💕😌 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💗

[itsfi]

That R&R mask is my favorite mask from Summer Fridays @ather! 💖 Oooh, love a good collagen mask. I feel like I've seen a happy skin mask before but I can't place it. Hmmm... 🤔 Good name for a sheet mask brand. Is the mask itself blue like the illustration?

[ather]

@itsfi  Yes I was doing R&R every Saturday morning and I feel out of my routine! I agree. What could go wrong with a company named happy skin! No it was just a normal white mask a little disappointing! It would have been cool of it was printed that blue like the packaging! 

[itsfi]

Ahhh!! I’m inspired and impressed with your consistency @ather! 😍 Completely get that we fall out of our routine from time to time. So awesome that you are getting back into it. 👍🏼

My skin has started its combo craziness and I need to get it back into a good routine for combatting hormonal acne, or probably just acne in general this time of the year. Your post has been a great reminder. Thank you! 😊 

[ather]

I am a little behind posting because I really wanted to give the foot mask time to work! 

 My husband and I did this mask 2 weeks ago today! Confession my husband loves peeling masks. We both left it on for the entire 60 minutes. I may have had mine on a tiny bit longer because I was putting my little guy to bed. It said in the instructions that you could put socks over it to get it a better fit. So I did. It made it a bit easier to walk around while wearing it. My husband chose not to. He just sat and enjoyed watching a little tv! My feet are finished peeling today and I did get a good amount of peeling from this mask. I would say my feet did peel more then his. Is that because of the socks? Maybe 🤔 my feet feel like baby soft. I would definitely do this mask again. I do have to say that I have had more intense peeling masks before and I think this one sits in the middle. I actually think I like this peeling volume. With the more intense peeling ones it gets almost uncomfortable when your feet feel tight and itchy. So this one definitely ranks 10/10 for me. Did the job and not uncomfortable! 

 This was my next one. I really enjoyed it. The claim is firming. I find it’s hard to feel much firming in a mask but I did enjoy it! 

 I do love my snail masks. And this one said calming and hydrating which it totally checked off all those boxes! I had a bit of a reaction on my face before applying it and it calmed my reaction! I also did it after a hot day in the sun and gardening and it felt so good! It left my skin feeling fresh! 10/10

[PrettyPaint]

@ather I really like the packaging on the wedding dress and snail masks. It sounds like they performed well too! 

[ather]

@PrettyPaint  I agree!

[itsfi]

Love hearing you used some fabulous masks @ather! What’s the most intense foot peel mask you’ve used? 👣 

[PrettyPaint]

@ather  @itsfi  I was going to ask the same thing about the most intense foot mask because I haven't used one quite intense enough...

[ather]

@PrettyPaint @itsfi  I found the more intense one! I got it off Amazon but I’m sure it’s around! 

 

[itsfi]

@PrettyPaint, this seems to be available on amazon except for the US site. 😂 We should not be surprised by this. That's so cool that it takes just 15 minutes @ather, and that it comes with 4 pairs of masks! 👣 

[ather]

@itsfi  Oh weird. I wonder if I can still get it on the Canadian site! I think it was 4 socks and not 4 actual pairs. I remember thinking the same thing when I got them! 

[ather]

@itsfi  I’ll have to look through my notes! But I think I had ordered it on Amazon! 

[AlisonD682]

I Soo need the foot masks on my feet. I am a little behind on getting those toes summer ready!

[lmaster]

Ohhhh I need to do a feet peeling mask lol sounds like all your masks were great! @ather 

[ather]

@lmaster  Yes a feet peeling mask is essential for the beginning of summer 🌞

[itsfi]

V for veggie, vitamins and Veraclara

Carrots are one of my favorite veggies; they're a great source of Vitamin A (and also contain vitamins C & E).

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I admit that the packaging on this sheet mask drew me in - it's so cute. Performance-wise, it's a mask that would be good for daily masking - the thin sheet is comfortable to wear; fit and adherence are like most sheet masks and will vary for each person but adjustments can be easily made for a more tailored fit. Results - nicely hydrated skin with a healthy glow - are fine.  I wouldn't say that it's a holy grail but it's a nice enough mask that I'm interested in trying others from the line. There are several different masks from this series, all with adorable prints; I picked the ceramide one and the royal propolis version. Am interested in seeing how those perform on their own and vis-a-vis each other. I noticed that most, if not all, contain both alcohol and fragrance, though they appear in different places in the ingredients list depending on the particular mask. Neither caused any adverse reaction for me but I know both are ingredients that folks may wish to avoid for a host of reasons, so these masks will not be for everyone. 

[lmaster]

@itsfi oh what a cute mask!! Did you say all from this line contain alcohol?

[itsfi]

Super cute, right @lmaster?! 😍 I looked at the INCI list for about 4 masks and they all had alcohol in them, most in the top 5 ingredients and one as the last ingredients. I haven’t checked all the varietals but I’m thinking all will have alcohol listed. 😔 I’ll check the ingredients list for other flavors as I come across them and let you know if I see one without alcohol. 🤞🏼 

[lmaster]

Thank you sweets!! @itsfi 

[ather]

@itsfi  The packaging definitely drew me into it too. It is so cute! I can’t wait to see the packaging on the others! What is that delicious cake you have in the picture? It looks like a carrot cake? Yum 🤤 

[itsfi]

@ather, it's a carrot cake bundt cake. I picked up some mini versions for coworkers the other day and spied some flavors I wanted to try myself. This one is carrot cake. Nom, nom. 

These verclara masks have some really cute graphics. 

Photo credit: amazon(dot)com