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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 ๐ฎ
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:
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
2022 Mask of the Week Challenge
2021 Mask of the Week Challenge
2020 Mask of the Week Challenge:
2019 Mask of the Week Challenge:
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 masks๐
@QueenMarceline Hmmm nail polish remover. Yuck. Too bad!
@ather Good thing this is the only one of those I have on hand, haha.
@QueenMarceline yeah the scent alone would be a deal breaker ๐
@lmaster It was, I'm surprised I even went with it. I think it's due to my total exhaustion (and lack of care) from working so much these past few weeks haha
@QueenMarceline Eee nail polish remover๐ฌ. I wonder if it had gone off or somethingโฆ
with thicker cotton masks I find I have to do a lot more snips to make them conform, but Iโm not sure it would be worth the effort with an acetone fragrance.
@heartsmyface Haha, it was mild/faint. I don't think it was off maybe my sense of smell is just off haha but I got a couple whiffs in the beginning of nail polish remover for sure.
@QueenMarceline great review but I'm sorry that the mask itself wasn't the greatest.
@CookieGirl1 Haha, it is quite a bummer. But hey, not every one can be a big winner.
R for rewind, as in rewinding back to last month's masks that make you hungry theme. ๐
I don't know which one I want to try more, the milkshake or the mask. lol. I'm a sucker for anything cookies and cream.
@nuinui933, thatโs completely understandable. Both were great, for different reasons of course. ๐
@itsfi Yum! To both! Iโll take a milkshake also ๐คฃ I just love everything about the mask so awesome in every way possible! To bad you have too many masks so your not able to get a back up!!
@ather, I only have a couple of e.l.f. skincare products but they're good, including this one. It really doesn't hurt at all that it smells like cookies and cream. ๐ It's alright - it'll take me awhile to get through this tube and I do want to be better about keeping to only a few products.
Oh wow @itsfi. This sounds really good. ๐
@Cissy63, it was. This one did not disappoint. I reached for the lip exfoliator from the same line and it's pretty good too
@itsfi o m g this looks amazing!!!! Yes to incorporate yummy treats into skincare ๐
@lmaster, thank you!! ๐ค You know, I don't know if I'm proud or embarrassed to admit this (probably the former - ha!) but I often think that my mask purchases are more influenced by wanting to pair the mask with yummy treats than the potential results from the mask itself. Hahaha! I mean, if this Cookies 'n Cream mask was a downer, I'd still be perfectly happy that I used it because it meant I got to have this milkshake. ๐๐คฃ๐ There's only an upside to this masking session and here, it's 2 thumbs up - one for the mask and another for the milkshake. ๐๐ Win-win! ๐
@itsfi ELF continuously comes out with pretty great products so no surprise this was a winner! It sounds so pleasant. Also, pssst -did you taste it? ๐
@heartsmyface, I completely forgot to do a taste test when I used this mask. *hangs head in shame.* ๐
Edited to add: I back home now and one of the first things I did was to do a taste test. hahaha! And, O. M. G. ๐ณ I did pick up the taste of the cookie part of an Oreo and a slight bit of the cream filling, though I have to say that with the latter, I might have been confusing tasting the cream filling with just my picking up the scent of the cream filling of an Oreo. Either way, it was a pleasant surprise. One that is making me reconsider my not needing a backup of this mask. ๐๐ค This does, however, cement in my mind that I need to put the lip exfoliator from this Cookies 'n Cream collection to the test sooner rather than later. Ha!
Nom nom @itsfi - that sounds amazing! I love how cookies and cream smells !! Doesnโt fenty have a product like this as well - I wonder how they compare!
@Kim888, agree - something about the smell of cookies 'n cream just makes me smile. So interesting that you mentioned Fenty. I initially thought about doing a comparison of that mask to this elf mask but then realized that the Fenty Skin Cookies N Clean Whipped Clay Pore Detox Face Mask with Salicylic Acid + Charcoal 2.5 oz/ ... contains a chemical exfoliant (BHA) and is meant for detoxing / purifying, while the elf is a hydrating mask and doesn't contain a chemical exfoliant, so they probably would not be the best for a comparison. That being said, it seems like they might make a delicious (or deliciously scented) cookies n cream mask pairing - with the Fenty first to detox followed by the elf for some hydration. ๐๐ค I'll probably hold off on picking up a full size of the Fenty (I have a few open jars with a handful waiting to be opened and used), but if I'm near a store and remember to do so, I might see if I can pick up a sample of the Fenty mask.