💕😌 Mask of the Week Challenge 😌💖

[eshoe]

If you haven’t joined in yet, better late than never!

We love hearing about every masking experience, and suggestions are always welcome.

This Week’s Theme: Overnight Masks - Sleeping miracles in a jar that give your skin the perfect AM glow! Another nod to @keana1 for this week’s challenge🙌🏼

Letter of the Week:  M

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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!

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💗

[lmaster]

Ohhhhh this one sounds great!! @sonnydee love lemonade

[Shosh85]

@sonnydee  This was one of those that was a pretty good fit for me too! Although, now I'm wondering if maybe mine was bad/near expiration because I did get a whiff of something lemon cleaner-ish 🤔 Glad to hear you got great results too! 👍🍋

[Kim888]

@sonnydee @This sounds great! I know I have it in my collection so I’ll have to use it soon! 

[Weetart]

Glad to hear it has a lemon scent. Even though I logically realize those who develop charcoal masks are unlikely to want to subject us to a horrid smell, I am still hesitant before opening the package @sonnydee

[lmaster]

C is for coscodi

 

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This was a thin white sheet saturated with clear bubbly serum, I had to squeeze the excess off and used it under my eyes and around places that masks don't usually cover. The scent I swear reminded me of vegetables not bad but meh lol fit was decent but eye holes were a bit small. Wear time was 20 minutes, after removing I massaged in the serum until it absorbed and it was pretty tacky and lasted until I applied moisturizer. Results, brighter skin, a touch hydrated didn't notice much of firming or moisturizing. My biggest issue was the sticky tacky feeling, I don't mind tackiness, but I felt like this one was sticky more so. Not a seeker outter C mask for me
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[quspork]

Yeah, stickiness doesn't sound great to deal with, @lmaster.

[lmaster]

@quspork I know it was super sticky 😣

[Shosh85]

@lmaster  Sorry to hear this was kind of a flop! I'm not so sure I'd want a vegetable scented mask either! 

[lmaster]

@Shosh85 yep it was a flop for sure! On to the next 😆

[Weetart]

I had to look ganoderma up and went "ooooh" that's' what those are called. @lmaster too bad it was not a great experience.

[lmaster]

Yep good ol fungus 🤣 @Weetart 

[Weetart]

For the theme I decided to test out these finger masks I believe @itsfi gave me in unicorn mail at some point. It’s been a while and I forgot about them. I was very surprised at how moisturizing they are! My finger tips are no longer dry and less brittle. Impressed. Plus the rose lavender smell was lovely. Odd one for sure, but I’m pleased.

[quspork]

Ooh, I think I have one of these to dig out and use, @Weetart - thanks for the reminder! Sounds like they worked out well for your fingers!

[Shosh85]

@Weetart  These are super fun and super cute! I had no idea finger masks even existed until I got one from @itsfi! 😃 Glad they worked well for you! 

[Weetart]

Same here! The work incredibly well. @Shosh85

[lmaster]

How cute!! @Weetart happy to see they all worked out great!

[Weetart]

They are pretty adorable! @lmaster Surprised I didn't get to them earlier.

[Shosh85]

C is for The Creme Shop Vitamin C from the wonderful @mrsmouse!

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The Creme Shop Vitamin C Face Mask

This is a medium thickness cotton sheet mask that was saturated with a slimy gel-like serum. It had a citrusy rubbing alcohol kind of scent, but it wasn't very noticeable while the mask was on. Unsurprisingly it had a large fit - pretty much the whole circumference of the mask was too big and the space between the eyes was too wide. Despite all the smooshing and folding, it adhered well and was comfortable to wear. I kept it on for about a half hour. There was some very light tackiness after removing that lasted less than 10 minutes. My face felt refreshed and soft and smooth and my skin tone looked brighter and more even.

I purposely put off using this mask for awhile because I haven't really used retinol before and wasn't sure how my face would react, but it ended up working out great! I enjoyed this one and loved the results and I'd use it again but because of the alcohol denat is 4th in the list I probably wouldn't purchase.

[lmaster]

Love that it says it can be refrigerated! @Shosh85 

[Shosh85]

@lmaster  I love putting masks in the fridge beforehand- especially in the summertime! ☀️🌞

[itsfi]

C is for Comparison, with aloe being the spotlight ingredient 

 

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For the last 5 or 6 weeks, I've been doing a little experiment with aloe-focused sheet masks. I pulled out what I think are most (I can't be sure this is all of them - lol!) of the aloe masks in my stash of masks to work through by 2020 and came up with this lot of 12. I chose aloe in large part because I was working on addressing some maskne issues and thought aloe sheet masks would be nice ones to incorporate more regularly into a maskne routine. I had some trouble uploading my chart so I'll just give a short and sweet summary of these sheet masks.

The thin, soft material of the Leaders Insolution Aloe Soothing Renewal Mask feels soothing on my skin, especially when it's irritated and/or very sensitive. The cooling sensation helps to calm it down as well and the ingredients in the clear, somewhat runny essence infused in the mask does a nice job of reducing any redness I have, lightly hydrating my skin, and giving my complexion a fresh faced dewiness. 

Benton Aloe Soothing Mask Pack has been and continues to be one of my go-to aloe masks - I keep one in my skincare first-aid tin and I bring one with me whenever I travel. One of the many things I love about this mask is that aloe leaf water is the first ingredient listed and aloe leaf extract is the 7th. Actually, much of the top 10 ingredients listed in this mask are heavy hitters in the skincare world - there's green tea leaf water, sodium PCA, sodium hyaluronate, beta glucan and cucumber in addition to the two forms of aloe. With such a great list of ingredients, it's no wonder my skin looks and feels soothed, refreshed and hydrated after an half hour of wear.

The packaging for the Scinic My Juice Bottle Mask is hard one to pass up. What's even harder to pass up is how soothed, softened, refreshed, dewy and hydrated my skin looked and felt after an half hour with this soft, thin cotton mask. It's a good one to keep on hand for when my allergies get the best of me and it shows on my skin. 

I was drawn to this mask by the cheeky name of Jeju:en Are You Sheeting Me?!? (and good experiences with other masks in this line). I'll stay with the mask for the results - bright, hydrated skin. 

Secret Nature Aloe Mask Sheet and Entel Aloevera Mask Pack are good filler masks - the thickness of the mask material and the consistency of the essence in both are what I'd consider standard for sheet masks. I didn't experience any irritation from either mask and they both left my skin feeling hydrated. 

After 10+ minutes of the Lune + Aster 5-Minute Rescue Sheet Mask - Soothe, the redness in my cheeks seemed to have been reduced and my skin looked more hydrated and plump. Good results but I'm sure I could get the same from other sheet masks, including others of these aloe sheet masks, and for less than the $8 price tag attached to this one. I don't mind splurging on a sheet mask, but there are other masks I'd splurge on before this mask.

What's not to love about the calmer, softer skin that results after the fresh scented, thick clear gel serum infused in the soft, thin Tencel fiber of LookAtMe Aloe Vera Face Mask has been fully absorbed?! 

avatara Chill Out Face Mask is a Taiwanese sheet mask made of 100% Tencel. Aloe can be found in the middle of the ingredient list (9 out of 24 ingredients). As with most Tencel masks, this one wears extremely comfortably, like second skin. It feels cooling and refreshing and leaves my skin feeling the same and hydrated. It's one I would happily repurchase.

The aloe vera, honey extract, cucumber and propolis in the clear, gel like essence infused in the super thin Eucalyptus fiber (could this be Tencel?) material of the Merbliss Wedding Dress Emerald Aloe Honey Mask leaves my skin feeling wonderfully bouncy and nourished that the slight tacky-to-the-touch feeling after removing the mask can be easily overlooked (as well as adequately addressed with my moisturizer that follows). If the packaging didn't get me, these results certainly would ... and have!

I *think* this Sephora Aloe Vera Face Mask is being phased out, along with other sheet masks from the original face mask line, with the launch of the new clean formula, which at present does not include an aloe version. The bio fiber of this mask feels really nice - it softly conforms to the shape of my face and the cooling sensation against my skin helps with relaxing and unwinding after a long day, especially when the weather is warm, but I'm not certain it yielded any noticeable results as far as acne is concerned (though to be fair, it may be because I suspect this particular mask is past its prime). It's a nice enough mask, but ultimately, not one I'd necessarily seek after, especially given the other great aloe sheet masks out there. I am interested to see whether an aloe version is introduced into the Clean line and if so, how it compares with this original version. 

I typically prefer thinner sheet masks but there's something about the thicker-leaning Tosowoong Pure Aloe Mask Sheet that keeps it a part of my library of masks. I find it works very nicely when I'm dealing with cystic acne along my jawline or feel one about to sprout up - this mask seems to calm down redness or swelling from those little buggers. That alone makes it a keeper in my book.