💕😌 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💗

[itsfi]

@ather, at one point, I had so many masks, they were, as @missjeanie has once said, almost all forgotten wonders! 😂🤣😂 I have a more manageable lot now with mainly mask packs and a handful of individual sheet masks, many tried-and-true and a handful of new ones that I've picked up out of curiosity as well as a few BIC inspired / enabled sheets. Banana and honey, ather, that's a good combo! I think honey will be making more of an appearnace in my masks this fall and winter. 💛🍯

[quspork]

Yes to all the bananas, @itsfi. The Ulta one is a nice one to have around for when you need something yummy smelling. How do you like the Le Paradis balm? (and have you tried the watermelon version as well??) 

[itsfi]

Love this gif @quspork! It put a smile on my face. I love the Le Paradis lip balms - the banana and the watermelon one - it's balmy but not greasy or sticky, and my lips feel hydrated and lightly moisturized. It says it imparts high shine but I think it's more of a sheen; it's not a gloss or lacquer. The balms are packaged in a metal aluminum (?) tube, which is great from a sustainability but in the warmer months, it can be problematic. I do hope they bring out other flavors but I don't think that will happen anytime soon. They have a very small, selectively curated collection of products - all deliciously scented. They just released a face oil; I'm debating over it. Fragrance, naturally derived or otherwise, is not something I mind in my body care products, hair care, and fragrance, but when it comes to face products, other than the lips, I'm a bit more careful and picky. @missy94612 

[quspork]

Thanks for the review, @itsfi! I haven't tried the brand, but I think I'll be adding them to my list to check out over my holiday spending time coming up, haha!

[missy94612]

@itsfi 

Love to know your thoughts on the banana lip balm too.

[CynthieLu]

Never have I ever come across a banana mask, reading the comments I can tell it's pretty popular 😄

Great description @itsfi sooo informative. I feel like I know all the important points on this one now.  It sounds yummy!

[itsfi]

@CynthieLu, there were more banana and banana-honey sheet masks about 6, maybe 7, years back. I don't see brands making them so much nowadays. This one is the more accessible one, at least in the US.

[CynthieLu]

I picture the smell of honey banana mask and I'm just like yummy @itsfi 😄

[Cissy63]

@itsfi  The honey mask sounds like a winner for me.  Not too many granules, light exfoliation.  I love the banana one .  Laffy Taffy  gosh I have not thought about it for years 😃Glad you had good results with these!

[itsfi]

@Cissy63, the Laffy Taffy was definitely a throwback. I mentioned it the other day to some of my younger cousins and I just got a blank look. The honey scrub mask is lovely. Definitely worth a try; even better if you can get your hands on the sampler set that includes it, the strawberry scrub mask and two other masks.

[Cissy63]

Great idea! @itsfi 

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  That sheet mask is a nice one! ..... I'm definitely a sucker for anything banana scented!🍌

The wash off mask sounds wonderful! I've been curious to try it! Glad it turned out nice!

[itsfi]

It is @Shosh85, and I have you to thank and (lovingly) blame for it. 😂 When Ulta has a sale on these masks, like a BOGO 1/2 off or free, I "talk myself" into repurchasing this banana one and picking up another one from the line. As I'm sure you can imagine, it doesn't take that much talking to persuade me. 😂🤣😂

[Kim888]

nice masking @itsfi - the sheet mask sounds really good - runt candy like banana scent is always so yummy!

[itsfi]

@Kim888, banana candy scented sheet (or wash off) masks always makes me think of banana runts. And vice versa too, lol! I was in a local candy store the other day and they had those bins with candy in bulk - when I spied the runts, my first thought was for sheet masks that smelled like banana candy! 😂

[Loretta55]

For anyone who really likes banana scented items please try Too Faced Hangover Pillow Balm Ultra-Hydrating Lip Balm Banana Kiss . It is the real deal @itsfi @Shosh85 @CynthieLu @Kim888 .

[eshoe]

Ahhh this is very helpful info, @Loretta55 😉

[Shosh85]

@Loretta55  Oooh, I was unaware of this one! Thanks for putting it on my radar! 😃

[CynthieLu]

Ooooh yes please 😍 @Loretta55 I'd love to get my hands on that 💛

[Kim888]

Thank you for the rec @Loretta55 !!! That looks great! 

[Samtian]

@itsfi ooh! Both of those masks have been on my wanting to try list.