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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!
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:
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
2022 Mask of the Week Challenge
2021 Mask of the Week Challenge
2020 Mask of the Week Challenge:
2019 Mask of the Week Challenge:
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 masks๐
@Shosh85 Oooh what an interesting ingredient for the theme! Glad to hear it worked out for you!
@Kim888 It was great! It seems like skincare with the weirdest/oddest ingredients have always worked the best for me!
@Shosh85, this is one of my favorite themes as well - I love seeing what odd or unique sheet masks are shared, especially the ones you find. Odd that the other version doesn't include alcohol but this one does. I wonder if it's because an ingredient or a series of ingredients in the other version somehow needs something like an alcohol as a preservative? Hmmm... ๐ค
@itsfi Not sure if there's a "reason" for alcohol to be in this one, but when it comes to "soothing," alcohol is the last ingredient I think of. ๐ค
@Shosh85, yeah, I do think that many alcohols in skincare are drying and it doesn't make sense to include it in a sheet mask geared towards soothing. There's also good alcohols, though I suspect that is not the type that was included in the other salmon sheet mask.
T is for Tardy as I meant to post these last week - S for Superfood, specifically olive / olive oil
I had one of these in my sheet mask rotation for the last few weeks, but just now getting around to posting my thoughts on how they perform on their own as well as in comparison to one another.
Mask: | Barulab Olive | JLo Beauty That Limitless Glow | Leaders Mediterranean Olive Brightening Mask | Winner: |
Claim(s): | Moisturizing, nourishing and firming | Visibly tightens, firms and hydrates skin (not sure why "brightening" isn't included in the claim with the name of the mask being "That Limitless Glow" | Brightening | On just the claims alone, hard to pick a winner since I think it would depend on skin type. |
Material: | 100% vegan friendly, 100% natural plant-extract sheet | 2-piece cotton with ear loops | Coconut Gel, Bio-cellulose | Leaders; the ear loops on the JLo masks were the best ones I've tried but I'm not a fan of them in general. |
Where's the key ingredient (olive or olive-derived ingredients) on the INCI list?: | 10th (1,000ppm) | Olive or olive- derived ingredients are listed as the 9th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, and 18th ingredients. | 16th | Just on where the ingredients fall on the INCI list alone (can't tell ppm of the JLo and Leaders masks), JLo mask |
Adherence: | Good | Good | Good | 3-way tie |
Fit: | Standard sheet mask fit | Larger than standard sheet mask; adjustments needed | Good; only minor adjustments to openings for eyes and mouth needed | Leaders |
Essence: | clear, thin-ish, watery essence; lots of it | light, milky, lotion-serum | infused in the sheet | JLo |
Scent: | Like a sheet mask | Soft, barely noticeable scent | Light, fresh | 3-way tie |
Performance: | Fine | Wore comfortably, even the ear loops | Wore well | Tie: JLo + Leaders |
Tack / Stickiness after 30 minutes of wear?: | Slight | None | Slight stickiness | JLo |
Results: | Skin looked fresh-faced, felt hydrated | Soft, smooth, hydrated and nourished skin with a lit from within glow. Slight firmness / tight-ness to under eye area | Skin feels lightly moisturized and looks a little brighter | JLo |
Price: | $2 or $18/$19 for pack of 10 | $18 or $48 for pack of 3 | $6 or $54 for pack of 10 (through Leaders site) | Barulab for lowest price point (thought that doesn't tell the story). |
Repurchase?: | Nah | Yes, if on sale | If it were included in a variety pack, maybe, but probably not on its own | Tie: JLo + Leaders, though there are conditions to the repurchase of each |
Other Thoughts: | For those interested, this mask is 100% vegan. This falls under "filler mask" category though I think there are better performing filler masks out there. | Surprised that I liked this one as much as I do, though I am not at all sure why there's carmine in this mask. | One of the better performing coconut gel, bio-cellulose masks out there, in that you can feel the serum on your skin. The acai version remains my favorite from the line. | JLo |
Overall Ranking: | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | JLo |
Woah. Surprised that the JLO mask came out on tops. I have heard good things about her line so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
@elleb810, I was surprised as well. Also surprising is that my top 2 olive / olive oil sheet masks are this JLo one and the one in the Etude House 0.2mm Air Therapy range, with the latter's price point making it my first favorite. ๐ I've tried a couple of other JLo products - the serum which I picked up as a promo gwp and the moisturizer which I received as gratis. They're okay; of the two, I prefer the serum but as between those two and the sheet mask, it's the sheet mask.
Wow this was a surprising outcome, @itsfi! I guess I wasnโt expecting much from the JLo mask but it sounds like it is definitely worth a try at some point. Thank you for this all-out duel!
Yeah @eshoe, going into it, I was not expecting the JLo mask to come out on top. It's worth trying, but I would recommend picking it up during a sale.
@itsfi sounds like I'll have to try the jlo mask at some point โบ๏ธ
@lmaster, it's one worth trying. Not a must have, but a nice treat, especially if you can get it on sale. ๐
I've wondered about the JLo products and the sheet mask. It sounds like a nice one for winter.
@elleb810, it's one that could be great for all skin types in the winter - soothing and nourishing. ๐
Great masking @itsfi ! The jlo one sounds like it would be very interesting to try out!!! But $18 is definitely pricey for a mask
@Kim888, $18 is a bit steep for me for a sheet mask. Not saying this is a first in that price range for me or that I wonโt pick up more in that ball park, but itโs not an every day mask thatโs for sure. ๐
Love this comparison on the olive masks, @itsfi! I've got that JLo ready to deploy when my skin is needing some extra moisture this season.
@quspork, that will be a perfect way to use the JLo. Will be interested to know your thoughts on it. I enjoy being able to compare masks, whether within a series or involving a common ingredient. It's a great way to see the differences.
@itsfi Oooo great mash up!! Iโve got one of those jlo masks in my drawer canโt wait to try it now!!!
Iโm interested to know how the JLo mask performs for you @ather. I was surprised by how much I like it. Before using the mask, I had tried a couple of other products from her line - a DS of the serum which I picked up as a promo gwp and a full size moisturizer that I received as gratis; I thought the serum was fine and the moisturizer just okay, so I didnโt go into using the mask initially with high expectations. The results are good; the price point is what really presents the biggest hurdle for me.
@itsfi I agree with the price point for sure. Too bad the other products didnโt perform like the mask. I havenโt tried any other products from the line yet. I think I initially picked up the mask to use in the motm but it didnโt come in time so now I can just use it I guess!! Iโll keep you posted when I use it. I think it may be a treat around the holidays.