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๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ˜Œ 2024 Masking Challenge ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ’–

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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 ๐Ÿ’ฎ

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JanuaryFresh Starts - Time for a re-set, or morning masking? However you see it, this month is all about new beginnings.
FebruaryWinter 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.
MarchMarch 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!
AprilSpring Fling - Baskets and bouquets, showers of much-anticipated rain...this month's focus is herbal and floral sensory delights.
MayDew 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.
JuneSummer 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 masks๐Ÿ’—

Re: ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ˜Œ Mask of the Week Challenge ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ’–

Whiterabbitjapan.com is a legit shopping service for all things in Japan.  All you need to know is a product name, search it out in Japan and a personal shopper will go acquire it for you.  Thereโ€™s a high likelihood that if itโ€™s popular in Korea itโ€™s made its way to Japan.  
iherb is also a good site for masks.  I donโ€™t know if they have those specific Mediheal masks  but worth checking out @itsfi 

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@mishanyc  Mediheal makes some great masks! Happy to hear this one turned out decent for you! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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@Shosh85 Thank you!  I have a stash of a few more. Hopefully they'll be just as good. 

 

  

 

 

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@mishanyc there are some excellent mediheal masks

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@lmaster I have a firming Collagen one from them that I'm thinking of trying next. Are you familiar with that one?  I'm looking for firming and hydrating things. I'm thinking of stepping up my skincare game with retinol or something similar. 

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@mishanyc I'd have to see the packaging to be sure, definitely sounds good to add retinol into your routine

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@mishanyc  That sounds really nice! Refreshing is definitely a plus for this time of year! ๐Ÿ™‚

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@PrettyPaint Thank you. And the weather is supposed to be warmer this weekend so I'm looking forward to cooling off with another one.

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@mishanyc, thatโ€™s great that you noticed a brighter complexion from the mask! ๐Ÿ˜ Very cool and sweet of your friendโ€™s mom to bring goodies from Korea. โ™ฅ๏ธ Have fun with your new treats. 

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@itsfi Yes, I love that I saw instant results. She brought a few more goodies I'm looking forward to trying out ๐Ÿ˜‰

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Last Week's E for escargot ๐ŸŒ

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Dr. G Royal Black Snail Cream Mask checks off a lot of boxes for me, including:
โ˜‘๏ธ 2-piece sheet mask  
โ˜‘๏ธ fits well  
โ˜‘๏ธ adheres beautifully  
โ˜‘๏ธ wears comfortably   
โ˜‘๏ธ snail mucin is high up on the INCI list - it's the 2nd ingredient listed! ๐Ÿ˜๐ŸŒ 
โ˜‘๏ธ cream serum 
โ˜‘๏ธ feels silky and comforting against the skin
โ˜‘๏ธ moisturized, glowy skin without any tack or stickiness after 30 minutes of wear

This is the first time I've run across a mask that identifies itself as an "elastic" sheet mask so I was intrigued, though Iโ€™m pretty sure Iโ€™ve used similar masks that just didnโ€™t market itself as an elastic sheet mask. There is a certain pliability to the material that gives it a stretchy, gauzy look and feel, and makes it easy to adjust for a better fit.

The mask claims to firm and lift, but a quick glance over the INCI list leads me to think brightening, soothing and nourishing might be more fitting claims. Turns out, except for the lifting claim, I experienced all those results after my usual half hour masking session. I didn't expect to see any lifting but was pleasantly surprised to feel a slight firmness to my under eye area, which made me to wonder whether this line includes any of those under eye patches / masks. It does not, but there is an eye cream in this collection. I would repurchase this mask, and may even pick up a couple of other skincare products from the line.

 

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@itsfi  Oh man. I was hoping it had an eye mask. Too bad. Glad the results were awesome!!! 

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Me too @ather! Maybe one day โ€ฆ ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ 

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@itsfi I got excited before I even read your review, because I saw the words "snail" and "cream" ๐Ÿ˜‚ This definitely sounds like one I need to try! Glad to hear it was a love for you!  ๐ŸŒ

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Yes @Shosh85! Get this, it also contains royal jelly! ๐Ÿ˜ I forgot to mention that in the original post but itโ€™s right there on the face of the mask. This has your name written all over it. 

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@itsfi  Oh man, that's triple the goodness! ๐Ÿ˜

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@itsfi very high praise to want to buy other skincare items from the brand

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@lmaster, the pairing of skincare ingredients I really like and in a cream consistency? Thatโ€™s just asking to be purchased!! ๐Ÿ˜‚ 

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@itsfi Always love the snail. Side note, I also use a dot journal for like, everything. 

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Yessssss @Weetart! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐ŸŒโ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Thatโ€™s awesome that you use a dot journal for so many things! ๐Ÿ˜Ž Iโ€™ve only been using a dot journal for a few years now - started using them to keep notes for projects; have some lined journals that still need to be used up. I donโ€™t know all the tips and tricks to dot journaling yet but am learning. ๐Ÿ˜Š

 

This is the first time Iโ€™m using a journal for sheet masks. The timing worked out when I started afresh with masks I purchased / received in 2021. I still keep notes for sheet masks on my spreadsheet but having notes, sometimes in shorthand, in this dot journal has been great. 

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@itsfi Yeah.... it's easy to end up with extra journals in waiting. I got into it because I already have always used graph paper, habit from all my maths and physics.

 

I'm like, I can make a list in any direction I want, hah! I've come across some neato ideas on pintrest etc.

 

I like to make a table of contents. I use it for budgeting, random todo lists (like my list of tv shows to binge)... Mainly, I do a daily I update twice a day, morning and evening. I fill it mainly with like, super obvious things like "brush teeth! Morning sheet mask! Shower! Take meds! Pet cats!" then in the middle sneak in "submit updated draft of chapter one!" that way I have an excuse to slap on a bunch of reward stickers for a day well done... even if my draft is still in progress. 

 

Part of me wonders if it's really an excuse to give myself physical gold stars... I took a shower! Unicorn sticker! I did my weekly laundry?! Kitten stickers all over! I'm fine with that excuse ๐Ÿ™‚

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