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Please join us on Part II of this year’s 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 masks💗 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 💖 with you all this year!
This Week’s Theme: Masking Duel - Dare to compare 2 (or more!) masks in one session
Letters of the Week: “Z” and “A”
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 | ’Weird 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 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 |
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:
@GalPalVal17 the fit and the scent were not the best, I don't think I would seek it out, but I would use it again
My notes from this mask said the smell was overpowering and it left me tacky @lmaster. At least there were good results!
It was overpowering for sure @ShortErica I definitely didn't notice the tackiness at all 🤔🤷 interesting
It's always interesting comparing experiences @lmaster. Sometimes I have the same feelings about a mask and other times it's like I was using a different mask. Who knows?! 🤷♀️
Gross Mask
It took me a while to dig through my masks and find something that was "gross." I have a fair bit of masks with ingredients that I don't like to eat, but like, they're not gross, but then I found this! Double Dare OMG! Red + Snail Mask. Its "gross" ingredient is snail secretion filtrate.
"H" Mask
Circling back to the Herbivore Prism Glow Facial. Herbivore Prism AHA + BHA Exfoliating Glow Facial 1.7 oz/ 50 mL.
Since my scare a few weeks ago, I've been using this once a week and slowly working up. I am still only at 5 min ish but no to very little redness etc. My face definitely is smoother and softer, especially the next day. I definitely use a lot of post-care pproducts. This week, I used the Farmacy Honey Drop mask after for some extra hydration, as well as TO Buffet, Shiseido Benefiance Cream and Summer Fridays Jet Lag, for support overnight. I think for anyone who's skin is not used to exfoliating, or has sensitive skin, it's best to take this slow. It is A LOT of acids. As an aside, I'm disappointed it isn't as pink as all the ads imply.
@haleyvvvv Thanks for giving your opinion on prism. I was wondering about it since my face isn’t totally loving babyfacial!!
No worries @ather! I was just reading your babyfacial thread. I think you have a lot of good advice there. When I was coming back from overexfoliation, I used nothing but a milky cleanser, vitamin c serum, ceramide serum/cream, moisturizer and SPF (important) plus a spritz and salve throughout the day and moisturizer plus jet lag at night. This was for two weeks. I was getting back into actives a week later and used the Prism for 10 minutes, as it suggests for sensitive skin, and it was too much (I luckily stopped any super bad outcomes, but my face was red and splotchy all night, although normal and soft in the morning). After a few weeks of working it up, I'm now up 5ish minutes.
It sounds like you maybe used the DE for just too long if your skin went back to normal by the morning. Obviously, you know your skin, but I'd try the babyfacial again but maybe at a lesser time point (5 min?) But maybe take a week off of the intense actives? It is a lot of acids in that one as well. Prism is also very strong, it has more BHA and less AHA than DE, so it depends on what your skin can handle more of. In general with these super high doses of acids, I think it's best to go at half the recommended time at first and half that if your skin is sensitive or not used to actives or exfoliators.
Good luck and I hope your face feels better!!
That pic on the Double Dare mask package really does look like it's advertising a gel mask or something similar, @haleyvvvv. I love a good snail product, but haven't tried this one so thanks for the review. Too bad it wasn't a better performer!
Thanks @quspork! I think it might work for others (I just am a little biased against sheet masks). I think it is less firming and more like renewing, my skin was refreshed the next day and while the mask on, it was hydrating (although my skin needed more moisturizing and sleep masks after).
@haleyvvvv even though the picture was a little misleading as to the material of the mask, it was still pretty. At least it gave you decent results.
@GalPalVal17! Thanks! It was nice that it wasn't the standard colour of mask, so that was fun! And it wasn't a complete dud and didn't give me any negative side effects, so overall it was okay.
Wow that mask package is intense @haleyvvvv! Sorry it was only a C grade but glad you found a gross one for the theme.
@ShortErica It is very intense, that's why I got it (maybe a BC pop-up? Maybe FFF?), I was like, ooh this sleek hydrogel looks fun. A "C" is a good passing grade for me, but I am glad it fit the theme, so I could use them up.
@haleyvvvv Looking at the mask package I would have totally thought it was a hydrogel! Definitely seems misleading 🤔Is the mask more orange in color, or is that just lighting? I'm glad it turned out decent ...... I think after doing so many masks I've gotten pickier and it definitely takes a lot for me to give a mask an A grade as well. At least a C is still a passing grade 😉
Same! @Shosh85. I definitely wanted it be a hydrogel. It might be the lighting. It is red-orange, like a not quite ripe tomato? 🍅 I just have such an aversion to sheet masks (I think they're messier than they're worth most time, packaging issues, etc), that to get an A it takes a lot as a sheet mask, where I might be more forgiving of non-sheet mask. It was a good mask, I definitely felt like my face looked more renewed the next day, but wouldn't repurchase. A "C" is glad I tried, it worked a bit, fit okay but probably wouldn't buy again.
@haleyvvvv wow that's a brightly colored mask haha - sorry it didn't work out well for you!
Lol, it is definitely like an unripe tomato, @Kim888. At least it wasn't the same as usual, I guess? It was okay! I think, I really don't like sheet masks, so to get an a LOT from me takes A LOT. A "C" is a good passing grade for me.
Yeah that packaging does make the mask material look like a hydrogel @haleyvvvv cool red color tho!
It does! I prefer hydrogel masks, mostly for fit concerns, @lmaster, plus it was that sleek red colour! This one was just more red-orange, and just not what I expected but it was different in colour than most masks I see.
I’ve been rolling through my quickly expiring Frudia pomegranate masks this week, but here are 2 other masks I used.
The Orchid Skin Orchid Flower Moisture Mask. This one’s new to me. Apparently Orchid Skin no longer makes it, so I’m glad I bought a box of 10.
Notes:
Ingredients: Contains extracts of 3 flowers (including orchid), prickly pear, Job’s tears, cucumber, and aloe. Nothing in the serum seemed suspicious or harmful, and fragrance is listed last.
Performance: The thin serum dripped off the mask while I unfolded it, and there was a lot left over in the sleeve. I kinda wanted to squeeze it into a jar for future use. (I might do that with the rest of these masks. :D) Fit and adherence were fine. I had no bad or iffy skin reactions while using this mask. It’s more florally fragrant than expected, but not enough to make me sneeze while wearing it.
Results: This mask is quite hydrating and surprisingly moisturizing, plus cooling. Hydration wasn’t surprising at all, but I didn’t expect much moisturization after seeing how thin the serum was. But after 25 minutes of masking, my skin was plump, bright, and happy.
SNP Per Fit Bio-Cel Double Moisturizing Mask. This is the third time I’ve used this mask, and it’s earned the honor of being one of the few honey masks I can safely use.
Notes:
Performance: Super thin sheet with mesh backing on both sides, thank goodness—otherwise it’d be impossible to unfold and apply. It’s slightly too wide at my temples, so I have to kinda scrunch the thin sheet a bit there. It fits fine everywhere else. The first time I used it, I also used a mask holder to keep it in place (so I could sharpen one of my kitchen knives on a water stone during the 20-30 minute wear time). But this time I found the mask stays put once I smooth it all out and press it to my face for about 10 seconds.
Despite fragrance’s midpoint position on the ingredients list, all I smell while wearing this mask is honey—and it’s a pure honey scent, not an exaggerated sugared fragrance. It’s also not a super strong scent. After removing the mask, my face stays quite tacky for an hour, even after I apply my cream moisturizer (YTTP Superfood) over it. The stickiness gets better afterward but doesn’t fully disappear for hours. And honestly, I expect that from honey masks. It also makes my skin smell lightly of honey for a few hours.
Results: This mask is ridiculously moisturizing. The reason I generally stay away from honey is its reverse humectant effect on me: rather than attract moisture to my skin, it lets my environment sap moisture from my skin, leaving my face dry and flaky-patchy. But that doesn’t happen with this mask, even though it contains alcohol. There’s enough glycerin, niacinamide, HA, and urea to keep my skin from drying out, so it can reap honey’s benefits. Each time I use this mask, I wake up to super moisturized skin and an under-control oily zone. If I was an AM masker, this is one I’d use on frigid mornings to prep and protect my skin for the day.