💕😌 Skin & Body Care Masking Challenge 😌💖

[eshoe]

Welcome to the Skin & Body Care Masking Challenge! 

Feel free to join in whenever and wherever. Share your thoughts and observations on a mask you have tried, we need all the details, please! Most importantly - have fun!

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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]

@eshoe, you’re almost one-third of the way there. You can do it.

[eshoe]

Thank you, @itsfi. So far, so good. My list is going strong for July/August, though!

[heartsmyface]

@itsfi  Hmmmm, I bet we can get them through White Rabbit Express if they’re available in Japan. we just need to find a store that carries them. 

[itsfi]

@heartsmyface, I'll send you screen shots of what the other mask liners look like and any brand info I can find. I remember one being available in Singapore; will check for ones from Japanese brands. 4 more sleeps until my February no buy is over and these Skin Inc. liners are one of the first things on my list to pick up. It'll be with notes/reward points so I'll feel even better about it. 😁 

[heartsmyface]

@itsfi  Is this them?  I wasn’t expecting them to be synthetic. I have half a mind to go buy some silk satin and figure out how to line my pré existing  masks with it.  

 

[itsfi]

Yes @heartsmyface! Those are the ones. I didn't realize they were made of synthetic material either. Grrr. Good catch. 

That's so funny you brought up buying your own silk fabric and using it to line your masks. I was toying with the idea of picking up some fabric as well and making my own version of this liner.

from masksheets (dot) com

[heartsmyface]

@itsfi   It’s definitely looking like there’s a void in the market for silk liners.  Everything I’m

 seeing is ‘silky’ and synthetic or silk but with seams against the face.   I want the satin on the INSIDE of my mask and with none of the seams against my face.  I’m thinking French seams will hide nicely.  Am I asking a lot?  It appears so.  I’m going to make some patterns tonight and play with an old silk pillowcase and see what works.  Oh yes!!! Silk on the bias is definitely the answer!  It’s got the perfect amount of stretch!  
D says we can take a trip to fabricland tomorrow and,lol, I don’t have to cut up the linens.  I’m all wanting to start NOW!   😅

[itsfi]

@heartsmyface, is this something that might work for you? It looks like a Canadian based company.

 

[heartsmyface]

@itsfi  Hey they’re local!  I’ve got my heart set on arts and crafts now so too late.  I got a little kick out of their washing instructions though!  Do not microwave.  That cannot be good for the elastic or the microwave.  

[itsfi]

The arts and crafts will be fun @heartsmyface! 🤩 Keep us posted! 

[heartsmyface]

@itsfi   wow, you’ve done so well this month!!  not to be a little devil on your shoulder or anything but a device to protect your skin from friction and from getting raw hardly counts as a beauty purchase unless you plan to buy a few other items in the same transaction.  😉 

I imagine going through your empties at the end of the month is going to be VERY satisfying knowing you didn’t bring anything in all month!  😄 

[itsfi]

@heartsmyface, completely agree! 😄 I would pull the trigger on the mask liners but as you said, there are a *few* things that I have in my cart that are not as functional as the mask liner. Heehee! 

I'm so happy to have pushed these out the door and happier still that there are some unused items I am able to donate. I've also been setting aside a handful of other new and unused products, with the idea that if I don't reach for them by the end of summer, I'll donate those as well. It'll be very satisfying to know that the only things I've purchased this month is food. lol. 

[eshoe]

“I” for I snubbed it, I loved it, and now It’s discontinued🤦🏻‍♀️

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The DearPacker Snow Lotus Honey Sheet Mask has been sitting in my drawer for awhile now. Not sure why; I loved the other one I tried last year). Inside I found a blush pink, gel-soaked mask with a single hard plastic mesh protective layer. It has a very subtle, sweet honey scent, and was chock-full of goopy serum. It fit well, no snipping necessary. I left it on around 30 minutes. My face felt and looked pleasantly plump, with only a little bit of remaining tackiness. I immediately went went to search my deleted emails to see where I purchased this, so I could add it to my buy again list...and it’s been discontinued. A reminder to use the masks I have, and don’t snub a possible love before it’s too late! 

Thank you @ShortErica for this much-needed theme!

[lmaster]

Ohhhhh noooo @eshoe yep I noticed all the dearpacker are gone from Ulta 😣

[eshoe]

Such a bummer @lmaster. Their hydrogels were good, too. I wonder if those are still available. I remember they were one of the few that pretty much stayed in place instead of sliding off my face😂

[lmaster]

@eshoe if I recall correctly, Ulta completely did away with the brand

[eshoe]

Go figure, @lmaster😕

[Shosh85]

@eshoe  Oh dang it! That mask sounds wonderful, of course they had to discontinue it!  😫

[eshoe]

@Shosh85 I can almost guarantee that had it been been terrible, I would have had three backups😂

[heartsmyface]

@eshoe   Ahhhh, of course it’s discontinued!  Sigh!    I don’t think I’ve seen this one but will have to double check my stash for it.  If I have one it’s yours.  

[eshoe]

It never fails, @heartsmyface. I put it off for so long, even though I distinctly remembered enjoying the other one. I suppose I was saving it for a special day? Like the day I couldn’t buy any more? Time to re-evaluate my masking strategy 🤷🏻‍♀️ 

That’s very sweet of you to offer, also-though you may enjoy it just as much as I did😉