💕😌 Skin & Body Care Masking Challenge 😌💖

[eshoe]

Welcome to the Skin & Body Care Masking Challenge! 

Feel free to join in whenever and wherever. Share your thoughts and observations on a mask you have tried, we need all the details, please! Most importantly - have fun!

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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]

@eshoe, the gingerbread slices are really cute and would make an excellent gift or stocking stuffer! Now I’m wondering if there were other designs that I missed out on. 🎄 

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  Oh my goodness those slice masks are soo cute! It would've been a nice bonus if they smelled like gingerbread, but fruity/berry doesn't sound so bad either!

P.S. That cookie looks super delicious and probably even cuter than the slice masks! 😋

[itsfi]

@Shosh85, I didn’t realize these were slices when I picked it up; thought it was a full size sheet mask with a gingerbread design. 😆 Another reminder to read packaging, but in this case it was a fun surprise and the gingerbread slices are really cute! It also made it easy to eat and drink while masking  with it being slices. Hahaha!  The cookie was a nice tasty treat. 😋

[quspork]

Ok, those are just adorable, @itsfi. I'm totally with you on the slices not always being enough on their own, but so good for targeting specific areas if just a couple of spots need some extra oomph. The cookie looks delicious! Was it a sugar cookie just decorated to look like a gingerbread man? 

[itsfi]

@quspork, yes! It was a sugar cookie dressed as a gingerbread man! Tasty. I need to bake and put together some gingerbread houses for decorating this weekend, and after having this one, I’m thinking maybe a sugar cookie recipe is the way to go. Kids will probably prefer the taste of a sugar cookie more so than gingerbread. 🤔 

[quspork]

You may be right about that, @itsfi. I know at least one of my nieces prefers doesn't care for the "spice" of gingerbread. 

[faeriegirl]

X is for olapleX and about to eXpire. 

 I went through my mask stash and pulled out the masks that were about to expire and decided to use the Candy O Lady cotton candy. It has a decent fit, lots of serum, and a nice light scent. I left it on for 10 minutes and had plenty of serum left to massage in. It wasn’t too tacky and my face did feel hydrated. Overall I give it a B, nothing special but I would use it again. I have been loving the Olaplex No. 8 Bond Intense Moisture Mask 3.3 oz/ 100 mL . I usually keep it in for 10-15 minutes and my hair has been looking so much better lately.

[lmaster]

Ohhhh the olaplex mask I still need to try!! Sounds great @faeriegirl 

[eshoe]

Yay for filler masks that just help get the skin routine done, @faeriegirl! There would be no stars if every mask was stellar. These are greatly appreciated ☺️

[Shosh85]

@faeriegirl  I agree with you on the sheet mask - makes a good filler mask.

Glad to hear you're loving the Olaplex! I've been seriously considering buying it!

[quspork]

I agree with your assessment on the Candy O'Lady Cotton Candy one, @faeriegirl. It's nice, a good basic one to grab for a little extra hydration, just not a must-have. 

[itsfi]

@faeriegirl, the packaging on the Candy O' Lady masks are cute; the masks in the line sound like filler masks. How often do you use the Olaplex No. 8 mask?

[faeriegirl]

@itsfi  I use it once a week.

[elleb810]

@faeriegirl  

The Olaplex is great!

[Kim888]

Loving some winter-y masks for pampering this holiday season 

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I could not resist picking up the Trader Joe’s Peppermint Clay mask. This packaging totally looks like it came from Victoria secret pink circa 2005ish haha. Anyways, I found it had a light peppermint scent and was easy and smooth to apply. It did dry down very quickly quickly. When washing off, it has some scrubbing beads in it. This was a bit too drying for my dry skin; my skin felt quite tight after using it. I will probably use the rest on my body only.  

and I also used the Snow Magic version of the When masks. Like their other masks, this is a bio-cell gel feeling mask. It had a light citrus-y scent and felt cooling on. After my skin felt hydrated, but I don’t think this absorbed as well as other versions of the mask. 

 

[lmaster]

I totally thought that was a VS mask @Kim888 sorry to hear this version wasn't the best for you

[eshoe]

@Kim888 after a drying mask it would be nice to have a nourishing one! I just really want to know…when are there so many clay masks? Are the majority of maskers seeking out detox masks? I constantly find myself combing through pages of detox/pore-cleansing masks, and only a few hydrating ones. Brightening/glow masks seem to take up a small portion of space, but it is mostly clay masks. No need to respond, I am just thinking out loud about a question that has been on my mind for awhile now.

[Kim888]

@eshoe that is such a good point! I think it's so easy to get sucked into the allure of the idea of "detox" - like oooh maybe suddenly this mask will get rid of all normal clogged pores or something, but clearly that's not true haha 

[eshoe]

Oh yes, that makes sense @Kim888. I wonder if when most people think of hydration, they think of moisturizer. Masks are for clearing 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Shosh85]

@Kim888  I was considering buying that TJ's one, so I appreciate your thoughts on it! I bet it would work great as a body scrub though! 😃 I totally get the Victoria Secret vibe!

I really like a lot of the When masks, but this one didn't make it in my favorites. Sorry to hear it was unimpressive for you too 

[quspork]

Too bad about the dryness with the TJ mask, @Kim888.