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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:
@greeneyedgirl107 Aww. Thank you for everything your doing as well!! It sucks your mask is bothering you too. If you can’t find any let me know I can try and pick some up for you!
@ather Thank you for the offer. That's very kind of you. Unfortunately, work is only letting us use masks they issue. It's a bit frustrating. I'm just going to stop typing right now - or I will go on a tangent about their policies!
@greeneyedgirl107 I’m so sorry. That sucks. Keep your chin up!
@greeneyedgirl107 I work in healthcare as well and I’ve experienced the same issue. I’ve been using Tatcha The Kissu Lip Mask Original not super easy to get right now. I’ve also used the polysporin night lip mask and I keep that one in my drawer at work. (I don’t like leaving my expensive ones at work) and it’s been helping me. My whole face got irritated from the masks we were given ☹️
@ather The Polysporin Lip Mask sounds interesting. I am going to look into that one, and see if I can find it locally. Thanks!
@greeneyedgirl107 @ather thank you both for all you do!!! 💋🤗 I second the Vaseline!! It's a go to for my boys
@greeneyedgirl107 I also use Vaseline. I use it on my hands too when I’ve sanitized too much!! Polysporin night mask is what I get in Canada. There’s another brand similar In the us too so it be different.
I = Innisfree My Real Squeeze Mask EX Pomegranate. I don’t use this mask often because of its fragrance and alcohol content. I used it last night because I’m still in cica mask mode to target acne and related inflammation, and I wanted to use an on-theme mask I haven’t yet shared in this thread. (Cica is the 15th ingredient in this mask.)
Notes:
Claims: Plumps, smooths, and moisturizes skin; boosts radiance.
Ingredients: In addition to pomegranate, this mask contains brightening peony root and soothing ingredients cica and chamomile. Sodium hyaluronate is listed last. I wish it was much higher, especially since alcohol is the 4th ingredient.
Performance: Super thin sheet that has 2 little tabs on the forehead. I call them “Innisears” because many Innisfree masks have them. Sometimes I cut them off, other times I just fold them down and out of the way. Serum drips off the sheet, and I can usually get half a handful of leftover serum from the sleeve.
Each time I open this mask’s sleeve, I get a strong whiff of floral + citrus perfume hiding an alcohol smell. It reminds me of a specific bottled perfume but I can never remember which one. I smell it the whole time I wear this mask—30 minutes last night, and it didn’t trigger a sneezing fit or headache this time but it has in the past. After removing the sheet, I spent 2 minutes massaging in residual serum. No pilling. Moderate tack.
Results: Moisturized and moderately plumped skin, with a dewy glow. My inflammation was still present but slightly reduced—and to be fair, inflammation reduction isn’t one of this mask’s claims. This isn’t a mask I routinely seek out or restock; I think the few I currently have came from a friend. But I do think it’s one of the better masks in Innisfree’s My Real Squeeze EX line.
@WinglessOne uughh I used one mask with the tabs and it frustrated me so much 🤣
@lmaster I don’t like the tabs either, but they don’t bug me much. 🙂 I don’t use them when applying sheets, and it’s easy for me to remove or fold them out of the way before putting the sheet on my face.
If I ever see those again @WinglessOne I'm cutting them off immediately,,,I didn't realize how annoying they were 🤣
I’m so curious about the scent, @WinglessOne. I’ve had that experience, too. Many times it’s another beauty product, one I’ve used long, long ago. At least it didn’t give you a headache 🤷🏻♀️ Interesting conversation below, too. I didn’t know they change up ingredients per country. That seems like a lot of hassle for each mask variety.
@eshoe Sometimes the ingredients are largely the same but shuffled up. I don’t know how many brands do this, or for how many of their products.
I kinda wish I had a sample of whatever perfume this mask reminds me of, just so I could finally identify it. 😄
@WinglessOne @ather @Shosh85, I’m just guessing here but do you think the “EX” might mean “export” or “exported”?
The packaging on the one in the pic has Korean on it. I don’t think the ones that are sold at Innisfree US stores have the EX on it or information about the mask in Korean on the front of the packaging. I’ll try to remember to look through my bin this weekend.
@itsfi The ex for export is a good possibility! - and the US site does only carry the non-EX versions. Like @WinglessOne mentioned, I have a feeling the EX version is the newer line. I read that with Laniege the EX in their products indicates that it's a new improved version - so I'm wondering if this is the same thing. 🤔 I have a few of the non-ex versions and they do all have the Korean writing on the front. Here's the honey one:
@Shosh85 @WinglessOne, do you recall where you purchased your EX masks? @ather
“Gosh, it looks like we found ourselves a mystery.”
My current batch of pom masks came from a friend and I don’t know where she bought them. Probably from YesStyle. But I do also have a batch of ginseng EX masks I bought in-store from either TJM or Marshalls last year.
It’s not unusual for brands to switch up their skincare product formulations for different countries. That could be what’s happening with these Innisfree masks. Innisfree(dot)com does state that the product names of their My Real Squeeze masks might be different per country. Maybe EX is the name used in Korea, and the “EX” is dropped for the US market. Or maybe EX is the newer or older version of this line after all. 🤔
Someone should ask Innisfree direct about this. 😄
@itsfi I don't have any of the EX versions. They were selling a bunch of the non-EX versions at TJ Maxx, which leads me to believe that the non-EX line is older.