💕😌 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]

Ohhh, this sounds like a good one,  @Samtian, I frowned and chuckled (in commiseration) at your noting it “isn’t available on their site anymore … which is fitting because I liked it.” I feel like this happens all too often. BUT I have good news for you (maybe not so good for your wallet) - I found it and other products from the range online at dermstore. 😃 

[Samtian]

@itsfi ooh nice! I never look at that place. 

[itsfi]

@Samtian, they have some pretty good sales occasionally - some sitewide, some brand-specific. I haven't been on the site for a while but previously they had a program where if you created an account and included products in your wish list, you could purchase wish list items at 10% off. 10% might not make it worthwhile compared to deals you can get throughout the year, but it's an option.

[minathayes]

W for Wedding which is a special occasion. The packaging is very pretty on this mask pack. The material on it is new to me as well and it is just lovely.  The paper thin feel of the mask is different from the thicker Japanese cotton masks I use regularly. These feel very nice on the skin and I can see why this brand specializes in special occasions masks. It is quite beautiful. I really like the hydration this gives my skin. One of my nieces is recently engaged and I will put some masks from this brand in an engagement gift basket for her.

[missy94612]

@minathayes 

That's a very thoughtful engagement gift.

[Kim888]

@minathayes @I always liked these as well! A great wedding bag item ! 

[Samtian]

@minathayes I remember when these were all the rage! I grabbed some when I saw them, still haven't used them lol. Great idea for a gift!

[Cissy63]

@minathayes  This sounds wonderful!  What a beautiful gift for your niece’s engagement! 

[Shosh85]

@minathayes  This is such a good one! I've liked a lot of the masks I've tried from this brand/line! Love the packaging on these too - sweet and simple. 😊 Putting this in an engagement gift basket is such a great idea! 

[eshoe]

@minathayes what a thoughtful idea to include a few masks as part of your niece’s engagement gift! Your comparison notes versus Japanese masks were interesting, thank you for sharing.

Merbliss has a Nurse Gauze Healing Mask that feels like  a cocoon bandaging your skin. It is fragranced, so if perfumes in masks bother you, I would steer clear.

[itsfi]

@minathayes, this is a beautiful mask; I love the second skin like feel of the material and the hydration it gives. ❤️ That's a fantastic idea to include in in a gift basked for an engagement.

[quspork]

Love this one, @minathayes! The material really is comfy to have on and this would make a perfect gift for your niece. I'm a little bummed that they've seemed to have discontinued some of their others under this line, in particular the aloe honey version. 

[Cissy63]

I’m catching up from last week’s theme of Detox Dandies.   

I have not tried this one before and thought with tea tree in it that it would be good.  
This sheet mask is cotton soak with a milky white serum. 
The fit was fine with a few snips around the holes for eyes.

There was no extra serum in the pouch.

 I left it on for 20 minutes.  There was no scent 

And no issues with redness or irritation.

On removing there was some tackiness but not much 

I really didn’t see much in the way of pore cleansing upon removing nor the next day

But I have to say that my skin was softer and brighter the next morning.

It wasn’t wonderful but I was ok.  I have other products that do better for detox.

I don’t think I will repurchase.

 

[Shosh85]

@Cissy63  I've really liked the "7 days" line from this brand - it's too bad this wasn't anything amazing. I agree, it sounds like a decent filler mask! 😃

[Cissy63]

@Shosh85  Thanks.  I have only tried their 2Day line.  I will have to try the 7 Day line.  Right, there was nothing terribly wrong but nothing special either.

[eshoe]

Thankfully it did not cause any irritation, @Cissy63.  This is a decent filler mask, I agree. Some nights that is all you need, or at least, all that your skin needs! 

[Cissy63]

@eshoe  Yes , that’s right😀

[quspork]

I always have a soft spot for Ariul masks since they were some the first sheet masks I tried, @Cissy63. I'm glad this one left you with softer, brighter skin the next day- that's always a plus! 

[Cissy63]

@quspork  Oh definitely!  

[itsfi]

@Cissy63, I'm always a little hesitant with tea tree oil masks - the scent isn't always something I enjoy, so to hear that this mask is unscented was a plus for me. It's good to hear that it made your skin feel soft and look brighter, but that's a bummer that it didn't  do much for your pores. 

[Cissy63]

@itsfi  Yes I am glad my skin did look better even if there was no change in my pores😀