2025 Skincare Check-In Challenge: Week 2 - Share your favorite masks!

[TeamBIC]

Happy New Year, BIC! ✨ We’re stepping into 2025 with a crucial reminder: we must take special care of ourselves — this year and EVERY year. Some of us may already have set resolutions and/or stellar routines nailed down; regardless of where you are on your self-care journey, we could all use a few extra nudges and motivation to spend some extra time on ourselves! 🤝

Much like posts from previous years, we’ve come up with a list of weekly prompts to challenge you to strut your self-care skills. 💗 This time around we’ll be focused on all things skincare, because when our skin feels good, we feel GEWD. 🌟 We encourage you to participate and respond to the prompts that inspire you – and don’t be shy to share any other self-care tips and tricks along the way!

Week 1 (1/8 – 1/14): Curating the perfect rise and glow ☀ skincare routine to kick off your day 

Week 2 (1/15 – 1/21): Relaxing in your favorite face/eye mask(s)

Week 3 (1/22 – 1/28): Trying out tools to promote wellness (rollers, high tech tools, DIY massage . . .)

Week 4 (1/29 – 2/4): Adding some extra indulgence to your body care (baths, butters, oils, scrubs etc.) 🛀

Week 5 (2/5 – 2/11): Washing your makeup brushes, towels, pillowcases, etc. — whatever touches your GORG face 😘

Week 6 (2/12 – 2/18): Stimulating your scalp with treatments/serums (yes, this is skincare too!)

Week 7 (2/19 – 2/25): Sharing your favorite jumbo or refillable skincare goodies to get the best bang for your buck 🤑

Week 8 (2/26 – 3/4): Giving your hands and feet some extra love (masks, creams, exfoliants, etc.)

Hit the “Reply” button below and let us know how you are practicing self-skincare! 😍 Be sure to use the “#” to tag any products mentioned in your answers, if applicable.

[Shosh85]

@EuniceO  Great choices! I've been hearing good things about the Topicals Faded Under Eye Brightening & Clearing Eye Masks 6 pairs / pack ! Will definitely need to give those a try sometime!

Glad to hear you're enjoying the Youth To The People Superclay Purify + Clear Power Mask with Niacinamide 2.0 oz/ 60 mL .... Youth to the People is such a solid brand! 😃

[Mellmars1185]

@EuniceO Those look like wonderful favourites! I have to admit that I have not tried any of them...yet! If you had to only pick one...which one would be your #1?

[CynthieLu]

YTTP makes wonderful face masks, don't they?  @EuniceO 👌✨ These are great picks!

[peculiarzmakeup]

These are fantastic! I love how all your skincare goodies are organized 😊 @EuniceO 

[CorgiMommy]

I remember the glam glow mask.  BTW love your skincare collection @EuniceO 

[CynthieLu]

Week 2  Relaxing in your favorite face/eye masks 😌🩷

Reading everyone's all stars and faves has been really enabling inspiring! You all know where the good masks are. 

I'm going to throw a few into the ring for consideration 😜 

The top of my list is: 

Clarins Cryo-Flash Instant Lift Effect & Glow Boosting Face Mask 2.5 oz / 75 g I've mentioned this ( and I've seen other folks give this a nod) in the Monthly Favorite's threads. It's a quality glow giving, tightening , just everything is better mask for me. ✨

Feel good go to's:

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Jelly Sheet Mask 1.17 oz/ 33 g 

SEPHORA COLLECTION Nourishing & Repairing Foot Mask 

I love that I can pick up these more affordable masks without my wallet crying. I love Sephora Collection for foot masks and Glow Recipes Jelly mask has been a happy new discovery. It's so refreshing on the skin. 💚🩷

Extra T.L.C

Layering this on top of my skincare in the evening leaves my eyes a little extra hydrated but for me, it's the scent that I find the most relaxing. Something about this floral peony scent just made this mask feel even nicer. 

LANEIGE Bouncy & Firm Eye Brightening Sleeping Mask with Peony + Collagen Complex™ .7 oz / 20 g 

Like @jaaayp said in the monthly hauls thread, my purchases this week are also totally in line with this challenge. I grabbed Clarins V-Facial Instant Depuffing Face Mask 2.5 oz/ 74 mL during the 50% off flash sale. So that's going to be a fun new mask to try this week.

Anyone tried that one? 🔎

[Shosh85]

@CynthieLu  Ooh, I forgot about that Glow Recipe mask! I really liked that one too, especially in the summer! 🍉

[Mellmars1185]

@CynthieLu Great list! Now I am wondering if I have a sample of the Clarins mask...taking notes 📝

[CynthieLu]

I have scored a few Clarins Cryo-Flash Instant Lift Effect & Glow Boosting Face Mask 2.5 oz / 75 g in gwp and even Clarins V-Facial Instant Depuffing Face Mask 2.5 oz/ 74 mL  too.👌💝 definitely check your stash. I hope you do have one hidden away in there. 

[peculiarzmakeup]

Oh this is lovely! I love this photo! It covers the bases! I’m inspired to try a foot mask! The Clarins looks like a great one! Your skin always looks great! I use the Tatcha The Kissu Hydrating & Plumping Lip Mask Original too I forgot to add that to mine but it works so well! Happy masking you have a great routine in place, happy your loving it ❤️ @CynthieLu 

[CynthieLu]

Thank you darlin! 🙏 Oooh now that's another Tatcha product I really want to try @peculiarzmakeup! The lip mask you have really looks promising 🧡✨  Do you find it really makes a difference? 

[CorgiMommy]

Those Sephora Collection foot mask are so good for  pampering yourself @CynthieLu 

[CynthieLu]

Yesss! @CorgiMommy And they go on sale sometimes too. 😀 It's great to have a few of those handy in my stash. Oh, have you tried the Hand Masks?

[CorgiMommy]

The hand masks are awesome and great for severely dry hands @CynthieLu 

[CynthieLu]

I've only tried the Mango one, I felt the same. They were really nice. Thou this winter is the driest my hands have ever been. I regret missing grabbing a few of the holiday hand masks during the last sale. 😫 That was a mistake. @CorgiMommy 

[CorgiMommy]

I know, my local store was sold out of the hand masks @CynthieLu 

[greeneyedgirl107]

innisfree Super Volcanic AHA Pore Clearing Clay Mask 3.38 oz / 100 ml I need to start using it regularly like I used to.

[Mellmars1185]

@greeneyedgirl107 This is a great one. Do you notice a difference in the product with the new and old packaging?

[greeneyedgirl107]

@Mellmars1185 they've changed the packaging at least twice on me.  I have the one in the ivory tub, although idk if there's more than one iteration of it.  All the versions have been pretty similar with results, which I'm super thankful for.

[peculiarzmakeup]

This one is a great one! I feel like it isn’t messy like I imagined it would be in the begfining and it lasts a long while with good skin results! Happy masking! How often would you use it? I need to get more consistent ❤️ @greeneyedgirl107 

[greeneyedgirl107]

@peculiarzmakeup I use it 3x a week on my T zone when I'm consistent.   It's my fave clay mask.  A tub lasts forever!