💕😌 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💗

[pinyo]

@ShortErica  Your cause could be completely different from mine, but I suspect you’re allergic to it. Your symptoms sound exactly like what I had and it was an awful experience. Similarly, I tried to identify what ingredient could be the issue, including lanolin, but it was a futile road for me. If I were you, I’d stop using it and try other products. The moment you get similar symptoms from a new product, id stop, return it if possible, and try something else when your lips have recovered. It’s the best advice I can give as someone who’s suffered through the same thing for years. I actually have permanent lip scarring/splits because of it. Wish I figured it out before the damage was permanent. Unfortunately, I was too young to know better and thought my reactions were from the cold winter, so I slathered even more on for months. 

[ShortErica]

Thanks for this push @pinyo. I'm going to toss it. My brain always loves experiments but permanent damage is not worth the risk. I'm sorry you didn't find the culprit. I'll have to save the ingredients and if something else causes a reaction, compare its ingredients to get closer to a solution. Thanks again!

[missjeanie]

End of last week's gross/ G&T week

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Started the day with the Boscia Tsubaki Oil Deep Hydrating mask.  The big takeaway from this mask for me was the scent.  I bought this from Sephora on sale a hot minute ago and now I'm wondering if it was out of date?  The scent wasn't the worst thing I've ever smelled, but it just smelled ... off.  I did still go ahead and use it since my skin was flaky in the morning when I woke up.  This one actually felt really nice since my skin was so tight when I put it on.  This one stayed on for about 30 minutes and I put on moisturizer right away since my skin was so dry to start off with.  No super oily feeling after removal which I was kind of anticipating.  I don't think this one is available anymore but I do remember thinking that I likely wouldn't have paid full price for it and so wanted to try it when it's on sale.  It was nice, but I likely wouldn't seek it out even if I was still around.  That said, I'd use it again even with the funky scent if I had more. 
Evening Mask was the Frudia Royal de Snail Green Mask.  Since I had such a flaky morning I figured the snail would be a good move.  I've read that it's meant to be healing.  Please take this with a grain of salt since my 'research' was mostly googling.  That said this was another enjoyable snail moment for me!  I like the other Frudia masks and this one is just as nice.  I have a few more of this (I really need to stop buying 10 packs of anything), and I like that they're masks I don't need to think about.  I'm learning more and more about my masking preferences the last few years and the will end up being filler/non-thinking masks for me.  

Beginning of this week

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I missed a couple of my two a day masks the beginning of this week so I figured I'd triple up yesterday.  U & F/ quickie week for me lead me to some fruity masks, and a quickie eye patch. 
The Annies way Mango Bubble tea mask was as expected.  A lovely fruity pick up in the morning.  My skin has been uber dry and dehydrated and this was a nice little punch to my skincare before my makeup.  I'm pretty sure these have been reviewed a bunch here, so I'll keep it short.  I have more.  I 'll gladly use them.  I won't seek more out, just cause I have so much and always want to try more. 
The look at me eye patches are the sticker type and I put them on intending to wear em for a couple minutes while I did a family zoom.  Well the zoom was taking a hot minute for everyone to get set up with wine and snacks so I added in the Pineapple slices.  The pineapple slices while an F mask for fruity (they did smell fruity but not like real pineapple fruity, more like fake fruity?), were actually chosen as a mask for U&F week.  Or... as I've decided to interpret the week... FU week.  This is an FU mask as I just don't get enough serum/skincare from the mask and it seems more like a fun little thing to do rather than actual skincare.  Going forward I likely won't buy more of this style of mask.  That said, show me a fun package and I'll deny ever saying this.  My cousin did get a kick out of the pineapples and it was funny, so I guess it's a win there, but frankly, my skin needs more. The FU masks are basically masks that I don't need in my collection.  I'm going to see how many masks I can loose from my collection this week that I've deemed unworthy.  The FU is probably a bit harsh, but hey... I'm trying to fit a theme here. 
Oh... the eye patches.  These ones are the sticker kind and they're lovely.  I grabbed them at Winners and TJ maxx a few times so I'm glad to use more.  They're so much better than the slippery kind.  My under eyes were't transformed magically or anything but they did look good. 

 

[Shosh85]

@missjeanie  Yeah, I feel your pain with the 10-packs! I've told myself I'm not aloud to buy them unless I know I absolutely love it. 

Happy to hear the Annie's Way was decent! I have several packs to get through, and I've  heard the other varieties smell good too so it's nice to know I have that to look forward to. 😉😋

[missjeanie]

10 packs... I swear they're such a love/hate relationship @Shosh85 lol

[eshoe]

@missjeanie What did we do before we were able to Google a question? Asked someone? Grabbed the dictionary or encyclopedia? It’s almost impossible to comprehend that kind of world now. 

Love those hydrogels, they are so pretty, too!

[missjeanie]

Oh @eshoe I remember going through the encyclopedias and the card catalogues at the library to research in elementary and a bit in high school.  Actually I remember even using them in university!  My old lady statement for the day ... "kids these days don't know how easy they have it with google right on their phones". lol

[lmaster]

Nice lineup here!! Love the Annie's way!! @missjeanie 

[missjeanie]

@lmaster  I’ll keep happily using the Annie’s way for the yummy scents alone! They totally make the experience for me! 

[ShortErica]

Yeah, the no thinking masks are moving up my personal rank @missjeanie. I still want to be cautious of 10 packs but it's great to discover our preferences with all this masking. Great job on your 2 a days!

[missjeanie]

Right @ShortErica I'm hoping no one takes my 'no thinking masks' as a bad thing.  I see them as an easy option when I look at a totally overwhelming collection where I know I'll be happy. 

[sonnydee]

 I've used another 1 of these masks -it had different botanicals...but that one had Undesirable effects on my eyes. It may them sting so Ive been hesitant to use again but...did anyway. 😑

Fit?not bad, usual extra in the chin. (I'm going to think of a cute name for that...make it more entertaining🤔) i did end up ripping the above lip part in half, it was falling down into my mouth. 

Smell?faint tea tree. 

Consistency?thin, clear serum. Saturated enough that it did run into the corner of my eye from the mask 😬 but luckily no sting

Ease of use?no issues after I ripped away the lip part

Would I  purchase/try again? This was expired, but still smelled ok so I used it anyway. TT is good for blemishes which i currently have on my jaw line- & it seemed to help calm every thing. & soaked in without tack. I wonder if it was fresher would of it had stung like the other one? 🤔 but either way this one was a good calming mask. 💚💚💚💚💚 if I got it in my ipsy again. I would use it, sooner than later🤗 

Mamonde lip sleeping mask in plum blossom. Smells good, good hydration but woke up with a lil itty bitty dream killer right by my lip. 😳 so will use again to see if it caused or this sample will be finished off during the day. 

[eshoe]

I’ve wanted to try that Mamonde @sonnydee  but didn’t want to spend the $ unless it had a plummy scent. A dream killer, though? Did it cause peeling?

[sonnydee]

No, no peeling just that lil pesky whitehead that is nonsense really. Ya know the kind that pops immediately & its done & over with. Usually happens when something was just a lil too much-oily, thicker serum- for my skin. Hence the name, dream killers 😑 I used it again last night with no issues @eshoe it does have a scent to it. I looked it up: 

Plum blossoms are very fragrant with a scent described as spicy, sweet and flowery. The blossoms are entirely edible. 

I agree with this description, it's fruity but also tart think pomegranate. They have a pomegranate one that I'm pretty tempted to get even though I don't need anymore lip masks. 😊They are not as thick as og bite but thicker than laneige

[eshoe]

Yikes I’ve never heard that term but it’s funny and I know exactly what you are talking about @sonnydee! It does sound like one I should try, when I finally use up my Bite and Laneige stash. The never-ending masks.

[sonnydee]

It's one I made up @eshoe that or dk. I want to think of a name for the extra part of the mask that is forever on the chin area. .....🤔 gotta think on it.

[eshoe]

Yes I’d love to hear what you come up with @sonnydee 😉

[sonnydee]

Its weird but this character from monsters inc, comes to mind....😂😂😂 @eshoe so Roz?

 

[eshoe]

Ummmm, yes, @sonnydee 😆

[lmaster]

Is that like a sample lip mask? @sonnydee 

[sonnydee]

Yeah, it is 1 that's featured in the ulta mask must haves masking set. I hauled it fairly recently - this month, 🤔 looking for my pic....there it is! It has some new to me, some different...tula is in there. @lmaster