💕😌 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💗

[itsfi]

@eshoe, was there no scent to the DS Alpyn or just that the rubbery lavender scent from the FS was no longer present?

[eshoe]

@itsfi oops, looks like this needs a little clarifying! The DS had only a very slight scent of lavender. The FS, which I recently finished, brought to mind a robust rubber-like, lavender scent. Enough that I stopped my breath for a few seconds while applying. The FS was like that from the very beginning, so I don’t suspect aging to have affected it that much, except for maybe the color🤷🏻‍♀️

[itsfi]

@eshoe, thanks. I remember the Alpyn products being more heavily fragranced so a "very lightly scent" sounds good. 👍

[eshoe]

The DS was a much better experience, @itsfi. 

[Kim888]

@eshoe thank you for your thoughts on the Alpyn! I find them to be such an interesting brand! 

How did you find the peel are compared to the DE babyface?

[eshoe]

Oooh that is a toughie, @Kim888. I think DE might act gentler on the skin while also managing to leave it even softer. Of the two, unless you are looking for a heavy duty chemical and physical exfoliating peel, I would opt for the DE. Only because I have forgotten to remove the DE after 15-20 mins and it didn’t result in angry, red skin. 

That being said, I do appreciate the fact that the Alpyn is a 5-minute wonder.

[Kim888]

Oh wow @eshoe ! Usually I think of the DE as one of the harshest there is so that’s definitely good to know!! 

[eshoe]

I do too, @Kim888. The Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial™ AHA + BHA Mask 1.69 oz/ 50 mL and Peter Thomas Roth FIRMx™ Exfoliating Peel Gel 6.8 oz/ 200 mL are the only two I watch on the clock besides the Alpyn Beauty Wild Huckleberry 8-Acid Polishing Peel Mask 1.7 oz / 50 mL. my skin is not overly sensitive, so this type of reaction in just a few minutes leads me to believe it is pretty potent.

[Shosh85]

@eshoe  Hmm, so strange that the Dearboo mask didn't have lavender or cactus written in the list! Also, interesting because I found a different list online 🤔

[eshoe]

Excellent sleuthing as usual, @Shosh85! I wonder what that is all about. It seems like many boxes show up there ahead of release, but then others are near expiration. I can’t make much sense of the date at the bottom of the package. 

[Ispend2much6]

Wow, @eshoe !  Such a great, informative review- thanks for doing it!

[eshoe]

You’re welcome, @Ispend2much6, I was very pleased to see the mask behaved the same on my skin regardless of age/product size. I’ve read much about other products performing differently when sold as FS vs. mini (ND palettes, for example), so it was good to know.

[Ispend2much6]

@eshoe   You're right; that does happen.  For me it seems like mini sized mascaras behave better than the full-sized ones.

[eshoe]

I have found the same to be true about mascaras, @Ispend2much6. Not sure I will ever purchase another FS! 

[FullCoverageBB]

UPDATE ON THE SHEET MASKS:

Neutrogena Hydrogel Mask: EPIC FAIL! Super watery, fell apart, had a very weird texture, dad said it best: "It feels like putting snot on my face."

Burt's Bee's Hydrating Sheet Mask: WIN! My mom did this one, and her skin looked amazing! (Didn't stick to her face well on the bottom section, though.)

Burt's Bee's Glowing Sheet Mask: WIN! I used this one and LOVED it! Super effective. Just didn't stick very well in the chin/mouth area. 

Dad (who was going to use the Hydrogel one) and my sister decided to use the MaryKay ClearProof Mask that you rub on your face and they loved it! We also all used a MaryKay skin moisturizer on our faces, and it was sooooo soft. 

Thank you all for your encouragement. Y'all are the GREATEST! 

[elleb810]

@FullCoverageBB  

Your dad is hilarious. Love that you made it a family affair.

[FullCoverageBB]

@elleb810, he definitely is!! Thank you ❤️ 

[lmaster]

Great reviews and great sense of humor @FullCoverageBB 😆

[FullCoverageBB]

@lmaster, thank you!! ❤️ 

[tsavorite]

@FullCoverageBB ,

I loved these reviews!  Very informative!

[FullCoverageBB]

@tsavorite, anytime! 🙂 ❤️