Further adventures in facemasks
Sep. 8th, 2020 02:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nineveh_ukFollowing on from this post...
Upon visitingantisoppist I learned that yes, there are some people that my mask style 1 actually fits pretty well, and also that I in addition to tracing the size wrong, which I already knew, I had made a mistake in following the instructions and not turned in the sides far enough. So I went back and unpicked and did that, and got something that was OK, albeit for a value of OK including still fogs my classes and is painful on a long journey. Still, at least I was able to wear it. Does anyone else experience the issue of unconsciously holding their jaw stiffly while wearing a mask to try and make it fit better? Something which only makes it worse in the end.
Anyway, next up is going to be the dead simple version linked bywhite_hart, though with some tweaks to make the sides smaller and a bit shaped. I am also going to buy elastic cord and toggles, as I think that being able to adjust the fit over the ears precisely will be key.
But I have also engaged in face mask purchase, so here to review:
(1) Holland and Barrett: little grey jersey ones by the tills, unbranded. £2.99 or 2 for £5. Shaped very much like the sleepingbaby pattern. Fit OK, reasonably comfy - but too small, so pulled on my nose. But would be a nice option for smaller faces.
(2) Falke 2-pack 'sporty' mask. Expensive and utterly dreadful. Looks nothing like the photos, being not shaped at all, but a simple tube with loops on the end. A very wide but narrow tube, so despite the fact that they have detailed sizing, does not fit at all, with the S I had bought being far too big for me. By the time you've added P&P it's nearly twenty quid down the drain because of course you can't return them, I've given them to my mother who absolutely does not have a 'small' face, and who they fit OK. But I would have been better off pulling a pair of tights over my head.
(3) Paisie face masks (not the large ones). Finally, something that works reasonably well! Nice sturdy cotton, shape that manages to fit me passably, still pulling on the nose a bit but much less than the others. I am tempted to have a go at using it to make a pattern to see if I can make more and perhaps tweak the fit. Anyway, recommended to other people, probably women, who have pointy noses and relatively narrow faces. Colours in stock seem to change frequently.
And now I am with my parents recovering - word unfortunately apt - from the journey. Which was fine, but had me shivering under multiple blankets with chills again yesterday afternoon for the first time in several weeks, and generally shattered. Still, I am recovering more quickly than last time, albeit by cancelling going out yesterday and today. I have The Mirror and the Light, so at least I am not short of reading material!
Upon visiting
antisoppist I learned that yes, there are some people that my mask style 1 actually fits pretty well, and also that I in addition to tracing the size wrong, which I already knew, I had made a mistake in following the instructions and not turned in the sides far enough. So I went back and unpicked and did that, and got something that was OK, albeit for a value of OK including still fogs my classes and is painful on a long journey. Still, at least I was able to wear it. Does anyone else experience the issue of unconsciously holding their jaw stiffly while wearing a mask to try and make it fit better? Something which only makes it worse in the end.Anyway, next up is going to be the dead simple version linked by
white_hart, though with some tweaks to make the sides smaller and a bit shaped. I am also going to buy elastic cord and toggles, as I think that being able to adjust the fit over the ears precisely will be key.But I have also engaged in face mask purchase, so here to review:
(1) Holland and Barrett: little grey jersey ones by the tills, unbranded. £2.99 or 2 for £5. Shaped very much like the sleepingbaby pattern. Fit OK, reasonably comfy - but too small, so pulled on my nose. But would be a nice option for smaller faces.
(2) Falke 2-pack 'sporty' mask. Expensive and utterly dreadful. Looks nothing like the photos, being not shaped at all, but a simple tube with loops on the end. A very wide but narrow tube, so despite the fact that they have detailed sizing, does not fit at all, with the S I had bought being far too big for me. By the time you've added P&P it's nearly twenty quid down the drain because of course you can't return them, I've given them to my mother who absolutely does not have a 'small' face, and who they fit OK. But I would have been better off pulling a pair of tights over my head.
(3) Paisie face masks (not the large ones). Finally, something that works reasonably well! Nice sturdy cotton, shape that manages to fit me passably, still pulling on the nose a bit but much less than the others. I am tempted to have a go at using it to make a pattern to see if I can make more and perhaps tweak the fit. Anyway, recommended to other people, probably women, who have pointy noses and relatively narrow faces. Colours in stock seem to change frequently.
And now I am with my parents recovering - word unfortunately apt - from the journey. Which was fine, but had me shivering under multiple blankets with chills again yesterday afternoon for the first time in several weeks, and generally shattered. Still, I am recovering more quickly than last time, albeit by cancelling going out yesterday and today. I have The Mirror and the Light, so at least I am not short of reading material!