AIBU to ask people to confess they also dislike masks for shallow and superficial reasons?

[VeilsForVirtueMasksForVice]

Yes I am clearly a terribly shallow and superficial person Come join me if you are also a shallow superficial person and make me feel better.

This is, by the way, fucking lighthearted I am wearing my masks and behaving myself so don't anyone start being pompous at me

Reasons I don't like wearing my masks.

1. I have a pretty new septum ring which has cat ears. No one can see it Also, sometimes the cat ears catch on the mask when I am taking it off and this aggravates me.
2. I have lots and lots and lots and lots of nice lipsticks including a new Burts Bees crayon thing I bought just before lockdown and which is possibly the nicest one ever. No one can see it. Also if I wear it anyway it rubs off on the inside of the mask (this is also very aggravating).
3. I make my own masks and I am spending a fucking fortune on nice fabric. I can't stop myself.
4. I am getting fucking spots on my chin, I'm in my 40s and have had about three spots in the whole of my life. I can only conclude this is mask related - although I actually am horribly worried stressed about other stuff (hence my distraction attempt of this lightfuckinghearted thread) and maybe that is causing them, but I will blame said masks anyway.

Come and confess your similar thoughts. I will even tell you which lip crayon it is (seriously it's like the Holy Grail) if you cheer me up.

Although the mask caused it, I quite like hiding my spot with a mask

I feel like a tit. Also, ever since DH described them as 'face knickers' I can't get the image out of my head.

Interesting. Is that why I'm getting spots. I've not had spots for years and years and all of a sudden I'm like a teenager again.
I'm with you OP. I hate them. I hate the feel, I hate not being able to breathe clearly, I hate my glasses steaming up and most of all I hate them because there are so many other ways to get the virus if you're going to.

Face knickers?! What kind of masks are you wearing?

Yes it's a good point I can hide the spots. Perhaps I can look on the bright side that it may also hide bastard chin hairs that appear overnight (always in a public place) already 3 inches long. And maybe I could even grow my moustache!

I've also got spots around my mouth, chin and nose - I hate that my face feels sweaty when I take it off and I hate that I feel overly hot when wearing it (peri menopausal)

But I'll wear one because we're supposed to

Masks give me spots.

I have pretty lips and smile and all this smizing to communicate better is giving me crepey eyes

Masks mean its more body than face in hotness so since my lockdown body has gone downhill im less attractive now.

I fear the stupid pullyness of the mask will give me jug ears.

I cant even flirt properly with the mask, its all so depressing.

There. Do i win queen of shallow? 😂

How could I forget the glasses! To be fair my masks fit well as they are bespoke so my glasses aren't too steamy.

On the bright side, my DC love me as I have made them zebra/cow/leopard print masks which apparently are the fashionable ones to have.

It pulls my ears out to a Prince Charles effect and has given me spots

Re the spots are you all washing after each use or sticking them in your pocket and just re-wearing? Because I am being good and washing mine but I'm still spotty. I could understand it if I left them all damp and germy but I use laundry powder and everything.

I'm so glad you're all shallow like me.

@Saltyauntiepoop is "smizing" some kind of new portmanteau word I haven't heard of but need to? Or is it a typo?

Smiling and something?

@VeilsForVirtueMasksForVice

Re the spots are you all washing after each use or sticking them in your pocket and just re-wearing? Because I am being good and washing mine but I'm still spotty. I could understand it if I left them all damp and germy but I use laundry powder and everything.

I'm so glad you're all shallow like me.

Yes! I'm still spotty every time I use them. I used to be very spotty before menopause. The mask brings it all back.

I'm washing it and not reusing but still getting spots. At least I can cover the spots by wearing it though!

Smizing is smiling with your eyes. It's a thing

I like masks for shallow and superficial reasons. They mean I get to walk around pretending I am a superhero / supervillain (depends on how my day is going).

It steams my glasses up. I’m blind as a bat to start with so I have got home from the shops with the wrong things because I couldn’t quite see. Could be worse.

(But I do get to pretend to be a ninja)

It’s rubbing the make up off my nose and making my nose red

Oooh I love new words. I also learnt "bad b" and "edgelord" this week (I have teens).

I am smizing like a bad b.

Spent 1500 quid last year on fixing my teeth.. Now nobody can see them!!
And as a specs wearer they are steamy!!

I like masks for shallow reasons - my teeth are a bit dodgy, and I have a double chin. No-one can see them! It's very liberating :)

I have rosacea so I quite like them, saves a fortune on makeup

I hate them and I know every reason for my hating them is vanity induced!
I have a septum piercing that I love very much and nobody can see it.
I get lip filler to enhance my lips, nobody can see it.
I love lipstick and refuse to not wear it so it keeps transferring onto the inside of my mask.
I’m getting huge cystic type spots on my chin.
I hate the things.

I love mine because it covers my chin hairs.

They steam my glasses up

They’ve given me 2 spots

I have 2 little red patches where the elastic bit has rubbed on my cheeks

My ears stick out

Apple Pay! My phone facial recognition doesn’t recognise me in a mask so I have to remember to take my bank card out with me.

DH has a beard and his makes him look like he has about 6 chins