💕😌 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💗

[itsfi]

Love that you and the hubs are a foot-peel-masking pair @ather! The print on the booties is super fun and definitely give off summer feels! 😍 Will be staying tuned to hear both your thoughts on the Vitamasques foot masks!

[ather]

@itsfi  It’s so fun to do them with him. I always love to hear his thoughts. One of his comments was he doesn’t like when he has to cut the top off to get into the mask but he also said he likes the print of them! I can see why they make them a cut off tho. They want to keep all the serum in the booties until you open it. Although I can’t remember which brand it is but there’s one where the booties are together and it’s like a perforated that you rip them apart. I’m sure those are his favourite type. Maybe it’s Sephora Collection? I can’t remember. 

[quspork]

Best of peeling luck to you and your tootsies, @ather! I can't wait to hear how the Vitamasques version turns out. The booties are definitely cute! 

[ather]

@quspork  Day 2 my feet aren’t peeling yet. But it said 3-7 days. So far so good. Not tight or uncomfortable so that’s a plus! I’ll keep you posted!

[Earlgreytee]

i love using the alpyn beauty lip mask!! my lips are super dry and sensitive to the sun so this saves the day all the time.

Alpyn Beauty Willow & Sweet Agave Plumping Lip Mask .35 oz/ 10 mL 

[lmaster]

@Earlgreytee it looks so pretty!! 

[ather]

@Earlgreytee  Sounds amazing! 

[quspork]

The consistency looks so similar to the Tatcha lip mask. @Earlgreytee have you by any chance tried that one and can compare? Does the Alpyn have much of a scent/taste?

[eshoe]

This sounds like a sure-fire remedy for dry lips, @Earlgreytee, great recommendation! It’s been on my ‘to-try’ list for awhile, time to add it to my ♥️’s list.

[JoSometimes]

Long time listener, first time caller!

It’s been a scorcher of a summer here and I decided to do something refreshing and opened up this Watermelon Jelly Mask from Hallyu. I got it from Superstore, which is a giant Canadian supermarket chain. It looks like it lines up nicely with week B being gels. Better late than never?

This one was incredibly refreshing with a mild watermelon scent. My skin felt plenty hydrated after and it also helped cool me down. It was pretty fragile though and I had to strategically place it on my face. 

Jelly aftermath! I wasn’t able to reshape it for a nice photo.

As for letter D this week, my favourite lip mask is LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask Intense Hydration with Vitamin C Mango! It smells so good and my lips still feel moisturized even if I have a lazy morning and don’t get to my routine right away or I’m in a rush and forget to put on some lip balm before I head out the door.

I also have COSRX’s lip mask. It works just as well as Laneige’s but it’s non-scented. 

[lmaster]

@JoSometimes love a good watermelon mask in summer

[JoSometimes]

Thank you @lmaster! It was certainly useful for cooling down that day.

[ather]

@JoSometimes  Oh this mask sounds yummy! I love a mask after a hot day! My fav one is SEPHORA COLLECTION After-Sun Mask - Watermelon Watermelon  but the Jelly mask sounds so cooling! And topping it off with a great lip mask is a perfect pair! 

[JoSometimes]

@ather It was very cooling. The ac quit the day before this mask, so it was very helpful. That Sephora one sounds refreshing too and probably less prone to falling apart than the jelly one I used. 

[eshoe]

@JoSometimes , I tried this mask and it was a hydrogel disaster. The scent is so yummy, yes, but I think I was ready to give up before I even began! Good for you for persevering 😄

The Mango Laneige is exactly what I need, also;)

[JoSometimes]

@eshoe I’m sorry yours was a crumbly jelly mess. Mine tore in two spots but was still plenty usable. 

Mango laneige is my favourite. So glad I found one. 🥭

[itsfi]

Some tried but true items and a new-to-me sheet mask from earlier this month, rounding out a half year's worth of masking through the alphabet 😂 with a Z for zit zappers and zzzz's

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The tea tree oil scent from the thinner leaning, soft, silky, microfiber sheet of the Dr. Jart+ Dermask Micro Jet Clearing Solution™ is light, fleeting and not unpleasant. Adherence is lovely and fit is better than average, with the openings for the eyes and mouth wide enough to not require additional adjustments though the length of the mask at both ends of the length, as with most sheet masks, were off - not a dealbreaker as a perfect fit can actually be had with a pair of scissors to take off the extra material at the chin/jawline and use the extra material to cover the gap between the top edge of the sheet and my hairline.

While I'm not sure how well the mask would perform if my skin was experiencing active breakouts, a single use for an half hour did soothe and hydrate my skin, visibly reducing redness, albeit temporarily, and left my skin feeling cool and more supple. I would happily use this mask again and could see myself picking it up to keep on hand when traveling during the summer months when my skin leans more dehydrated and combination-oily.

The soft lavender scent on the since discontinued MILK Makeup Melatonin Overnight Lip Mask is pleasant and not at all overpowering. It's practically indiscernible as I only really pick up on it when I'm bringing the product to my lips (or the jar to my nose to make sure I picked up a scent from it). The little bit of goop I get when picking up the product dissipates immediately upon application, with the warmth of my lips melting the balm quickly, turning the consistency soft and smooth, and leaving my lips feeling the same, without tack or stickiness. My regrets with this lip mask is not reaching for it more regularly when I first picked it up and not purchasing more before it stopped being produced.

The Peace Out Salicylic Acid Acne Healing Dots remain in my skincare collection and there they shall remain until I no longer suffer from breakouts, even if they are now thankfully less frequent and severe than before. These are great for sucking the gunk out of those pesky pimples. These are the best performing hydrocolloid pimple patches for me.

Closed out the end of last month with a color changing mask

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Along with the Dr. Jart sheet mask, the Tatcha The Clarifying Clay Mask Exfoliating Pore Treatment 1.7 oz/ 50 mL is another good preventative care mask for dehydrated, combination skin that experiences periodic breakouts along my chin and jawline and mild rosacea on my cheeks. The color-shifting, clay based mask exfoliates and decongests, absorbs excess oil, and leaves my skin lightly hydrated and brightened in just 3-5 minutes. She's expensive and exquisite. Worth the splurge if you can choose to do so. Good news? The mask is available in a mini size. The bad news is that Sephora doesn't carry the mini, which seems to be exclusive to the Tatcha site. For now, at least.

[lmaster]

@itsfi I did not know milk discontinued the lip mask, I wonder why 

[quspork]

The Tatcha clay mask sounds like a good one to have in the arsenol, @itsfi. I'll have to keep it in mind whenever I'm out of the current stock of clay/muds!

[itsfi]

She's a beauty @quspork! 😍 I'm really happy to see that there's a mini version available at Tatcha ~ size-wise, it's more doable for working my way through and it's also easier on the wallet. 😆 I'm trying to pare down my clay / mud masks to having just a handful open at a time, or even just a few to have on hand period, but my goodness, it's a challenge. Especially with some good ones out there. Do you have any favorite clay / mud masks, ones that you find yourself going back to again and again, or always replenishing?

[quspork]

I'm mostly (MOSTLY lol) down to just using the Caudalie Pore Minimizing Instant Detox Mask 2.5 oz/ 75 mL and Pixi Glow Mud Mask these days, @itsfi but you know how it is- new things to try from time to time because you never know what may be the next new love.