💕😌 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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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

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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💗

[Shosh85]

@eshoe  My favorite sites to get masks are the RoseRose Shop and Masksheets. I've never actually bought anything from Yes Style, but I have looked through their site and they do have pretty good variety.

[eshoe]

Thank you, @Shosh85! I was thinking about trying RoseRose since they seem to be the only one carrying Peripera. May as well find something to love before it’s no longer available 😉

[Shosh85]

@eshoe  Yup, the Peripera is one of the main reasons I like the RoseRose Shop. I also like them because they seem to have the best shipping options/prices compared to other Korean sites. I haven't had any issues ordering with them and they're usually pretty generous with samples. Just keep in mind it can take up to a month for delivery.

[lmaster]

@eshoe two sites come to mind for me, yestyle dot com and masksheets dot com

[eshoe]

Thank you, @lmaster! I love Masksheets, though it’s been awhile since I have ordered from them. 

[lmaster]

@itsfi wow this sounds like a great vitamin packed mask

[itsfi]

@lmaster, it really was a nice mask. I'm surprised I liked it as much as I did given that it is a thicker mask, but it just feels so comfy and cozy. 😍 Definitely going to look into others from this line... er, ummm, after my sheet mask no buy has ended, of course. 😆

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  I like the idea of a powerhouse vitamin mask, and the results sound nice! Great info on Acerola - I had no idea it has 17 times more Vit C than a lemon! 😯🍋

[itsfi]

I know, right @Shosh85! 😲 I had to read that a couple of times because at first I thought it said the fruit contained 17 vitamins, which would be an very interesting fact as well. But, 17 times more vitamin C than a lemon?!! 🍋 I now want to find (and of course, taste) an acerola fruit, which to me looks very much like a cherry even though I read it is not a true cherry. Sheet masking has not just been about hydrating my skin; it's giving me an opportunity to learn new things, too! 😁  

I was surprised too about how much I liked the mask material, even though it is thicker. I'm usually all about the thin sheet masks. I'll want to look into the masks in this line more; not sure about the "aroma" line though - with a designation like that, it seems like the scent on those would be more pronounced than subtle. 

[eshoe]

A few vitamins and an L for the week:

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Also L for Lots of repeats! The re:p Bio Fresh Mask is extra soothing from the soft herbal scent, to the flecked clay-like (but not drying) texture. The LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask Intense Hydration with Vitamin C Gummy Bear is an easy love, this formula is the longest-lasting I’ve come across. 

I was so excited to try the by nature Apple Stem Cells + Vitamin E Mask from the lovely @l8totheparty. When she tried this one, I wrote her comments on the back of mine, which read, “Like a choir of angels!” And yes...the scent was slightly apple-y delicious! The fit was well-formed to my face, and slits necessary, and the thin, drippy serum adequately hydrated my skin. After about 35 minutes I removed it and let it settle for a bit. There was only a little remaining tackiness, which dissipated quickly. Like a choir of angels, indeed-what sweet sentiment, and what an enjoyable mask😇 Thank you for sharing this one, l8totheparty!

Finally, I finished the Youth To The People Superberry Hydrate + Glow Dream Night Cream + Mask with Vitamin C 2 oz / 59 ml. My skin loves this one, although my winter routine changed a bit this year, and it caused a few breakouts when used on consecutive nights. When my skin
becomes drier, this is one I would definitely repurchase. A good dupe I’ve found is the Origins Drink Up™ Intensive Overnight Hydrating Face Mask with Avocado & Swiss Glacier Water 2.5 oz/... , so I may replace with that one, too. Both work exceptionally well, in addition to sharing the same almost creamsicle scent😋

[Shosh85]

@eshoe  What a great masking session! Congrats on finishing up the YTTP! Love that mask!
That By Nature mask is probably my favorite from the line so far, but I just wish they weren't wash off sheet masks. The Green Apple scent was so nice! 🍏

[eshoe]

Wash-off sheet mask you say, @Shosh85? Oh yes indeed, I just re-checked the packet. Of course I missed that. Again! 

The YTTP was just over a year, I believe-it felt great to finish that one, it’s a pretty good-sized jar:)

[itsfi]

I was thinking the same thing about the by Nature mask sheets @Shosh85! 😀 @eshoe, did you leave on the essence / serum? I did that once, inadvertently; my skin hated me for it. Lesson learned. 

[eshoe]

I did, @itsfi @Shosh85 🤦🏻‍♀️ I even skimmed the back before using. Apparently not well enough! I didn’t experience any issues, thankfully. What happened when you left yours on?

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  Yeah, I overlooked that little detail the first time I used one of these, but thankfully my skin turned out fine. 

[itsfi]

@Shosh85, that was the mask (it was an avocado and broccoli mask) that made me start giving more attention to the instructions. 😀 I've noticed that many of the masks manufactured in New Zealand include instructions calling for you to rinse off the serum, but I think I've seen it in other sheet masks as well. Having broken out from something in that particular sheet mask was enough for me to pay more attention to the instructions. @eshoe Good to hear neither of you experienced any negative reactions.

[l8totheparty]

I love those masks, @eshoe !  I'm happy you like them too 😊😊

[eshoe]

I did, @l8totheparty! Thank you so much for sending this to me; your description brought a smile to my face every time I saw this one in my drawer☺️

[lmaster]

Oohh @eshoe the apple mask sounds magnificent!!

[eshoe]

It was, @lmaster - it’s hard to beat a fruity mask☺️

[Shosh85]

L is for #LightUp 

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bioBELLE #LightUp Face Mask

Material:

Tencel

Serum:

Clear, watery and kinda slightly sudsy

Scent:

Not really much of a scent - maybe a sweet-floral kind of scent - but it was super light and hardly noticeable.

Fit:

Too long at the chin and a tad to wide at the temples

Wear Time:

Half hour

Tack:

None

Results:

Hydrated, soft and smooth skin with a nice glow. Didn't really notice much brightening - my skin may have looked slightly brightened, but it really was just very slight.

Repurchase?

Meh, probably not. It's a good mask and will gladly finish the others I have, but it just wasn't very stand-out to me. For a brightening mask it didn't do much brightening.