💕😌 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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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, 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💗

[Shosh85]

@Samtian  A peach and watermelon mix sounds great! Happy to hear it turned out great for you! 🍑🍉

[ShortErica]

The fruit extracts look really high on the list. Curious it wasn't as scented as much as you would like @Samtian but at least you got good results.

[Samtian]

@ShortErica Thanks! Haha yeah if it is a scent I love, I want to smell it strongly ten miles away.

[itsfi]

One of the masks for A / Z weeks ... A for A’Pieu and Z for zinc

The soft, thin-ish cotton sheet mask is steeped in a thin, runny, milky-yet-watery essence consisting primarily (80%) of aloe leaf extract (the first ingredient listed!), wears comfortably and leaves my skin feeling soothed, hydrated and nourished. This is a fabulous mask for dry, dehydrated, sensitive and/or combination skin types. Those with oily skin might enjoy this one in the winter months. For me, this is a really lovely mask for a little T.L.C. and one I would happily use all year round. 

Ingredients:

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I was drawn to the mask because of the name - cicative zinc. Zinc has done wonders for my complexion and this mask contains both zinc oxide and zinc PCA. I assumed the reference to cicative might mean centella asiatica was also included in the essence. While cica specifically is not one of the ingredients, this does contain asiaticoside and asiatic acid, which I learned are constituents of centella asiatica. Other notable ingredients include glycerin, niacinamide, mineral water, allantoin, madecassic acid, mugwort extract and olive oil.

Full Ingredients List (from yesstyle dot com😞

Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Mineral Water, Pentylene Glycol, Zinc Oxide (CI 77947), Zinc PCA, Allantoin, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Polysorbate 60, Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract, Sorbitan Stearate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Panthenol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Methylglucamine, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Adenosine, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Disodium EDTA, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Fragrance

[eshoe]

Wow aloe first, @itsfi?! That is super impressive. Thank you for the info on centella asiatica, I learned something new today. I am not familiar with the benefits of zinc in skincare, time to study up on that, too;)

[itsfi]

The ingredients list on the package is in Korean so I did a search online for it and was very happy and surprised to see aloe as the first ingredient listed. It’s great to have access to information re ingredients. @eshoe 

[lmaster]

@itsfi ooohhhh this mask sounds really nice!

[itsfi]

It was @lmaster! I’m looking forward to trying the other two in the line. 

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  So happy to hear this one turned out so great! I just bought this and the magnesium one and I'm excited to try them out! 😃

[itsfi]

@Shosh85, yay! I’m happy to hear you have these masks. I have the magnesium one and the other one in the line as well; I forget the spotlight ingredient but the packaging is white and pink. 

The serum on this one is nice; made me think you and a couple others here might really like it. Am interested to hear how it works out for you.

[Shosh85]

@itsfi I ordered mine from Masksheets and they didn't have the calcium one - I'll definitely have to buy that one so I can experience the trifecta 😉

[itsfi]

"Experience the trifecta"  hahaha! 🙂 Gotta do a legit assessment of the entire line, right @Shosh85? I think I picked these up through either YesStyle or at a local boutique sometime last year. I'm pleased I'm working through things that I picked up last year; makes me hopeful that the plan to whittle down my sheet mask stash by year end is a possibility. lol. 

[emaisgr8]

Last week for pet peeve week I used a Therawell steam eye mask in Hemp to help with my pet peeve of trouble falling asleep. This mask worked wonderful! I didn’t notice a strong scent, just felt really relaxed. 

[eshoe]

Ahhh yes that is an awful pet peeve, @emaisgr8! Happy this one is able to help you settle in and finally fall asleep 💤☺️

[lmaster]

@emaisgr8 this sounds really relaxing

[Shosh85]

@emaisgr8  I love steam eye masks! Glad it could help you fall asleep! 😴💤

[ShortErica]

Ooo I still have to try the steam eye masks I have. I'm just not motivated with the summer heat. Glad to hear they did the trick to help you sleep @emaisgr8 

[itsfi]

Steam eye masks are the best, aren’t they @emaisgr8?!! ♥️ I’m so sorry to hear you’re having a hard time falling asleep. 😞 I’ve found steam eye masks can be very helpful for that and am happy to hear that this one helped you to relax! 🤗 

[emaisgr8]

Thanks @itsfi 

[itsfi]

PSA - the new Sephora Clean face and eye masks are now available online. A few of us received a face mask as part of a gratis box last month. Looks like there’s a new caffeine  eye mask! ☕️ 

SEPHORA COLLECTION Clean Face Mask Coconut 

SEPHORA COLLECTION - Clean Eye Mask 

[itsfi]

Also, looks like the new clean line includes the lip balms and scrubs too! Two new flavors - peach 🍑 and cherry 🍒. Sadly I don’t see a honey 🍯 version. Hopefully, they come out with one. 🤞🏼 

 Tagging @Shosh85 - for your collection! 😉