As a mask it has potential. This is typical of this type of wolf-skull mask, and there are a lot of them about, but I don’t think it’s wearable as is, so you’d have to get it at least a week or two in advance. The plastic is a bit smelly, but that will settle out after a few days. It is nice and thick, and I think it feels like it would last a few wears at least. It’s nice and rigid, and could be worked on without fear of damaging it. The elastic that holds the mask on is very basically done; it’s just looped through the eye hole, which not only looks a bit naff, but isn’t the right height. They’ve also done it in two pieces, one to wrap around each ear like an air mask, which is the oddest way to do it. The elastic is also *really* thick, so I can’t imagine that it’d be that comfy to wear. The first thing you’d need to do then, is to drill a few holes in the sides of the mask at the right height, and—well, myself I wouldn’t use this elastic as it’s just too thick to ever be comfy—but if I did I’d just put a knot at the end of each piece, then thread them through the holes and tie them at the back. Not at all sure why they didn’t do it that way. Honestly, myself, I would get a cheap pair of plastic glasses and take off the arms then hot glue gun them onto the inside of the mask in the right place to fit me, but there you go; each to their own. The interior of the mask is also a bit uncomfortable, with the entire weight resting as it does on the bridge of your nose. I’m what I’d call petite, and this mask fit me—I’m pretty sure it would fit any teenager too. I’m not so sure it would fit a full-grown man. To address the pressure on the bridge of your nose you’d have to get some felt or (even better) some modeling sheet foam, and line that part of the interior nose where it rested on your nose, to make it more comfortable. If you do choose to do it with sheet modeling foam, be sure to get a skin-tone; the temptation is to get a black to match the mask, but it will leave a black line on your skin that requires a fair bit of make-up remover to get off, so if you choose to lift the mask and wear it on top of your head later on at a party, unless you remember to wash your face, you’ll have a black blotch over your nose (the voice of experience and too many halloween parties!). But it definitely needs something to soften the interior there. I’d also give it a light dry-brush with a light grey or a red (or even silver) colour, just to bring out the detail, as otherwise the all-black mask just becomes a big black blob on your face (particularly in low party lights and on photos). You might also want to paint the teeth more realistically to make them stand out. Half an hour spent dry-brushing will improve this mask no end. So…I like the mask in general, but it does require some work, and at the end of the day, given that you can pick the exact same mask up for literally half the price, I’d say that it’s a mask with some potential (after you’d done a little work), but it’s not great value for money.
