💕😌 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💗

[Shosh85]

@ather  Yup, isn't that how it always is? You go in with low expectations and it turns out great - or you go in with high expectations and you get let down. 🤷‍♀️ This one definitely exceeded my expectations! 😃

[QueenMarceline]

@Shosh85 I have a few traditional mini masks from Freeman that I received as a gift, might need to give them a go sometime soon 🙂 The sheet mask you tried sounds like a really good one! 

[Shosh85]

@QueenMarceline  I've tried a lot from the brand and I think in general they've all been pretty decent, but I think the wash off ones are slightly better than the sheet masks. 

[itsfi]

@Shosh85, a honey and citrus scent does sound refreshing. I hear ya though - I see or hear about a mask, or anything really, being citrus scented and I wonder, “as in a crisp and refreshing fruity scent or the industrial cleanser scent?” 🤔 I can’t remember which one but I used a Freeman sheet mask and liked it too. I don’t see them very often, but then again, I’m not keeping an eye out for them either. Your results sound great and always nice to hear it absorbed pretty quickly. 

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  Yeah, this was an impulse buy and I was hesitant to use it for a long time because I thought for sure it'd smell like kitchen cleaner. 😂

[itsfi]

H for hydration

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My experience with animated animal masks are more misses than hits, but they are fun and there are a few that I do like, including one from the same collection as this SNP Animal Koala Face Mask. Dehydration seems like it's a constant skin concern for me, whether my skin is dry, very dry or combo, so I was looking forward to testing out the "hydrating energy" claim of this one. 

The sheet leans ever so slightly on the thicker side, which I've found to be pretty common with animated animal sheet masks. Fit was alright, a little off on the length - too long at the chin / jawline and just a smidge too short at the forehead - all par for the course with most sheet masks I've used. This one, however, bunched up a bit, which is unusual for me, for any mask, not just ones with animal prints, but overall, adherence was fine.

The sheet was heavily saturated in the slightly viscous essence and felt cooling, hydrating and refreshing against my skin. I was interested to see what the ingredients were and was happy to see that coconut water was the third ingredient listed. I continued to scroll down the INCI list and that's when I noticed an ingredient I wasn't so happy to see, one that I have avoided because it has caused me to break out so I ended up taking off the sheet and washing off the serum. It's too bad though because I can see how this mask would be a good one for infusing some hydration into the skin. This one isn't one I would repurchase because of a sensitivity to one of the ingredients but I can see how those whose skin is in need of hydration might really like this one.

[missy94612]

@itsfi 

Sorry about the no go ingredient. My daughter wants the koala. LOL. My husband is on board with wearing the mask for her. Do you remember where you got this one?

[itsfi]

@missy94612, your daughter has good taste - the plushie is quite soft. 🐨  I picked up the sheet mask at a local boutique where they had a few from this line available for individual purchase - this koala and a panda one. I’ve seen10 packs as well as a variety pack from time to time at TJ Maxx, Marshalls and Amazon, though the latter seems to be harder to come by. 

[lmaster]

@itsfi super cute!! Sorry you had to wash the serum off!!

[itsfi]

@lmaster, her koala plushie is super cute, and really soft too! 🐨  This isn't one that worked for me, but I can see the mask being a nice hydrating one for someone else. 

[QueenMarceline]

@itsfi That face mask and plushie are both so cute. I'm a sucker for animal printed masks, tbh. Sorry that the ingredients don't mesh well with your skin, what a bummer. 

[itsfi]

@QueenMarceline, sheet masks with animal illustrations can be entertaining. Yeah, I should have known better than to pick up this mask with brown kelp in the ingredients: another reminder to be more mindful of the INCI list. 

[Shosh85]

@itsfi Awe, that plushy is super cute! Did you borrow this one from your niece? 😉

 I don't have any notes on it, but I'm pretty sure I remember liking this one. Too bad you had to wash it off! if you don't mind me asking, what ingredient is it that you're trying to avoid?

[itsfi]

@Shosh85, ha, yes, this photo shoot was made possible because of my niece’s collection of plushies 🐨 and some hard fought negotiations. That kid! 😆 

Oh, whoops. Sorry about that. My skin doesn’t respond well to brown kelp. I can handle seaweed, algae, and other forms of kelp but that particular ingredient, usually listed as laminaria japonica extract, is a no-go for me. 😔 I somehow just missed it in the INCI list when I bought it, or perhaps I didn’t look at the ingredients list carefully enough. 😬 Note to self. 📝 I was distracted by the coconut water being the third ingredient - I see that on a sheet mask and think “could you be a dupe for the discontinued TCFS Coconut Ceramide mask that I love(d)?!” (Please read  that as dramatically as possible because there’s much drama when I say it in my head?! 🤣)

Here’s a snapshot of the full INCI list from the skinskoolbeauty site.

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  I feel like I've heard a lot of people who've said they are allergic or sensitive to seaweed/kelp/algae - it's interesting that it's specifically brown kelp for you. Glad you realized it as soon as you did!
Alcohol being so high in the list isn't too great either!

[itsfi]

@Shosh85, I learned the hard way about my skin’s sensitivity to brown kelp. Ugh. The Whamisa sea kelp mask, while fancy, is a big no for me. But in so doing, lesson learned. 😆 I didn’t realize it was just brown kelp until I started going over my notes on my sheet mask usage. There were seaweed / algae / non- brown kelp masks I used (spirulina for example) and my skin was fine, but that laminaria japonica extract comes up, no thank you; pass, please. 😲 

I learned too that some brands don’t specifically call out the brown kelp and lump all similar marine based extracts into one description (greeeaaat) so I try to be extra careful. 

[CynthieLu]

The print is sure cute 🐨 @itsfi 

I think print masks for me are more fun than functional, but I love ❤️ 😍  cute stuff lol 

[itsfi]

@CynthieLu, the cute stuff just pulls us in, doesn’t it?!! 😍 I can go into a store, determined to just pick up what I went in for and then … “oooh, cute!” Or, “what is THIS?!!” and then focus is a little harder to maintain. 😂 The print masks are often mostly about the prints but there have been a couple that are repeated repurchase for me, namely The Creme Shop Cica-Mend mask with the cute tiger. 🐯 My skin really likes that mask.

[CynthieLu]

Yeees @itsfi I feels this hard. Cutesy stuff gets me often 😅 especially animal themed cuteness. The stores know my weaknesses 🦊 🦄 🐱 🤩 I'm just over here like take my $$ 

[itsfi]

Hahaha @CynthieLu. If the animated animal sheet masks are a weakness, you’ll need to hold onto your wallet with the holidays approaching. 😂 💸 In past years, I’ve seen quite a few of the animal print masks from The Creme Shop in Marshalls / TJ Maxx, both from their permanent line as well as special holiday editions. Other brands will put out cutesy animal print masks for the holidays too. 

[Shosh85]

Today's mask is brought to you by the letters "G, H and I"...... Goodal Ginseng Infused Honey Mask 🍯

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Goodal Ginseng Infused Honey Mild Sheet Mask

Material:

Thin cotton

Serum:

White, milky

Scent:

Mostly a light ginseng scent- I may have smelled just a hint of honey

Fit:

Just a little too long at the chin

Wear Time:

40 minutes

Tack:

Very light and only stuck around for about 5 minutes

Results:

There was some very light tingling while the mask was on, but I really barely felt it.

My skin felt soft, hydrated, moisturized and looked noticeably brighter

Repurchase?

Yup, the results were great, so I probably would repurchase this one!

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