💕😌 Skin & Body Care Masking Challenge 😌💖

[eshoe]

Welcome to the Skin & Body Care Masking Challenge! 

Feel free to join in whenever and wherever. Share your thoughts and observations on a mask you have tried, we need all the details, please! Most importantly - have fun!

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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💗

[sonnydee]

Yea me too. When that would happen I would just add a tad of water & mix - good as new 🤗@quspork 

[RAWRitsRED]

@sonnydee 

I got the GLAMGLOW SUPERMUD® Charcoal Instant Treatment Mask 3.5 oz/ 100 g as a sample and loved it!  It's pretty expensive so not something I'd buy unless there was a sale.

[sonnydee]

@RAWRitsRED they have smaller sizes- the mini jar is $25 & will last you a surprisingly good amount of time. But you can accumulate quite a stash with gwp, promos, etc. I actually haven't had to BUY any in a few years. -until I saw the mini tube. I ordered it today😍🖤 cantbewithout

[RAWRitsRED]

@sonnydee 

Ooh, I'll have to get a mini in a few days when the sale starts!

[itsfi]

Oooh. SuperMud is in tube form now @sonnydee?! 😍 I have to pick that up before my “no buy” starts. Tagging @Shosh85 - it’s in tube form!!! More hygienic and less messy! ♥️

[Shosh85]

@itsfi @sonnydee  Oooh nice! I think everything should be in tube form! 😃👍

[sonnydee]

 @itsfi @Shosh85 

[itsfi]

F is for The Face Shop

Sheet Mask

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I've been bombarding parts of my face with some heavy-duty zit zapping skincare products and for the most part, the few ugly, large acne spots that have crept up are being effectively treated, if causing me some heartache. Sigh. 😞 To soothe my skin and add a little brightness to my complexion, I reached for The Face Shop Bio-Cell Brightening Face Mask, a soft, thin, gel-like bio-cellulose sheet mask geared toward brightening the complexion. The mask feels cool against my skin as it melds easily to the contours of my face, and wraps comfortably like a blanket around my face, the slightly herbal and very lightly citrus scented essence infused in the mask. 

Glutathione is the star ingredient in this particular sheet mask - it is a non-enzymatic antioxidant that is naturally found in the body but like most things, gradually depletes from our body as we age. It is a tripeptide that works to diminish the visible signs of aging and environmental damage and helps to brighten the skin by inhibiting the production of melanin-producing enzymes. This seemed like a good go-to mask for the post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation that inevitably follows my breakout. After 20 minutes, my skin felt soft, looked hydrated, refreshed, and brightened. My acne spots are less red and even the largest of them seemed less angry. The mask did what it claimed to do and is one that I would repurchase. Thank you to the wonderful @keana1 for sending this lovely mask my way!

Ingredients:

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WATER/EAU•BUTYLENE GLYCOL•PROPANEDIOL•GLYCERIN•1,2-HEXANEDIOL•METHYL GLUCETH-20•PANTHENOL•GLUTATHIONE•SODIUM HYALURONATE•BETA-GLUCAN•CITRUS PARADISI (GRAPEFRUIT) FRUIT EXTRACT•XANTHAN GUM•ALLANTOIN•PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL•CARBOMER•ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN•POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE•DISODIUM EDTA•PARFUM/FRAGRANCE

Lip Balm

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Laneige Lip Glowy Balm - Gummy Bear is a lightly moisturizing, pinky/purple lavendar tinted balm, the consistency of which reminds me more of a cross between a gloss and a balm than a pure balm. It glides on smoothly, makes my lips soft and adds a light sheen to them. It's a nice complement to the Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask - Gummy Bear, which I used last night and which has a thicker, slightly tacky consistency like the other flavors in the brand's lip sleeping mask collection.  @SportyGirly125  likened it to grape candy, and keana1 said raisin candy. I had a harder time picking up on the grape flavor; whenever I smelled both products, all I could think of was gummy candy, no particular flavor. sportygirly125 put her detective skills to work and uncovered gummy lifesavers and I think that is spot on! 😊

I can't seem to tag the new LE Gummy Bear flavor . . . 

LANEIGE Lip Glowy Balm Grapefruit 

LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask Intense Hydration with Vitamin C Berry  

[lmaster]

@itsfi now you did get both the balm and lip mask in the gummy bear flavor? If so do they both smell the same to you?

[itsfi]

@lmaster, I did pick the lip sleeping mask and the lip glowy balm in the same gummy bear flavor. Some have picked up a grape 🍇 candy flavor but my nose hasn’t gotten grape yet. 🤷🏻‍♀️ But with the peach lip glowy balm, I also didn’t pick up a peach scent either. The scent is more pronounced in the lip sleeping mask and last night it smelled sweet and fruity-ish.

[lmaster]

@itsfi ok good to know! I did pick up the grapefruit balm, the gummy bear mask and the sweet candy I believe lip mask

[itsfi]

@lmaster, ohhh, you picked some good ones!! The grapefruit lip balm is my favorite scent of the bunch! 

[lmaster]

@itsfi I really love the grapefruit lip mask, so I figured I'd go ahead and try the balm 😊

[Kim888]

I've definitely been curious about the new flavor @itsfi - interesting to hear it's grape-y

[itsfi]

@Kim888, I know others have picked up a grape scent; I can’t seem to for whatever reason. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Maybe it’s because I associate grape with the flavor of children’s cough syrup and I don’t get that scent from it. I can pick up a sweet fruit scent. 

[quspork]

So glad to see the new flavor of Laneige popping up, @itsfi. As a gummy candy lover, I'm intrigued by this new flavor!

[itsfi]

I love gummies too @quspork! 💕 It’s been a while since I’ve had some; may need to change that. 😉 Maybe a visit to the Sugarfina website is in order. 😆 

[RAWRitsRED]

@itsfi 

I was super disappointed about the LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask Intense Hydration with Vitamin C Berry  since it just felt like it was sitting on my lips.  I'm super interested in the new Laneige Gummy Bear lip balm tho!  I'm a sucker for that purple color and would love to try that gummy bear scent/ flavor!

[itsfi]

@RAWRitsRED, oh, I’m sorry to hear that the Laneige lip mask feels like it sits on top of your lips; I’ve heard that from a couple of people. The lip balm has a lighter consistency than the lip sleeping mask so it would be less moisturizing, but do you also get the same feeling of the product just sitting on top of your lips with the balm as you do the lip sleeping mask?

I’m trying to think of another balm that has a purple tint to it but am drawing a blank at the moment. BITE made a lavender lip mask but my recollection is that it has more of a pinkish hue. Nothing else is coming to mind at the moment, but if I think of something, I’ll let you know. 

[RAWRitsRED]

@itsfi 

I haven't tried their balm yet but maybe I'll try it out since there's a sale coming up!

[keana1]

I love your post @itsfi ! I meant grape candy, I suppose I was thinking in French! Raisin = Grape 🙄. I’m so glad that the BIO-CELL Brightening Mask improved your skin! Your reviews are amazing, I love the details you include in them ! 🧐❤️