Hello lovely masking mavens! Please continue posting on the Q4 Thread which can be found here:
Many thanks to the wonderful @Aaliaa for beginning this thread and excited you are here.
To Post:
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, if it's an exfoliating mask (include acid info if known), your overall experience, and whether or not you would repurchase. Don't forget to include a grade (thanks to @ShortErica for the idea) to help others along the way.
Most importantly, have fun and merry masking!
https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/Mask-of-the-Week-Challenge/td-p/3615125
Mask Hacks - Here are a few to get started thanks to our lovely BIC-ers, a big thank you for these fabulous ideas!
Trim off long chin and add to forehead for sheet masks | itsfi |
Squeeze tube lip balms (like Bite) into pans and place in magnetic palette | sonnydee |
Layer lip sleeping mask (such as Laneige) over regular balm | cianni |
Derma plane prior to a peel-off mask to ease the pain of removal | heartsmyface |
Warm water helps remove clay masks quicker than cold | cianni |
Lay sheet masks flat prior to use so the serum is more evenly distributed | eshoe |
Remove clay/difficult masks in the shower to keep towel clean and removal easy | itsfi/BIC |
Use an HA serum prior to trying a mask with alcohol high on the ingredients list | keana1 |
Use a Makeup Eraser to remove wash-off masks | lmaster |
With a detox mask, apply a thicker layer where pores are | Ather |
Use a resurfacing exfoliating spray (such as Kate Somerville’s Liquid ExfoliKate) before a detox mask to better clear out your pores | Miamia27 |
Re-use a large sample jar for a blank sheet mask pellet and fill it with essence/toner | Itsfi |
Use a nail clippers to trip a mask if scissors are not on hand | ShortErica |
Female-owned companies, for reference:
Annie’s Way (Annie Wu)
Beauty Pie (Founder Marcia Kilgore)
Biobelle (4 sisters)
Bite Beauty (Founder Susanne Langmuir)
bkr (Co-Founders Kate Cutler and Tal Winter)
bliss Spa/bliss Skincare (Founder Marcia Kilgore)
Briogeo (Nancy Twine)
By Terry (Terry De Gunzberg)
Captain Blankenship
Drunk Elephant (Tiffany Masterson)
Glossier (Emily Weiss)
Glow Recipe/Sweet Chef (Sarah Lee & Christine Chang)
Herbivore (partners Julia Wills and Alexander Kummerow)
Honest Beauty (Jessica Alba)
Indie Lee
Josie Maran
Jane Iredale
Juice Beauty (Karen Behnke)
June Jacobs
Kate Somerville
Kora Organics (Miranda Kerr)
Odacite (Valerie Grandury)
Omorovicza (husband and wife Stephen and Margaret de Heinrich de Omorovicza)
Ouai (Jen Atkin)
Pacifica Beauty (Brook Harvey-Taylor and husband Billy Taylor)
Pai (Sarah Brown)
Peach & Lily/Peach Slices (Alicia Yoon)
Pixi (Petra Strand)
Purlisse (Jennifer Yen)
Rael (Yanghee Paik)
Sand & Sky (twin sisters Emily and Sarah Hamilton)
Saint Jane (Casey Georgsson)
Sara Happ
Skin Laundry (Yen Reis)
Soap & Glory (Founder Marcia Kilgore)
Soko Glam (husband and wife Charlotte and David Cho)
Sol de Janeiro (Heela Yang, Co-Founder)
Summer Fridays (Founders Marianna Hewitt and Lauren Gores Ireland)
tarte (Maureen Kelly)
Tata Harper
Tatcha (Vicky Tsai)
Joanna Vargas
Yadah Cosmetics (Founder and CEO Anna Kang)
2019 Mask of the Week Challenge Schedule
WEEK LETTER THEME
Jul 1 - 7 A Hydrating Masks to get over the dehydration of Air-Conditioning! Meetup: Crème Shop -My Melody Softer than Cookies - Saturday July 6th. Thank you @lmaster!
Jul 8 - 14 B Masking Hacks - share your masking secrets that make your life easier and your skin happy
Jul 15 - 21 C Lip, Hand or Foot Masks to help that summer skin
Jul 22 - 28 D ’Weird Mask' Bubbling, Peeling, Colour changing other worldly wonders!
Jul 29 - Aug 4 E Multi-Masking How many masks can you use at one time or in One Day??
Aug 5 - 11 F Blind Pick Your Mask - Let's make it fun to use the masks in our stash! Meetup: Biobelle #Peachy mask Saturday 8/10
Aug 12 - 18 G Sheet Mask Focus - from cotton to cupra, coconut gel to bio cellulose, what are your favorites and why? Meetup: Biobelle Pineapple mask Saturday 8/17
Aug 19 - 25 H Drugstore & Grocery Brands Week
Aug 26 - Sep 1 I Favourites Week - Your go to miracle in a mask
Sep 2 - 8 J Rainbow Week - Bring out the colorful masks in every hue Thanks to @Sonnydee
Sep 9 - 15 K Autumn Masks - Fall goodness in a mask
Sep 16 - 22 L When you are getting GLAM for a night out and want that Glow Meetup: Lookatme Watermelon Saturday 9/21 thanks to @GalPalVal17 and @ShortErica!
Sep 23 - 29 M BIC Made you do it! Masks recommended/inspired by other BIC members
Sep 30 - Oct 6 N Sephora Collections Week - House Brand Goodness
Oct 7 - 13 O French Pharmacy Week
Oct 14 - 20 P Ends of the Earth - masks that use ingredients from or are made in far away places
Oct 21 - 27 Q Overnight Masks - Sleeping miracles in a jar
Oct 28 - Nov 3 R Duel Week V2.0 & Mask Meetup thank you @mrsmouse for suggesting the Wish Formula Bat Eye Mask!
Nov 4 - 10 S Forgotten Wonders - Shop your stash for an unloved mask
Nov 11 - 17 T Gross/Odd/Unusual Ingredients - Spirulina, donkey milk, bee venom, snail mucous - what masks have you used that have strange ingredients?
Nov 18 - 24 U Flash Masks - masks that do doubly duty in half the time
Nov 25 - Dec 1 V Morning Masking - Masks that help give a pep to your step
Dec 2 - 8 W Asian skincare Brand - Visit old cultures and their ways
Dec 9 - 15 X Sample Dive - I know we have them!
Dec 16 - 22 Y Holiday Party Prep Mask
Dec 23 - 31 Z Masks you discovered in 2019
First Half of 2019:
Jan 1 - 6 A Masks you discovered in 2018 - What new loves did you discover last year?
Jan 7 - 13 B Favourite Mask of the “Masking Week Challenge 2018”
Jan 14 - 20 C Favourite Mask in your regular routine - What do you buy in bulk, so you always have it on hand in case of masking emergency?@itsfi
Jan 21 - 27 D Clean Week - Masks that give your skin a boost without the guilt
Jan 28 - Feb 3 E Lip, Hand or Foot Masks to help that winter skin
Feb 4 - 10 F Vitamins Week - masks that nourish your skin with vitamins and minerals@Kim888
Feb 11 - 17 G Special Occasion Masks - the mask(s) you use to pamper yourself@itsfi
Feb 18 - 24 H Gross Masks - whether it's the scent or results, share the details please!@Aaliaa
Feb 25 - Mar 3 I Spring Flowers - floral ingredients or scents that add a spring to your step
Mar 4 - 10 J Female Owned Brands - In honour of Women's Day March 8th
Mar 11 - 17 K Favourites Week - Your go to miracle in a mask
Mar 18 - 24 L Sample that made you buy the FS - You tried it, and decided to buy it!@itsfi
Mar 25 - 31 M Favourite Smelling Masks - Watermelon, Kale, Spa??
Apr 1 - 7 N BIC Made you do it! Masks recommended/inspired by other BIC members
Apr 8 - 14 O The Oozoo Week - share your Oozoo and Neogen loves!
Meetup: The OOZOO Capsule Rose Petal - Saturday April 13th. @Shosh85
Apr 15 - 21 P Luxe it Up or a Pretty on a Penny - the $ and the $$$$ of Masks
Apr 22 - 28 Q Sample Dive - I know we have them!
Apr 29 - May 5 R Sephora’s ‘Best Selling’ Masks Meetup: Sephora Collection Honey Face Mask - Saturday May 4th. Thank you @missjeanie! May 6 - 12 S Overnight Masks - Sleeping miracles in a jar
May 13 - 19 T Summer Masks to refresh and sooth during sunny months May 20 - 26 U Fruits & Veggies Week - masks that use natural goodness to nourish your skin@Keana1
May 27 - Jun 2 V Guess this Mask - using only a pic or description, see if you can stump fellow BIC masking mavens. Meetup: Bawdy Butt Mask- Your pick Saturday June 1. Thank you @faeriegirl! Meetup: Mediheal Vita Lightbeam Essential Mask EX Wednesday 5/29 thanks to @ShortErica & @Shosh85
Jun 3 - 9 W DIY Mask - Skincare meets Chemistry. Meetup: Bawdy Butt Mask 2.0
Jun 10 - 16 X Morning Masking - Masks that help give a pep to your step Meetup: Bawdy Butt Mask 3.0
Jun 17 - 23 Y Masks you've discovered so far in 2019. Meetup: Yadah All Day Mask Pack - Your pick Saturday June 22. Thank you @ShortErica! Meet up: Bawdy Butt Mask 4.0 - The Finale
Jun 24 - 30 Z Masking Duel - Dare to compare 2 (or more!) masks in one session
This Week’s Theme: French Pharmacy Week
Letter of the Week: “O”
Masking Surveys Thread: Curious about others' masking habits? Join the fun w/ @ShortErica:
Next Mask Meetup Info: Crème Shop - thanks to @GalPalVal17 date and mask TBD in October ALSO just added: Halloween Wish Formula Bat Mask Meetup thanks to @mrsmouse ! 
. Please check the 2019 Schedule to see what meetups are coming up next. If you have an idea for a week’s Meetup or a particular month, tag me so I can add it to the schedule.April: The Oozoo Rose Capsule, April 13th
May: Sephora Collection Mask - Honey Mask, May 4th (Thank you @missjeanie!)
June: Bawdy Butt Mask Month. Let's try all four masks, one a Saturday (Thank you @faeriegirl!) On the 22nd we will also be trying out a Yadah mask - your pick, thanks to @ShortErica.
July: @lmaster suggested a Crème Shop Sanrio Mask for our July 6th meetup, and you all voted for the My Melody Softer Than Cookies.
August: Biobelle Tutti Frutti Collection - the Peach is on deck for our mid-summer masking! Join us Saturday August 10th to compare notes on this mask. Then Saturday August 17th we will be comparing the Biobelle Pineapple mask. Thank you @lmaster, @Shosh85 & @PrettyPaint for suggesting Biobelle!
September: @ShortErica and @GalPalVal17 are interested in everyone's thoughts on the Lookatme Watermelon Face Mask. Join us Saturday, September 21st for the fun!
October: @GalPalVal17 suggested a Crème Shop Mask, will update with more info. ALSO: October 31st join us for the Wish Formula Bat Eye Mask thanks to @mrsmouse!
Spring Masks on the Move Box🌱🌷🌈 Interested in participating in a spring box? @ShortErica has a survey that will help us curate the best plan for next year for those who would like to be involved:
I tried my Icing Sweet Bar mask last night. The juicy fruity scent was wonderful! A+ scent. My face looked bright and fresh in the morning. The tackiness stuck around for a while, but it wasn't annoyingly tacky, you know? Solid A mask. I'd use this one again!
Saturday's "I" was for Innisfree
I know that there’s a period in the summer when figs are in season, but figs typically make me think of fall, so after seeing some figs at Trader Joe’s and with fall around the corner, I went for the Innisfree My Real Squeeze Mask (Fig). I don’t think I’ve ever tried a fig mask before this one. It seems the new Innisfree packaging has a glossier finish than previous masks in this line and it includes a designation of the type of essence/serum that the particular mask contains. The packaging for this fig one says it’s an “essence” type. I went back to pull one of the other Innisfree ones I’ve used, a bamboo one and that says it’s a “watery type”. I do recall that bamboo one having a thin, watery liquidy serum so it’ll be interesting to see what “essence” type means. I have a ginseng sheet mask from this line and that says “creamy” essence, which I tucked away for use when it gets colder.
The first thing I noticed was that you can sense (hahaha!) that there’s a scent to this mask but for me, it wasn’t something I could decipher. It didn’t smell like fig to me, either the figs that I cut up or the fit scent from the Laura Mercier body crème. Adherence on this 100% cellulose eucalyptus fiber sheet mask was good; fit on this one can be made to work – corners of eyes and mouth need some adjustments; the upper lip area is also very wide – it covers the philtrum area (the middle of the upper lip area) and part of my upper lip.
There seems to be a little more viscosity to the serum in this one; it’s still liquid-y but it doesn’t feel as thin as the ‘watery’ serum masks from the line like the bamboo one and the consistency on this one feels more goopy without being too thick; the texture is reminiscent of a serum or a more viscous essence. My skin was feeling a bit more dry this morning so I kept it on an additional 10 minutes, for a total of 40; I probably could have kept it on for an additional 10 minutes, maybe more. My skin felt a slightly bit tacky to the touch after I removed the mask, but a little moisturizer took care of that. My complexion looked refreshed and bright, and felt moisturized. 
@itsfi Speaking of innisfree, I've been meaning to ask you. Do you happen to have any favorites from the products newly available at sephora? No rush, but just curious. They don't have any sheet masks at sephora that I see, but I was looking at their "my lip balm" and some of the products from their green tea line. Thanks
I is for Increase elasticity.
Yesterday I used Look at Me collagen face mask. It was a thin tencel sheet that was dripping with essence. It had a nice light floral scent. The fit on this one was a bit off so I had to make adjustments around the eyes and mouth. I left it on for 25 minutes and there was still a lot of serum left to massage into my face, neck, and arms. It was a little tacky at first but absorbed in less than 5 minutes. My face definitely felt hydrated and my forehead lines did look a bit better. I will definitely use this one again. A- due to the fit.
