This is a pretty awesome mask.
First Impressions (wearing for only like 10 minutes):
---It fits perfectly! And it does have an adjustable strap in the back so you can get it to fit your face a little better.
---I have no trouble breathing with it on.
---It does irritate my face a bit, but that's an easy fix. I just bought a head sleeve so any places where the mask is touching my skin will have a piece of cloth between it (plus makes sure you have an actual mask on under this thing)
---The eyes are... a mixed bag... they are gonna get their own part of this review.
---The mask looks pretty wicked for $13. There are a few places where something isn't painted quite right. Like a "copper" rivet that has a bit of the copper paint outside of the rivet. Overall though for $13 I can't complain about how it looks.
---The....smell.....OMG. It's pretty bad :( Not gonna lie. Which is why I'm not gonna wear it longer than a few minutes for at least a week. That way it can air out. Latex masks usually smell no matter what, but they shouldn't smell THIS BAD. If anything makes me struggle to breathe with this mask... it's the smell not the mask it's self.
---I figured there was no metal on this mask, but if anyone is wondering... the only metal on this mask is the belt clasp on the back of your head. Nothing else is.
---I can see through the mask pretty well. There is sooooooome issues with vision. You can't really look down, but if you are looking straight ahead or side to side the vision seems great.
---I.Can.Wear.My.GLASSES! My biggest concern when looking for a Plague Doctor mask was could I wear my glasses? I can and it's comfortable. My glasses don't touch any part of the mask either, so my glass lenses don't come out of the mask smuged or anything.
Again please keep in mind that all the above is said based on first impressions, not extended use.
Now. Onto the eyes.
The eyes ARE removable. I love this! It means that you can easily pop them out and clean them if they get dirty. It also means that if something happens to the eyes the mask isn't ruined. The lenses are of simple construction. A piece of tinted plastic with a foam ring. So if the lenses get ruined it will be a simple matter of constructing a new one. Even if you aren't crafty in my opinion.
The only downside I have with the lenses is.... the shipping. I really REALLY wish that the manufacturer would take the lenses out of the mask and put them in a box or something in the packaging instead of leaving them in the mask. The reason is because when I opened my package one eye had been slightly crushed in shipping. Probably a package sitting on it at an angle for too long. The socket (the metal google part of the mask) popped back out into shape perfectly, but the actual lense was pent and slightly warped.
I had to spend about ten minutes just playing with the lense. Pushing on the foam with my fingers until I was able to reshape it a bit. It's *okay* now, but is still warped. I would really like to see them realize that things happen in shipping and while this mask can't really distort and so doesn't need protection, the lenses do.
I know I said it's easy enough to make new ones.... but I should have to. I should only have to replace or repair a part of something after extend use, not before I've even used it at all.
- Amazon Business: Make the most of your Amazon Business account with exclusive tools and savings. Login now
- Amazon Business : For business-only pricing, quantity discounts and FREE Shipping. Register a free business account
