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

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!

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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 5A & ZMask Stash Clean-Out! Finish those masks before they expire.l8totheparty/ShortErica
Jan 6 - 12B & YMasks that Make you Hungryitsfi
Jan 13 - 19C & XFavourite 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 - 26D & WClean Week - Masks that give your skin a boost without the guilteshoe
Jan 27 - Feb 2E & VTransportation Masking
@lmaster/@ShortErica/@missjeanie
Feb 3 - 9F & U

Best fitting mask - Mask that best fits your facial featuresPrettyPaint
Feb 10 - 16G & TSpecial Occasion Masks - the mask(s) you use to pamper yourselfitsfi
Feb 17 - 23H & SGross Masks - whether it's the scent or results, share the details please!Aaliaa
Feb 24 - Mar 1I & RSnubbed It: Masks you don't want to use & are continually passed overShortErica
Mar 2 - 8J & QFemale Owned Brands - In honour of Women's Day March 8thAaliaa
Mar 9 - 15K & PMasks Good Enough to Eat
heartsmyface
Mar 16 - 22L & OSample that made you buy the FS - You tried it, and decided to buy it!itsfi
Mar 23 - 29M & NFavourite Smelling Masks - Watermelon, Kale, Spa?? 
Mar 30 - Apr 5N & MMask While You Task
l8totheparty
Apr 6 - 12O & LMost Outrageous Mask ClaimsShortErica
Apr 13 - 19P & KHi-Lo Week: Mix or duel of $$$$ and $ masks 
Apr 20 - 26Q & JSample Dive - I know we have them!Aaliaa
Apr 27 - May 3R & ITargeted Skin Concern - Mask to address a current skin issuePrettyPaint
May 4 -10S & HOvernight Masks - Sleeping miracles in a jar 
May 11 - 17T & GMask with a PartnerAlphaboo
May 18 - 24U & FVitamins Week - masks that nourish your skin with vitamins and mineralskim888
May 25 - 31V & EBest/Cutest Printed MaskShosh85
Jun 1 - 7W & DMask that best describes your personality or moodPrettyPaint
Jun 8 - 14X & CFruits & Veggies Week - masks that use natural goodness to nourish your skinKeana1
Jun 15 - 21Y & BForgotten Wonders - Shop your stash for an unloved mask
missjeannie
Jun 22 - 28Z & AMasking Duel - Dare to compare 2 (or more!) masks in one sessioneshoe
Jun 29 - Jul 5A & ZMasking Pet Peeves - use a mask that has some component that drives you crazy!ShortErica
Jul 6 - 12B & YMasking Hacks - share your masking secrets that make your life easier and your skin happyeshoe
Jul13 - 19C & XLip, Hand or Foot Masks to help that summer skin 
Jul 20 - 26D & W’Weird Mask' Bubbling, Peeling, Colour changing other worldly wonders!Aalia
Jul 27 - Aug 2E & VMulti-Masking How many masks can you use at one time or in One Day?? 
Aug 3 - 9F & U Blind Pick Your Mask - Let's make it fun to use the masks in our stash!veronika23
Aug 10 - 16G & T
Sheet Mask Focus - from cotton to cupra, coconut gel to bio cellulose, what are your favorites and why?
 
Aug 17 - 23H & SDrugstore & Grocery Brands Weekeshoe
Aug 24 - 30I & R3-Step Masks/Multi-Step Masks
heartsmyface
Aug 31 - Sep 6J & QRainbow Week - Bring out the colorful masks in every hueSonnydee
Sep 7 - 13K & PAutumn Masks - Fall goodness in a mask 
Sep 14 - 20L & OWhen you are getting GLAM for a night out and want that inner GLOW 
Sep 21 - 27M & N BIC Made you do it! Masks recommended/inspired by other BIC members 
Sep 28 - Oct 4N & MSephora Collections Week - House Brand Goodness 
Oct 5 - 11O & LMasks that Make you Hungry - Fall/Winter Editionitsfi
Oct 12 - 18P & KForgotten Wonders - Shop your stash for an unloved mask 
Oct 19 - 25Q & JOvernight Masks - Sleeping miracles in a jar 
Oct 26 - Nov 1R & IMasking Duel Week II 
Nov 2 - 8S & HBuddy Up! Dare to compare the same mask with another BIC-ereshoe
Nov 9 - 15T & GGross/Odd/Unusual Ingredients - Spirulina, donkey milk, bee venom, snail mucous - what masks have you used that have strange ingredients?Aaliaa
Nov 16 - 22U & FFlash Masks - masks that do doubly duty in half the timeeshoe
Nov 23 - 29V & EMorning Masking - Masks that help give a pep to your step 
Nov 30 - Dec 6W & DMask that would make a good band name (kinda silly, I know)PrettyPaint
Dec 7 - 13X & CHoliday Party Prep Mask 
Dec 14 - 20Y & BMost Artistic Sheet MaskKim888
Dec 21 - 27Z & AFavourite Masks of All-Timeitsfi
Dec 28 - 31123Masks 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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Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge! - PART 1

@ShortErica I understand too, I can't wait until a vaccine is readily available

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Wow that’s a lot of catching up in one post, @ShortErica! That sounds like the best evening ever, happy to hear you were able to kick back and enjoy some solitude:)

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Thanks @eshoe! Most things are in their place or at least their box is in the right place and our work is starting to wind down which is nice compared to the go go go. I'm just glad I took pretty good notes for most of the masks.

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Oh nice, @ShortErica! Things are starting to fall into place so you can feel settled again. Love unpacking the last box. I hope I never have to move again, it is such a pain😆

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Me too @eshoe! I have a coworker who has moved cross country multiple times in the past 5 years. Definitely not for me.

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@ShortErica  It always feels good to be caught up!
Happy to hear you liked the Cica-Mend mask! You make an adorable tiger! 🐯This one's definitely a favorite of mine! 😃
It's interesting you got so much tack with The Creme Shop Unicorn mask! - when I used it I got light tack that lasted only about 5 minutes 🤔

An Oozoo bear duel sounds great! I had actually thought of doing that myself. 👍 Have you tried any of them yet? - or will this be a refresher course?

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@Shosh85 I thought it was so weird. Like you guessed Creme Shop isn't my favorite for their random sizing but with tack I've always had maybe a little or at most medium amount that moisturizer takes care of so this was so confusing.

 

I did the bears last summer on my road trip. I'm kinda curious how the experience changes at home. I did Aurora yesterday and holy cow, I took notes on my phone before I looked at my spreadsheet, and there are some differences. Two more to go and three days left to do it. 3 masks a week!

Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge! - PART 1

This past week, I tried out the new 5-Minute SClean Watermelon Face Mask which I received as part of an Amazing gratis (many, many thanks @TeamBIC!):

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The new Sephora Collection Clean Face Masks sound like a pretty infusion of serum soaked in an environmentally-friendly eucalyptus-derived fiber sheet. The packaging is even smaller, which I very much appreciate!

Watermelon can't be beat in terms of scent, so I was secretly pining for a deliciously fruity serum. I opened the package to see what greeted me, and was surprised to find a rather strong lotion-y/perfume scent. Since it is considered a quick-working flash mask, I figured it wouldn't be an issue and proceeded to apply it to my face.

The fit, yes - it went on beautifully and required absolutely no snipping! I think this is especially important in a product touted as a 5-minutes-only-and-you're-done. You don't want to be spending even 30 seconds trimming 🙂 The material felt fine to me; I didn't detect anything too different than most other sheet masks, and I will happily use one with better-for-you/sustainable ingredients.

Like @sonnydee, I like to get my money out of a mask. Even though this was gratis, I felt five minutes for any mask is just way too short of a time for anything magical to happen. So my intent was to leave it on closer to ten.

But that lotion-y scent was so strong. I am not one usually sensitive to perfume. My skin can tolerate a lot. But this was so strong, easily the strongest-scented mask I've used this year. I tried to keep myself busy, but ultimately as I neared the seven-minute mark, I had to remove it. I scanned the ingredient list, and parfum (fragrance) is listed nine out of sixteen on the list. This kind of shocked me, as there are masks that list it last and it is quite noticeable. 

I had to rinse my skin to remove the remaining serum, so I cannot comment on any remaining tackiness. I am curious now to look at others' reviews, to see if the added fragrance was heavy across the board. Despite my experience with this one, I am looking forward to trying others from this line, especially the Lychee one. 

Ingredients:
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Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge! - PART 1

With so many pleasant watermelon smelling masks out there it is a bummer this had more of a lotion/perfumy smell @eshoe. Hopefully you'll have better luck and enjoy the lychee more.

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I’m looking forward to trying that one, @ShortErica. I have high hopes!

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@eshoe I'm intereseted in trying this one. I love stronger scents (that I like haha).

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Thank oooh did you receive this one too, @Samtian? Very curious what you think of the the scent🤔

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I don't think I will be able to handle the scent either @eshoe . Thanks you the heads up.

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🤞🏼that the others are different, @emaisgr8. Love the ingredients minus the added fragrance!

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@eshoe  I didn't like the scent on this one either. I only left mine on for 5 minutes but it probably would've given me a headache if I had left it in longer. 
I'm interested in trying some of others too - I think Spirulina will be the next I'll try! 😃

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Oh yay, @Shosh85! I will be looking forward to it. I wonder if they will come out with new eye masks, too🤔

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I need more of these 😆 hope they get them on the site soon @eshoe 

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Yeah I tried to tag it, @lmaster - still not available for that. Hoping to try the Matcha Tea one, too!

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Lemon duel 🍋FDFE24B6-2E95-46B1-97AC-61AF4A9ED742.jpeg

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Etude House Lemon vs. Ariul 7 Days Lemon

 

Material

Etude House: super thin cotton

Ariul: medium-thick cotton

 

Serum

Etude House: clear, watery

Ariul: white, milky

 

Scent

Etude House: a light scent that was a mix of lemon and rubbing alcohol

Ariul: a light sweet lemon scent with maaaybe just a hint of a cleaner smell - lemon is what was the most apparent to me.

 

Fit

Both were long at the chin, but Etude House was longer

 

Wear Time

Both were worn for 30 minutes

 

Tack

Etude House: very light and absorbed in 5 minutes

Ariul: none

 

Results

Both masks brightened, moisturized, softened and gave a nice glow, but the Ariul mask brightened and moisturized better.

 

Who wins?

The winner of this duel goes to Ariul!

I love the milky serum in the Ariul mask and the moisture it provided.

I didn't love that the EH mask had alcohol- and that I could also smell it in it.

 

Repurchase?

Etude House: No

Ariul: Yes, just wouldn't go out of my way for it


Etude House ingredients:

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Ariul ingredients:

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Re: 2020 Mask of the Week Challenge! - PART 1

Yay for a lemon 🍋 duel @Shosh85! Have you tried all the Ariul masks in this line? I’ve wondered about using all them in a week in their numbered ordered but haven’t gotten around to it. 🤔 Maybe something for the “to do” list another time. 

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@itsfi  I have only tried 2 of the 7 - Lemon and Tea Tree. I had saved these for a long time thinking a was going to use them consecutively for 7 days, but then I realized that was never going to happen and figured I should just start trying them 😂🤷‍♀️
So, you haven't tried any of these yet?

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