Services
From makeovers to personalized skincare consultations
From makeovers to personalized skincare consultations
Get inspired, play with products & learn new skills
Exciting launches, parties & more
Explore what's hot in your store
Ask questions, join challenges, and get recommendations from people like you
Discover topics tailored to your beauty interests
Add your photos and get inspired by fellow beauty lovers
View activity, savings and benefits
Redeem items, samples and more
View and track online orders
Reorder it from in-store and online purchases
View saved products
Recommendations from your store visits
Manage your services, classes and events
Complete your beauty traits for personalized recommendations
Payments, contact info, addresses and password
View activity, savings and benefits
Redeem items, samples and more
View and track online orders
Reorder it from in-store and online purchases
View saved products
Recommendations from your store visits
Manage your services, classes and events
Complete your beauty traits for personalized recommendations
Payments, contact info, addresses and password
Ask questions, join challenges, and get recommendations from people like you
Discover topics tailored to your beauty interests
Add your photos and get inspired by fellow beauty lovers
From makeovers to personalized skincare consultations
Get inspired, play with products & learn new skills
Exciting launches, parties & more
Explore what's hot in your store
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 ๐ฎ
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:
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
2022 Mask of the Week Challenge
2021 Mask of the Week Challenge
2020 Mask of the Week Challenge:
2019 Mask of the Week Challenge:
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 masks๐
So this begs the question, favorite Annie's Way mask @lmaster?
Strawberry is still pretty high up there, that's a challenge in the making ๐ @ShortErica
This mask seemed perfect for the theme ๐๐
The Creme Shop Rainbow Mask
This is a medium thickness cotton sheet mask that was white with cute colored hearts all over it. ๐๐ It has a yummy sweet/fruity scent, that to me, smelled like a mix of blueberry and cranberry- but maybe leaning more toward blueberry. The fit was better than your average Creme Shop mask - just smidge too long at the chin and teeny bit too wide at the forehead. The adherence was ok for the 30 minutes I had it on, but the chin part did pop up half way through and did not want to go back down. When I removed it, my face felt a little tacky, but absorbed after about 5 minutes. My face looked a little brighter and felt slightly plump, hydrated and soft & smooth.
This is a great mask and I'm definitely glad I found a few boxes of this one Marshall's - I'd even buy more if I spotted them again!
The mask and ingredients:
Such a cute mask, and definitely on theme. Nice, @Shosh85 !!
@haleyvvvv It really is super cute! I was happy the results turned out nice too! ๐๐
@Shosh85 Sounds delightful!! I will definitely need to seek this one out!
@ather It's hard not to love a fruity-rainbow-hearted mask! ๐๐
I so want to do this one but since it has a later expiration date I'm trying to focus on other masks that are rainbow. Glad to hear it gets a good review from you @Shosh85. Maybe 2021 Rainbow week ๐๐
@ShortErica I feel ya. There are so many later-date masks that I'm excited to try, but am trying really hard to save! I wouldn't normally have used this one, but it just fit the theme so well, I couldn't help myself ๐๐
@Shosh85 it was the perfect pick! I'm thinking it could have been a mask meetup. Hindsight is 20/20 and all
Absolutely perfect for the theme!! @Shosh85 the packaging just makes me happy
@lmaster It makes me happy too! It's definitely the kind of packaging that catches your attention! ๐๐
The rainbow mask! It sounds like it worked out nicely for you, @Shosh85. I love the packaging on this one- it just looks so cheerful.
@quspork It's definitely a cheerful mask! It's hard to frown at hearts and rainbow colors! ๐
@itsfi It's such a fun mask! I think if I could change anything, it'd be the thickness of the material. There's not too many Creme Shop masks that make it on my repurchase list, but this is one of them! ๐๐
This mask is so pretty, @Shosh85! Love the font on the ingredients list, too, ha;)
@eshoe Right? The rainbow goodness is the reason I'd buy more! ๐๐
I don't think I have any 3 steps masks in my stash (though at the size it still is, there could be something I overlooked) so I prepped for the week with some I and R masks. And that's when I realized by bioBelle #InstantDetox and A'pieu Icing Mask were both watermelon and went ahead and brought a few more in for a duel. So here's what we have:
bioBelle #InstantDetox (I actually have two of these - one from @lmaster and one from @Shosh85, I'll not spoil how excited ๐ I am to have another)
A'pieu Icing Sweet Bar Sheet Mask (Watermelon) - another treat from @Shosh85
lookAtMe Watermelon Face Mask (of course I missed that I had this from @missjeanie and went into the box I bought but now I have the same mask back together as a family ๐ )
Masqueology Watermelon Moisturizing Mask - @Shosh85 again! Thanks for making this battle possible
My faces
All masks were enjoyable and I'd do them again. I thought a table would be best to compare so hopefully it pastes well
A'pieu Icing Sweet Bar Sheet Mask (Watermelon) | bioBelle #Instant Detox | lookAtMe Watermelon Face Mask - Deeply Hydrating | Masqueology Watermelon Moisturizing Mask | |
Smell | (1) Pleasant watermelon scent | (2) Pleasant watermelon scent that was light during wear, only when comparing against A'pieu did I detect slight clean (like laundry) vibes | (4) Did not smell like watermelon to me, instead I thought of hard candy. My husband asked if I used anything that smelled like cherry jello. | (3) Kinda watermelon but also leaned more candy/artificial smell |
Material & Design | Thin material, package did not indicate type but searching says tencel | Face looked like a watermelon! Eucalyptus tree pulp material which was comfy | Very comfy tencel material | Red tinted and thin material, package did not indicate type and I'd guess tencel |
Fit | (4) Decent fit but had excess length in cheek area so I tried to let the natural fold in the mask fold other so the philtrum and eye areas aligned | (2) Great fit | (2) Great fit | (1) Best fit |
Wear Time | Instructions: 15-20 Worn: 25? but was quite dry | Instructions: 15-20 Worn: 30 | Instructions: 15-20 Worn: 40 | Instructions: 20 Worn: 30 |
Tackiness | (1) No tack | (1) No tack but maybe residue on skin | (4) Slight tack, more tacky on neck | (3) Slight tack |
Extra Serum | Enough for face for a different day but less than bioBelle | Enough for face for a different day | Very little, maybe enough for neck | Very little, maybe enough for neck |
Results | Skin felt hydrated but wouldn't pass on moisturizer after using it | Have some blemishes I'm trying to heal and this did help with redness, skin looked more even | Skin looked nice and felt hydrated, added moisturizer too soon didn't help with tackiness but it did fade after time | I felt this one helped with skin evenness too but like most sheet masks, even if they are intended to moisturize, I still apply moisturizer |
Other notes | Dripping out of the package | Dripping out of the package. Didn't like that the highlighted ingredients (watermelon and centella asiatica) are below fragrance | ||
Grade | (3) B+ Despite the best watermelon scent for me, the not as good fit takes off some points | (1) A- My pet peeve is about the star ingredients but this one is the overall winner for me | (4) B+ Not watermelon smell and tackiness bring this one down but it is still a good mask | (2) A- Although the scent was artificial, the great material, fit, and skin evenness this mask brings make it beat out A'pieu |
Such a great comparison, @ShortErica!! Glad they were all overall good!!