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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 ๐ฎ
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
That sounds like a good deal, @lmaster ๐๐ผ๐
I sure hope they do that deal @eshoe Sephora used to with the old version, I believe
@lmaster Haha. I would also have definitely worn it longer than 5 minutes if it's $5.50. I agree that a sampler pack (at discount) would be perfect!
@PrettyPaint @lmaster Yes a "Collect Em All" trial set with the different varieties at a discount would intrigue me!
Yes yes!! @ShortErica @PrettyPaint
@PrettyPaint with the old versions they did have a deal, so I'm hoping Sephora will do the same for these new ones sooner than later ๐
Masking Hacks! I feel like I've learned so much on BIC. Here are the hacks I use and mostly don't know who to credit:
I'm sure there are plenty of others I've learned here but onto the masks. I went with some Yadah for the "Y."
Next up I went with the Revitalizing which was sent to me by the lovely @missjeanie (she also spoiled me with the Soothing one - gotta catch em all ๐ )
So although my plan was the 3 Yadah jelly masks for the weeks I took a diversion. My neck was killing me. I think it is the whole working from home and not having a defined work space and my head is always at weird angles when I'm on my laptop. Anyway, thank goodness for @keana1 sending me the Lise Waiter Spa Stress-Relief Patch
Curiosity got the better of me and I again, put the 3rd jelly mask aside to retry another style of Yadah mask to jog my memory. Although I may have bought myself a box, this particular Yadah Collagen Mask pack was sent to me by @emaisgr8. You can never have enough snail in your life and I appreciate having another to use. ๐
I could have worn the last jelly, Soothing over the weekend and thought that would be great after being in the sun. But nope, the weekend got away for me. So yesterday (Monday), I snuck in this final Y mask after doing pore care.
@ShortErica Jelly masks are so perfect for the summer! If I remember right, I think the brightening was my favorite of the 3. Have you tried all 3 before? If so, which was your favorite?
The Lise Watier patch sounds relaxing! Definitely something I could see myself buying in bulk ๐๐
I did a jelly comparison of the Yadah last year around this time too (that's at least what my notes tell me ๐) @Shosh85 I think Brightening eeks out Soothing by results though I appreciate the more mild scent of the Soothing one.
@ShortEricaI really, really enjoyed the Lise Watiers Spa masks that @keana1 sent me. They were soothing and for pretty much anywhere; shoulders, neck, dรฉcolletage. Thank you for the run-down on all of the goodies!
As far as I know, @ShortErica, they are. J I be seen them in CA hauls but not in the US ones๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
@ShortErica That Lise Waiter Spa Stress-Relief Patch looks really nice. I don't think I've seen that around before. I agree that working from home has not been too friendly on the neck.
And those Yadah jelly masks are so much fun. I feel like I haven't tried the soothing before, but glad it sounds like a good one too!
Do you have a favorite pair of spa scissors to trim masks?
@PrettyPaint I want to say in high school, about every Christmas I'd get a little kit with nail clippers and scissors and all that jazz. So I have one in a bunch of locations including under my sink. I have no idea if they even have a brand. I also use my wonderful pointy friskers from when I was in elementary school sometimes too.
@ShortErica My kids better watch out, then, because I may steal their scissors next time I need to cut a mask. I am actually tempted now to try fiskars/kid scissors because I sometimes get a little nervous cutting a mask that's already on my face.
Give it a go @PrettyPaint. They definitely have a more rounded tip nowadays than mine do which is more inviting.
oh so many masking memories @ShortErica ! I remember trying a jelly mask for the first time and was in awe of this magic goo! lol. You've convinced me to grab a sheet mask for post shower today!
I'll have to go look and see what you picked @missjeanie ๐
Great jelly masking! @ShortErica perfect time of the year for these!
I was bad @lmaster and had to stop in Marshalls because I was picking up something that was near the store. I wore a mask and everything but I really didn't need to stop in. Anyway, I saw the Holika Holika aloe gel masks and was so tempted. But I have an unopened box at home still to use + that whole mask no buy thing I'm making myself do. It's good to know they are coming back in stores though because once I do use mine up, those are the best aloe!
Oh, another C week! You know what that means: itโs centella asiatica time! (Again!) ๐ฑ๐ Last night I finished filing my taxes while wearing the Urang Love Cica x Opuntia Mask. And good grief, this photo's lighting makes the sleeve(s) look more mint/seafoam than teal.
Notes:
Claims: Reduces redness and inflammation; softens skin.
Ingredients: I like how short this list is, but I wish it was beefed up a bit more. I mean, cica water in first place (makes up 40% of the serum) is fantastic, but Iโd also like to see cica extracts in the mix. Urang says 5% of the serum is prickly pear (opuntia humifusa). Calendula and chamomile should provide some soothing action.
Lichen + Japanese pepper + Korean Pasque Flower = EURO-NApre, a very common natural preservative used in Korean skincare products. Earlier this year there was some buzz about some batches of EURO-NApre containing waaaay too much silver to be considered safe in skincare products by Korean government standards. If thatโs true, that puts a HUGE number of skincare products in the โdonโt use til further noticeโ category. This is partly me reminding myself to look all that up againโฆ I recently bought a laptop to replace my faithful 10 year old one and didnโt transfer everything over. But if anyone else hears more about thisโincluding whether or not it was a false alarm (maybe the scientist who uncovered this has changed their tune by now)โlet me know!
Centella Asiatica Leaf Water*, Water, Glycerin*, Pentylene Glycol, Opuntia Humifusa Flower/Stem Extract*, Sclerotium Gum, Usnea Barbata (Lichen) Extract, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract*, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower*, Citric Acid
(* Organic ingredient / 63%)
Performance: Whenever I use this type of โcombine wet and dry ingredientsโ mask, I prefer to let the sheet soak in serum for at least 30 minutes before use so itโs fully loaded. So I poured this maskโs serum into the dry sheet pouch an hour ahead of time. The sleeve design made this an easy enough task that it didnโt annoy me. I still wound up with half a handful of serum left behind. I almost saved it in the resealable pouch, but decided to use it on my neck, chest, and shoulders.
The average-thick cotton sheet was soft enough. It was too long at the chin but stayed folded under. It wasnโt wide enough at the jaw but not terribly narrow. I snipped the mouth hole corners, and cut slits into the eyehole corners to help that material lay flat.
I tried to place this mask's faint scent the whole 35 minutes of wear. Itโs green, slightly peppery, not quite ginger, not quite cumin, almost turmericโฆ? I liked it! But what is it?! ๐ I still canโt identify a cica note because Iโve never smelled a centella asiatica plant; my nose needs a solid reference. Anyway, after removing the sheet, I spent a minute massaging serum into my skin. I had no pilling or tackiness afterward.
Results: Very hydrated and happily plump skin, with a mild glow and an almost moisturized feel. Most of my surface redness was gone, and the big angry pimple on my forehead no longer felt sore. I doubled down with a mist of cica water toner and topped off my routine with The Inkey List Vitamin B, C, & E Moisturizer. This morning, my skinโs still pretty calm.
I have one more of this mask and I think Iโll save it for colder weather. After pondering if the Petite Amie mask is USD $8 worth of like-it, I now ask myself the same about this Urang mask: I like it, but do I $8-9 like it, compared to my less expensive and equally (or more) effective cica masks? Final judgment will happen later this year.