💕😌 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]

Oooouuh @Shosh85! 😍 Do you think you’ll pick it up? 🛍 If you do, you know masking mavens here await your thoughts and feedback on it. 😃 

I feel like if enough folks here give it a try and have similar thoughts we could say something like “9 out of 10 dentists maskers extraordinaire agree…” 😆 

[Shosh85]

@itsfi Hahaha! The percentages they gave sure do seem a little odd! 😂

[ather]

@itsfi  Thanks for the research!!! Ok so 40$ isn’t so bad. I may need to try it out once I see some reviews!! Sounds promising!! 

[itsfi]

@ather, if you end up getting it, please let us know your thoughts after you've put it to the test! 

[ather]

@itsfi  I will!! 😋

[ather]

@itsfi  Yes I saw it. I wonder if it’s a one time use mask or multiple time. 🧐

[itsfi]

@ather, it's a reusable, silicone mask.

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  Ooh, this one looks super neat! I can't tell, is this mask reusable? If so, $40 isn't so bad... for a one-time use/disposable one though, that is a pretty hefty price! It definitely looks like it'd be a fun one to try!

[itsfi]

@Shosh85, it seems like it would be reusable. $40 for a single-use mask, while not entirely unheard of in these parts, sure would be steeeeeep!😬 

[PrettyPaint]

@itsfi  Thank you for the tag - I'm interested in this for sure. It seems like it could be very helpful for migraines. 

[itsfi]

@PrettyPaint, good point about possibly helping with migraines! 😊 Will be interesting to hear more about it as well as any trends that come along. 

[quspork]

This is just intriguing, @itsfi- I really didn't see acupressure coming in sheet mask form, but I guess it makes sense! It'll be interesting to see if other brands also jump into the fray and what new options may pop up over the next couple of years. 

[itsfi]

Definitely interesting, right @quspork?!! I'm not sure the Mediheal mask has it down entirely and time will tell with the CT one, but there does seem to be some movement in that direction. It does make some sense. I think about times when I've gone to get a facial and those head and face massages are quite lovely, I must say; especially that head and neck massage that comes with it. 😍 I also think of how jade rollers have been incorporated by some into their sheet masking time and myofascial massage in skincare routines. If anything it's made me think again about skincare as self-care.

[eshoe]

Oh @itsfi thank you! I remember seeing a mask with cryotherapy tech and I was thinking to myself…how can it stay cold? I obviously need to educate myself on this so I can be in the loop!

[itsfi]

@eshoe, there has been a huge uptick in the number of masks on the market in recent years, both of the wash off and the sheet mask variety, which for skincare mask lovers like the folks here, has its pros and cons. Innovations come not just in ingredients but sheet mask material and all sorts of things like the Mediheal acupoint masks as well as this new CT one that is expected to launch later this month. It seems like we all need to educate ourselves to stay in the loop (though there are some things when it comes to masks that I could see myself being completely happy with just staying in the same lane forever! 😉) We'll just keep learning together. 

[missjeanie]

Okay... curiosity peaked @itsfi !  I wonder how this works with different face shapes and sizes?  I'm gonna sit here and repeat that 'I don't need any more masks' a few times.  June/July I have fallen off the wagon big time.  Need to use more up!

[itsfi]

Hahaha @missjeanie! Oh yes, the things we need to remind ourselves of ... constantly!!!! 😂 It reminds me of the days, back when I was a kid (hahaha! I'm now saying things like that! Ohhhh goodness gracious!) when punishment might be writing something on the chalkboard:

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Let's just say we hit "pause" in June and July. It happens. We just press "play" again. You got this, missjeanie! I know you do! 

[missjeanie]

Oh man… @itsfi  you’re not the only one who had to ‘lines’ after call Somedays lol!

[Sunnysmom]

Thanks for the tag @itsfi ! How cool is that! Def going to investigate it. 

[itsfi]

@Sunnysmom, I've used a sheet mask a year ago, maybe longer, that combined acupressure and I've used masks that have cooling effects (as well as ones with warming effects) so they're not completely novel ideas, but it's interesting to see a brand like CT combine the two different form of therapies. It would be interesting to know what lead to this - I assume that there's a financial/revenue component to it, but wondering more about what science is behind it. If you find anything interesting in your investigation, let us know! 

[Sunnysmom]

Hee Hee I love that! 🥰 That’s so cool that you’ve tried some of these before @itsfi . You’ve got such good insight into them. I’ve only used very basic masks plus ones you guys recommend, or that I maybe receive in an Allure box etc. It’s all quite new to me so it’ll be a true learning experience whatever I find out!