💕😌 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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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💗

[missjeanie]

I LOVE beets @itsfi , both the vegetable and the band name.  I made a lot of pickled beets this summer on the farm and it's one of my favourite parts of being laid off for the summer... un ending beet supply this winter.   Shocker... yet another itsfi post that has made me hungry lol!  

[itsfi]

Hahaha! Yeah, masking and food have a way of making me happy @missjeanie! 😆 I'm not sure anymore which one inspires the other. Early in the days of the masking thread, I used to pick up a sheet mask with a piece of fruit on it and it would naturally make me think of the fruit and then I'd probably have a craving for it, especially if the mask smelled deliciously of the fruit - looking at you, watermelon masks! Now though, I may be eating or cooking something and I'll usually wonder if I have a mask with that ingredient; or since my stash is more manageable these days (ahhh, no-buys do help!! haha!), I sometimes know I have the mask and then I'll make a note to myself to look for it and use it around the time I have that particular food again. 

[Weetart]

Who can not love tencel sheets! They just stick there. I’ve wondered about beet masks. I know I had a a couple  different ones in my collection that was distroyed by the ex (all those masks, lipsticks. and palette! What a shame! Oh well, fresh start). I’ll give one a grab when I spot it. I love that We got the Beet! Follows right with my last thought on my last reply regarding the Escar Go Go’s. Snarf! @itsfi 

[itsfi]

We’re on the same wavelength @Weetart! Love it! ♥️

[itsfi]

Challenge Theme: Mask that would make a good band name 

Challenge accepted @PrettyPaint! 🤣

What a fun and creative theme @PrettyPaint! Here's my first band name entry: BTS

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This mask also falls into another of this week's themes - W for whitening, which I'm going to assume means brightening. The name of this mask includes the name of an existing group, BTS. I know, I know, not at all creative on my part.  I first heard of the group when I came across some Mediheal sheet masks a year or so ago, as well as some "slice" masks with cute characters that the band members created. This is the second time I've used this particular mask, the first was sometime last year and it was the standard version and packaging (non-BTS collab / endorsed).

Mediheal W.H.P. White Hydrating Black Mask is a thick-leaning black charcoal mask saturated and nearly dripping in a clear, slightly-viscous-but-also-runny soapy-scented essence that fortunately is undetectable once the mask has been applied to the face. This mask feels cool against the skin and is meant to help whiten/brighten and hydrate the skin. Interestingly, it appears that I picked up a nutty flavor the first time I used this mask. Black charcoal sheet masks are among my favorite type of material for sheet masks because it tends to adhere beautifully and the same held true here. ❤️ Most Mediheal sheet masks can be easily tailored to fit my face shape and features and that also held true with this mask - I was able to get a near perfect fit after taking off about an inch of material from the chin/jawline and making slight incisions to the inner corners of the eye holes. I left the mask on for a little over an half hour. There was a slight tacky-to-the-touch feel after removing the mask and allowing the excess essence to absorb, but that eventually disappeared and my skin was left feeling soft, supple and wonderfully hydrated. In terms of whitening / brightening, my complexion looked more clear, fresh and bright, but not noticeably more so than other sheet masks. I wouldn't say my face looked lighter or white, but I didn't expect it to, though the mask comes with a recommendation to use this mask 2-3 times per week for a month. I'm not sure if I'd notice more of a whitening or brightening effect if I were to use this as recommended. My main goal with sheet masks is hydration and with that in mind, this mask delivers and is on the short list of sheet masks that I would happily repurchase and consider a staple in my library of sheet masks.

[PrettyPaint]

@itsfi  I keep checking stock for those stick masks too. I'll let you know if I see them back. I feel bad because the only reason I know about BTS is from sheet masks. I keep meaning to give them a listen!! I'm just now catching up on posts, but you totally rocked this challenge! 🙂

[itsfi]

Awww @PrettyPaint, thank you! 🤗 "rocked this challenge" - I see what you did there! 😍 It was such a blast to see what folks came up with. I was stumped at first with how to go about finding a mask to fit the theme, but after I started pulling masks I wanted to use before the end of the year, it made for a lot of fun - challenging and creative.

Oh, don't feel bad - I was the same way. I first heard of BTS because of sheet masks. I was in the store and the salesperson was trying to upsell the masks because they came with photocards of the band members. All I could think of was "ummm, I really do not need more stuff. I wonder if I can just take the mask?" but I didn't say that aloud. She looked surprised when, after she rang up my purchase, I offered her the photocards to give to her other customers. 

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  I really hope they bring the mask sticks back! I was planning on buying a couple before they went oos.

Sounds like the mask stick would pair well with the Mediheal mask! 😃

[itsfi]

Me too @Shosh85! 🤞🏼 Keep an eye out for the sticks to restock. I find that can happen after a sale and after the holidays, with stores clearing out and finding extra stock they have in the backroom after the year end rush.

[lmaster]

Ohhhhh I'm loving the sounds of this one! @itsfi 

[itsfi]

@lmaster, I think you'd like this mask! 😁 The material is so comfortable to have on and it's hard to go wrong with a hydrating + brightening mask! Mediheal has a couple of packaging redesigns for this mask, but as far as I know, it's just a change to packaging and not to formulation. I've seen individual use masks of this one at masksheets (dot) com and olive young, though I've not ordered from the latter ... yet. 😉 

[eshoe]

I share your affinity for charcoal masks, @itsfi . They really feel cozy and like a comfortable hydrating blanket for your face:). It doesn’t sound like the BTS version is much different (if at all) form the original, except maybe for the scent. That’s a very good thing!

[itsfi]

@eshoe, I suspect the scent was probably off on one of the ones I used. I don't think the collab included any other changes except to packaging, to include the band's branding (like Mediheal does with its Line Friends collab) and also some picture cards with the band members for fans. 

[eshoe]

Oooh picture cards, @itsfi ?!?! I am a bit surprised that is not more of a thing with sheet masks, at least the ones targeted toward the tween/teen set. I wish I had a mini card for each sheet mask I tried, how fun would that be? On the back side would be an area for too notes; scent/fit/serum...that would be so fun!

[itsfi]

Oh @eshoe, the picture cards are just of the members of BTS. The cards don’t have any info regarding the mask.

[missjeanie]

Lol... I think BTS will always remind me of mascara @itsfi .  I always was kinda under the impression that whitening on sheet masks was code for brightening too.  And that SC stick mask... I sure hope they bring those back!

[itsfi]

Me too @missjeanie! I'm hoping that we will see mask sticks in the Sephora Collection clean line. Maybe after they clear some shelf and storage space with all the ones from the original line? 

[quspork]

W for White Willow in the Isntree Asian White Willow mask

I liked this one a lot. The mask itself was a bit large on the sides as far as fit so it meant a few more wrinkles than usual, but it's a cupra mask so it was sooooo soft and comfortable against the skin. It did have a noticeable typical sheet mask scent, but it seemed to fade fairly quickly, and wasn't offensive in any way. I had it on for a while since it was comfy and didn't have issues drying out. There was a little bit of tack once I had removed the mask and patted in the serum, but that didn't seem to last long. The mask did take away some redness in my cheeks and left my skin looking nice and bright. This will go on my repurchase list! 

[Shosh85]

@quspork  Oooh, this one sounds wonderful! I haven't tried too many masks from this brand, but I do remember liking the ones I have tried! Will definitely have to look for this one! Happy you enjoyed it 😊

[quspork]

Yes, they seem to have quite a few nice masks, @Shosh85. I'm interested in trying some more of their other skincare too- so many nice looking products. 

[lmaster]

@quspork this one sounds excellent!! I love the sounds of soft!