💕😌 Skin & Body Care Masking Challenge 😌💖

[eshoe]

Welcome to the Skin & Body Care Masking Challenge! 

Feel free to join in whenever and wherever. Share your thoughts and observations on a mask you have tried, we need all the details, please! Most importantly - have fun!

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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]

@itsfi  I wouldn't say this is a bad mask, just not as good as the originals. It's especially disappointing when fragrance is higher than the star ingredients 😕

[itsfi]

@Shosh85, the originals were hard to beat and I can't say that my experiences with the new varieties have come close to matching the originals. Like you said, they're not bad; they're just not the original version. 😆

[Sunnysmom]

Guys while I’m hanging with you all here ( ☺️) I have a question. Lol. Forgive if it’s been covered before but I don’t always stay up to date on here tho I know I should 🙂 Have any of you tried the Sio masks? Do they even count as a true mask?! 🤷🏻‍♀️ They frequently offer good deals and I always wonder if they are worth a go? Signed, desperate as I get older, trying not to do anything invasive etc …😭! 

[SportyGirly125]

@Sunnysmom I have and use them. They really don’t do much that I have noticed.  I wouldn’t waste your money on it. 

[Sunnysmom]

Oh thank you @SportyGirly125 , good to know then. Money saved. 🙂 

[eshoe]

Some recent masking, with a couple that I have been longing to try for awhile now!

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This was from last week, after hearing how much @Shosh85 enjoyed this brand, I picked this up and was not disappointed. First, I finished up a little DS of the #Kiehl's Since 1851 Turmeric & Cranberry Seed Energizing Radiance Mask 3.4 oz/ 100 mL. I enjoyed this exfoliating detox mask, and would repurchase at some point if I ever ran low on that category of masks. Which doesn’t seem likely for the next couple of years. I used REN Clean Skincare Evercalm™ Ultra Comforting Rescue Mask 1.7 oz/ 50 mL on my cheeks, something I have learned to do whenever using a harsher mask on my T-Zone. 

When I opened the Vitamasque Vegan Collagen Lychee Mask, I had one thought: I want all of my skincare to smell this good. It was very fruity, yummy, and sweet. It reminded me of passionfruit, but sweeter - ridiculously sweet! The sheet itself was a little oversize on the bottom, flapping away from my chin. The rest felt like Spanx for my face 😄 After removing 25 minutes later, my skin felt only minimally tacky. I will be trying out others, I hope they are scented as wonderfully as this one!   

Ingredients:

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I finished with PAT McGRATH LABS Lip Fetish Balm Tin and the Glow Recipe Watermelon + AHA Glow Sleeping Mask 2.7 oz/ 80 mL (thank you, @SportyGirly125!).  

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Last night I soothed my skin with the Nuori Supreme Moisture Mask. This has been for the most part a nice hydrating mask, although at times it has caused a bit of redness. My skin just seems to be sensitive at times, but thankfully last night, it was not.

The Bioderma Atoderm Lip Stick is extremely soothing and has such a pleasantly soft scent, which I never would have discovered unless @missjeanie sent it my way (thank you so much! <3). The Jeju:en Lip Hyaluron Hydrogel Lip Masks are always a kick, and I wish I remembered to use them more often. I applied one under my sheet mask, and left it on for the remainder of my masking. I couldn’t say for certain if this really does much, but it feels lovely.

I anticipated the Glamfox Ice Aloe Vera Mask to mimic the Missha Ice Cooling mask, but this was not the case. It had a fresh, clean scent, and the medium-weight sheet fit my face decently. For the weight, I was surprised that it remained adhered so well. I left it on around 20-25 minutes, and upon removing, I felt a slight cooling to my skin. It left a slight tackiness, nothing too noticeable. It was a decent filler mask, but not one I would seek out again. On the positive side - no irritation or redness!

[missy94612]

@eshoe  

Those hydrogel lip masks look interesting; do you think they work or would work if used regularly?

[eshoe]

@missy94612 I think with consistent use, pretty much anything will affect whatever it is you area treating to some degree. That being said…I use balm/gloss constantly. I think of these as kind of gimmicky, but in my head, feel like I am giving my skin come extra love when using 🙂

[quspork]

The scent on the Lychee masks sounds wonderful, @eshoe!

[eshoe]

It is pretty delicious, @quspork. A wash-off with this scent would be amazing, too! 

[FullCoverageBB]

@eshoe, all of that packaging is adorable! 

[eshoe]

Companies do a great job of appealing to our visual senses, don’t they @FullCoverageBB? I love the glass jars and bottles, I like to try to find a way to reuse them when possible.

[itsfi]

@eshoe, nice to hear the Vitamasques lychee mask did not disappoint. It's one of my favorite masks and, like @Shosh85, I've picked up more from the brand. Did you purchase any of the other "flavors"? 

Isn't that Bioderm lip balm great?! A thoughtful and excellent gift from @missjeanie!

[eshoe]

So far the lychee one has been the only one I have picked up, @itsfi. Not sure which one to try next, but based on this one, I anticipate good things! If there is one (or more) you recommend for the next Target run, do tell!

[itsfi]

@eshoe, "one (or more)" - heehee! Appreciate the wiggle room for recs. lol. The pineapple 🍍one from this line is nice, but it does have natural exfoliating properties so it requires some extra mindfulness when it comes to scheduling when to use that one. Also the watermelon 🍉 from the same line is great for hydration 🌊 - it markets itself as an "electrolyte hydrating watermelon" mask which makes me think I'm putting Gatorade on my face. 🤣 Not saying that's good or bad. lol. There's also 3-step cactus mask pack that looks good - that contains salicylic acid, or one of the steps does. I'm finding that each Target store in my city has a different inventory/selection of these Vitamasques sheet masks, so yours may have other ones from the brand's different collections. Tagging @Shosh85; she may have insight on other masks from the brand.

[eshoe]

@itsfi I did not see this before my run to Target today, but did pick up the Watermelon Electrolyte one! I bounced back and forth between that and the Cherry one (the Cactus, alas, was not in stock but I had already added it to my online list). I also brought home the Avatara Peach Beach…really 🤞🏼 for a fresh 🍑 scent on that one! @Shosh85 

[Shosh85]

@eshoe  I might have not started picking up the Vitamasques masks if it weren't for @itsfi reviewing this Lychee one a while back! So happy to hear you enjoyed this one!

I saw a bunch of the Glamfox brand when I was in TJ Maxx last and wondered about them! If you had said it was like the Missha mask, I probably would've immediately ran out the door to pick some up 😂

[itsfi]

Thanks @Shosh85! With our mutual love of sheet masks and Target, I'm sure you would have come across these Vitamasques on your own. Out of curiosity, I looked up when I first used this one; it was February of this year - not as long ago as I thought; how time has flown by. 😮 It reminded me that I first used a mask from the brand Vitamasques going back even further, maybe 2018? They had a much smaller range of products and their distribution network wasn't as extensive as it is now. @eshoe, when I used the Vitamasques lychee mask earlier this year, I compared it to the Sephora Collection "clean" lychee mask. 

[eshoe]

Goodness, @itsfi, I apologize for the oversight. I really wish a better search tool existed for BIC. I am thinking a Google search might suffice and yes, there it is - page 156. 

https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/Mask-of-the-Week-Challenge/m-p/5748400/highlight/tru...

A lotion would be very nice 👍🏼

[eshoe]

@Shosh85, well I should have figured that this stemmed back to @itsfi 😂 I remembered seeing some on one of your hauls…thank you for the inspiration, both of you, it was well worth it 💗

[lmaster]

@eshoe ohhhh these both sound really nice