💕😌 Mask of the Week Challenge 😌💖

[eshoe]

Hello March ☘️ 🌈, moving right along in 2021!

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

This Week’s Theme: Most Artistic Sheet Mask 🎨 Thank you to the wonderful @Kim888 for this week’s theme!

Letter of the Week:  J

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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!

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   

[haleyvvvv]

Right?! I wish just a bit less scent, and it would ideal smelling. @emaisgr8 

[itsfi]

Oooh, the PTR pumpkin mask is a fave of mine 🥰 and I so agree @haleyvvvv, that Origins mask is a sensory delight! ♥️

You’re a trooper for working your way through that PTR cucumber mask. 👊🏼 I know it’s well liked by some. I could never get it to work for me as a face mask, and have usually passed it along or found ways to repurpose it. Kudos to you for being close to finish it up. 🙌🏼 🎉 

[haleyvvvv]

Lol, one more week and its done. I just can't not use products, it feels wasteful. Especially when it isnt causing any negative side effects. I wish I had thought to repurpose it.  @itsfi 

[itsfi]

One more weejk @haleyvvvv? Yay!! For face masks that don’t irritate my skin but just don’t do anything for me as a face mask, I may set them aside for use during a different time of the year since my skin has different needs during the cooler and warmer months. If that doesn’t work or I’m just not up for holding onto the product for that long, I will try to repurpose them a few ways - 

* exfoliating wash off masks - either on my elbows or soles of feet. Or, sometimes, I may set them aside until winter time. There are a few times when it’s cold out that I will have some dryness along my hairline and I’ll use it there to slough away any dry patches.

* non-exfoliating wash off masks - I’ll slather some on the soles of my feet and pop on some socks for a foot mask of sorts. Same goes for the hands. If I can find my gloves for it, a sock works too but it limits what I can do.

[haleyvvvv]

Great ideas, thank you, @itsfi!!

[missjeanie]

You're using some masks that I love @haleyvvvv !  The PTR Pumpkin is one I really enjoy, I must have tough skin though, I tend to leave mine on for at least 15 minutes before enjoying the scrub action.  I do have the PTR Cucmber, but found it to be just meh, nothing bad, but nothing great either.  And the Origins Avocado and Swiss glacier water one reminds me of powdered iced tea every time I put it on.  It's my favourite product from Origins! 

[haleyvvvv]

I love the Origins mask, it is definitely one of my favorite of theirs, glad to see others enjoy it. I want to try the Origins Drink Up™ 10 Minute Hydrating Mask with Apricot & Swiss Glacier Water 2.5 oz/ 75 mL after my exfoliator but I have SO many masks. @missjeanie 

[missjeanie]

I hear you on so many masks @haleyvvvv ! I’ve had that one on my list to try out sometime as well!

[sonnydee]

E for so Excited! & Extraordinary! I saw these last week? at TJ. I see these pop up now & again, here on the thread & I've been curious. When I saw them,i had to buy them & after seeing aloe& honey...I bought all the boxes I could..2. And after smelling these😍😍😍I'm so glad I did! Fit? almost perfect, the eyes were a bit too small. I made it work this time & its not uncomfortable enough for me to have to cut anything Smell?Extraordinary! the aloe & honey mix...🤗 so yummy! Consistency? gooey goodness. thick,clear gel. after removing skin felt soft & moisturized, slightest tack but some piling also. Will have to skip my moisturizer tonight. And will only use these when my skin is Extra thirsty. it was a beach day today. 😁 Ease of use?no trouble Would I  purchase/try again? *$#& yes! Definitely having these as apart of my permanent collection💙💚💙💚💙💚

[lmaster]

Ohhhhh this one looks and sounds awesome!! Great find @sonnydee 

[Shosh85]

@sonnydee  This one sure is getting some rave reviews! It definitely sounds wonderful! Happy to hear you loved it! 😃

[emaisgr8]

This masks sounds terrific @sonnydee 

[sonnydee]

it was a good one @emaisgr8 i think all skin types would love this one.

[missjeanie]

Well if that isn't a glowing endorsement I don't know what is @sonnydee !  I'll have to keep an eye out for these ones!

[sonnydee]

@missjeanie I MADE my hubs sniff. he was hesitant until I told him I would bathe in it. he agreed that it smelled wonderful. I used the extra in the pouch on my chest, shoulders & legs💚💙💚💙

[itsfi]

Yes, yes, yes!! 🙌🏼 This is such a fabulous mask, isn’t it @sonnydee?!! 😍😍 One of my favorite aloe masks! 💚 I loved this mask so much that I purchased the aloe-honey eye gels from the brand. ☺️

[sonnydee]

I just saw those @itsfi might have to pick those up!

[itsfi]

Ummm.... @sonnydee, I say, dooooo it!!! Heeheehee! 🤣 
I told myself to save ‘em until September / October when we get our late summer, but I may just work them into the routine now and pick up another jar later. 😆 

[WinglessOne]

@sonnydee  I still can't believe you found boxes of Merbliss masks at TJ Maxx, and this reminds me to check my local TJ locations. Of all the Merbliss Wedding Dress varieties, this is the one I'd try (based on ingredients). I'm so happy these worked wonderfully for you (well, minus the pilling)—and you've got boxes stocked up! 

[sonnydee]

found some boxes on amazon @WinglessOne not the same prices as TJ but not bad. 🤗

[itsfi]

E is for Etude House and V is for viola mandshurica flower extract (violet extract) 

Sparkly!!

Etude House Jewel Beam Gel Mask Twinkling Diamond is a clear, thin, 2-piece hydrogel mask with a gauze-like pattern and scattered sparkles throughout. It's infused with a very soft, citrus-floral scented essence-serum that absorbs quickly and easily into the skin. There's extra in the packet to layer beneath or atop the hydrogel or for use on other parts of the body. This is one of the best designed hydrogel masks I've used in terms of fit and adherence. 👍 This mask claims to hydrate and moisturize the skin and my skin did feel nourished afterwards, with a bounce and fresh-faced look to it. A very lovely mask that I would happily use again. 😀 More details in the spoiler. I wasn't able to find the inci list online, so I typed it out - I think I got the spelling right; my spell check sure didn't think so. 🤣

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Fit, Wear & Feel

I was surprised that the mask was clear; I was expecting it to be silver. It's a very pretty looking mask and fits beautifully - it's not so thin and delicate that it tears easily, nor is it thick and stiff to make adherence a problem. This really could be a prototype for hydrogel masks. The sparkles do not transfer onto your skin. It's a bit large width-wise for my face, but that's pretty standard for most sheet mask. What is not typical, and I was pleasantly surprised by this - I did not have to make any incisions to the eye or mouth holes. Interestingly, the instructions recommend 20-40 minutes of wear time, which is longer than most masks call for. I can see that this mask might be worn for a longer duration. It feels quite soft, melds nicely to the skin and wears comfortably.  I was able to walk around the house and do a host of things without any concern for it slipping or falling off. 

Claims, Notable Ingredients & Results

The mask claims to be hydrating and moisturizing and touts diamond powder, hyaluronic acid and ceramide as its notable ingredients. All of that sounds wonderful to me. Sadly, those notable ingredients appear near the bottom of the ingredients list, after added fragrance, no less. Even so, this is a very nice mask, both in terms of its aesthetics and its functionality. There's the slightest tack to the skin that wears off as all the essence is absorbed. My skin felt nourished and plump after removing the mask. Those with very oily skin might be able to get by with skipping moisturizer after this one, but for my dehydrated-combo skin, I needed at least a light moisturizer or sleeping mask. 

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There are 3 other masks in this line; I have 2 of the other ones and may track down the fourth at some point. This is a nice mask; not one that I'd consider a "must have", but it's definitely one that I would be happy to use and even one I'd consider repurchasing if I happened upon it in a store again. 

Ingredients List

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WATER (AQUA), BUTYLENE GLYCOL, NIACINAMIDE, CERATONIA SILIQUA GUM, CHONDRUS CRISPUS (CARRA-GEENAN) EXTRACT, PHENOXYETHANOL, ALLANTOIN, PEG-60 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL, VIOLA MANDSHURICA FLOWER EXTRACT, ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF EXTRACT, ETHYLHEYLGLYCERIN, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, DISODIUM EDTA, DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE, FRAGRANCE (PARFUM), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI77891), SODIUM HYALURONATE (30 PPM), CERAMIDE NP (CERAMIDE 3)(20PPM), CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE, TIN OXIDE (CI77861), POTASTSIUM HYDROXIDE, DIAMOND POWDER (1PPM), TOCOPHEROL