💕😌 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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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]

@Mellmars1185, thank you! The animation is super cute and makes it a lot of fun to use. I also love the results from the mask - it's one of my favorite cica sheet masks.

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  Awe, you make such a cute tiger! This one is definitely in my top favorites for Crème Shop masks - it's for sure my most favorite of the character masks. My two other top favorite masks from the brand are 

The Creme Shop Correct Solutions Color-Correcting Orange Sheet Mask and the Collagen Mask - have you tried either of those?

[itsfi]

@Shosh85, I was so bummed when the entire TCS color correcting line was discontinued. 😖 Not all of the sheet masks in that line worked for me, but there were not any similar functioning sheet masks in TCS collection. I thought they could have phased out some of their other masks instead of that line and instead of their photoshopped line. 😣  Is the collagen sheet mask the one with the syringe on it? If so, I have tried it - courtesy of you - and loved it. It was one of the first collagen-centered sheet masks that I tried. 

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  Oh, I forgot about the Photoshopped line! I don't have any notes on the one I tried, but I remember really liking it 🙂

Yup, the Collagen mask package has a syringe on it. I love the unique ingredients it has 👇 😃

[missjeanie]

@Shosh85 @itsfi @@Hes, lové lové lové this mask!! I wonder if I have any left? Hmmmm. 

[itsfi]

@Shosh85,that INCI list is beautiful! So many of my favorite things all wrapped in one pretty little sheet mask! 💖

[Shosh85]

This one works for both themes - 

111 Skin Rose Gold Brightening Facial Treatment Mask  

A big thank you to the lovely @haleyvvvv for gifting me this one! I really appreciate the opportunity to try it!

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111 Skin Rose Gold Brightening Facial Treatment Mask

Material:

Pearly-peach colored, thin-medium hydrogel

Serum:

Thin but not runny

Scent:

Like a combination of fruity and rose - I thought it was pretty pleasant

Fit:

Just a smidge too long at the chin. There was a bit of slippage, but that's to be expected with hydrogels.

Wear Time:

Half hour

Tack:

None

Results:

Super soft and smooth skin that was a little brighter and comfortably hydrated

Repurchase?

Hydrogels in general aren't my favorite mask material, but this is definitely one of the better ones! I loved the results and the scent was great as well. I would repurchase this one, but just wouldn't pay full retail price for them, as they are pretty spendy (around $32 a mask)

[haleyvvvv]

Glad you enjoyed it, @Shosh85!! 💖

[lmaster]

Fruity rose??? Yum @Shosh85 you know that will bring me in 😆

[Shosh85]

@lmaster  Haha! Yup, the scent was really nice on this one! 👃

[itsfi]

@Shosh85, the scent on this mask is ahhhhhmazing! I remember being surprised by how much I loved the fragrance on it. ♥️🌹 The results were good as well. The fit and the price but mainly that price was what has kept me from repurchasing. I have nowhere fancy enough to go for this mask. I suppose that’s not stopped me before but … 😂🤣 

[Shosh85]

@itsfi  I was super excited to be able try this one - due to the price, I never thought I would! The scent and results were definitely the best part about this one 🙂

[Mellmars1185]

@Shosh85 I will be using this mask tomorrow! Thanks for sharing! It seems like it was a good experience!

[Shosh85]

@Mellmars1185  Just read your review! Hydrogels definitely  aren't the easiest to work with, but the results turned out nice and that's what's most important to me 😊

[missjeanie]

@Shosh85 I'm currently using a serum from the brands Rose Gold line so I'm curious to try this one out.  Great to hear it's a good one!

[Shosh85]

@missjeanie  I've always wanted to try this one, but I am just too cheap 😂 I definitely loved the results!

How have you been liking the serum?

[missjeanie]

@Shosh85 I'm pretty indifferent on the serum.  It's meant to be brightening and has a bit of a pearlescent to it, but If I put a base product over it, the shimmer is completely covered.  I haven't noticed any affect on my skin otherwise, so it's not something I'd spend on again.  But... it didn't do anything bad either.  Might be more for those who don't wear foundation/tinted moisturisers?

[Shosh85]

@missjeanie  Good to know. I've used some products like that too. 

[eshoe]

Catching up on last week’s Hydrating Heroes theme, while watching some Winter Olympics

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I was so very excited to try the fresh Floral Recovery Overnight Mask with Squalane 3.3 oz/ 100 mL. So much so, in fact, that I did not realize it is an overnight mask. Nevermind. I used it as a soothing, hydrating mask, and my skin was just fine. Given the name, besides not knowing it is an overnight mask, I expected a burst of floral springtime gardens. Instead…there was olfactory silence when I opened the jar.

The consistency is thick, and although it appears quite shiny here, it does not seem to be so much on the skin. A couple of weeks ago, I tried a mask which was similar in consistency, but varied greatly in scent.

The Fresh mask, despite other masks by the brand which I have tried (Rose, Vitamin C Nectar), was unscented. An absolute surprise and one that I was happy to discover. Even though I have yet to try this as it is intended, I am very pleased to have discovered a simply hydrating mask that delivers.

The Dr. Jart + Foot Smoothing Mask was nearing the two-year mark in my mask drawer and may have expired in the meantime. I tried it a while back, with excellent, sock-warming results. Would it still warm, despite its age? Yes, it did. I was very pleased, and knew from the first time that sitting still allowed the heat not best permeate the booties. I still ended up walking around the house, but when I did have a seat, wow, did these toast my little toes! I would absolutely buy this again if it weren’t discontinued.

The It’s Skin Hyaluronic Acid sheet mask is an old favorite of mine, I found a box of ten at my TJ Maxx a few months back and have been carefully rationing these. This was my last one. The gentle, moly essence (lightly fragranced) and easy fit and adherence made this one a frequent choice for tired evenings. 

Finally, the Bite Lavender Agave Lip Mask is a nourishing option that has been sidelined thanks to never-ending jars of Laneige. I am only working on one at the moment (the Gummy Bear version) so I am doing everything I can to finish the three FS and two DS tubes of Bite that I have ☺️

[lmaster]

@eshoe I was also very pleased with the sample of the Fresh mask, I love rose scents, but sometimes a little goes a long way, so I'm not complaining about the lack of scent

[eshoe]

@lmaster that is good to know! Overall, I think Fresh masks are a hit for me. Glad to hear this one was for you, too!