💕😌 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💗

[eshoe]

Well if your description of coastal bliss doesn’t sound exceptionally relaxing, @QueenMarceline, I don’t know what does! Very cool, thank you for sharing the background info on it 🙂 

[itsfi]

@QueenMarceline, happy to hear this one worked well for you. There are a few masks from this line of Leaders masks that were among the first group of sheet masks I tried so there’s some nostalgia for me with these, with Leaders in general. That was back in the day when I would keep a supply of maybe 12-15 masks on hand. 😝 This is one of the AC masks I still like to keep around. 

[QueenMarceline]

@itsfi Awww I'm glad to know this is a highly thought of mask. 🙂 I will look up some more masks from them but I'm pretty sure that ULTA only carries a select few on their end.

[quspork]

Glad this one worked out well for you, @QueenMarceline! This is one that I always have a few of on hand because it's so good for taking the "oomph" out of a breakout and helping to calm any irritation. 

[QueenMarceline]

@quspork I'm still technically on a low-buy (vs. a no buy last month) but I grabbed a beauty blender yesterday during 21 days and had to grab another one of these in my order.

[lmaster]

So happy to hear you are getting some relief from this mask!! @QueenMarceline 

[QueenMarceline]

@lmaster It's definitely one of the more quality sheet masks I have tried.

[Mellmars1185]

@QueenMarceline Great review! I have never heard of snail secretion in a mask! I am glad it work in the way you wanted. 

[lmaster]

@Mellmars1185 snail is one of those ingredients, I think a few of us were "on the fence" with trying, but it's not as bad as it sounds 🤣

[eshoe]

Some Detox Dandies (and a Dud)

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The Bliss Pore Patrol Daily Warming Scrub with Black Volcanic Sand is an opaque on the hand, translucent when applied gel. It has a very pleasant sweet mandarin scent, while promising a warming sensation. I did not notice much of the latter while applying, although it became gently apparent while massaging and removing from my skin. The granules were evenly dispersed throughout the mask, and I rinsed with care so as not to cause damage to my skin. The scent was very enjoyable, a major plus for this mask. This is definitely one I will use again, but maybe as a body exfoliating product next time.

My jawline is unusually aggravated right now, I suspect due to over moisturizing. What I did not reach for are the Crème Shop Dreamy Skin Hydrocolloid Overnight Patches. While these are absolutely adorable, they accomplished two things I would rather not have seen when originally used: 1) They failed to draw the unruly impurities to the surface 2) A scar in place of the patch still remains. While these results may be unique, I would not recommend these for removing acne in action!

Finally, I reached for the Generex Malgeum Purifying Soothing Mask to give my skin an extra dose of hydration after the Bliss Pore wash-off. A single mesh protective layer makes this a cinch to unfold. In some instances, these seem superfluous, but given how slimy and slippery this sheet is, I appreciated it. The scent was slightly chemical/Aquanet, but thankfully that subsided almost immediately. The bubbly, clear, jelly-like serum felt quite soothing and reminded me of pure aloe vera gel. The fit was good, and adherence was excellent. I left this one around 45 minutes before it began to dry. After removing, my skin felt cool and soft, with only the very slightest tack. I love this mask, and have used it a few times and would continue to repurchase in a heartbeat!

Ingredients:

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[itsfi]

@eshoe, sorry to hear that your jawline. Is it clogged pores your dealing with or little breakouts along your jawline? Or both? Do you think a gentle resurfacing peel would help? An aggravated jawline is sadly not an unusual occurrence for me and that has helped me in the past. 

[eshoe]

Hmmm @itsfi the short answer to that is, “I am not really sure.” After a few nights of using the Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant 8 oz / 236 mL, SEPHORA COLLECTION Clarifying Peel Pads 60 Pads, as well as trying out theSEPHORA COLLECTION AHA Peeling Masks Papaya, everything has calmed down significantly. I am sorry you experience this, too. It is a relief to know there is light at the end of the tunnel!

[itsfi]

@eshoe, I’m not experiencing it now; it’s usually more something I deal with in the summer months. So far I haven’t had issues along my jawline in the cooler months. Winter is kind to my skin in that regard. 🙂

[quspork]

Ohh, the Generex mask sounds great, @eshoe!

[eshoe]

It was, @quspork, and I can’t help but think that it would make a great chilled post-sun-time mask come summer!

[lmaster]

@eshoe what!!?? A scar?? What the heck

[eshoe]

Yes @lmaster, that was a first time for something like that😢 Not what you expect when you are trying to remedy a situation. Oh well, on to others!

[QueenMarceline]

@eshoe Thank you for sharing, I'm a fan of the creme shop and have been eyeing these patches because I love a hydrocolloid patch. I'll skip these for now 🙂

[eshoe]

@QueenMarceline they might work just fine for others, you never know. Unfortunately my skin did not take well to them.

[QueenMarceline]

@eshoe I have a couple brands I enjoy, they caught my eye because of how "cute" they were and I convinced myself I had to try them, haha!

[Mellmars1185]

@eshoe Thanks for sharing! I have been getting jawline acne off and on. I hope it clears soon for you