💕😌 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💗

[Shosh85]

 @Kim888 Too bad about the Neogen mask - at least the scent was enjoyable!

[sonnydee]

Tonight masking pampering me sess was for the week: Sephora clean cactus foot mask & Biobelle pumpkin oil & Maple extract sheet mask. Finished off the night with fresh caramel lip balm. 

First, Biobelle

Fit?a smidge extra everywhere really. Not to distracting but there

Smell? Light scent of pumpkin. Real pumpkin, not sugary goodness. It was pleasant

Consistency?the serum was pretty thin. Almost drippey 

Ease of use?no issues. I left this on until it started drying out. The serum soaked in almost immediately with no tack. 

Would I  purchase/try again?absolutely. I have more & even with extra half inch this mask is a solid one. 

 And now the foot mask. 

 Fit? Typical socks, i think they improved the tape. I didn't move around alot but I did have to get up & walk around once & they stayed put nicely without having to put soaks on

Smell?maybe sweet cactus? 🤷

Consistency?i left this on for a good 30 min. Oh, if you have any cuts or bug bites that are fresh. This mask will find them. In the beginning, I had to pull the sock away from the said spot. Not the masks fault though. Its a thicker, whitish serum that you can actually see still on your feet when you remove the socks. 

Ease of use?no trouble. They are  marked with l& r

Would I  purchase/try again? After taking off this mask, my feet felt nice & silky but they were still covered with the serum so I just kept them away from anything. After a few minutes, the cream had soaked in but left my feet feeling sticky. No longer silky tor that I did anything to them really  but sticky😐 Its even more sticky on top. On a positive note, this didn't eat my toe nail polish off. Unless I wake up with feet that feels like I did something nice for them. I wont be repurchasing. That being said, i do prefer 1 of the older masks over the other one. I think I really like the almond...🤔

[itsfi]

Your BioBelle mask + Fresh balm combination sounds wonderful @sonnydee. I may need to replicate that; making a note on my BioBelle mask - “sonnydee with Fresh caramel balm”. 😃

[sonnydee]

😂😂 any decadent mask smells always get me thinking of the caramel. But i think its my favorite so its ok. @itsfi i have a fs but i keep on the minis of it too. Neverrunout

[eshoe]

@sonnydee ouch 😞 Reminds me of

[sonnydee]

It definitely got my attention @eshoe 😖

[lmaster]

@sonnydee sticky foot masks... Doesn't sound super appealing

[sonnydee]

The bottom of my pjs stuck to them, the carpet, of course the blankets 😖 I think if the performance was there, I would make it work. Wear socks or something but nope. Felt like i did nothin.😕@lmaster and this was after I used the raspberry foot pedi pebble the other day. 

[Shosh85]

@sonnydee  I still haven't gotten around to trying all those BioBelle masks out yet, so I'm happy to hear this was a winner!

Too about the foot mask! I'm pretty the almond one has been my favorite so far too, but I think that also has a lot to do with the scent being too strong in the others. 😉

[sonnydee]

Ive tried the lavender, im ok with the scent but I think it was just meh on the performance. Have the clean coconut one but yet to use. 🤔But yeah, @Shosh85 its pretty much like I did nothing to my feet today. So no repurchase of cactus. There's better out there. & multiple (@tj or m) for the price.

[ShortErica]

Bummer about the foot mask @sonnydee. Hope your feet feel silky vs sticky in the morning. I have a foot mask set aside for this week to use 🙂

[sonnydee]

I have the other clean version-coconut. So hopefully that will be better & it'll be another situation like before. I like one, not so much the other @ShortErica 

[itsfi]

PSA: I saw that the older version of the Sephora Collection sleeping mask (the ones that come in pods) online this morning. They're marked down to $2, presumably to clear out stock with the intro of the new clean skincare collection. 

Also noticed that there are two new sampler mask sets out for the holidays. These make great gifts for others ... or yourself! 😉 There's a good variety in there and I also like that I can customize from the products in the set a few gifts or stocking stuffers that are tailored to the skin type / needs of the gift recipient.

SEPHORA COLLECTION Sleeping Mask Avocado 

SEPHORA COLLECTION Sleeping Mask Pearl 

SEPHORA COLLECTION Sleeping Mask Algae 

SEPHORA COLLECTION Sleeping Mask Orchid 

SEPHORA COLLECTION Sleeping Mask Pomegranate

#sephora collection holy sheet enchanted jungle (not sure why it's not popping up in the tags.)

SEPHORA COLLECTION Holy Sheet Mask & Self Care Set 

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  So fun! I love when all the sets start coming out! Thanks for posting! 😃

[itsfi]

Agree @Shosh85! 👊🏼 I love seeing all the sets too! 😍 My wallet, on the other hand, cringes. 💸💸😬😆 

[sonnydee]

 

N for night & new to me

Fresh peony brightening night treatment mask, it's expensive & massive but not on Sephora's site. 

Laneige grapefruit lip mask

Fit?cream mask

Smell? I'm beginning to think alot of fresh products have that cucumber smell to them.-except for the rose line of course. It's tolerable but I can see myself getting sick of it. 

Consistency?creamy, thin, white but it will blend in nicely to your skin. 

Ease of use?spreads easily, but turns greasy feeling & makes me look greasy. Maybe that's their brightening they promise.🤷 it's not sticky, which is good but I scratched my face & came up with gunk under my nails. 😐(This is hour 3)you don't have to wash off remainder because the site says every thing will be soaked in. 

Would I  purchase/try again? Depends on how I wake up tomorrow😁 if I would try this again. But the smell would most likely keep me from buying this. And the tub is huge. Drier skin would appreciate this more. 

Lip mask:

I like the different flavors they have, I found I personally have to use a good amount for it to soften my lips. This smells good so it may be a fs purchase. Nothing like my OG bite but that's been discontinued. I like to also use these during the day. 

 

[itsfi]

@sonnydee, I have not tried that Fresh mask ... yet. 😆 I think the scent may keep me from that (and because I’d want to try a sample first). Fresh’s signature cucumber scent isn’t bad, but it’s something I need to be in the mood for.

[sonnydee]

When you are hungry for a salad @itsfi 😁 I totally get that - use a sample first. I try to use a foil over a ds anyday!🤗

[itsfi]

😂 @sonnydee, that made me laugh. I will be sure to smell my salad during lunch today. 🥗 😝 

[eshoe]

It's so disappointing when masks only come in size XL, @sonnydee. It would be so cool if Sephora had a 'mask bar' where you could build your own DS kit of like three, five, or seven masks. So many of the Fresh masks intrigue me, but the size and cost are prohibitive. 

[sonnydee]

Or fresh could just do a holiday mini collection set of just their masks.  Im sure it would sell & you would get a good feel for their masks. But the cucumber smell would get to me🤢 @eshoe