💕😌 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💗

[eshoe]

So far the lychee one has been the only one I have picked up, @itsfi. Not sure which one to try next, but based on this one, I anticipate good things! If there is one (or more) you recommend for the next Target run, do tell!

[itsfi]

@eshoe, "one (or more)" - heehee! Appreciate the wiggle room for recs. lol. The pineapple 🍍one from this line is nice, but it does have natural exfoliating properties so it requires some extra mindfulness when it comes to scheduling when to use that one. Also the watermelon 🍉 from the same line is great for hydration 🌊 - it markets itself as an "electrolyte hydrating watermelon" mask which makes me think I'm putting Gatorade on my face. 🤣 Not saying that's good or bad. lol. There's also 3-step cactus mask pack that looks good - that contains salicylic acid, or one of the steps does. I'm finding that each Target store in my city has a different inventory/selection of these Vitamasques sheet masks, so yours may have other ones from the brand's different collections. Tagging @Shosh85; she may have insight on other masks from the brand.

[eshoe]

@itsfi I did not see this before my run to Target today, but did pick up the Watermelon Electrolyte one! I bounced back and forth between that and the Cherry one (the Cactus, alas, was not in stock but I had already added it to my online list). I also brought home the Avatara Peach Beach…really 🤞🏼 for a fresh 🍑 scent on that one! @Shosh85 

[Shosh85]

@eshoe  I might have not started picking up the Vitamasques masks if it weren't for @itsfi reviewing this Lychee one a while back! So happy to hear you enjoyed this one!

I saw a bunch of the Glamfox brand when I was in TJ Maxx last and wondered about them! If you had said it was like the Missha mask, I probably would've immediately ran out the door to pick some up 😂

[itsfi]

Thanks @Shosh85! With our mutual love of sheet masks and Target, I'm sure you would have come across these Vitamasques on your own. Out of curiosity, I looked up when I first used this one; it was February of this year - not as long ago as I thought; how time has flown by. 😮 It reminded me that I first used a mask from the brand Vitamasques going back even further, maybe 2018? They had a much smaller range of products and their distribution network wasn't as extensive as it is now. @eshoe, when I used the Vitamasques lychee mask earlier this year, I compared it to the Sephora Collection "clean" lychee mask. 

[eshoe]

Goodness, @itsfi, I apologize for the oversight. I really wish a better search tool existed for BIC. I am thinking a Google search might suffice and yes, there it is - page 156. 

https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/Mask-of-the-Week-Challenge/m-p/5748400/highlight/tru...

A lotion would be very nice 👍🏼

[eshoe]

@Shosh85, well I should have figured that this stemmed back to @itsfi 😂 I remembered seeing some on one of your hauls…thank you for the inspiration, both of you, it was well worth it 💗

[lmaster]

@eshoe ohhhh these both sound really nice

[eshoe]

The Vitamasque was especially fantastic, @lmaster!

[nuinui933]

@eshoe I picked up that lychee mask and a bunch of the other fruit ones from that brand after I read @itsfi's post / review on it. So good.

[eshoe]

@nuinui933 @It is hard to resist any mask @itsfi gives a 🙌🏼 to! 

[FullCoverageBB]

Hi, sunshine's!!

This is my first ever mask of the week challenge I'm doing. 

The story behind this is that I have some sensory issues with face masks. Last night, my mom put a sheet mask on me and I almost couldn't handle it. I came downstairs and told my dad that and he said "Whenever I was having sensory issues with something, I'd do it a lot so I could get used to it. Maybe you should do sheet masks more often, I'll do it with you." Now our whole family (my mom, dad, and sister.) Will be doing some sheet masks together!! ❤️ ❤️ 

Dad and I went out to Walgreens today, and here are the masks we bought!:

• Burts Bee's Hydrating Sheet Mask with Clay Sage (x2)
• Burt's Bee's Glowing Sheet Mask (x1)
• Neutrogena Hydrogel Sheet Mask (x2)

[itsfi]

@FullCoverageBB, so happy to see you on the thread! 🤗 What an amazing family you are a part of! Love ♥️ that you and your dad went shopping for sheet masks and that sheet masking will be part of family time. You picked up some great masks! Masks and the wearing them can be tailored to what best works for you, and I agree with @Shosh85 about easing into sheet mask when it comes to wear time. You can also wring out some of the serum on most masks if it’s too much, or cut masks in half to make it feel better sitting on your face.

[Shosh85]

@FullCoverageBB  Both my boys have sensory issues, especially with their face and mouth, and I would have to agree that repetition is important, but also just taking it slowly in baby steps as well. If you feel like you can't have a full face mask on for the amount of time it recommends, you could always start wearing them for as long as you can and just gradually increase how long you wear it. There are some masks that have only a 1-5 min recommended wear time, so those might be good ones to start with as well.
It's so wonderful how supportive your family is! It's so great you're giving it a try! Good luck! 😊

[lmaster]

@FullCoverageBB my 7 year old has major sensory issues,, your absolutely right, the more he is brave enough to do whatever is bothering him, the better it gets! So proud of you 🙌

[FullCoverageBB]

@lmaster You're such an angel!! Thank you! 

[missy94612]

@FullCoverageBB 

Love it when masking is a family affair. Enjoy your time with your parents and sister.

[FullCoverageBB]

@missy94612, thank you so, so much! ❤️ 

[nuinui933]

@FullCoverageBB, omg, how fun!! Family masking! 

[FullCoverageBB]

@nuinui933m, It should be very fun! ❤️ 

[Samtian]

@FullCoverageBB Welcome! Your dad is awesome!