💕😌 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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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💗

[itsfi]

Ahhh, Marshalls. A helpful but also dangerous place when it comes to sheet masks @lmaster. The ingredients on this one sound great but that lasting tackiness is a bummer.

[lmaster]

@itsfi it's funny because when I apply moisturizer like I usually do, it doesn't bother me, this time I waited in hopes I wouldn't need to, but the tackiness thought otherwise 😆

[caitbird]

@lmaster  I like the sound of those ingredients - too bad about the tackiness though. Hope you enjoyed it otherwise!

[lmaster]

It was good @caitbird I just wasn't planning on it being so sticky however it could be a great primer mask before makeup 

[caitbird]

@lmaster  that's a great idea to make the mask work for you, I love that!

[peculiarzmakeup]

This looks lovely! I hope you enjoyed, minus the tackiness part! It’s always a nice treat ❤️ @lmaster 

[lmaster]

Thank you sweets! @peculiarzmakeup 

[itsfi]

June 2024 Masks

Anua Heartleaf Cream Mask Night Solution

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TL;DR: Thin-leaning microfiber sheet covered in a not too thin, not too thick, unscented, cream serum that feels luxuriously soothing and moisturizing against the skin. Left mask on my currently dry and dehydrated skin for about an half hour and was left with soft, smooth, supple, soothed & nourished skin. Highly recommend for those with dry, very dry, or normal skin with adjustment to wear time, as needed. Those with combination or oily skin will likely fare  better with this mask in the cooler winter months. 

I had high hopes for the Anua Heartleaf Cream Mask Night Solution and it met my expectations. The thin-leaning microfiber sheet holds a not too thin, not too thick, unscented, cream serum that feels luxuriously soothing and moisturizing against the skin. Fit will be a personal matter but this is wide and long (extra long) enough to cater to many different face shapes and sizes. The openings for the eyes and mouth are sufficiently wide and the amount of material covering the nose bridge (between the inner eyes) and the philtrum (above upper lip) areas are generally good. Thirty minutes on my uncharacteristically dry skin this time of year was exactly what I needed - soft, smooth, supple, soothed and nourished skin. 

This one is a beauty, one I would highly recommend, especially for those with dry, very dry or normal skin (with adjustments to wear time, as needed). Those with oily skin may find this to perform best for them in the winter months. This mask is comparable to Dr. Jart+ Ceramidin™ Cream-Infused Mask 0.63 oz / 18 ml  and the Lancome Renergie Lift Hydrating Sheet Mask, both of which are ones I also really enjoy.

DIOR Capture Dreamskin 1-Minute Mask 2.5 oz / 75 mL 

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The name says it all - one-minute dream skin - in as little as one minute, my skin is left feeing lightly hydrated, soft and smooth, not tight or dry, and looking fresh and brightened. This contains glycolic acid but is gentle and effective. A little goes a long way. Great for prepping skin before applying makeup. 

A Medley of Masks

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fresh Umbrian Clay Pore Purifying Face Mask is a quick and easy (5 minutes) mask for decongesting pores and smoothing skin. Great for a weekly all over mask or for spot treating pesky pimples.

Bath &Body Works Champagne Toast Lip Mask is a pink tinted cream with finely milled granules for gentle exfoliation.

The thicker consistency of and nourishing ingredients in the Jack Black NightMode™ Lip Treatment 0.25 oz / 7 mL work together to soften and nourish lips overnight.

Another great overnight product is the LANEIGE Bouncy + Firm Radiance Boosting Sleeping Mask with Peony Collagen Complex 2 oz / 60 ml  - my favorite from this sleeping mask collection remains the cica version but this cherry blossom one does a lovely job of softening, soothing and moisturizing skin while you sleep. It has a floral scent that I found pleasant but if you're sensitive to fragrance, this one might not be for you.

K18 Biomimetic Hairscience Mini Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask 0.5 oz/ 15 mL (gratis) delivers wonderful results in less than 5 minutes - my hair consistently looks and feels bouncy, silky smooth and shiny after every use. This one is a keeper.

Superegg Calm Movements Eye & Cheek Mask

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My under eye and cheek area are prone to dryness and this Superegg Calm Movements Eye & Cheek Mask does a nice job of soothing, depuffing and lightly hydrating those areas, with just one use, too (although results are temporary). The hydrogel adheres well to the skin and feels cooling on contact. Great for travel.

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  So many good ones here! The Anua mask sounds especially wonderful! Glad to hear the results were so great! 

How did I not know B&BW had a lippie in Champagne Toast! 😳 That is my favorite B&BW scent! Will definitely need to pick that one up! 😃

[itsfi]

@Shosh85, I’ve used a few things from Anua and this cream serum mask is excellent for dry skin. 😊 

I didn’t know about the B&BW champagne toast lip scrub until I spied it, the last one in the store, tucked away with a couple of other flavored lip scrubs. I *might* have picked up a candle in that scent as well. I mean, good for it to have some company, right? 😂 

[caitbird]

@itsfi  ooh, sounds like a wonderful collection of masks! I definitely don't need any more masks at the moment lol, but I will be noting down some of these for future reference! Thanks for sharing your thoughts + info on them all!

[itsfi]

"I definitely don't need any more masks at the moment" ~ heehee @caitbird 🤣 I feel like it might be easier sometimes to just list the beauty products or category that our collections could use more products, but then I would be thinking for an awfully long time trying to figure out what that might be. Hahahaha! Curious to know, do you prefer wash off masks or sheet masks? Or both? 

[caitbird]

@itsfi  you and me both 🤣 Hmm, I don't know if I really have a preference? I try to rotate in a clay mask, an overnight mask, and a sheet mask fairly regularly (operative word being "try" 😅), since they all kind of have different benefits (and of course there are so many different types of sheet mask, too). I do like that with sheet masks, it's easier to try different ones more frequently, whereas I try not to have too many "tub" masks open at once (operative word being "try" again lol), so I tend to work through the same couple for a while.

[peculiarzmakeup]

Beautiful collection of masks @itsfi  im glad so many worked out, I like how you included hair masks too. Very informative! Thank you for sharing 🫶❤️ 

[itsfi]

@peculiarzmakeup, the whole masking thing is a head-to-toe affair. 🤣 Not always a head-to-toe sesh all the time; actually rarely, but it's great to have a mask for every part of the body. 😁 Hair masks are great; one of those things that I didn't know I needed (or would enjoy) until I tried my first one and then ... well, I'm sure you and others here know or will come to know how that story goes. Our lovely @lmaster has used and shared some fabulous masks over the years - her hair is gorgeous so her thoughts on hair masks are certainly worth noting. 

[peculiarzmakeup]

Wonderful! I recently used the Oribe Gold Lust Transformative Hair Mask 5 oz/ 150 mL  it was so amazing. I hope I come to know your experience. And you and @lmaster always have amazing suggestions I love being inspired by everyone here at BIC ❤️ @itsfi 

[itsfi]

That's a good one @peculiarzmakeup! I have a foil sample in my queue for this month; we'll see if I actually get around to using it though. I have a couple of full size ones that I'm trying to finish up, to open up some space in the shower. 😅

[lmaster]

Ouhh the superegg mask sounds new?? @itsfi 

[itsfi]

@lmaster, the Superegg and the Anua sheet mask are new to me. 

[peculiarzmakeup]

Yesterday I used the Tatcha The Clarifying Clay Mask Exfoliating Pore Treatment 1.7 oz/ 50 mL  the first time I used it I didn’t like it so much but I think when I gave it a chance I was like wow love this! Smells great just like the other tatcha scent and really rejuvenated my skin! 

I know long ago @itsfi  reccomend it and thank you I adore it appologies for the long overdue update lol ❤️

[lmaster]

I keep telling myself I need to try this! @peculiarzmakeup