💕😌 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💗

[missjeanie]

@itsfi The number of times I've gotten dressed and said 'I have nothing to wear".... if only I had a nickel every time!  I'd love to get to the point where I can pick up one or two sheet masks... I see so many fun ones, then remind myself of the suitcase days.

[itsfi]

Ya @missjeanie, I really have no business saying “I have nothing to wear.” 😂 The irony is that I tend to reach for the same pieces, but when I make an effort to try doing a capsule wardrobe for the month, nope! Suddenly, I’m mixing and matching everything, but when it comes time to actually getting dressed, it’s still the same handful of pieces I go for all the time. 

I’ve picked up a couple few more sheet masks. BUT that’ll be it, until this stash gets down to … 🤔 5 maybe? It’s a smaller volume than I’ve ever had but at the same time, I’m masking less often than before.

[missjeanie]

@itsfi I feel this.  My closets (yes plural) are jam packed and yet I could probably get dressed for a few months just with the clothes that end up living on my bench after they're washed, never getting put away.  

I need to do a solid skincare push over the next month and half.  I want to try and focus on my project pan items, but also.... sheet masks.  I'm feeling like I need to get a head of the dry cold weather this year.  

[itsfi]

Ooooh, you should bring sheet masks into your project pan @missjeanie! There are some great seasonal project pan themes on the thread but you could have a rotating sheet mask panning project, either a handful or a number to target every month or a stash to challenge yourself to work your way through monthly, every other month, quarterly, whatever cadence works for you. I feel like you will whittle your collection down a lot by this time next year, if not before then. You got this! 👊🏼 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi I've finished off a few of my project pan items this last few weeks and decided that I'm not going to add anything back in to the official project.  Mostly so that I can feel like I succeeded in finishing things, but also because I got some newness going on here and I'm sure I'll find a few things during Black Friday sales.  The rest of the next six weeks will be spent figuring out 10 items to start my project with next year.  That said... I did put 10 masks into my washroom this week.  Down to 8 tonight!!  

[itsfi]

That's great news @missjeanie! 2 sheet masks down, 8 to go. I am going to try to resist Black Friday / Cyber Monday sales as best as I can, at least where beauty products are concerned. I have me some packages to get to opening up so I'm taking a snail's pace to them to hopefully get me through the upcoming holiday sales. I've made a list of things I can buy and will try my darndest to resist anything else that catches my eye. Problem is that (1) there are many things that catch my eye and (2) I'm weak. Oh, a third thing, (3) I get easily distracted, though maybe that is also part of (1). Hahaha. 

I'm thinking of 10 items or 10 goals for my project pan for next year as well. Will have to figure out what to bring in or to bring back.  

[lmaster]

Very interesting on the scent!! @itsfi plastic? I have two more, I will try to notice if the others smell different to me. I have to say the holiday cinnamon version is my favorite! What do you think of the lip mask?

[itsfi]

@lmaster, I’m hoping the one I used was just an outlier. I have another one that I picked up in store (vs purchasing online like with this one) and have my fingers crossed 🤞🏼 that it has a cocoa smell. The lip mask for me had a super faint scent that went away very quickly; that has been my experience with the lip masks from this collection that I’ve tried in the past.

[QueenMarceline]

The other day I decided to mix a couple of "traditional" masks I enjoy on their own. My skin is going through a break out but the weather here has also turned much colder in the recent weeks which has impacted my skin into the dry zone. 😕 I thought this combo would be a perfect pair to combat both of these issues: 

Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Hyaluronic Clay Pore-Tight Facial Mask 2.03 oz/ 60 mL 

Farmacy Honey Potion Plus Ceramide Hydration Mask 

I applied this by mixing thoroughly with one of my mask applicators and applied it with SEPHORA COLLECTION Vegan Face Mask Application Brush (which is a gem for this particular consistency). Since the clay can be quite... "muddy" in texture whilst the Farmacy mask truly looks like honey but resembles more of a smoother vaseline consistency this combined like a dream. Not too dry, not too thick and sticky almost lotion-like. Honestly I was surprised at how much I liked these two paired together that I wonder if it might become a common mix for me.

As the results, definitely left an intense hydration which is to be expected with the Farmacy mask, my skin felt extremely glowy, dewy and supple throughout the rest of the day. On the next day, I still felt like my skin had a little bit more hydration and "pep in its step" in comparison to the norm. Will definitely try out this mix again but try to add in more of the Glow Recipe mask this time around.

[ather]

@QueenMarceline  Oh I love this combo! 

[QueenMarceline]

@ather It's a great one 🙂 was my first time giving this mix a go.

[eshoe]

How fun that you blended these together, @QueenMarceline - you have inspired me to try that sometime!

[QueenMarceline]

@eshoe Let me know how you like it when you end up trying 🙂

[eshoe]

Will do, @QueenMarceline 👍 

[lmaster]

Both of these masks are great performers for my skin! @QueenMarceline great choices

[QueenMarceline]

@lmaster Thank you 🙂 honestly a great combo, would definitely recommend giving it a go!

[heartsmyface]

Round two of the DDG  biocellulose!  I’m making this one work! 

 

[lmaster]

Glad to see you are getting a moment of relaxation @heartsmyface 

[heartsmyface]

I did two masks today to P is for pair;) The Ren Glycolic which is a long time favourite.  I used it as a face peel.  I probably could have used something a little more intense today but it did the trick.  I love how gentle it is.   REN Clean Skincare Glycol Lactic Radiance Renewal Mask 1.7 oz/ 50 mL  Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Vitamin C Lactic Biocellulose Brightening Treatment Mask 

The second mask I used was the Dr Dennis Gross Bitamin C +lactic biocellulose brightening treatment mask. 
It’s biocellulose of course that’s between two layers of mesh.  Removing the first layer was easy but the second one was a little more difficult but I got it!  There wasn’t a whole lot of serum in this and it doesn’t have a fragrance but it smells odd.  Not bothersome though.  If anyone’s smelled the fertilizer eye cream it’s similar to that odd fragrance. It did stay moist the entire wear even with the limited serum.  The fit was wonderful!   After fifteen minutes I took it off and wondered why I stopped sheer masking this summer cause my skin feels so great!  It’s smooth soft and feels cool!    (Cause your life has been hectic and getting to relax regularly hasn’t been an option) a I would buy again though the scent needs some work.  My skin is noticeably more hydrated and do I actually detect brighter skin?  I think I do!!  

 

 

[lmaster]

@heartsmyface is the scent earthy? Do you smell it the entire time you have the mask on?

[Samtian]

@heartsmyface Sounds like some winners! What is sheer masking?