💕😌 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💗

[lmaster]

No I have not @itsfi but I'm all for trying different flavors!!

[quspork]

A mango-scented mask sounds so nice, @lmaster!

[lmaster]

@quspork it was the splash of fruit I needed 😊

[QueenMarceline]

Technically, I tried these out throughout a lot of February. I meant to post them at the end of February but it somehow slipped by mind. They fit both this and last month letters, so win/win 🙂

Mask: Florence by Mills-Swimming Under The Eyes Gel Pads

My Thoughts:

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These come in a jar with 30 pairs of eye gels and only cost $34, making them a little over $1 per pair. These are super affordable and I really enjoy that you can recycle the jar and the paper packaging this comes in. These are certainly much more eco-friendly than your average individually wrapped eye patches/gels. They also come with a small plastic "scoop" that helps separate the eye gels, which is super helpful considering these are hydrogels and super prone to ripping. I've yet to have any issue while using the scoop but could see how if I ever lost the scoop I could potentially tear some of these trying to remove them from their pile within the jar. These are super cute (and a bit gimmicky) because they come in the shape of little whales. I personally think this is adorable and always get a kick out of wearing them on my face. I wear them with the "tail side" in the inner corner of my eye and with the "whale side" facing away from me. These are a classic hydrogel eye patch with a generous, but not overwhelming amount of serum coating on it. These feel very cooling when initially put on the eye and I love putting them in my beauty fridge before use. I wear these for about 30 minutes or for as long as I possibly can. I do feel like they make my under eye very soft and hydrated after using but they definitely are not miracle workers. I mostly use these because I enjoy how they feel and they add a good boost of moisture while freshening up the under eye region. I've been reaching for these quite a bit in the month of February, I really like them even though they aren't "miracle workers". This is the perfect "filler eye mask" and for the price they are a very reasonable for a very chronic eye gel/patch/mask user like myself. Definitely will be repurchasing these again.

[Skunk12puzzola]

@QueenMarceline sorry, slightly off topic. Did you got a chance to try their lip balm? is any good? thanks. @itsfi @lmaster ladies, should I buy it? 🤣 we have a store here that sells the brand. Online it says that it smells like strawberry and there is also a clear one...and yes, there is a small whale at the bottom, you have to twist it to apply the lip balm 💗🤩🐳

[itsfi]

@Skunk12puzzola, the whale at the end is very cute! 🐳 I would never want to stand in the way of you picking up another lip balm. Especially one that is said to smell like strawberries!!! 🍓 If you decide to pick it up, I'd love to know how you like it.

[QueenMarceline]

@Skunk12puzzola Unfortunately I have yet to try their lip balm but if you do, please tell us how you like it 🙂

[lmaster]

Oh my gosh!!! That's so cute!!! @Skunk12puzzola ughhhhh if I didn't have an abundance of lip products.... Go for it!! 

[Skunk12puzzola]

@lmaster thank you for the shopping support 🐳🤣 #lipbalmaddict

[lmaster]

Absolutely!! @Skunk12puzzola we call it "enabling gate" 😂

[Skunk12puzzola]

@lmaster you're my shopping enabler 💞🤣

[lmaster]

@Skunk12puzzola I'm here for ya!! 🤗

[Skunk12puzzola]

@lmaster thank you for the nice convo blue eyes girl/chicks momma 🤩💙 I'm Veronica, I don't think I already mentioned my actual name to you

[lmaster]

It's a pleasure!! @Skunk12puzzola 

[quspork]

These have such a cute design, @QueenMarceline. Glad they worked out nicely for you!

[QueenMarceline]

@quspork I agree, I'll be picking up another jar once I run out. 🙂

[lmaster]

The only thing I didn't like about these, @QueenMarceline were the whale eye dots that would pop out all over 😂

[QueenMarceline]

@lmaster OMG! lol I forgot to mention those. Yessss, the whale "eyes" pop out all over the place ahhahaha. I've been finding purple dots all over the place.

[itsfi]

@QueenMarceline, the whale design on these are adorable; a fun marketing angle. The size looks large enough to cover the under eye are and maybe part of the cheeks too. 

[QueenMarceline]

@itsfi they're definitely a nice size. I enjoy that the "tail" side really fits the inner eye well. They do touch the cheeks a bit on the other side. 🙂

[Kim888]

glad these worked out for you @QueenMarceline - can never have enough filler go to masks!