ARCHIVE - 2019 Mask of the Week Challenge!

[eshoe]

Hello lovely masking mavens! Please continue posting on the Q4 Thread which can be found here:

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https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/2019-Q4-Mask-of-the-Week-Challenge/m-p/4995162/highl...

Many thanks to the wonderful @Aaliaa for beginning this thread and excited you are here. 

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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. Feel free to post as frequently or infrequently as you would like, with or without following the challenge; they are guidelines and just something we do for fun. We love hearing about every masking experience, and suggestions are always welcomed!

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!

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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:

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Amika (Co-Founder Vita Rayhkman)
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) 

Esker (Shannon Davenport)
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)

Dr. Loretta

NuFace (Carol Cole)
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)

Jill Stuart
tarte (Maureen Kelly)
Tata Harper
Tatcha (Vicky Tsai)

Charlotte Tillbury

Wander Beauty (Co-Founders Divya Gugnani and Lindsay Ellingson)
Joanna Vargas
Yadah Cosmetics (Founder and CEO Anna Kang)

2019 Mask of the Week Challenge Schedule

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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:

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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

Masking Surveys Thread: Curious about others' masking habits? Join the fun w/ @ShortErica: 

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https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/2019-Masking-Surveys/m-p/4857667

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 !  

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We have scheduled monthly meetups as well as impromptu sessions because you cannot compare masks only once a month :D. 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!

[heartsmyface]

The Tony Moly fresh to go grape mask is so nice and grape koolaidy.  The mask confirms well and is dripping with a thin slick serum.  I don’t really need pore tightening so couldn’t tell you if it works but it leaves my skin feeling moisturized after a grapey 20 minutes so I am happy:). It gets an A- cause I had to tear the eye holes wider.

[eshoe]

The Honey & Milk looks like a gloss @heartsmyface? Looks interesting...

[missjeanie]

Well... now I need to go pick up some grape kool-aid!  Sounds like a fun mask @heartsmyface !

[lmaster]

ooooooo grape!! @heartsmyface sounds delightful 💖

[Shosh85]

@heartsmyface I recently tried the Cucumber one from this line and really enjoyed it! I still have the Grape and Pineapple ones to try, but am trying to space out the masks I use with alcohol! I'm excited to try the grape one now! The scent sounds delicious! 

[itsfi]

The TonyMoly grape looks good; I've seen the aloe one in a Kbeauty store and have wondered about it; I may have to keep an eye out for the grape one. Ohhh @heartsmyface, is that the A'Pieu Honey & Milk Lip Oil???!!! 🙂  I picked up the lip scrub and balm because the lip oil was OOS at the time. That lip oil looks so moisturizing. How do you feel about it?

[Kim888]

adding this to my list @heartsmyface I love grape-y masks!

[itsfi]

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[eshoe]

Disappointing results from the Rahua, @itsfi. I do like the fennel-like scent in their products, but for the price, need a lot more than a pretty scent! 

[itsfi]

Oh, it’s fennel! Interesting! Thanks @eshoe. Yeah, the Rahua mask is probably not a FS purchase for me.

[missjeanie]

I think I kinda like the weird bits sometimes in jar masks.   Gives me a bit of a scrubby feeling, though this one makes me think it'd be super sticky and need to be reserved as a shower off type of mask like you did @itsfi .  Something about the fresh line just appeals to me.

[itsfi]

There are a lot of people who like this mask. The sticky gooey clumps were just not for me @missjeanie! Other than that, the mask was very nice. I know what you mean about the Fresh line. They have a handful of products that I enjoy a lot! 🥰

[lmaster]

I could see the chunks of fruit not agreeing with some people @itsfi I though I'd be freaked out by it, but the texture is not near as bad for me as I thought it would be 😂

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  I've read several reviews on that Bano mask and I'm pretty sure they've all been positive! This one is on my list! Glad you enjoyed it!

The Fresh mask smells delicious! I'm not too keen on the fruit chunks either, but I agree the results are pretty good! @eshoe, @lmaster and I were just discussing that name thing. It's weird how the tagged name is different than the actual name of the product 🤔

[itsfi]

@Shosh85, the Bano is a nice one; am interested in trying the other varieties in the line! Yeah, the way the Fresh mask is listed is weird; at first, I thought there was a rename and packaging redesign, but nope; it just shows up as Vitamin C Glow Mask.

[quspork]

So many lovely masks, @itsfi! Chunks of ingredients don't usually bother me too much in masks, so I might have to try out the Fresh given the results. I can definitely understand not wanting to deal with them though since they can be a pain to remove sometimes.  

[itsfi]

@quspork, the fruit bits are the only thing about the Fresh mask that don't agree with me so if you're fine with them, I definitely think you should try the mask out. The results really are good, and it does smell really nice! 🙂

[itsfi]

@byme4u, I like the SuperMud over the YouthMud too for that reason. I can tolerate the bits in the YouthMud more than the Fresh because I use the YouthMud more as a spot treatment and not all over. Yes, physical exfoliating beads are fine but I'm always concerned that the larger bits will fall off around the house or will get stuck in my hair, etc.

[Shosh85]

May Lindstrom and Mud. These are pictured together but did one in the AM and one in the PM. Just didn't want to photograph one little sample all by itself. 😉

The Honey Mud 👇

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May Lindstrom The Honey Mud

The directions state this can be used as a cleanser or an enzyme mask – I decided to try it as a mask. It is light-brown/beige color and has soft and creamy consistency. My first impression of the scent was that it was a little strange, not really bad at all, just kinda different. To me it kinda smells like raw honey and black licorice. It felt soothing as I spread it on my dry skin and it didn't really harden, it just kinda set up really sticky. Removal of it was pretty easy – after about 10 minutes I used warm water and massaged it in with my fingers as I rinsed it off and it turned into a very nice silky, milky consistency. My face looked brighter, had a less dull appearance and felt very soft and smooth. The hydration from this wasn't great, but also not bad considering it's a mud mask and my face usually gets uncomfortably dry from them. I liked this mask, and would use again, but not so sure it's wowing enough to buy the $90 full size jar. I think I'd give this an A-
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B&BW Mud Mask 👇

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Bath & Body Works Mud Mask

This is a brown, two-peice cotton sheet mud mask that comes sandwiched between two protective layers. The mask itself is pretty sticky and once it's on, there's not much moving around it'll do – I also got the brown "mud" all over my fingers when trying to place it. It had a nice fit – just not wide enough and the nose flap was a bit too long (just snipped a little off the end) The scent is the best part.... it smells like CHOCOLATE! I could smell it right when I opened the package. It was sooo good! It felt like I was wearing a sheet of chocolate on my face – I even almost licked my fingers after placing the mask! Haha! If any of you have ever used the Perricone MD Cocoa moisture mask, it smelled exactly like that. I removed the mask after about a half hour, when it started feeling dry/less sticky and felt stiff to the point it was hard to move my face around. It dried up so stiff, removing it was almost like removing a peel-off mask, just not as painful. There was some dried "mud" leftover on my face that I rinsed off easily with warm water. My complexion looked brighter and clearer, my skin felt soooo soft and I had a nice glow! I also felt a little dry afterward and had to place moisturizer right away, but I usually expect that with mud/clay type masks. The mask was fun to use, smelled amazing and gave pretty great results! If Bath & Body Works was still selling this mask I would definitely use it again! I give this an A grade.
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[missjeanie]

Sounds like you've had some great masks from B&BW @Shosh85 .  Do you find that as a brand they're pretty reliable across the board?  Chocolate sounds super yummy, I'll have to keep an eye out for another yummy one, they have a lot of yummy scents, there will surely be another yummy mask to come!

[Shosh85]

@missjeanie The Mud Mask was sooo good! I would say the B&BW masks I have tried have all been pretty good! I just wish they weren't seasonal! 🙁