💕😌 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]

@Shosh85, yes to a moisturizing and brightening mask with a creamy serum! That combo always makes my skin happy. ♥️ It figures that the Moonshot Moonbright mask isn’t readily accessible. 😏 Isn’t that always the way? 😂 I’m pretty sure I picked this up at a local shop. The entire Moonbright line seems to be mostly OOS which makes me wonder if I picked this mask up a long time ago, longer than I thought. 

[lmaster]

Would love to know if you figure out where to purchase the moonbright mask from @itsfi 

[itsfi]

@lmaster, I’ll definitely let you know if I can figure it out. You’re one of the lovelies who I thought would really like these masks! 😃 I have a feeling I may have picked up the moonbright mask at one of the local Asian beauty stores pre-pandemic. Interestingly, I saw that Sephora Singapore carried or once carried the brand!

[itsfi]

M is for Mediheal 

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Oooouuuh, these are nice. 💖💖 Many of the hand or feet masks that I've used in the past leave a wet feel to the hands and feet immediately after removing the mask, undoubtedly as a result of the viscous liquid serum in the masks. These Mediheal masks, on the other hand, with its richer emulsion-like serum left a more emollient (but not greasy or goopy) feel to my hands and feet when I removed the masks.  The Mediheal Theraffin Hand Mask has a fruity-herbal lotion scent that smells very familiar to me - I know I've come across this scent somewhere else, but I can't remember in what product. The Mediheal Paraffin Foot Mask has a light mint scent, that is pleasant and relaxing   

With these Mediheal masks, my hands and feet felt moisturized and nourished, as opposed to hydrated and refreshed with other masks, like the Sephora Collection cucumber mask I used last week. There's a slight tacky-to-the-touch feel after massaging the serum that remains after removing the mask but it disappears once it is completely absorbed into the skin. When it comes to non-exfoliating / non-peeling masks, these Mediheal theraffin hand and paraffin foot masks are, in addition to the cica ones from Aveeno, my top choices for hand and foot masks.

NOTE: these are an older version of the Mediheal masks. The brand seems to have undergone a packaging redesign on all of its masks. My understanding is that the formulation remains the same. I plan to pick up more of these hand  and foot masks at some point and will see if that is in fact the case.

[eshoe]

Wow paraffin, @itsfi - that reminds me I had a paraffin hand bath at one point in my life. I never used it though, I think it was a little too intimidating. The hand mask on the other hand sounds just right!

[itsfi]

@eshoe, paraffin wax treatments can feel so relaxing, especially in the wintertime. It’s a bummer you didn’t get a chance to use it.

[quspork]

Love that paraffin foot mask, @itsfi. It really is so nicely nourishing without being overly sticky. 

[itsfi]

@quspork, agreed. 😃 I used to think that all non-exfoliating foot masks were generally the same but I’m finding that there are some standouts in that space, and this Mediheal paraffin foot mask is one of them. I’m now curious to see if other brands have something similar. 🤔 

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  I have yet to use a hand or foot mask from Mediheal.... moisturized and nourished  sounds great! 😃

[itsfi]

@Shosh85, it seems like they might have been going for something like a hot paraffin hand and foot mask here. Oooh, a mask with a milky lotion-y serum like these but with a thermal / warming component would be sooo nice. 💡 Maybe next time, I'll try putting them in the microwave, after removing them from the packaging, before putting them on. Hmmm... 🤔  The more lotion like serum really lent itself to being more moisturizing. 

[lmaster]

These sound so very nice! @itsfi 

[itsfi]

@lmaster, I was surprised by these masks, in a good way. 👍 I've neglected my feet so it was a nice treat for them and the foot masks served as a reminder that I need to get in a foot peel / exfoliating mask. I'll probably wait until next week - no need for a trail of skin patches while hunting for Easter eggs. lol. 😂

[Kim888]

M is for Madecassic Acid and also I just wanted to share the cute little nose patch from @eshoe 

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This Papa Recipe mask is a really cool gauze-y material. I love how it feels in a mask for sure! The scent was very fresh and pleasant and fit was nice as well. There was extra serum in the pack. I left it in for 15 minutes and I felt like any longer and it may have started drying out. Overall my skin felt very hydrated and non tacky after use - I would totally get another one 

I also used the cute little nose patch. Peeling those off is so satisfying !!!

 

[eshoe]

@Kim888 yay for gauze masks! Happy to hear you enjoyed this one. I’ve gone through a few five-packs because it is just comfy and some nights it’s just better that way 🙂

[lmaster]

@Kim888 the papa recipe sounds excellent

[Shosh85]

@Kim888  Ooh, I got this one from @eshoe as well and I'm even more excited to try it now - love that it's gauze! Happy to hear to enjoyed it! 😃

[itsfi]

@Kim888, I've enjoyed all the Papa Recipe masks I've used. This one looks like it's from a new line. Love that it's a gauze-y material. 💖 Adding this one to my list to try! 

[itsfi]

M is for mammal (the Arctic fox)

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Maybe the M for mammal theme is a stretch, but since the themes are guidelines, it's a stretch that works, I think. And best of all, the mask works, too! This one was gifted to me by the magnificent @lmaster! Thank you! 🤗

The design on The Creme Shop Chill Out, Skin Animated Arctic Fox Face Mask - Infused with Hydrating & Cooling Glacial Water is cute and looks like an animated arctic fox. 🦊 Performance and results were good - the cooling sensation from this medium-thick cotton mask makes for a relaxing treat when unwinding at night or for a pick me up if used as part of a morning skincare routine. Adherence is good and fit can be easily tailored to suit the size, shape and features of the face. Interestingly, I did not need to make as many adjustments to this mask as I normally do with other TCS sheet masks. There's enough of the clear, slightly viscous subtly minty-ish scented essence in this one to go beyond the 40 minutes I had it on (instructions call for 15-20 minutes). After removing the mask, my skin looked and felt, more bouncy, hydrated, and dewy! The cooling feeling from the mask lasted for some time even after the essence had been completely absorbed. 

Ingredients:

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from thecremeshop dot com:
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glacier Water, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Mentha Suaveolens Leaf Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Origanum Vulgare Leaf Extract, Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract, Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Hydroxyacetophenone, Betaine, Carbomer, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Arginine, Trideceth-10, Allantoin, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance

[eshoe]

What a cute mask and tie-in for the theme, @itsfi! 

[itsfi]

@eshoe, thanks. The mask is very cute. 🦊 

[Samtian]

@itsfi I'm glad this one is a win! I have a few of them in my stash lol.