💕😌 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💗

[Kim888]

Looks like some great masking sessions @itsfi ! The medilab one in particular sounds like a huge win! They always do a good job!

[itsfi]

@Kim888, thank you! Have you used this mask or other products from this line or the MediLab brand?

[Kim888]

@itsfi @I haven’t tried this one! I actually think I got it confused with another similarly names brand! But I’m adding this to my list ! 

[itsfi]

@Kim888, I find myself mixing up brand names a lot!!! And then I can’t ever find the sheet mask I’m looking for. 😬 Not that I would flounder about without that sheet masks. 😂 

[lmaster]

R is for Revital Collagen

• This is a medium flexible white sheet, still had airplane wings though
• Serum is clear with extra in the sleeve
• Scent is so good!! I would say berry/fruity
• No lasting tackiness
• 20 minutes for wear
• Results were nice, the serum feels so luxe and silky, my skin was hydrated, plumped and lightly moisturized
• It's a bit better than your typical filler mask imo 

   

[elleb810]

@lmaster  

Can never turn away from a good collagen mask. Making a note of this one.

[lmaster]

@elleb810 noteworthy for sure!! 😊

[eshoe]

Airplane wings, @lmaster? I know exactly what you are saying but I don’t think I’ve heard that term before. I love it! 

[lmaster]

It's not a deal breaker, but definitely funny 😂 @eshoe 

[ather]

@lmaster  This sounds like a great mask!

[lmaster]

@ather I truly loved it! A keeper in the collection

[Kim888]

Nice @lmaster ! Sometimes you need a good reliable filler mask 

[lmaster]

I felt like the serum was so luxe on my skin, I'll have to keep these around ☺️ @Kim888 

[itsfi]

@lmaster, airplane wings! I like that description! Ohhh, a filler+ mask; I’ve been coming across a few masks that could fit that category. 

[lmaster]

@itsfi oh my gosh the serum in this package was amazing!! 

[itsfi]

@lmaster, I often find myself wishing brands would bottle the serum in some of their sheet masks! 😍

[lmaster]

@itsfi yes yes!!!

[itsfi]

Last of last week's Q masks

Q for Quick 

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Like other mask packs from this brand, BCL Saborino Night Care 5-in-1 Face Mask - White Grape is meant for use when you're short on time - instructions recommend leaving it on for as little as 1, ONE, minute. 

BCL Saborino puts outs day and night versions of these masks and my preference is for the evening versions. First, the ones geared for nighttime do not contain what I think is the potent smell from the methanol in the morning versions of the mask - it's great for waking you up, which makes sense for a morning mask, but it doesn't agree with my nose and has, on more than one occasion, given me a slight headache. The evening ones, on the other hand, have a slight scent to them that very mildly resembles at least one of the fruits that is marketed as a key ingredient in the specific mask pack. This one had the faintest scent of grapes.

These evening masks are also geared towards infusing the skin with an extra dose of moisture and usually contain a milky, emulsion like essence, though it may be watered down. Each evening pack comes with 33 sheet masks (was there ever a time that we know of when a month was made up of 33 days? Hmmm...). The best results will come from flipping the mask pack upside down so that the sheets that would otherwise be at the top (and that you reach for first as you work through all 33 sheets) have an opportunity to be fully coated / soaked with the essence that would otherwise pool at the bottom. 

In general, these BCL Saborino mask packs are fine, though they are probably better suited for those with normal to combination skin as I don't think the level of moisture it provides is enough for those with dry or very dry skin. That said, my preferred use of these daily evening sheet masks is as part of my morning skincare routine, especially on days when my skin may need just a skosh more moisture and hydration than I might otherwise get from my skincare routine.

Q for Quirky

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Look y'all! Another special appearance by The Gastropods! 

This mask is a 2-piece hydrogel that, as the name of the mask suggests, contains micro holes throughout, presumably to help the essence infused in the hydrogel better penetrate through the skin, maybe? I've seen patterns and designs like this with cotton fiber sheets but this is a first for me with a hydrogel mask, making it a bit unorthodox, or, put another way for purposes of helping me check the letter of the week box, making it a little quirky. Oh wait, did you think the quirky Q theme was in reference to the gastropods?! lol. 

🐌Mask: BeauuGreen Micro Hole Hydrogel Mask - Snail 

🐌Material: 2-piece hydrogel with micro holes throughout - this is the first I've seen of this type of mask in a hydrogel

🐌Adherence: Okay. The edge of the lower half of the mask kept separating from my chin very early on, which rarely happens. I've heard of folks having an issue with a hydrogel mask doing this but this was a first for me, and took me by surprise especially since it occurred so early in the wear time as well.

🐌 Fit: The size and shape of the 2-parts fit my facial features, shape and size very well. If only the bottom edge stayed in place.

🐌Essence: As with most hydrogel mask, the essence is infused in the mask. I didn't feel any extra essence but I could feel that there was essence atop my skin once I removed the mask.

🐌Scent: None; not even that signature sheet mask scent.

🐌Performance: Other than the adherence issue with the bottom edge of the mask, it wore comfortably for the entire 30 minutes I had on the mask. 

🐌Results: My skin felt lightly damp, which is how I know there's an essence in the mask itself. It wasn't super wet or damp, but it was noticeable and left my skin ever so slightly hydrated making it better suited towards normal or oily skin types, and possibly those with combo (leaning oily) skin. This mask would also be very nice and refreshing after a long day out in the sun

🐌Repurchase?: No. While the overall fit of the mask was quite nice, there are plenty of other hydrogel masks out there to choose from have better adherence and this mask didn't stand out in any way that would override the problems with adherence.

[ather]

@itsfi  33 day month that would be interesting. Such a strange number. 

[itsfi]

Right @ather?! My best guess is that they include a couple of extra sheets in there, just in case one drops or something; that’s just a guess though. 

[lmaster]

@itsfi ohhh that's too bad with the snail mask, the material sounds interesting