With more and more places insist that you wear a face mask when you are out and about, we all now have to decide which is the best face mask to wear? Plain white - or something more designer made out of colorful material? We have increasingly been drawn to customized photo face masks - that allow you to cover your face with a picture of your face!
The results can look amazing... It makes you look a bit more human, and you can choose the expression that you use for these custom printed designs. So you can be pulling a face - or always wearing a huge smile!
We first saw these custom made photo face masks appearing in India - made by corner print shops that had a suitable dye sublimation printer capable of printing your photograph onto fabric. But now a number of people offering this service online via the hand-crafting website Etsy (opens in new tab).
Typically you buy the design that you like, and upload the high resolution image of your face to the store via the Etsy message facility. Your mask is then mailed out to you often within a day or two.
Of course, Etsy can not make any medical claims about the efficacy of these masks. But many come with a built-in pouch that allows you to add a filter into the design for extra protection.
An interesting additional benefit of these masks, we are told, is that they can actually be used to unlock phones that use facial recognition! You have to save your face-masked face as a new user in the smartphone's security options - but it will mean being able to get into your handset without the need to resorting to old-fashioned PIN codes.
Below are some of the best face masks like this that we have found so far…
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Where to buy face masks in the US:
- Etsy.com (opens in new tab) – artistic face masks for as a little at $4
- Vistaprint (opens in new tab) – Adults and kids RNS face masks from $13
- Disney (opens in new tab) – Cloth masks featuring best-loved characters for $19.99
- Stringking (opens in new tab) – CDC-recommended, USA-made cloth masks for just $6.99
- Caraa Cares (opens in new tab) – bundle deals, including five face masks for just $25
- Los Angeles Apparel (opens in new tab) - three adjustable face masks for only $30
- Sock Cares (opens in new tab) – fun and funky face masks for only $12
Where to buy face masks in the UK:
- Etsy.co.uk (opens in new tab) – artistan face masks from just £3.99
- ASOS (opens in new tab) – stylish designs at very low prices
- My Memory (opens in new tab) - protective supplies at sensible prices
- Easylife (opens in new tab) – Standard CE approved surgical face masks, 30 for £29.99
- Buff (opens in new tab) – stylish face coverings at low prices
- Ebay.co.uk (opens in new tab) – washable face masks at a bargain price
- HYPE (opens in new tab) – three face masks for £24.99 with profits to the NHS
- Silkies (opens in new tab) – two protective masks for $16.99
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