💕😌 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]

Ugh thank you for the reminder, @lmaster. I have been wanting to try that since @itsfi mentioned (and finished?) it.

[itsfi]

@eshoe, I did finish the Slushy serum moisturizer. I had the smaller tube of it but it lasted for a while. I used it primarily as a serum @lmaster. Since it also contains hyaluronic acid and yuzu, I got a hydrator and vitamin C in my skincare routine as well, so it worked out nicely for me. 👍 It's not enough on its own as a moisturizer for me when my skin is dehydrated or dry, or both but it absorbs easily and quickly and layers well with a moisturizer. It's one I'd consider repurchase-worthy; I have a couple of other bakuchiol serum to work through first.

[eshoe]

@itsfi you must have been reading my mind. I was scanning my loves as my basket disappeared, and remembered that I wanted to try this. It’s worth a shot, really, in my mind, any Bakuchiol is. I have yet to return to testing retinol and I hope not to…this is a much gentler path.

[lmaster]

I'm definitely picking it up!! @itsfi @eshoe thank you

[Samtian]

This was a pretty good mask! Loved the way my skin felt and looked after. 

[missy94612]

@Samtian 

This one looks so cute.

[Samtian]

@missy94612 It was!

[eshoe]

@Samtian yay for a mask that leaves your skin happy 🙂

[Samtian]

@eshoe Indeed!

[Shosh85]

@Samtian  These character masks are super cute! Love that this one has a rainbow of fruity ingredients! 🦄🌈

[Samtian]

@Shosh85 I did too!

[lmaster]

Super cute mask!! @Samtian 

[Samtian]

@lmaster It is!

[itsfi]

@Samtian, this looks like such a fun mask! 😍 Did the sheet mask come close to resembling the cute illustration on the front of the mask packet? They don’t always go hand in hand but I’ve found that many of the more recent animal print masks from The Creme Shop to do a better job at it. 

[Samtian]

@itsfi It did! I forgot to take a picture though. 

[itsfi]

A pineapple duel from last week's fruits and veggies theme. 🍍

tl;dr: These masks matched up pretty evenly for the most part, but the ultimate victor in this duel was the Sephora Collection Clean Face Mask - Pineapple. That said, its performance and results are not particularly standout when compared with other masks on the market in general.

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Criteria:	avatara Juicy Pineapple Exfoliating Mask	Sephora Collection Clean Face Mask - Pineapple	Which Performed Better?
Purpose / Claim(s):	Exfoliating; Pore-cleansing	Pore-perfecting; Smoothing	Tie; the claims are essentially the same, just worded differently
Material:	Tencel	Eucalyptus derived fiber	Tie
Adherence:	Good	Good	Tie
Fit:	Standard: overly large around the perimeter; adjustments needed to openings of eyes and mouth	Standard: smidge too wide at temples; 1" too long at chin / jawline. Openings for eyes and mouth too narrow; requires adjustment.	Tie
Essence:	Clear, watery, slightly viscous	Clear, thin, watery without being runny or drippy	Tie
Scent:	Faint pineapple scent coupled with a smell that made me think of a flame of a Bunsen burner - I know this is very specific and weird but that's what my nose picked up.	Pineapple scent, but smells artificial, synthetic	Sephora Collection
Performance:	I felt some tingling on my cheeks for about 1 minute.	No tingling or stinging, which is odd, since there are several masks within the SC Clean line where I usually experience tingling.	Sephora Collection
Tack / Stickiness after 30-minute wear time:	None	Slight tacky-to-the-touch feeling that eventually dissipates	avatara
Results:	Skin feels cool to the touch. Cheeks looked flushed and slightly irritated, as did my forehead, which is odd as that is the toughest part of my face. Skin felt hydrated and, interestingly, cheeks felt slightly more firm.	Skin felt smooth, soft and looked more plump and hydrated.	Sephora Collection
Repurchase?:	No. I did not care for the tingling, short in duration though it was. I also did not care for the noticeable irritation and redness on my cheeks and forehead.	Maybe. I find this pineapple version to be one of the better sheet masks from the SC Clean line, but I don't know if the results standout compared to other sheet masks on the market.	Sephora Collection

And the victor of this duel is . . . 

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SEPHORA COLLECTION Clean Face Mask Pineapple 

Thank you @keana1 for a fun masking theme. 

[eshores]

@itsfi - that doll is adorbs! Love the pairing of the doll and the pineapple too. I've not used a mask sheet from Sephora. This pineapple one sounds pretty good. 

[itsfi]

@eshores, thank you! I picked up the plush the last time I was in Hawaii. It's cute and brings back good memories. The Sephora sheet masks are alright. They're worth trying but not necessarily something you need to run out and buy right away. Sephora sometimes has some sets around the holidays as well as promos or sales on these and those are good ways to give these a try.

[eshoe]

Mmmmmm, Bunsen burner, @itsfi…can’t say that is a scent I would anticipate or appreciate in a mask! Thank you for the laugh 🙂 

[itsfi]

@eshoe, it was the first thing that came to mind. Transported me back to high school chem class. lol.

[eshoe]

A place no one really wants to go, @itsfi. Makes me want to try this one, though it  suddenly makes me recall dissecting. I wish there were a way to opt out of that class! I think my lab partner did most of the physical work in that one; I am pretty certain I quickly volunteered for the write-up. Bunsen burners = fun because you manage a fire in class. But I agree, not a scent for a mask😂