💕😌 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💗

[nuinui933]

@itsfi, do you know if they make a green tea version? I'd love to try a mask that is 100% green tea!!!

[itsfi]

@nuinui933, I wish!!! 😍 Right now, this line has 4 different varieties - birch, cica, hibiscus and quince. I would be onboard if they made one with 100% green tea. 🍵

[tjffc]

@itsfi This one seems very interesting. 

[itsfi]

@tjffc, it was really good! 👍🏼 Years ago when my skin was super dehydrated and dry, birch water did wonders for hydrating and moisturizing it to a healthier state, so I jump on the chance to try the ingredient in a sheet mask (and other products) when I see it. 😊 

[lmaster]

@itsfi I did love this one!! Funny story, my dad has a birch tree in his yard, when I was little, I used to call it a bubblegum tree bc if you peel the "bark" it is a pink color underneath 😆

[itsfi]

@lmaster, I love that! I had no idea (and I wouldn't have if you didn't share such a great story) that a birch bubblegum tree is pink in color under its bark. 💗 That's very cool. I am making note of that!

[lmaster]

@itsfi ☺️ yeah I was a curious kid! 🤦

[itsfi]

@lmaster, I love that!! ♥️

[eshoe]

I love the packaging on this one, @itsfi. Birch trees are so pretty. A match up at some point would be fun to see!

[itsfi]

@eshoe, agree; I love the packaging on this one; something very calming about it in my eyes. 😍 Have you tried these Dewytree 100 masks?

[eshoe]

Sorry, @itsfi, I missed this tag!

I have tried the Cica and I have the Hibiscus that I just received in my Facetory sub. I wasn’t overly impressed with the fit, but yay for one-ingredient masks! Plus, it’s helpful to have anything cica on hand for caring for skincare blunders;)

[quspork]

I liked this one too, @itsfi. It would definitely be interesting to see how continuous use could help amplify any positive effects. 

[itsfi]

@quspork, I'm thinking I'd like to put the cica and birch ones to an extended wear test. I still have the hibiscus mask from this line to use though, so we'll see how I feel about the hibiscus variety first. Have you used the hibiscus one?

[quspork]

I haven't tried the hibiscus yet, @itsfi but did like the others, so I can't imagine that the experience with that one would be too different. Hopefully, it's just as nice!

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  This line of masks certainly sounds great! It would be fun to do a duel of the 4 varieties (that's all I've seen anyway), but the Birch and Cica definitely seem the most promising! 😃

[itsfi]

@Shosh85, a showdown of the 4 would be a fantastic idea! 💡 I used the cica and birch ones close enough in time but find them equally great. Wish I had saved the quince one to do now. I’ll get to the hibiscus one soon and I may try your duel idea after my next sheet mask haul. If you get to trying ‘em all out around the same time, I’d love to know your thoughts. 

[PrettyPaint]

@itsfi  inspired me to find this mask in my stash and use it...

Dewytree's 100% Cica Mask. Yep - 100% Centella Asiatica Extract. 

There was a good deal of extra, watery serum. The sheet was a little large (particularly in the chin area), but the fit was decent overall. The sheet adhered closely to my skin (with just a bit of hanging at the chin area). My skin seemed to absorb the majority of the serum - There was just a tiny bit of tackiness after removal, but nothing bothersome. It was soothing and refreshing, and my skin felt nicely hydrated. I am definitely a Cica fan, so it wasn't too surprising that I enjoyed this one. 

As for the scent...
It was pretty faint and not detectable while wearing it, but I definitely smelled a tiny bit of an herbal/plant scent when I smelled it. The scent was extremely light, though, so I probably wouldn't have noticed it without intentionally sniffing it. 

[lmaster]

@PrettyPaint love cica!!

[PrettyPaint]

@lmaster  Totally agree. ❤️ Cica

[eshoe]

@PrettyPaint the idea of single ingredient masks is pretty cool, and something I could get behind! I think that I have one more of these, I want to pay extra-special attention to the scent:)

[PrettyPaint]

@eshoe  Can't wait to hear what you detect!