💕😌 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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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💗

[SportyGirly125]

@eshoe Yay!!! Love that it's one of your favorites.

[eshoe]

I do, @SportyGirly125 - of all the lip oils I’ve tried, this one feels so luxurious💖

[eshoe]

A “Q” quick catch-up from last week:

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Maskne or hormonal acne, I couldn’t say-but these little Peter Thomas Roth Acne-Clear Invisible Dots 72 dots have been my friends lately! @Kim888 kindly sent these to me, and they were so helpful in minimizing the madness that was my chin last week. Many thanks🥰

The Holika Holika Soda Pore Cleansing Mask was an easy choice for me, as I had already used a clay mask earlier in the week. It should help to decongest pores with baking soda and oxygen, the later which fights off bacteria (something I learned in one of the Virtual Masterclasses I attended). It bubbles up slowly and doesn’t go too crazy. My skin always feels very soft after using, but I have no idea how effective it is at cleansing. My skin is somewhat better this week. I really feel for those dealing with chronic maskne!

Finally the Quret Beauty Recipe Brightening Tomato. This was a fine filler mask; it fit decently and didn’t have a noticeable scent that I could detect. The serum is thin and clear, with enough for the mask to be well-soaked but only a tiny amount remaining in the packet. I did not notice any visible brightening, but I also did not find it to leave my skin overly tacky. This was the last of a multi pack, and although I won’t be repurchasing, I would use it again if I found one hiding out somewhere else in my house😉

[Shosh85]

@eshoe  Sorry to hear your skin is acting up, but it looks/sounds like you're on the right track! Good to hear you're liking the Holika Holika mask and that your skin is feeling a bit better! 😃

[eshoe]

Thank you, @Shosh85. Who knows what the reason may be, the important thing is that I have the problem solver in my hands😂

[lmaster]

@eshoe I'm extremely curious about the holika soda mask!!

[eshoe]

I would say it is very similar to the Pacifica @lmaster without the scent! 

[lmaster]

Oh nice!! @eshoe where did you find it? 😊

[eshoe]

I bought it on Amazon through the Holika Holika store @lmaster. It is a very reasonable price, too;)

[lmaster]

Thank you thank you ❤️ @eshoe 

[PrettyPaint]

@eshoe That soda pore cleaning mask looks great. I've never seen that one before. I think I shall put it on my list 🙂

[eshoe]

It’s an easy one to use @PrettyPaint, it doesn’t irritate or bother my skin so I often use it just to get some masking in if I have recently dermaplaned/exfoliated/otherwise agitated my skin😉

[itsfi]

@eshoe, is there a tint or color to the Holika Holika mask? Agree, the veggie line of the Quret masks would make for  good filler masks.

[eshoe]

Ah, sorry that I forgot to mention that @itsfi. It is a translucent baby blue that changes into white bubbling foam once it has been applied. 

[itsfi]

R is for root vegetables, with this particular masking sesh focused on carrots, Bugs Bunny's favorite snack. 
Ingredient focus: carrots

Sheet Mask:

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A while back, when my sheet mask no-buy was briefly lifted, I saw what looks like a new line of Innisfree sheet masks.  At the very least, they are new to me. 

All the sheet masks in this Innisfree Jeju Root Energy collection are made of a thin, soft, biodegradable material that adheres very well to the skin. Fit on this Innisfree Jeju Root Energy Mask (Carrot) surprised me in that it fit quite nicely and with minimal adjustment. It's a smidge too wide at the temples for me and maybe an 1/2" too long at the chin and jawline. The slight extra amount of fabric at temples wasn't enough to make it worth it to snip off, but I did cut away the extra length and made some incisions to the corners of the openings for the eyes do the material could lay flat against my face. 

There are different types of essences in this line; this carrot varietal contains a thin, watery essence that has clean, fresh scent that reminds me of leaves from a plant with maybe hints of a floral fragrance. Hard to know which of the listed ingredient(s), including added fragrance, is giving this mask its fragrance. 

The mask was dripping in it when I pulled it out of the packet but there was no dripping once I applied the mask to my face, nor did I experience any dripping during the half hour I had it on. After removing the mask, my skin had that dewy glow that is common after using a sheet mask. The essence that remained was quickly absorbed, leaving zero trace of tack or stickiness. My skin felt soft and more hydrated and my complexion looked visibly refreshed, clear and brighter. 

I agree with the mask's claim to brighten the complexion - that it does. As for its moisturizing claims, my skin felt slightly moisturized but I would couch the results as more hydrating than moisturizing. Still, a very good mask and one I would happily use, and repurchase, again. In fact, I plan to pick up a few of the other masks from this collection as well. 

Hair Mask:

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The Eco Love Hair Mask For Normal to Dry Hair is alright. It performs well enough, leaving my hair soft, smooth and moisturized, but the scent is very strong. Very. strong. While I like the results from this mask, they are ones I can get from other less potent scented hair masks. I'll finish with this tub but will not repurchase.

[PrettyPaint]

@itsfi The carrot innisfree sounds just perfect for this time of year! 

[itsfi]

It's a good first intro to this new sheet mask line from the brand @PrettyPaint! So far so good. 🥕 Hoping the other couple of masks I have from them work just as well. 🤞

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  The Innisfree mask sounds nice! I bought the whole line but still have yet to try any of them. I wonder if they'll be similar to the Farmskin Salad ones 🤔

Ugh. Sorry about the strong scent on the hair mask! Definitely sounds like a mask I should avoid 😬

[itsfi]

@Shosh85, please take my word for it and steer clear of this hair mask; your nose will not appreciate the fragrance. It's too bad because it did perform nicely. I will be focusing on using this tub up as soon as possible. I wonder if I can dilute the potency of the scent by mixing it with another hair mask??? Hmmm 🤔

Oooh, the whole line? Fun!! I have 2 other ones. I'm excited to hear your take on this line and compare notes over the ones we both have! 

[eshoe]

@itsfi the innisfree sounds very refreshing 🧊 I like your tie-in to the theme; very creative! 

The hair mask, not so much. You didn’t mention the exact notes of the scent...Since it wasn’t pleasant I am thinking lotion-y🤔

[itsfi]

@eshoe, oops, sorry about that. Went to grab the tub to give it a good whiff. It smells heavily perfumed, maybe every so slightly powdery but very much just a cloud of perfume. It actually made my eyes water a bit this time when I went to smell it. That's not happened before when it's been used.