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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 ๐ฎ
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:
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
2022 Mask of the Week Challenge
2021 Mask of the Week Challenge
2020 Mask of the Week Challenge:
2019 Mask of the Week Challenge:
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 masks๐
Ooooh Iโm in if I can use other brands, I donโt think I have any Superfood masks left, but I might have some with the ingredients @ShortErica @Shosh85 @lmaster
Yes!!! That would be cool @eshoe! Especially seeing what ingredients one vs the other have or don't.
@ShortErica @lmaster I just recently did the carrot one, but I'll do the other two! (I actually already had the Green Tea lined up for this week ๐)
Yaaaaaaay!! @Shosh85 @ShortErica I think @faeriegirl might have these as well ๐
@ShortErica I have them all, I'll be your buddy ๐ what order do you want to use them in?
Woohoo buddy @lmaster! How about we do Green Tea tomorrow (Tuesday) and then you pick the next one? ๐
@ShortErica Sounds great! Then how about carrot then mangosteen
Wednesday, Thursday? Works for me @lmaster!
Let me check and see if I have any @ShortErica
I was able to get in some masks that fit all three of this weekโs challenges โ woohoo! This trifecta is thanks to @l8totheparty (thank you!) who generously sent both of these masks my way. R is for rinse off; I is for initial use, as this will be the first time that I've ever used these masks, let alone in a duel. The theme of this duel is manuka honey infused rinse off sheet masks manufactured and distributed by Lanocorp in New Zealand!
Let me start off by saying that these masks are nearly identical to one another. In fact, except for the order in which certain ingredients appear on their respective ingredients list (which Iโve highlighted in the spoiler), they have the same ingredients.
Mask | Lanocreme Manuka Honey Face Mask
| by nature Botanical Active Manuka Honey Sheet Face Mask |
Mask Material, Fit & Adherence: | Medium-thick cotton sheet mask; fits and adheres like most sheet masks Iโve used โ about an inch too long at the chin / jawline, a smidge too wide at the temples and short at the top. Corners of eye holes and mouth need some slight adjustments to make the fit more comfortable and to minimize the likelihood that essence may run into the eyes or mouth.
| Cotton sheet mask that is similar in overall fit and adherence to the Lanocreme sheet mask, but this by nature one is noticeably wider than the Lanocreme one. This one also felt just a touch heavier/thicker too. |
Essence Type & Scent: | Clear, slightly viscous essence that seems very common to most sheet masks. I picked up a couple scents with this mask, good and bad. At certain occasions, I picked up a chemical, almost metallic scent. It was less prominent but still noticeable. The more prominent scent I detected reminded me of almond jello.
| Clear, watery essence with scents that were nearly identical to the scents I picked up on the Lanocreme mask. |
What I Liked: | Results were good with this mask โ my skin looked at felt soft, smooth, plump and nourished. My skin felt more hydrated with this mask than the by nature one, perhaps due to glycerin and hyaluronic acid appearing higher up in the ingredients list with this Lanocreme mask.
| My skin felt soft and smooth and lightly hydrated, though not as much as with Lanocreme sheet mask. |
Area(s) For Improvement: | Making the holes for the eyes and mouth slightly wider. Also, not having to wash off the essence.
| Same as for the Lanocreme sheet mask and if it were more hydrating. The latter comment is not a big deal and probably wouldnโt have even been made if I hadnโt pitted this mask against the Lanocreme one.
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Ingredients: | (from lanocreme (dot) com๐
AQUA (WATER), ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE, HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA (WITCH HAZEL) WATER, PEG-60 ALMOND GLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 20 (COCONUT DERIVED), GLYCERIN, LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM MEL (ACTIVE MANUKA HONEY), HYDROLYZED (MARINE) COLLAGEN, HYALURONIC ACID, ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OIL, CUCUMIS SATIVUS FRUIT (CUCUMBER) EXTRACT, CITRULLUS LANATUS FRUIT (WATERMELON) EXTRACT, XANTHAN GUM, CARBOMER, BENZYL ALCOHOL, SALICYLIC ACID, SORBIC ACID, TRIETHANOLAMINE, TETRASODIUM EDTA | (typed out from a photo of the back of a box of these I found at Marshalls):
AQUA (WATER), ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE, HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA (WITCH HAZEL) WATER, PEG-60 ALMOND GLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 20 (COCONUT DERIVED), LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM MEL (ACTIVE MANUKA HONEY), ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OIL, HYDROLYZED (MARINE) COLLAGEN, CUCUMIS SATIVUS FRUIT (CUCUMBER) EXTRACT, CITRULLUS LANATUS FRUIT (WATERMELON) EXTRACT, HYALURONIC ACID, GLYCERIN, CARBOMER, TRIETHANOLAMINE, BENZYL ALCOHOL, XANTHAM GUM, SALICYLIC ACID, SORBIC ACID, TETRASODIUM EDTA |
Final Thoughts: Both these masks have a common disadvantage going into the duel; namely, I prefer traditional sheet masks where you do not rinse off the essence after removing the mask. I suppose I could just disregard the directions on these masks and not rinse off the essence, but I did that before, inadvertently, with a mask similar to these sheet masks, and my skin was not happy with me at all. So, lesson learned there and one I have not repeated since. ๐ Overall, these masks were fine. I would use them again if I had them, but I donโt feel the need to seek them out (although I've been working my way though my stash at a good pace, I still have a very healthy collection of masks! lol), but if you are inclined to pick up either of these masks, or both of them, I often saw these brands at my local TJ Maxx and Marshalls stores, pre-covid-19. Of these two, I prefer the Lanocreme mask.
The Lanocreme does have a sweet honey scent that is enjoyable, @itsfi. But yes, washing off after removing a sheet mask has always seemed counterproductive to me, too.
@itsfi Awesome duel! I've never done them close together, but I'm pretty sure I liked the Lanocreme one more as well. ๐ Interesting about the similar ingredients! I've never noticed that before ๐ณ I agree with you though, wash off sheet masks just aren't my favorite
Thank you @Shosh85! ๐ค At some point I made the connection that both these were manufactured at the same location and thatโs when it occurred to me ๐ก to use them near the same time. ๐ I still wonder what the thought is with rinsing off the essence. ๐ค If I donโt get distracted by something else, maybe Iโll do some research on that (i.e., email the brand and ask) next year, if someone else doesnโt know or hasnโt checked with the brand.
@lmaster, thank you, hon! ๐ I'm glad I was able to try these out, thanks to @l8totheparty. Honey is always a good ingredient for my skin, especially in the winter; my preference is just for the traditional no-rinse off sheet mask.
R masking including Round Lab, a Rose Mask, with a Hair Mask Duel:
Thanks for sharing a hair mask duel @eshoe! I've been digging the Briogeo honey bear mask and using it once a week. I feel it has helped with my "wet frizz." I started incorporating Olaplex No. 3 Hair Repair Perfector 3.3 oz/ 100 mL on a different day and am not sure of my verdict yet. I wonder if I'm using enough. I think my hair is fine and also thin, at most medium density (like the circumference of my ponytail seems small) and I tried to read about how to saturate but not waste the product on your hair. So if you have any do's or don't do's, I'm curious to try to make the most of it.
@ShortErica I wish I was more versed on the Olaplex, but I am just beginning to understand it myself. Iโve been working with it for awhile and itโs never made a significant impression on me. But now that Iโve been spending more time focusing on my hair, I will keep you posted:)
Yeah, I've been reading and watching a lot about it. Clean hair, damp when applying, make sure to shampoo and condition after, so hopefully I'm doing it right. Hope you find the trick so it's magic works for you @eshoe. I know lots of people love it.