💕😌 2024 Masking Challenge 😌💖

[eshoe]

Welcome to the 2024 Masking Challenge! 

This year is going to be a little different - simplified. Easy. Every month will have a new theme, and that's it. Feel free to join in whenever and wherever. Most importantly - have fun!

Spring Fling - Baskets and bouquets, showers of much-anticipated rain...this month's focus is herbal and floral sensory delights 💮

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January	Fresh Starts - Time for a re-set, or morning masking? However you see it, this month is all about new beginnings.
February	Winter Love - Whether it's a mask you adore, or something extra-special to care for dry winter skin, this month is for some soothing TLC.
March	March Madness - Competition is in the air! Find a $ dupe of a $$$ mask that is share-worthy? Or find a dupe that works even better than the original? Details, please!
April	Spring Fling - Baskets and bouquets, showers of much-anticipated rain...this month's focus is herbal and floral sensory delights.
May	Dew Drops - May Day lore says to wash your face in the dew you collect in the morning of the first day of May for radiant skin. This month is for absorbing all of that good-for-you H2O.
June	Summer Sunshine - Ice cream, sunglasses, SPF, check! Once the sun is down (or before it's up), extra care is most necessary. How do you give your skin cooling repair?

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, fit, adherence, mask type (hydrating, brightening, exfoliating, detox, sleeping, etc.) as well as your overall experience.

Most importantly: Would you repurchase it? 

Second most important: Have fun and merry masking!

2023 Mask of the Week Challenge

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2022 Mask of the Week Challenge

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2021 Mask of the Week Challenge

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2020 Mask of the Week Challenge:

https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/2020-Mask-of-the-Week-Challenge-PART-1/m-p/4995162/h...

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   

Thank you @Aaliaa for starting this thread, and giving us a place to share our love for masks💗

[eshoe]

Oh boy, I started replying to this a couple of days ago I think, @itsfi 🫤 Melding the two for whatever reason (it would certainly eliminate redundancy!) would make sense, for sure.

I feel like the quick turnover credo has spilled over into more and more brands/products. Never get too cozy with a sheet mask is something I wish I would have learned long ago 😂  

[itsfi]

@eshoe, some sheet masks have been around forever, only undergoing redesigns in packaging or size/shape of the mask, like  MyBeautyDiary, innisfree Real Squeeze and Etude House 0.2mm masks for example; but sheet masks have always come and gone at a more frequent rate - I look at it as anyone who hasn't had a sheet mask discontinued or reformulated is very lucky.

[eshoe]

And that person should also buy a lottery ticket, @itsfi 😂

[missy94612]

@itsfi 

I don't think we've tried a gauze mask but it sounds nice.

[itsfi]

@missy94612, gauze masks are worth checking out if you run across one. They're sometimes referred to as "dressing masks" like a gauze bandage dressing. Wishtrend makes a moisturizing one that is fantastic for dry and very dry skin types (or most skin types in the cold winter). Isntree makes a nice one too, with mugwort as the key ingredient.

[quspork]

Dang, this one sounds lovely, @itsfi -- it's too bad about this one being discontinued. 

[itsfi]

@quspork, it was such a great mask! 💖 I’ve had really good experiences with Dermatory sheet masks. Yes, it seems that it’s nearly inevitable for these exceptional sheet masks to be discontinued. 😔 It motivates me to keep my stash on the small side and to try to get to what I do pick up more promptly. All a work in progress.

[Kim888]

Oh wow gauze and cica is an amazing combo @itsfi !!! Too bad it’s discontinued !!!!

[itsfi]

I know, right @Kim888! If you're interested in a cica and gauze sheet mask, this one from Isoi may be of interest to you: 

Photo from YesStyle

[Kim888]

Thank you for the recommendation!

[Cissy63]

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For dry skin I went back to one that has worked in the past.  Wander Beauty Staycation.  It is a creamy moisturizing mask.  You can use it 2 ways. Either as a mask that can be left on 10-15 minutes then it can be wiped off or washed off.  Or as a nighttime moisturizer.  There is no fragrance  

I have used it both ways.  This has never caused any problems after using it.

 

[heartsmyface]

@Cissy63  Ouhhh, this is a good one!   I also love their face oil! 

[Cissy63]

@heartsmyface  Oh I haven’t tried this yet.  They have terrific products 

[lmaster]

@Cissy63 sounds lovely! Bet it's a good moisturizer 

[Cissy63]

@lmaster  Oh yes it’s a terrific nighttime moisturizer!

[CynthieLu]

I like Wander Beauty @Cissy63 I think Pacifica's Wake Up Beautiful Sleep Mask is a less awesome version of this lol. But still pretty great on its own. 

Can't go wrong using a known winner for your skin 😁

[Cissy63]

@CynthieLu  Nope you can’t 😃. So far I like everything I have tried from Wander Beauty.  Plus they get bonus points for being female founded👏

[Shosh85]

@Cissy63  Sounds like a nice hydrating mask - and no fragrance is a nice bonus! 🙂

[Cissy63]

Thanks @Shosh85 😀. It really is a good hydrating mask 👏

[eshoe]

Thank you for the review on this one, @Cissy63. A good hydrating mask is always worth checking out, especially a multi-purpose one like this!  

[Cissy63]

Thank you @eshoe 🌹