💕😌 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💗

[lmaster]

@itsfi ohhhh I have a LONG way to go 😂 thank you for the encouragement 💋💋

[elleb810]

@itsfi  

I've read good reviews about this mask. 

[itsfi]

@elleb810, this is such a moisturizing overnight mask. It’s definitely one that works so much better as a sleeping mask than tissuing it off.

[elleb810]

@itsfi

FOr the price, I'd leave it on all night too. 

[Kim888]

That sounds so lux @itsfi ! I do love when a sample works out !

[itsfi]

@Kim888, I love samples for trying out products, though I have to say I was also very concerned that I liked the sample so much given the splurge this mask is! But it a nice sleeping mask. ♥️

[haleyvvvv]

Some tried and true "M" masks:

Mediheal Air Packing Pink Wrap

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This gets a solid B/B-. It is especially appreciated in the colder months but it doesn't get quite warm enough and the fit isn't ideal. But it nicely hydrates and soothes.

Vitamasques Multivitamin Mask 

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This is the last of the 5 pack I had. It is one of my faves and I am so sad it's gone. But it is still available and I can pick up another one once I've worked through my stash. This is hydrating and soothing and brightening. Just an A. 

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Overnight masks: 

Face 

Rotates between the Pureheals Propolis 80 sleeping mask (4x a week), Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask (but the old version) (2x) and the Glow Recipe Watermelon + AHA Glow Sleeping Mask 2.7 oz/ 80 mL (1x). 

Eye 

Symbiosiseye Mask (2x a week when I use eye retinol). 

Lip 

LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask Intense Hydration with Vitamin C Original because the minis never end. 

[ather]

@haleyvvvv  Omg I agree the lageine lip minis never end. It’s crazy!!! Jet lag is definitely one of my favs too!!

[haleyvvvv]

Truly don't know how anyone goes through a full sized of those Laneiege masks, @ather!! Antigen Although, I guess if you were using it as something other than a mask throughout the day... but still, it takes me like 6 months to go through a mini! 

[ather]

@haleyvvvv Same here I use it every night. 

[Shosh85]

@haleyvvvv  I haven't really been a big fan of foil masks, but they do always look pretty cool! 😉

[haleyvvvv]

I mean, pink foil is pretty cool!! 😎. I haven't used a ton of foil masks, but I really like the Pure Aura ones, @Shosh85. They're charcoal ones though, do a bit different than this one.

[itsfi]

Yes @haleyvvvv “minis never end”; especially the mini Laneige lip masks. 😆 Is the original the flavor you like best?

[haleyvvvv]

Hmm, I guess I haven't thought much about it, @itsfi, because to me, old Bite lip masks are king for me (especially their maple one, RIP ⚰). I like it, I think it's the only one I've tried, but I have a Vanilla one I haven't open yet. I also have the LANEIGE Lip Glowy Balm Pear for day time and I like that better than the OG flavor (scent?). I think, I like warmer flavors (scents?), like vanilla and maple, so the idea of like, gummy bears, seems to sickeningly sweet to me.

[lmaster]

@haleyvvvv look at all these beauties!! 

[haleyvvvv]

Omg, just almost too many, lol, @lmaster!! 

[elleb810]

@haleyvvvv 

Is there a difference between the old version and new version of the Summer Fridays Jet Lag mask? I didn't know there were different versions.

[haleyvvvv]

Yes, @elleb810!! Some people were reacting poorly to the old formula (which the company attributed to off essential oils, but I think is more likely to do with a poor reaction to niacinamide), so they revamped it. I have a few minis coming of the new one so I'll have to do a side by side comparison. 

From Summer Fridays website: 

 

[ather]

@haleyvvvv  So funny. I have used jet lag for awhile and no reaction. I got one in a set last year and I break out in an instant rash. I have a new formula but haven’t opened it yet. Hoping I’m rash free. 

[haleyvvvv]

So weird, @ather!! I hope the new formula works for you!! 

[itsfi]

M for May Coop, maple water, "moisture intensive" and maybe

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🍁  Mask: May Coop Raw Sheet Mask

🍁  Claim(s): Intensely moisturizing

🍁  Material: Natural, unbleached cotton, very pliable and feels soft against skin

🍁  Adherence: Good; wears comfortably

🍁  Fit: Just a smidge too wide at the temples but not wide enough to cover my entire philtrum area. There's plenty of essence for that area though. Other than that, the mask fit my face size, shape and features beautifully.

🍁  Essence: Clear, viscous essence. The mask is saturated in essence and there's quite a bit of extra in the packet as well. 

🍁  Scent: Fresh, clean sheet mask scent. 

🍁  Performance + Results: This wore comfortably for the entire 30 minutes I had on the mask. There's so much essence in the mask that I could have left it on for an additional 10-15 minutes, at the very least, and that's without applying more serum from the packet onto the sheet.

🍁  Best Suited For: All skin types, including those with sensitive skin. Those with oily or very oily skin, however, may benefit from wringing out a little of the essence before applying the mask to the face. 

🍁  Repurchase?: Maybe. Eh, I probably would repurchase, though it might not be the best value proposition. The ingredients for the serum in this sheet mask are very similar to the standalone essence. In that regard, either applying layers of the essence or applying it to a saturated cotton pad could provide similar, or perhaps even better results over time as you'd have more opportunities to use the serum. Still, it's convenient and nice for travel. That's not happening any time soon, but when it resumes again, I may look for this one if I've gone through the few I have left.