💕😌 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💗

[missy94612]

HE SAID: Not bad but not great. It's decent. Do you think they really wanted to say it "makes skin shiny" -  wouldn't you want your face to not look shiny?

SHE SAID: I think they meant dewy or glowy. It probably got lost in translation.  I wasn't too impressed by this one either. 

[lmaster]

That's disappointing!! @missy94612 

[ather]

@missy94612  sounds amazing!

[itsfi]

Hahaha @missy94612, I think you're right and it got lost in translation. Dewy, glowy, or brighter is probably what they meant to say. This is the first I've heard of this brand. It makes me curious too - I see a lot of Korean skincare mention ingredients coming from Jeju Island as there's a lot of cache with ingredients being sourced there. I've not heard of May Island before - wonder if it just happens to be the name of the brand, or if there's a May Island in Korea. I'm putting that on my list of things to research.

[nuinui933]

I found this the other day when I was cleaning the house. I think it's an older mask because I don't see it online anymore. I don't see an expiration date but it passed the smell test and at a glance test - no mold spots, tons of serum, and no foul smell coming from it - no smell at all and that was a bummer cuz I was excited for a pumpkin scent. This was okay. Since my skin is oily, I don't like my sheet masks too soaked. I rung out some of the serum first and that was good. My skin felt hydrated and I didn't have any breakouts from it the next day.

[lmaster]

@nuinui933 too bad there's not a good scent to this one

[ather]

@nuinui933  Interesting I never thought to look for mild spots before! Great tip!

[CookieGirl1]

@nuinui933 *sigh* how disappointing that it didn't smell like pumpkin.

[missy94612]

@nuinui933 

Too bad it didn't smell like pumpkin spice latte or pumpkin pie. That would be good.

[Cissy63]

@nuinui933  Well hydrated skin is very good!

[itsfi]

@nuinui933, I too wanted this one to have a pumpkin smell when I used it. At that time I picked up a cinnamon-like scent but no pumpkin. 😔 

[Kim888]

P is for Papa 

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I have tried the yellow version of this Papa Recipe mask and liked it but I haven’t tried this nourishing version. 

The mask itself smells just like organic honey and it’s as well saturated. It was slightly too large and a bit too narrow. 

After using it my skin felt nourished and hydrated, and it absorbed quickly. However, within about half an hour my skin felt dry again and I needed moisturizer. I’m not sure if the mask is to blame or if it’s because my radiator popped on at the beginning of the week. The first couple of weeks of heat is always super hard in my skin. I would give this mask another go. 

 

[lmaster]

@Kim888 I definitely need to get more papa recipe masks, this one looks awesome, I bet it was the heat drying your skin

[ather]

@Kim888  I’ve used the yellow and the black and I love them both!!

[itsfi]

@Kim888, I tried and liked this version in the blue packet and the purple packet one too, when they first came out and liked both, and like you, found the blue one nourishing. You need to add another layer of moisturizer on top of the sheet mask and moisturizer you put on? 😳 Hopefully you have more last effects with this one on your next use. 

Sorry about the heat from the radiator making your skin dry. This season!! I do love it but it requires more attention and maintenance in the first few weeks of the season shift.

[itsfi]

Here are some wash off masks that have been in the queue for testing the last week or so.

Up first, with the changing of the season, I paired innisfree Pore Clearing Color Mask with Volcanic Clusters [Hydrating] Wash Off Mask with Dr. Belmeur Real Calming Face Mask Autumn Hemp Seed. 

Wash Off Mask:

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I was excited to try the innisfree Pore Clearing Color Mask with Volcanic Clusters [Hydrating] Wash Off Mask - my skin tends to go through a stage of flux this time of year as it transitions with the season from combo-oily-with dehydration under the surface to combo-leaning-dry-and-dehydrated-under-the-surface. it boasts volcanic clusters from Jeju Island and hyaluronic acid, has a pale baby blue hue and a water-gel clay mask texture. It dries slightly but does not harden. Instructions recommend leaving the mask on for 10 minutes. After washing off the mask, my skin did not feel tight or dried out and the pores on my nose appeared smaller and decongested. As for its hydration claims, that wasn't bad, but it also wasn't standout. I suspect this might be a nice level of hydration for someone with oily, normal or combo skin, but it's not enough on its own for someone with dry or dehydrated skin. Not drying, but not hydrating beyond the ordinary. 

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Like the summer mugwort variety from the same line, the sheet for the Dr. Belmeur Real Calming Face Mask Autumn Hemp Seed is soft, thin (possibly Tencel), and saturated with a clear, thin, watery essence. Unlike the summer mugwort version, I didn't pick up any discernible scent; other than a fresh and clean scent. This version is intended to soothe acne-prone skin. My skin wasn't breaking out the night I reached for this sheet mask but it was feeling more sensitive than usual, likely from having a mask on and off for a few days. What redness I had on my cheeks and the corners of my nose seemed to be diminished slightly after having the sheet on for about an half hour. My skin felt bouncy and hydrated from all the essence packed into this sheet, which is always a plus for my dehydrated skin.

[lmaster]

@itsfi ok I found the reviews!! Thank you for the info!

[missy94612]

@itsfi 

I didn't even know Innisfree made clay masks other than the one in the brown jar that's popular. I'm interested in that brightening one.

[itsfi]

@missy94612, they have a few different ones - in addition to the ones pictured, there's also a green mask, a purple one and a pink mask in the clay series. I just posted about the yellow one - so far, so good. I feel like my complexion looks more awake but I think I need to use it more regularly to see about its brightening claims. 

[nuinui933]

@itsfi 

The yellow brightening innisfree mask looks good. I like the innisfree Pore Clearing Matte Moisturizer with Volcanic Clusters 1.7 oz/ 50 mL mask and the cleanser for my breakouts but brightening sounds like it would be good.

[itsfi]

@nuinui933, I'm intrigued by the brightening one as well. Will let you know how it goes. I meant to use it this week but needed to sub in some heavier moisturizing and nourishing masks from some tlc for my skin.