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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:
@itsfi I think you might be on to something 🤔
@WinglessOne I’ve never noticed the EX on those ones!!
@WinglessOne I never noticed there was an "EX" line! I'd be curious how different the ingredients are between the two versions and what makes it "EX." I've used some of the ones with alcohol and some without, and either way I just haven't been too impressed with the brand. Happy to hear this one had such nice results! 😉😃
@Shosh85 @ather I’m not sure if the EX versions are older or newer, or exactly what “EX” is supposed to mean. 😄 For comparison’s sake, here’s the ingredient list of the non-EX version you can find right now at Innisfree direct:
WATER, GLYCERIN, DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL, ALCOHOL, BETAINE, PUNICA GRANATUM FRUIT JUICE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, DIMETHICONE, PANTHENOL, CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT, PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA ROOT EXTRACT, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER EXTRACT, PEG-60 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL, GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE, XANTHAN GUM, CARBOMER, ADENOSINE, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, DISODIUM EDTA, SODIUM PALMITOYL SARCOSINATE, FRAGRANCE, PANTOLACTONE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, CITRUS UNSHIU PEEL EXTRACT, OPUNTIA COCCINELLIFERA FRUIT EXTRACT, ORCHID EXTRACT, CAMELLIA JAPONICA LEAF EXTRACT
@WinglessOne Interesting! Thank you! The first few things I noticed right off the bat was that the alcohol in both version are in the same position, but Cica and Sodium Hyaluronate are higher up in the non-EX version. 🤔 It would be a fun experiment to try each version of the same mask and how different the results are 😃
Today’s mask was Peter Thomas Roth Irish Moor Mud Purifying Black Mask 5 oz. I always enjoy using this mask but I did find some later in the day in my nostrils and eyes. It did not annoy me but it was weird finding it there.
Oh no @Loretta55, that’s no fun. But I can totally relate! That’s such a good clay mask, though.
@Loretta55 Oh no I hate when I find bits of a mask later on. Such odd places!
@Loretta55 This is such a great mask, glad to hear you're enjoying it! I kind of feel like every time I do a wash-off mask I find some in my nose later 😂
@Loretta55 I think that you were the one (sorry if I'm wrong on that one!) who asked me about the Sio masks. I've used the forehead/brow one (to fit in with the targeted concerns theme) and I'm torn on it! It surprisingly DOES provide results in seemingly tightening my forehead area and diminishing the little expression marks that are pretty prominent between my brows and I didn't really think that I'd see a difference. However, the caveat is that the results are definitely temporary (which doesn't surprise me). I think it's one of those masks that's nice if you have a special occasion to go to or just want to feel extra...taut?...but as with most other masks of this type, it doesn't provide any lasting effects.
Ohhhhh @CookieGirl1 this looks interesting!!
SIO is on GMA Deals @CookieGirl1 @eshoe @ather @itsfi .
Oh this is very interesting @CookieGirl1-I wonder how many uses you can get out of this? Is it similar to the Skyn gel patches? I feel like those could be reusable, too.
@eshoe I haven't tried the Skyn ones myself but these are supposedly able to be reused approximately 10 to 15 times. So far I am on the fifth time of trying the brow mask and it's definitely starting to lose its tackiness but the directions say to just rewet it and it should prolong the life of it. It's been kind of fun to try even though the results are only temporary but it's definitely something that's way overpriced or was it is! Keep in mind that you're not actually paying for a mask that has any active ingredient--or really any ingredients at all – – it's literally a very thick silicone mask that pulls your forehead really taut.
The Skyn masks have a 10-15 use limit @CookieGirl1 😳 even if it’s just 5....wow. I’ve wasted SO much. I just recently learned I can re-soak tea leaves and it’s made a huge difference in my tea consumption. Who knew? Thank you so much for the tip, I am genuinely grateful!!!
@CookieGirl1 I feel like those kind of results never last long enough! 😃 Even though it was temporary, I'm glad to hear you saw some great results!
Definitely fun to at least try, @Shosh85. It's kind of cool that it's actually reusable (although obviously the stickiness fades gradually) so at least it's not literally a one-time thing!
@CookieGirl1 thanks for reviewing ! That’s very interesting !