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Please join us on Part II of this yearโs challenge:
Welcome to a new year of masking adventures! ***The second half of the year thread will be up June 28th (or earlier), thank you for the suggestion @heartsmyface, @Kim888 & @quspork!***
Thank you @Aaliaa for starting this thread and giving us a place to share our love for masks๐ Below is the 2020 schedule. Post as frequently or infrequently as you would like, with or without following the challenge. We love hearing about every masking experience, and suggestions are always welcome. Looking forward to sharing some new masking ๐ with you all this year!
This Weekโs Theme: Masking Duel - Dare to compare 2 (or more!) masks in one session
Letters of the Week: โZโ and โAโ
Jan 1 - Jan 5 | A & Z | Mask Stash Clean-Out! Finish those masks before they expire. | l8totheparty/ShortErica |
Jan 6 - 12 | B & Y | Masks that Make you Hungry | itsfi |
Jan 13 - 19 | C & X | 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 20 - 26 | D & W | Clean Week - Masks that give your skin a boost without the guilt | eshoe |
Jan 27 - Feb 2 | E & V | Transportation Masking | @lmaster/@ShortErica/@missjeanie |
Feb 3 - 9 | F & U | Best fitting mask - Mask that best fits your facial features | PrettyPaint |
Feb 10 - 16 | G & T | Special Occasion Masks - the mask(s) you use to pamper yourself | itsfi |
Feb 17 - 23 | H & S | Gross Masks - whether it's the scent or results, share the details please! | Aaliaa |
Feb 24 - Mar 1 | I & R | Snubbed It: Masks you don't want to use & are continually passed over | ShortErica |
Mar 2 - 8 | J & Q | Female Owned Brands - In honour of Women's Day March 8th | Aaliaa |
Mar 9 - 15 | K & P | Masks Good Enough to Eat | heartsmyface |
Mar 16 - 22 | L & O | Sample that made you buy the FS - You tried it, and decided to buy it! | itsfi |
Mar 23 - 29 | M & N | Favourite Smelling Masks - Watermelon, Kale, Spa?? | |
Mar 30 - Apr 5 | N & M | Mask While You Task | l8totheparty |
Apr 6 - 12 | O & L | Most Outrageous Mask Claims | ShortErica |
Apr 13 - 19 | P & K | Hi-Lo Week: Mix or duel of $$$$ and $ masks | |
Apr 20 - 26 | Q & J | Sample Dive - I know we have them! | Aaliaa |
Apr 27 - May 3 | R & I | Targeted Skin Concern - Mask to address a current skin issue | PrettyPaint |
May 4 -10 | S & H | Overnight Masks - Sleeping miracles in a jar | |
May 11 - 17 | T & G | Mask with a Partner | Alphaboo |
May 18 - 24 | U & F | Vitamins Week - masks that nourish your skin with vitamins and minerals | kim888 |
May 25 - 31 | V & E | Best/Cutest Printed Mask | Shosh85 |
Jun 1 - 7 | W & D | Mask that best describes your personality or mood | PrettyPaint |
Jun 8 - 14 | X & C | Fruits & Veggies Week - masks that use natural goodness to nourish your skin | Keana1 |
Jun 15 - 21 | Y & B | Forgotten Wonders - Shop your stash for an unloved mask | missjeannie |
Jun 22 - 28 | Z & A | Masking Duel - Dare to compare 2 (or more!) masks in one session | eshoe |
Jun 29 - Jul 5 | A & Z | Masking Pet Peeves - use a mask that has some component that drives you crazy! | ShortErica |
Jul 6 - 12 | B & Y | Masking Hacks - share your masking secrets that make your life easier and your skin happy | eshoe |
Jul13 - 19 | C & X | Lip, Hand or Foot Masks to help that summer skin | |
Jul 20 - 26 | D & W | โWeird Mask' Bubbling, Peeling, Colour changing other worldly wonders! | Aalia |
Jul 27 - Aug 2 | E & V | Multi-Masking How many masks can you use at one time or in One Day?? | |
Aug 3 - 9 | F & U | Blind Pick Your Mask - Let's make it fun to use the masks in our stash! | veronika23 |
Aug 10 - 16 | G & T | Sheet Mask Focus - from cotton to cupra, coconut gel to bio cellulose, what are your favorites and why? | |
Aug 17 - 23 | H & S | Drugstore & Grocery Brands Week | eshoe |
Aug 24 - 30 | I & R | 3-Step Masks/Multi-Step Masks | heartsmyface |
Aug 31 - Sep 6 | J & Q | Rainbow Week - Bring out the colorful masks in every hue | Sonnydee |
Sep 7 - 13 | K & P | Autumn Masks - Fall goodness in a mask | |
Sep 14 - 20 | L & O | When you are getting GLAM for a night out and want that inner GLOW | |
Sep 21 - 27 | M & N | BIC Made you do it! Masks recommended/inspired by other BIC members | |
Sep 28 - Oct 4 | N & M | Sephora Collections Week - House Brand Goodness | |
Oct 5 - 11 | O & L | Masks that Make you Hungry - Fall/Winter Edition | itsfi |
Oct 12 - 18 | P & K | Forgotten Wonders - Shop your stash for an unloved mask | |
Oct 19 - 25 | Q & J | Overnight Masks - Sleeping miracles in a jar | |
Oct 26 - Nov 1 | R & I | Masking Duel Week II | |
Nov 2 - 8 | S & H | Buddy Up! Dare to compare the same mask with another BIC-er | eshoe |
Nov 9 - 15 | T & G | Gross/Odd/Unusual Ingredients - Spirulina, donkey milk, bee venom, snail mucous - what masks have you used that have strange ingredients? | Aaliaa |
Nov 16 - 22 | U & F | Flash Masks - masks that do doubly duty in half the time | eshoe |
Nov 23 - 29 | V & E | Morning Masking - Masks that help give a pep to your step | |
Nov 30 - Dec 6 | W & D | Mask that would make a good band name (kinda silly, I know) | PrettyPaint |
Dec 7 - 13 | X & C | Holiday Party Prep Mask | |
Dec 14 - 20 | Y & B | Most Artistic Sheet Mask | Kim888 |
Dec 21 - 27 | Z & A | Favourite Masks of All-Time | itsfi |
Dec 28 - 31 | 123 | Masks you discovered this year |
Mask of the Week Misc. Info & Previous Year's Links:
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 Somervilleโs 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 |
https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/Mask-of-the-Week-Challenge/td-p/3615125
NEW!!! Got an idea for next year's challenge? Let me know! Was there a challenge you'd rather not repeat? Share below, so we can start building the 2021 schedule:
Yeah, a back to basics routine is always good when skin is reactive or super sensitive to actives or acids (or anything). Hope you are able to pinpoint the root of the issue @eshoe.
Thank you @itsfi, things are on the upswing but it will be a few days before I dare use a wash-off mask again. I have a few sheet masks with centella, snail mucin, and/or propolis set aside for the rest of the week though I took tonight off.
Good thinking to take the night off @eshoe. Sometimes our skin just needs a break. Those are wonderful ingredients you listed and they should be helpful with the healing process. Hope your skin feels better soon.
@eshoe sorry to hear you are facing this. It hurts plus itโs annoying.
You already seem to have a solid plan but just wanted to share ... when I get this kind of irritated skin, I stick with minimal ingredient products - wash with gentlest cleanser (cream cleanser or DE Pekee bar), glycerine with rose water or Consonant Hydroextreme (has just two ingredients), Squalane oil and DE Lala to ensure I am not irritating it further. Even sunscreens stings me on those days. I recently saw somewhere that Truely Doll cream has minimal ingredients and works really well.
Thank you so much for the suggestions @naturalooks15, I am noting them. Iโve never encountered this type of aggravation so Iโm really at a loss for how to get my skin back on the fast track to good health. I will also check out Truely Doll cream, havenโt heard of it before so I appreciate it.
@eshoe I had this kind of irritation when I dived right into A-Passioni Sunce I had never used a Retinol before. It was red, looked swollen for more than 24 hrs. Everything stung, even Protini and B-Hydra. I stayed away from any actives for at least 4-5 days if I remember correctly. Ten Evercalm masked also felt burning, Jart Ceramidine shwet mask also didnโt help.
I am so sorry you are going through this. This sounds like moisture barrier damaged. If you live close to a Sephora, I would suggest go in for a sample of DE F-Balm, Lala retro and Squalane oil if you donโt have these. I am happy to decant these and send your way but I think that will take 2-3 days. Let me know and I can get these shipped tomorrow morning.
Glycerine will sting so donโt Put it on as first layer for first two days. Keep moisturizer in fridge and then use it. If nothing then for tomorrow, just use water to rinse, no cleanser and pat on squalane oil then try glycerine-rose (ETA: snail mucin) . If you have aloe gel, put it in fridge and use that.
Costco has โGeorganic Propolisโ serum which has โPropolis extract and Centella Asiatica extractโ (or any other serum with these two ingredients will help).
Oh... and how can I forget.... simplest things .... if nothing else CosRx snail mucin has minimal ingredients and doesnโt have actives, keep it in the fridge and apply that mixed with Squalane oil
@naturalooks15 you are such an encouragement! I just checked and I have a full bottle of the Consonant Hydroextreme, as well as an almost full jar of the LaLa. I stopped by Sephora earlier today and picked up a sample of the F-Balm, so the only piece of the puzzle I am missing is the squalane. I do have a DS of the BIOSSANCE - Squalane + Probiotic Gel Moisturizer, I wonder if that would work. I have sooooo many facial oils, but none with squalane at the moment. The Consonant has glycerin, so I shouldnโt use that for the first couple of days, correct? The CosRx I can pick up locally, just checked. Also the Georgina I can order online it appears, looks like I have my work cut out for me!
Many thanks for taking the time to share, and also offering to send me a bit as well. That Consonant has been lingering and it appears today was the perfect day to get my DE sample. I did try it (the DE) after LaLa tonight and so far, so good.
@eshoe If you have Consonant HydraExtreme then you are set. Use it first right after washing. It will NOT sting. The other extract ingredient makes it super duper gentle. Today use 6-7 drops, (generally you need just 2-3) after that use DE Lala then top it off with F-Balm. Do this twice. This should give you relief by tomorrow eve. Try Boissance cream in small area tomorrow, should be fine but not sure with damaged barrier. You donโt need to rush to buy that Georganics serum from Costco since you have Consonant. Snail mucin is good to buy/keep since itโs non-reactive and was fine even in my tomato red face.
one more thing I had learnt the super hard way.... do not cry after applying Retinol, or at least not let tears roll down your face/cheeks. It will make you face raw, like you โscraped off too layer of skin with a knifeโ raw ๐ณ after two incidents I realized that.
Oh my I will be extra careful not to shed a tear @naturalooks15 ๐ฌ My mistake perhaps is that I became a little too casual with the Bakuchiol; as a retinol alternative, I didnโt think it had the potential to damage my skin.
Iโve completed one round of your suggested routine, just waiting for everything to soak in a bit before round two. I am pretty sure I have a few sheet masks with snail mucin, wonder if they would be helpful throughout the week.
@itsfi your flat lays always make me wish I'd bought different things at the grocers. And possibly make me want to run back out to get strawberries. Dang this is just such a pretty, put together masking session!
Thank you so much @missjeanie for your kind words! ๐ฅฐ Lots of strawberry goodness with this masking. ๐ Flat lays, food and face care ... these are a few of my favorite things. ๐
Oh my gosh!! @itsfi strawberry kitkats!!! I've never seen these before! Must find now!! ๐๐
Theyโre yummy @lmaster! ๐ Sweet but not too sweet! ๐ Let me know if you have problems getting a hold of them. ๐
Such a pretty colour scheme @itsfi! it's making me crave sugar!
Thank you @haleyvvvv. ๐ It was a great strawberry theme masking all around. My favorite of the food and drink treats ended up being the strawberry rhubarb kombucha - I had never tried that kombucha flavor before; it reminded me of a seasonal strawberry rhubarb cupcake I had years ago - now, that was delicious!
@itsfi Oh yum, what a delicious theme! ๐ I actually just recently saw those Kit Kat's somewhere and assumed they were limited edition for Valentines - those other flavors sound interesting! ๐ค
Glad you liked the Peripera mask! I've really enjoyed all the Peripera masks I've tried so far and they all have smelled great too. ๐
That Skinfood mask is one of my favorites! It seriously looks and smells good enough to eat!
@Shosh85, oh good call, makes sense about it being LE for Valentines Day. Iโll have to keep an eye out on the different Kit Kat flavors. Iโm not sure about the chestnut flavored one but the apple pie one sounds like it might be good. ๐ That Skinfood wash off is one Iโll keep repurchasing; smells amazing.
Lovinโ the strawberry ๐ theme here @itsfi! The longer I mask, the more I appreciate a good fruity scent. The Kit Kat looks...interesting? I wonder if it tastes like strawberry wafers, you know the sugary rectangular treats that come in packages with vanilla and chocolate flavored ones? Yumโบ๏ธ
How funny @eshoe! Those strawberry wafers were the first thing I thought of when I laid eyes on the Kit Katโs. The chocolate covering the wafer part definitely changes things enough that when I took a bite of the Kit Kat, it didnโt remind me of those wafers at all other than the crunch factor. I guess every strawberry treat has its own distinctive taste?! Lol. ๐ As for the actual mask, I really liked the scent on this one. I think it would be one you like! ๐