ARCHIVE - 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge! - PART 1

[eshoe]

Please join us on Part II of this year’s challenge:

https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/2020-Mask-of-the-Week-Challenge-PART-II/m-p/5433327/...

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”

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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:

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To Post:
Each week features a different theme, as well as a letter of the alphabet for coming up with new masking ideas. 

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!

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

2019 Mask of the Week Challenge:
https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/2019-Mask-of-the-Week-Challenge/m-p/4497678/highligh...
2018 Mask of the Week Challenge:

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:

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https://forms.gle/JYfmPU7YXR4k6Sb19 

[itsfi]

@PrettyPaint, it’s hard to tell how they decided which of the masks in this line would smell like the flavor you expect and which just don’t have a scent. 🤷🏻‍♀️ This one definitely is in the banana runts camp.

Interesting about the itchiness; maybe your skin is sensitive to something in bananas? 🍌 Were you feeling itchy all over or just in certain areas of your face?

[PrettyPaint]

@itsfi  I find that pretty odd as well. It seems like the whole line would be scented the same as the milk flavor...

I am quite perplexed about the itchiness/banana thing. I don't think it was a certain area of my face...just my face in general felt itchy. I didn't notice any redness or a rash, though, so I will probably try it again in the future just because the scent was so yummy! 🙂

[heartsmyface]

@itsfi   Banana runts sounds good to me!!!  yeah it’s odd how incongruous they are with their scents. 

[SAlyFitz]

Hello everyone! I am catching up posting my masking so far this year! Haha! Loved the formula cranberry scrub gentle but effective and falls under the want to eat category lol. Lush Rudolph also want to eat it smells like chocolate and does a good job to reduce oil and pore size while maintaining hydration! Origins hello calm is a mask that’s remaining in my stash it hydrated and is gentle for my skins any need! Tree hut body scrubs are repurchased regularly a good staple scrub for me just picked up a sugar cookie fragrance from holiday😋 I really like the la vanila under arm mask as I feel it does reduce bacteria and cleanse to help my natural deodorant be more effective! I’m really liking the garnier honey hair mask I can’t say I’d want to eat it but I will repurchase bc my hair is hydrated and silky the next day withoutresidue. The body shop tea tree mask /scrub is good not something I wish rush to repurchase cuz I’d like something a bit more exfoliating for my once a week more intense scrub. I love lush scrubs mint Julips tastes yummy so I guess I want to eat it haha. Erno laszlo eye masks are okay,mocha nose peel off mask is pretty good not at all yummy smelling though and I’m still looking for the perfect consistency... the glamglow lace mask was good hydration but the bottom half slid down, annoying... Pacifica was a good mask for mattifying as it says but the fit was off too small around forehead. The teami was nice I did 5 mins and it was relaxing opened up my pores to mask, the opi mask was nice legs/feet felt hydrated. The peeling shoes I had on for a little over an hour directions said 1-1.5 all liquid absorbed but I had somewhere to be and had to get them off, this is my first foot peel so we shall see!😅

[ShortErica]

So much scrolling! Glad you played catch up with us @SAlyFitz! Who sells the Tree Hut body scrub? I've been using one from Bath & Body Works but will probably want to try some others.

[eshoe]

Nice masking, @SAlyFitz - you sure pack it all in there 😄 The Lush - I haven't tried any of their masks yet. Their products that I HAVE tried have always been deliciously-scented, though!

[Shosh85]

@SAlyFitz  Looks like a nice round up of masks! That Hello, Calm is a favorite of mine and that Rudolph sounds delicious! I always love the masks that resemble chocolate 😉😋🍫

[SAlyFitz]

Yes!! I wanna try the cocoa moisture mask!

[ather]

@SAlyFitz  Awesome choices!!

[SAlyFitz]

Thanks!😊

[lmaster]

So many great looking masks @SAlyFitz I just used those same peeling feet masks, and my feet were peeling for two weeks 😆

[SAlyFitz]

I’m happy to know I should see some action haha

[heartsmyface]

@SAlyFitz   Ouhhh the Lavanila mask sounds awesome!   I’ve been using the Pukku Puku Bubble Soda Pack in the shower.  You leave it on for 90 seconds, it bubbles up and cleans out all the bacteria and you rinse.   I don’t even wear deodorant most of the time now.  It’s so effective.     

[SAlyFitz]

Owh I’d be interested where did you purchase yours from exactly? Also what is the price point? It must be great not having to do deodorant!! 

[heartsmyface]

@SAlyFitz   I bought it in Japan but I just checked and they sell it on Dokodemo.  It was $6-7 but it’s marked up to $15 online.  I guess it’s not too bad with import fees.  

just a little side warning- it’s a whitening product (as is everything there) 

[itsfi]

So good to see you @SAlyFitz! Hope 2020 has been treating you well so far. I looove the scent on Lush Rudolph too! 😍 I’m intrigued by the Teami and OPI masks. 🤔😃

[SAlyFitz]

Thanks!! Teami was nice strong scent, makes me wonder if I could create a diy steam🤔 the opi foot mask was only $4 at a Marshall’s while I was on vacation in the fall, I prob wouldn’t pay full price.  I like lush volcano better but don’t buy foot/leg masks all the time.

[PrettyPaint]

@SAlyFitz  I am totally intrigued by the lavanila detox mask now. I didn't even know of its existence, so I'm definitely going to research this one. Thanks! 🙂

[SAlyFitz]

Great! I am using it like once a month or every 3 weeks and it’s workin well for me! Price isn’t awful and you don’t need more thank a thin layer each time!

[Nickelliebear1]

No picture, I don't have the heart to fight with formatting right now. Dug out my Ole Henriksen PHAT mask for a more traditional masking experience tonight, and given the pink starburst scent I'm actually super upset I didn't think to bring home any candy! I left it on for about 25 minutes while I soaked in the tub (lush has their valentines bombs out. brought home the Peachy bomb to cheer myself up) and it was exactly how I remembered it. A little warming but nothing uncomfortable. It always leaves my skin super soft, gives me a natural flush and has a nice tack to it which is making me consider using it before our girls night out this weekend.

[eshoe]

@Nickelliebear1 the Peachy Bomb sounds amazing. Come to think of it, haven't come across one of their I haven't liked!