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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
Sooooooo gorgeous!!! @itsfi that has to be the prettiest mask I've seen
So many of the no:hj masks (and packaging) are just so pretty @lmaster! I'll need to do some research to see which ones have been well reviewed by folks here. Right now, it's on the short list of brands I'll want to explore more later in the year. Must focus on making my sheet mask library more like a quaint local branch and not the Smithsonian. Hahaha! ๐คฃ
@itsfi A beautiful mask with fantastic results definitely sounds like a winner to me! Happy to hear this was such a lovely experience! ๐
@Shosh85, itโs been fun discovering new to me masks and this is one of them. Iโve only tried a couple of masks from this line. May need to try some more.
Love the design on this one, @itsfi- so pretty! I'm like you I usually much prefer a wash-off mud or clay mask to really see the benefits, so it's nice to hear this one lived up to its claims!
@quspork, something about the wash off clay / mud masks just appeals to me. ๐ This mask wouldn't replace those in my routine but it's nice to have a sheet mask option that's not messy and does a nice job at that and with giving my skin some hydration. Doesn't hurt that it's such a pretty mask as well. ๐
Everything's coming up roses! Or so I had hoped with this group of beauties.
Sheet Mask:
The by Terry Baume de Rose Hydrating Rose Mask and I were not meant to be. Sigh. โน๏ธ If I'm remembering right, @lmaster also used this mask and didn't have an ideal experience with it either - is that right, lmaster? I tried looking for your post but couldn't find it.
My use of the mask started off well, with me pulling out the 2-piece hydrogel from the packet. 2-piece masks generally fit better or can be more easily adjusted for a better fit. I have mixed feelings about the scent on this one - the rose scent I like; the slight smell of plastic I could do without. It's a medium thick hydrogel mask with what seems like pieces of rose enmeshed in the hydrogel - a very nice and luxe touch. It being in 2 pieces helped with the adherence in that I didn't initially experience any slippage.
The overall width and length were great. The bottom half of the 2-pieces fit nicely. The problem rested with the top half. And lemme tell, it was a comedy of errors. Perhaps user error. The cutouts or openings for the eyes were ... interesting in shape and placement. They're wide enough from top to bottom but the same sadly could not be said for their width.
Also, much like the material for the nose, there's a lot of hydrogel for the area between the eyes (the nose bridge, yes?), and the material was just too close to my eyes all around. Nothing to alarmed about, I thought. That's what my handy dandy mini scissors are for. I made my usual incisions and attempted to then fold the material up / down and over to make more space. Sadly, the hydrogel did not want to cooperate with my attempt to perform sheet mas surgery, slapping itself back against my skin and on some occasion right onto my eye. Fortunately, as is the case with most hydrogel, there's not an abundance of excess essence so nothing fell into my eyes, but this repeated itself with the same results each of the few times I tried to adjust the mask.
Eventually, part of the side of the mask tore and then the top half all came tumbling down and onto the bathroom floor. Followed by the bottom half when I bent down to pick it up. Such was my experience with this mask. Womp, womp. lol. This one started off well; I could see it being a nice mask for someone who wouldn't need to make adjustments to the eye area. I think that's where it went wrong for me. I fared better with the hair and lip care portions of my masking.
by Terry is a woman founded and owned brand.
About the founder:
Hair Mask:
I've posted about the tgin (Thank God It's Natural) Rose Water Hydrating Hair Mask a few times. In addition to its lovely rose scent, this is a light mask that makes my hair soft, smooth and moisturized without weighing it down. A little goes a long way so this tub will last me a while. I first heard about this beauty from another beauty, the amazing @lmaster! Lmaster has gorgeous curls; her hair is full, thick and healthy. My hair, on the other hand, consists of a lot of fine, straight strands. This seems like a mask that would work for different hair types.
tgin is a woman founded, owned and BIPOC brand.
About the founder:
Lip Care:
Lip scrubs and balms are favorites of mine. Like sheet masks and skincare products, lip scrubs and balms are near and dear to my heart. I have oldies but goodies that have proven to be difficult to part and at the same time, I love trying out new products. Which is what lead me to the lip care products from KNC Beauty. Both the KNC Beauty Lip Scrub and the KNC Beauty Lip Balm have a lovely rose scent to them. The brand also carries a mint flavored lip balm - I think that may be the one that Sephora carries. While it can present a bit of a challenge to get the products out of their tubes, once you do, the products perform beautifully. The scrub comes in a set with a super cute lip shaped scrubber for when you want a little extra exfoliating power. It's adorable and functional (a fabulous combo) but the scrub by itself would be enough to get in some good exfoliation. The lip balm is a great follow up as it's thick without being too heavy and moisturizing without being goopy and gooey. My lips feel soft, smooth and moisturized after this combo.
KNC Beauty is a woman founded, owned and BIPOC brand.
About the founder:
KNC Beauty Lip Scrub 0.5 oz
KNC Beauty Lip Balm .30 oz/ 10.5g
Wow this looks amazing ๐ป
Thank you @Edras82!! ๐ The sheet mask might work better for others than it did for me; thatโs just how it goes, isnโt it?! The hair mask and the lip scrub and balm are great! Iโll be interested to see how both those brands will expand their collections in the future! โฅ๏ธ
@itsfi Oh my, that By Terry mask sounds like a big flop. ๐ Glad everything else was enjoyable! ๐
Haha @Shosh85! Youโre the best! A flop indeed! ๐ It was like a comedy show, pieces of the mask just kept hitting me in the eye over and over again. And then it met its demise on the floor. Hahaha! ๐
I did use it @itsfi I just have not posted about it yet, but I was completely disappointed!!
Yeah, not a great experience @lmaster. Iโll stick to their beauty products! ๐
The prettiest packaging (great theme, @Kim888!) I could find in my stash was a repeat and a treat:
For this weekโs challenge:
@eshoe your photo is so pretty!!
Awww thank you, @lmaster ๐ฅฐ
@eshoe JayJun really makes some pretty packaging! The sheet mask sounds wonderful- so happy to hear you loved it! ๐
I am going through so many filler masks right now @Shosh85, that extra-comfy ones like this really stand out! I hope they keep making this one, I would like to pick up a 10-pack eventually:)
So many goodies here, @eshoe - I really like the Wander lip oils too. They should really get more love!
I agree, @quspork! I actually forgot that I even had this, so was happy to find it and put it to use. I should just wear it as a gloss-it feels like it and I would rather use it up than let it expire! Do you have a favorite lip oil ?
I'm the same way, @eshoe - I should really trim down the lip balm/oil/gloss collection, but it's so hard! I keep coming back to the Ciate oils every time I stray, so I think those are a current favorite. What about you? Do you have a fave lip oil?