💕😌 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!

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?

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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💗

[eshoe]

This is the last one of the third box I have purchased, @itsfi - so absolutely YES!! Even though they are fragranced, it is manageable given the fit, adherence, milky serum, and softened skin ☺️

[missjeanie]

@eshoe LOVE those Dr. Jart foot mask!  Is it wrong that I picked up like a dozen when they were being cleared out and maybe have been hoarding them a bit? lol. Might need to do a good foot mask tonight! And the bite lip mask.... ahhhhh sweet sweet memories of my favourite lip masks.  

[eshoe]

Oh my goodness, @missjeanie - that was so smart of you! I went back for more and there were only two - you can bet I scooped those up 😄 I was so worried the heating element would be long gone, but nope - just as good as the first time I tried them. Perfect for these chilly winter nights!

[Shosh85]

@eshoe  I'm not a fan of floral, so I've been purposely ignoring and avoiding this mask..... but now I really want to try it! The consistency of it looks wonderful and I'm super happy to hear it's unscented! 😃 Thank you for such a great review!

Oh, I really loved that foot mask - probably the best I've ever tried! .... so of course that means they'd discontinue it 😢

[eshoe]

@Shosh85 the name really throws one off! Knowing how so many of their other products have a noticeable scent, I was very surprised to find it without one. Not sure if the promo is still available, but it was definitely worth it. 

Of all the foot masks I have used, this has been my favorite. I feel your pain 😢

[Kim888]

@eshoe @Now I’m wondering if I’m going crazy because @itsfi also mentioned after smelling it in store it wasn’t scented but I so strongly smell something I can’t put my finger on with the fresh mask! 

[eshoe]

Oh @Kim888 that is so strange! I just opened it and double-checked. I definitely do not detect anything 🤷🏻‍♀️ 

[Shosh85]

@Kim888  Interesting! I was just reading the reviews for this and there are several people who said "it has a pleasant scent." Now I'm super eager to get a sample of it so I can sniff it 🤔 It's funny how everyone perceives scents differently! 
@eshoe @itsfi 

[eshoe]

@Shosh85 @itsfi I have not read any of the reviews, but now I am curious. I double checked just a few minutes ago and definitely do not notice anything; fruity, floral, cucumber, or otherwise. I will be curious to hear how your DS is when you try it, itsfi.

[itsfi]

Hahaha! @Shosh85, I wonder if we read the same review about it having a pleasant scent. I went to the store to do a smell test before picking up the promo because I didn't know if "pleasant" meant siganture Fresh cucumber-ish scent or if it was a floral scent. I was taken aback when I opened the tester jar, which was brand new, and didn't pick up anything. Maybe I'll pick up a scent in the promo jar I have. Wouldn't that be funny?!

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  I am so curious to try this one now! I need to track down a sample of this so I can do a sniff-test 😉

[QueenMarceline]

@eshoe Wow, that fresh mask looks almost edible... I'm going to have to add that to the long running loves list. 

[eshoe]

The lists just don’t ever seem to get any shorter, do they @QueenMarceline? Well, if they do, somehow other options pop up to try! 

[QueenMarceline]

@eshoe Hahah, you're definitely not wrong there. 😆

[itsfi]

PSA: Masking Mavens, it looks like Farmacy has reformulated its Honey Potion mask 

Farmacy Honey Potion Plus Ceramide Hydration Mask 

Screenshots of INCI list of original and new versions:

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INCI list - original Honey Potion (from Kohls (dot) com)
INCI list - new Farmacy Honey Potion (from Sephora (dot) com)

Among other things, the new version includes apple extract, niacinaide, cica and ceramide. Hmmm... 🤔 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi I saw this and am suuuuper curious!  I'm wondering if we'll see a promo for the new version soon.  I think I spotted it in the rewards bazar today.  Might need to go double check and place an order.  For science!

[itsfi]

A new promo @missjeanie? I would wholeheartedly second, third, fourth ... that! 😁 I'm 4 days into my mask no-buy (I know, sooo good, right?!! Hahahaha!) but I could see myself going into a store to purchase a bday gift for friends and perhaps asking for a sample of this new mask, for, as you put it, science. 😂 It's hard to say "no" to science. 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi If it was a free promo... then technically you didn't buy it and it's not breaking a no-buy.  I mean... technically and all.  I did go to check and it was not the new mask in the rewards bazaar.  But... They'll have a promo soon right?? Right???

[itsfi]

@missjeanie, I'm down with abiding by technicalities on this one! 😂 Love it! It's also probably the smarter approach to sample the mask first, right? 🤔 In case my skin reacts poorly to it.

I have to think that there would be a promo of it, either at Sephora or Farmacy direct - I went online to the brand site and the current foil sample with purchase is from their greens range. I imagine it's only a matter of time. I've noticed recently that Sephora has had promo gwp codes for some of the newer launches (yaaaay!) and they're coming out closer to the release dates - it would be great if that held true for this new mask. 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi I'm considering getting a promo to be the responsible thing here.  I mean, a full size is great, but with my current collection size, I can't justify that (I might still have 3/4 of a jar of the original left).  I can however justify checking out the new one to see if I should buy it during a sale.  #fiscallyresponsible

[itsfi]

Absolutely @missjeanie! I like your thinking!!