💕😌 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💗

[WinglessOne]

@itsfi @ather Haha, fair point! It could be a multi-night wine masking conference! And there are so many potential wine topics... French syrah vs. Australian shiraz... Spanish garnacha vs. French grenache... just how good is Napa cab, compared to Bordeaux cab... oh, and sparking wines: Italian prosecco vs. French champagne vs. Spanish cava... this could be a monthly conference. 🤣

[itsfi]

@WinglessOne @ather, completely agree. A monthly conference means that we can constantly be keeping up with our education. ☺️ I like it! 🤓 I think I’m going to enjoy the homework involved with this conference. 🤣

[ather]

@itsfi @WinglessOne  I like this kind of homework!!!

[WinglessOne]

@ather There are 3 other varieties in Dewytree's 100 Mask line: birch, hibiscus, and quince. I'm not sure if any other brands make single-ingredient sheet masks, though. 

A wine + masks Zoom even would be fun! I wish US state-level wine shipping laws weren't so ridiculous, so I could work out some wine sharing logistics for participants. 🙂 

[ather]

@WinglessOne  Thanks for the info. I may need to look them up. I like the thought of 1 ingredient masks. 

What are the rules for the wine shipping? I wonder if there’s rules against Canada shipping. Now I think about it I don’t think it’s allowed. More research is needed!! Maybe just a zoom wine and masking night would be fun!! 

[ShortErica]

Okay, this rating seems high so can you remind me if this is your highest rates cica mask or you have another favorite(s) @WinglessOne? Thank you!

[WinglessOne]

@ShortErica At some point, I need to pit this mask directly against a few other cica masks. This is obviously the one that contains the most cica, but other masks have great supporting ingredients that cover other skin issues. 

When it comes to the issue of irritation and inflammation, my favorite mask is still the Abib Mild pH Heartleaf Fit mask: that one's loaded with skin soothing ingredients, including cica. That Abib mask will be very hard to beat. 

[ShortErica]

Yes, I'd love for you to pit them against each other in the future @WinglessOne. 😊

[quspork]

Glad this one worked out well for you, @WinglessOne!

[WinglessOne]

Thanks @quspork ! You're the one who tried another Dewytree 100 mask, right? I couldn't remember who that was when I originally posted, otherwise I'd have tagged you. 🙂 

[quspork]

I did try the quince version recently, @WinglessOne and liked it pretty well. I have the birch on hand to try at some point too. I have the absolute worst memory and almost always forget who it was I saw using what, LOL!

[lmaster]

@WinglessOne how would you describe the scent?? I'm very curious

[WinglessOne]

@lmaster It has a green plant scent I can't easily compare to any other scent. Kinda like a mix of green leafy veg and almost pine. I guess some folks might find the scent slightly green medicinal? I'd still like to smell a cica plant for comparison, but this mask's scent was actually quite mild. 

[lmaster]

Ok thank you @WinglessOne I think I have a better idea now! 

[Shosh85]

@WinglessOne  I don't have much experience with wine, but I did go on a wine tour once and I figured out I like dessert wine the most. Haha! 

This sounds like a mask I need to get my hands on! Dewytree makes some great masks and this one certainly sounds wonderful! 😃 The scent you described sounds like the scent of the CosRx Pure Fit Cica cleanser I just bought - pine was what first came to mind. I would really love to sniff a Cica plant! 

[WinglessOne]

@Shosh85 I think that cleanser contains pine extract... asking Google... yep, Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract is the last ingredient. That's actually a pretty good anti-inflammatory ingredient and a great source of antioxidants. I'm surprised the cleanser doesn't smell more like eucalyptus, since it contains that oil. How are you liking the cleanser so far? 

[Shosh85]

@WinglessOne  Just tagged you below 😉 I forgot about the pine extract in it - but I guess that makes since because that's what was the most apparent to me. I wonder if the Cica is making is smell more pine-y, or if it's just the pine extract I'm smelling. 🤔 The scent takes some getting use to!

[ShortErica]

Ooo I think I was looking at that cleanser. How long have you been using it @Shosh85?

[Shosh85]

@ShortErica @WinglessOne  I have two cleansers in rotation right now - this CosRx one and the Paula's Choice Hydrating cleanser. Before that I was using the CeraVe hydrating cleanser. I have been using the CosRx cleanser every night for about a week and I use the PC in the AM. Most products that foam/bubble up cause me a lot of dryness, and it does leave my skin feeling drier compared to the PC and CeraVe cleansers, but not so dry that my skin feels stripped. It kinda feels like it's giving me a bit of the deeper clean compared to the other two.

[ShortErica]

Do you have a preference of PC vs CeraVe @Shosh85? My latest bottle has a slight plastic scent when applying but doesn't last. Just enough to bug me. My on deck is a La Roche Posay cleanser but if you are impressed with PC, maybe that will be the next I check out. Thanks!

[Shosh85]

@ShortErica  I do think that the PC hydrates a wee bit better than the CeraVe and I love the lotion-y consistency. I probably should start taking notes on other products I use besides masks, because I don't remember a whole lot about the CeraVe. I honestly don't remember how it smelled, I just remember not loving it or hating it. I'm not so sure you'd like the scent on the PC any better - I don't think I'd describe it as plastic - in mask language I'd describe it as your standard sheet mask kind of scent. 😅 I don't love it, but I really only smell it for a few seconds. I'm wondering how @WinglessOne would describe the scent on the PC, since I feel like I can't really describe it well. 🤔