💕😌 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]

@ather  It was wonderful! It wasn't like a typical clay mask, and I think that, with the great results is why I loved it so much! 😃

[quspork]

That sounds like a really interesting mask, @Shosh85. That texture seems like it'd be fun to use, plus the results sound great!

[Shosh85]

@quspork  The unique texture and great results definitely surprised me! 😃

[itsfi]

A bouncy / jiggly clay mask @Shosh85?!! That alone has piqued my curiosity! 🤩🤔 Those are some mighty nice results too! Did you happen to notice any detoxing / clarifying / unclogging pores action from the clay? 

Ummm, you’re so on theme - X for Xanthan Gum! 😉 

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  The texture was nothing like I've ever experienced before! I love it! It has definitely made it into my list of top favorites!

Fortunately, my pores have always been in pretty good shape - but it did make my skin did look noticeably smoother. My face felt clean, but not stripped.

Oh, yes, Xanthan Gum. I always forget about that one 😆😉

[eshoe]

After seeing @PrettyPaint’s Gudetama mask from Saturday, it was motivation to get mine posted, too-after all, it was her idea to begin with😉

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The short and sweet of this is that the Joanna Vargas Exfoliating Mask is a deliciously-scented, light citrus/fruity favorite of mine. The Crème Shop Tighter and Brighter was most definitely my mood last week; I wish I could have reclined in an egg chair all weekend!

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Since I couldn’t, I used this mask. My experience was very similar to @PrettyPaint‘s. With this one, it’s more about the cuteness factor than the fit/adherence. Despite that, I would use it all over again if I needed an easy smile at the end of the day.

Ingredients:

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Thank you so much for this theme, I had fun going through my masks determined to find something to match my mood😘

[nuinui933]

@eshoe - i love gudetama.

[eshoe]

@nuinui933 the whole idea of a lazy egg is amusing. Gudetama is great!

[ather]

@eshoe  that chair is so cool. I think I need one lol. Love the reclining egg! 

[eshoe]

We could all use one, @ather! Looks like the perfect chair to me:)

[itsfi]

@eshoe, there’s just something about that lazy egg Gudetama that brings a smile to your face. Maybe you need to get the chair and see how it feels to mask while lounging in it. For science, of course. 😆 

[eshoe]

For science, @itsfi, yes! The longer I am on this earth, the more I appreciate Gudetama☺️ As silly as it may sound🤷🏻‍♀️

[itsfi]

@eshoe, not silly; it makes a lot of sense actually. 

[lmaster]

@eshoe I need that chair!! 😂

[eshoe]

I have always wanted one, @lmaster! They look so cool and cozy. I tried again this past year, but my husband is opposed to it. So I do face masks and dream of owning one😂

[Shosh85]

@eshoe  Have you ever seen Men in Black? That chair totally reminds me of the one Will Smith sat in and dragged across the floor, causing it to make that horrible screeching noise. 😂

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The Gudetama sheet mask certainly is super cute! I think everyone here has been in a lazy egg, 'meh' sort of mood at one time or another! 🥚🍳 

[eshoe]

It’s been ages since I’ve seen that, @Shosh85! But I cringed when I read the chair makes a screeching noise...I am very thankful I don’t remember that part🤣

[itsfi]

Started the week off with a sheet mask that fits both this week's challenge, with a X  for xanthic (having a yellow color; yellowish) and an adorably packaged mask for @Shosh85's fun theme! 💛 

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The character depicted on the packaging and mask of the Pure Smile Funassyi Pear Kabuki Art Mask is Funassyi, a "pear fairy" and the unofficial mascot of the city of Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. The Funssyi character is an Asian pear (Pyrus pyrifolia extract). 😋

I've always classified Pure Smile masks as filler masks - no muss, no fuss masks good for everyday use. The mask is medium-thick, adheres nicely, and fits like most sheet masks, so on me, larger all-around with openings for the eyes and mouth being too narrow and requiring adjustments. The essence is a clear, ever so slightly viscous liquid. There's a lot of it too in this mask, and in the packet as well. I was able to keep the mask on for 40 minutes without any fear of it drying out; in fact, my face was still soaked in essence, though it absorbed very quickly, after removing the mask, leaving my skin feeling hydrated and looking dewy and plump. 

Most Pure Smile sheet masks are subtly scented with the key ingredient, or they have that fresh, clean, signature sheet mask scent to it. Then came this delectably pear scented Funassyi Pear Kabuki Art Mask, one of the best scented masks from this brand, though I can't be sure whether that is due to the pear extract or added fragrance in the mask. Regardless, this one smells very good and the illustration on the mask is, like the packaging, super cute! I don't typically categorize Pure Smile sheet masks as one worth running out and repurchasing pronto, but this Funassyi Pear mask is an exception and I could see myself seeking out another of this mask, or one of the other masks in the limited edition Funassyi Pear set.

[nuinui933]

@itsfi - this one is really cute. i'll have to look for it.

[itsfi]

@nuinui933, this one was super cute - the packaging as well as the illustration on the mask itself. I sorta kicked myself for not trying it sooner. 

[ather]

@itsfi  This is the cutest mask ever!!! I actually tried a pear just like it this week! Great minds think alike