💕😌 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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To Post:

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💗

[Samtian]

I decided to try to pay a little more attention to my mask thoughts. I copied @Shosh85 's list and took out the things my brain doesn't comprehend haha. I used this in Sept and had it either love or ok. I don't remember. For now I'll keep it as ok.

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Be Magical Mask-
Animated Rainbow Unicorn Face Mask infused with a Rainbow of Magical Ingredients (Watermelon, Pineapple, Avocado, & Blueberry)
Our Rainbow Unicorn Face Mask helps you achieve flawless skin and the beauty of a rainbow! Vitamin-rich Watermelon and Pineapple help nourish and restore skin. The antioxidants in Blueberries help brighten up dull skin while the natural oils in Avocado nourish, soften, and hydrate for a vibrant complexion.

Fun Fact! Unicorn horns are called Alicorns.

Aqua/Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citrullus Vulgaris (Watermelon) Fruit Extract, Ananas Sativus (Pineapple) Fruit Extract, Persea Gratissima 9Avocado) Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium (Blueberry) Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Betaine, Isopentyldiol, Arginine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Carbomer, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Hydroxyacetophenone, Disodium EDTA, Allantoin, Fragrance

Scent: Slight Apple scent.

Fit: Pretty good. Covered my 5 head and chin.

Wear Time: 15 minutes and the mask started to dry out.

Tack: A little wet but dried quickly.

Results: After masking skin was red. Skin looked just fine the next morning.

Repurchase? Not at this time.

[Shosh85]

@Samtian  Awe, this one is super cute and I like the scent sounds nice! Too bad it made your face red, but I’m glad to it didn’t last.... maybe it was the “yucky-cado” 🥑😂

[Samtian]

@Shosh85 ...I believe it. Haha!

[itsfi]

Oh my goodness @Samtian! What caught my attention even more than the adorable unicorn design on this mask 🦄 was that for a moment I thought "the mask has avocaDO in it. 🥑 Could it be - has she publicly joined Team AvocaDO? (because I hold onto the notion that you are secretly Team AvocaDO 😂🤣😂🤣) 

Ack! Redness, not good. I'm happy to hear that there was no sight of redness the next morning. 

[Samtian]

@itsfi haha ya know I didn't even notice that. I completely glossed over it. I remember watermelon and blueberries. I had to go back and look at the package after seeing all the yuckycado comments. 

[eshoe]

Wait, @Samtian - unicorn horns are called alicorns? That is jogging something in my memory about My Little Pony. 

I am kind of surprised that there has not been a collab between TCS and MLP. Or has there? 🤔

[Samtian]

@eshoe I don't think there has been. I tried to google it and all I saw was Ice Cream shop toys.  

[eshoe]

They missed the boat on this one @Samtian. 

[Samtian]

@eshoe Oh they definitely did!

[lmaster]

Oh my goodness how adorable!! @Samtian truly sounds magical

[Samtian]

@lmaster It was ok haha. That's the category I'm putting it in. 

[PrettyPaint]

@Samtian  The patten on this is so cute. Thanks for the fun fact. The only reason I knew that one is because of My Little Pony! 🙂

[Samtian]

@PrettyPaint Yep! I had known it but always forget things so when I was copying the stuff from their website I'm like I'll include that too! 

[eshoe]

That is exactly what I was thinking, @PrettyPaint! I have watched more than my share of MLP, but just learned this today also.

 

[PrettyPaint]

@eshoe  Whoa, I don't think I knew the distinction between the alpha beta (though I must say that Princess Luna is one of my favorites). I'm kind of sad because my daughters aren't into MLP like they used to be. 

[eshoe]

@PrettyPaint I am going through that process, too. Her toy bin hasn’t been touched and it’s time to donate/toss/keep. I think it is harder on me than her. 

[Shosh85]

Z is Zero

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Leaders Insolution Daily AC Zero Mask

Material:

Thin, meshy cotton

Serum:

Thin jelly. The mask was fully saturated, but there wasn't much extra in the pouch

Scent:

Tea tree. Not strong or overpowering - just caught whiffs here and there while the mask was on

Fit:

Just a little long at the chin

Wear Time:

Half hour

Tack:

None

Results:

Soft and smooth, lightly hydrated skin

Repurchase?

Probably not. It had nice results, just nothing too impressive - basically a filler mask and I have enough of those 😉

  

[itsfi]

"basically a filler mask and I have enough of those" hahaha! Truth @Shosh85! 🙌😂 I wonder what we would have thought about a filler mask like this one when we first started out masking (and before we had any category in our minds for filler masks. 😉

I don't think I've tried this series of masks; didn't even realize that Leaders had these until your post. The sound of a not overpowering tea tree scent (and the jelly serum on this one) make my ears and eyes perk up - "regular strength" tea tree scent can be too much for me, but I'm sure with all the masks we've tried, there's a better one out there with similar attributes.

By the way, FYI, it looks like Leaders no longer carries / makes the pina colada sheet mask that you like. Ugh. I'd say stock up if you can find it, but I'm thinking you may not necessarily be looking to grow your mask collection at the moment.  

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  Of COURSE they’d discontinue my favorite Leaders mask! ☹️

[itsfi]

Isn’t that always the way @Shosh85?! Grrr! 😠 I also saw that Etude House seems to have redesigned the packaging of its 0.2mm line, and it looks like there are some “flavors” that are not part of the line with this new design overhaul. Most of the ones I like best are part of this new edition but it looks like the oil based ones are no longer included in the 0.2 mm Air Therapy line. 😔 

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  Oh man! I hadn't noticed that! I'll have to go take a look and see if any of my favorites got cut! 😢