💕😌 2024 Masking Challenge 😌💖

[eshoe]

Welcome to the 2024 Masking Challenge! 

This year is going to be a little different - simplified. Easy. Every month will have a new theme, and that's it. Feel free to join in whenever and wherever. Most importantly - have fun!

Spring Fling - Baskets and bouquets, showers of much-anticipated rain...this month's focus is herbal and floral sensory delights 💮

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January	Fresh Starts - Time for a re-set, or morning masking? However you see it, this month is all about new beginnings.
February	Winter Love - Whether it's a mask you adore, or something extra-special to care for dry winter skin, this month is for some soothing TLC.
March	March Madness - Competition is in the air! Find a $ dupe of a $$$ mask that is share-worthy? Or find a dupe that works even better than the original? Details, please!
April	Spring Fling - Baskets and bouquets, showers of much-anticipated rain...this month's focus is herbal and floral sensory delights.
May	Dew Drops - May Day lore says to wash your face in the dew you collect in the morning of the first day of May for radiant skin. This month is for absorbing all of that good-for-you H2O.
June	Summer Sunshine - Ice cream, sunglasses, SPF, check! Once the sun is down (or before it's up), extra care is most necessary. How do you give your skin cooling repair?

Mask of the Week Misc. Info & Previous Year's Links:

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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, fit, adherence, mask type (hydrating, brightening, exfoliating, detox, sleeping, etc.) as well as your overall experience.

Most importantly: Would you repurchase it? 

Second most important: Have fun and merry masking!

2023 Mask of the Week Challenge

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2022 Mask of the Week Challenge

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2021 Mask of the Week Challenge

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2020 Mask of the Week Challenge:

https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/2020-Mask-of-the-Week-Challenge-PART-1/m-p/4995162/h...

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   

Thank you @Aaliaa for starting this thread, and giving us a place to share our love for masks💗

[Loretta55]

It does feel good on a hot day @Samtian @eshoe. 

[eshoe]

Agreed, @Loretta55 - and on skin that needs some soothing (post dermaplaning).

[PrettyPaint]

This will be for the "masking pet peeves" theme. 

I enjoy masking as a way to help me relax, so a masking pet peeve of mine would be when a mask stresses me out because it is uncomfortable, restrictive, ill-fitting, etc.

The Sephora Collection Rose Gold Mask just did not fit me very well, unfortunately. It's a foil mask and contains rose quartz extract to hydrate/soften skin. The serum seemed just fine (though a little heavily scented); the fit just did not work for me. It may be that I just don't care for foil masks in general.

The foil was thick and heavy feeling, it didn't lie flat on my face due to the folds, it was too big everywhere, and it didn't want to stay on my face. The nose portion fit so poorly that I was having trouble breathing (as in there was an audible sound when I tried to breathe through my nose). It fit so loosely on my face that not much serum was able to absorb into my skin. And now that I look at the photo of the mask, the face looks kind of angry/mean.

Ingredients:

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Aqua (Water), Butylene Glycol, Lecithin, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium Polyacrylate, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum (Fragrance), Xanthan Gum, Allium Chinense Bulb Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycosyl, Trehalose, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Hydrolyzed Rice Bran Extract, Quartz.

[lmaster]

Ohh my gosh @PrettyPaint it does!! It looks angry 🤣

[itsfi]

I had high hopes for this mask @PrettyPaint, but it wasn’t a good one for me either. You’re right, the mask does look angry. 😆 It’s like the mask knows many of us won’t care for this one for one reason or another. Lol. Okay, maybe that’s a bit of a stretch. But only a bit. 😂 

[Shosh85]

@PrettyPaint  I wasn't a fan of this one either. It just felt so baggy and for the life of me could not get it to lay flat. Sorry it was unimpressive for you too. 

[Shosh85]

A is for Apple 🍏 

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Peripera Juice Time Apple Sheet Mask 🍏

This is a super thin and transparent cotton sheet mask that was drenched with a clear watery serum. The scent was mostly just your standard sheet mask kind of scent with just a hint of a green apple smell. The fit was good – just a little too wide at the temples and a tiny bit long at the chin. The mask adhered well and was comfortable to wear the half hour I had it on. There wasn't any tackiness after removing and my face looked a smidge brighter and my skin felt soft, smooth, moisturized and had a nice glow.

I really enjoy using this one and love the results! I'm super sad they're doing away with their masks, because I love the Juice and Smoothie lines! 😢

[itsfi]

Knowing these masks are being discontinued makes me get all nostalgic when I see posts on them @Shosh85. Which I get is odd since they’re still around. 😆 

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  Haha! I know what you mean! I'll be sad when these are all gone for good 😢

[PrettyPaint]

Awww too bad it's being discontinued @Shosh85. It looks like a really nice one!

[Shosh85]

@PrettyPaint I don't think I've tried a Peripera mask I didn't like! It makes me really sad they're discontinuing them! 😢

[lmaster]

Ooohhhhh love this mask @Shosh85 looks so refreshing!

[Shosh85]

@lmaster  All of the packaging from the Juice and Smoothie lines look refreshing and delicious! These masks are wonderful! 😃

[sonnydee]

A for Apto Balancing mask Fit?Thinner cream. Spreads easy & a little goes a long way Smell? like green tea. its there but its pretty faint when wearing the mask. Consistency?May have some grit to it. Dries down but without tightness. It says to exfoliate before, i didnt this. time, but will next time. {i wanted to get a clear feel for the mask on its own} Ease of use?no issues, rinsed off with a cloth. easier with a cloth but did try with my hand Would I purchase/try again?I would try again. I felt it did a good job balancing my skin.. @eshoe

[PrettyPaint]

@sonnydee  This sounds like an interesting one! And I don't think I've really heard of this brand before!

[sonnydee]

it pops up now & then in my ipsy bags @PrettyPaint

[itsfi]

This one sounds like one my currently combination skin would like @sonnydee. Curious to know how it’s performance changes if at all if you exfoliate beforehand. 

My recollection is that the other mask you used from this brand also recommended that you exfoliate before using, which makes sense. I wonder if that recommendation is part of all of their masks. 🧐 

[sonnydee]

i think i got 1 more use out of the turmeric mask- that one is thicker- will be exfoliating before I use either next time @itsfi @eshoe

[itsfi]

I’ll keep an eye out for your thoughts @sonnydee! ♥️ No rush though; you’ve picked up a lot of great masks!

[sonnydee]

I have their pomegranate mask too @itsfi will have to check...whenever i locate it. 🤦too many drawers....too small of containers but that one is fs so hopefully it'll be easier to find

[itsfi]

@sonnydee, I rarely eat pomegranates but I’ve been intrigued with them as a skincare ingredient recently. I so hear you about finding my masks! It’s on my to do list this weekend. Have a great 4th with the fam! 💥