta55 do you use the pot version or the stick version?  I think I have one of the pots around here, but not the 'chapstick' style tubes.  I'm wondering if they're just as good but less messy to apply?

[Loretta55]

I have the pot @missjeanie . This stuff is awesome! If you don’t want to dip your finger in the pot , you could always apply it woman applicator like the one that comes with Laneige Lip Balm.

[missjeanie]

@Loretta55 I usually start off with the best of intentions and have a little scooper/spatula, but eventually I end up putting my fingers in.  Bringing a spatula with me on the go just never seems to work out.  Might need to try out the stick at some point!

[Loretta55]

You can get Nuxe in Canada @missjeanie ? If so where?

[missjeanie]

@GG84 is right @Loretta55 , I've seen it at the Bay, Walmart, and Shoppers with other French pharmacy brands.  I usually grab from shoppers since it's more easily accessible for me.  I know I've seen it in the states as well, I think at Walmart to be honest, maybe Target? 

[GG84]

@Loretta55 

Shoppers Drug Mart or Hudson’s Bay

[Loretta55]

Thank you very much @GG84 @missjeanie. Hopefully I can travel to Canada this Fall.

[missjeanie]

Anytime @Loretta55 .  Hopefully I can travel to the States before the fall!  

[Loretta55]

I think that the US/Canada border is suppose to open on May 15 unless that was changed.

[GG84]

@Loretta55 

Oh i dont think that’s happening, not from Canada’s side. The Ontario Premier is not going to allow the boarder to open, it is not his decision but his feeling have been very vocal. We are too close to NY. 

[missjeanie]

@GG84 @Loretta55 I don't think it'll happen on the Ontario side either.  I boarder with Michigan and from everything I've heard the Premier say and watching some of the Detroit news I think their Governor would be in agreement.  Even if it did open a bit more, I'm 100% sure my work will tell us that if we cross we'll need to self quarantine for the two weeks and if our offices open back up we won't be able to go in.  I'm hoping that it does open sooner rather than later, but I want everyone to be safe too, and suspect that for everyone's sake we'll need to wait.  Maybe by the end of the summer!

[Loretta55]

I am still hoping for a fall trip to Canada @missjeanie @GG84 .

[missjeanie]

@Loretta55 I sure hope so!  I've been lucky where I live that things haven't been too bad, but my ex is in a hospital in Detroit and says it's absolutely nuts there.  I wish I could go help or do something.  It's so hard when doing something is doing nothing. 

[Loretta55]

I am so sorry @missjeanie . Some days I feel like I will be stuck at home until Christmas. I am only working 10-11 days per month and even those days are shortened. I am throwing away a week’s vacation because we can’t change our vacation weeks.

[missjeanie]

@Loretta55 Oh man... That's a bummer about your Vacation time.  My work has forced people to take any planned vacation time as well, I'm kind of lucky that I didn't have anything planned yet and that I'm still working FT from home.  We had a young lady in our department who had saved up her vacation for two years to be able to go on a trip to Italy... and she had to use it all when she couldn't even really leave her house.  I feel so bad for her.  I keep trying to remember to put things into perspective though.  I try to remember that while my feelings are still valid, not being able to shop in Michigan isn't really a big deal compared to hearing my ex talk about his patients dying.  That man, even though an ex, has been getting random take out ordered to his house weekly.  I even found a liquor store willing to deliver!  

I hope that you get to take your fall trip though so that you'll at least get some actual vacation time in this year.  *Hugs*

[Loretta55]

I keep reminding myself at least I still have a job @missjeanie , thanks to the Cares Act. I am scared about what our future may hold. I am imagining that our lives are going to be changing drastically. I don’t feel comfortable wearing a mask while out in public. 
You are such a caring person, just listening to your ex and helping him with food and liquor delivery. 
Hopefully we will have nice weather in June so maybe I will feel comfortable sitting in my backyard.

[missjeanie]

@Loretta55 I"m excited for warmer weather too.  I'm sure I won't feel comfortable going out to a restaurant or patio any time soon so like you, I'm hoping to spend time in the back yard.  I'm lucky to have a camp on the water but I'm not too sure how people are feeling/what the directives are on going to a second home as of yet up here.  Sounds like it may be okay to do if I bring all my own supplies.  But some nice weather for backyard office time is going to be wonderful ... assuming we don't get any more snow...dang northern Ontario lol. 

[Samtian]

Last night I used the SEPHORA COLLECTION - Eye Mask In Grape. At first I wasn't sure because it tingled. But in the morning I looked rested and not so silvery under my eyes. Looked kinda smooth.