💕😌 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💗

[itsfi]

@lmaster, I love blackberries and it was fun to be able to pair it with a good mask! 😍

[ShortErica]

So long story, I bought a bite holiday kit for holiday 2017. I enjoyed the lip mask, was okay with the lip balm but was not a fan of the scrub. So I was excited for holiday 2018 with the 3 mini lip masks. Then something odd happened, my lips were irritated and cracking. I suspected the bite lip mask formula (old) was causing me problems which was so odd because I loved it. I took a break and let my lips heal and started using Laneige. I preferred bite's lasting power. I decided to give my two unopened as stocking stuffers but kept the one I opened to try again. Florida finally had some cool days and I was excited to use the bite mask (maple). After night 1 I didnt notice anything. Then today after a 2nd night wearing it, the borders of my lip feel sore and irritated. And now I've noticed the center of my top lip is getting cracks. I'm tempted to keep it for one last test but should really just declutter now. Anyway I'm looking for help determining the cause. I read a lot about allergies to lanolin but I have other products with that as an ingredient and never have issues with them. Help maskers! Any advice is appreciated.

[WinglessOne]

@ShortErica  Sounds like you've already decided to toss it, which is a good idea. 🙂 Bad reactions to products don't always happen immediately, or even with 48 hours. It can take weeks, months, or even years for skin to finally shout "I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE" and throw a tantrum over a product you thought was working well. Happened to me with lavender and other essential oils/high-fragrance-component ingredients. (Glaring at you, Origins Checks & Balances face wash.) That's because skin's sometimes quite good at hiding damage. 

I don't know what the old Bite balm/mask was made of, but the irritation culprit could be any ingredient. Lanolin's certainly a prime suspect, since several people are sensitive to it. If the mask contains any essential oils, they could also be cause for irritation. But really, folks can develop sensitivity to anything. 

[ShortErica]

Thanks for all the info @WinglessOne. Hopefully if I have a reaction to something else I will just toss it out vs making myself a science experiment.

[eshoe]

@ShortErica I was going to suggest concentration but it appears @missjeanie @has already covered that. Have you tried any of the reformulated versions? I haven’t but I am wondering if they would be a better match for your skin since they are now vegan.

[ShortErica]

I haven't tried it @eshoe. I'm thinking I'll focus on Laneige and when I hopefully finish it is 2021 (or at least the full size) then I'll start looking for a different lip mask. Definitely something I will want to sample first if possible.

[eshoe]

@ShortEricaone of my goals was to finish a FS Laneige this year, but that’s not happening🙄 Maybe next year!

Both the Bite and Laneige last so long, you are wise to wait.

[ShortErica]

I felt so successful finishing a mini Laneige @eshoe. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel with the full but still have a long way to go plus two unopened minis I want to try because of the different flavors. 🤞 2021 will be our year to complete the full size!

[eshoe]

Hear hear @ShortErica!

 

[Samtian]

@eshoe That is cute. I had to laugh because yesterday I was clearing up my Amazon Beauty Wishlist and there near the bottom in 2015 I had added that mask to the list. I was taken aback. I hadn't realized they'd been out that long!

[eshoe]

Did you ever get one @Samtian ?

[Samtian]

@eshoe Yeah lol. I have had a few small samples that aren't berry, but I actually bought the pack that had the Berry and the lemon and mint last month lol. Only took 5 years haha.

[ShortErica]

@eshoe that is too cute!

[Shosh85]

@ShortErica  Oh dang! Such a bummer! I really love them too, but there have been so many stories like this that I really just tempted to toss what I have! @missjeanie made a good point about concentration! I wonder if your MD/derm can test you for the allergy? 

[ShortErica]

That's a good point. I'll save it in my notes for my next derm appointment @Shosh85 thanks!

[missjeanie]

@ShortErica  In my completely unprofessional opinion... allergy to lanolin. It could be that there’s a higher concentration in the lip mask as opposed to other products that still contain the lanolin. The lower concentration products may just not be showing their anger but still doing damage. Please.... remember my pre-med came from the college of Dougie Houser with my post grad from Greys Anatomy with an emphasis on google. 
my vote is to toss (even though my lips who love the old formula are sad to see it go). Their new masks are all vegan so maybe take a shot at the mini kit on sale now that are lanolin free? Hope your lips feel better! 

[ShortErica]

Great point about the concentration @missjeanie! I'm sad to see it go too cause I really did love it when I first used it. I appreciate all your medical credentials and trust your expert opinion. 😂 But seriously, that was something I didn't consider.

[Loretta55]

I use the old product when it was first released in January 2014 @ShortErica . I had no problem with the first tube that I purchased. I purchased my second tube sometime during the summer of 2014. That was when my problems began. I remember attending a Yankees game with the corners of my mouth severely cracked and my lips were extremely dry. I even went to the dermatologist and I received two different prescriptions for steroidal creams. I was still using the Bite Lip Mask while using the steroidal cream. Obviously the cream did not help. After I started testing my lip products I came upon the culprit which was the Bite Lip Mask. I was still able to use other Bite products with no bad effects at the time. About 18 months later the other Bite Beauty products started to irritate me. I totally gave up using any Bite Beauty products. 
Now for substitutions that I have found just as effective. The first product will be difficult to locate but I highly recommend it. Unfortunately it is difficult to find in the states but it is Nuxe reve de miel. I purchased this from Look Fantastic. The other two products are much easier to locate and can be purchased from Sephora. Too Faced Lip Injection Extreme Hydrating Lip Plumper Original Clear Grande Cosmetics GrandeLIPS Plumping Lip Primer . I am not sure if I tagged the correct Grande Cosmetic product but it is the Hydrating Lip Plumper Gloss. I have been pleased with both of these products. Also Carmex lip balm is the cheapest of the chapstick products that I like.

[ShortErica]

You're always so helpful @Loretta55. it just stinks thinking a product works for you and then it doesn't. I need to do the same and just give it up. I appreciate all the details and suggestions!

[Kim888]

@ShortErica @Thats disappointing! I’m not sure what it could be but I do think quite a lot of people ended up being allergic to their old formula so you definitely aren’t alone! I used it with no problem for years but in the last like year I was trying to use up an old one for the same reason as you, the lasting power is unmatched, and all of a sudden my lips started going numb every time I put it on 

[ShortErica]

Oh bummer @Kim888! Yeah, I've read others' stories about it too. It was just so strange how the first one was great and then now I'm getting a reaction. Sorry to hear your last one didn't work as well too. I haven't had numbing but yep, that wouldn't be good. Thanks for sharing!