Recommendations for comfortable masks?

[jducoeur]

Kate and I have plenty of masks, technically. We have a few high-quality ones made by friends, and we have a big pile of cheap-but-adequate ones that I bought off of Amazon. The cheap ones are actually pretty good for just running into somewhere for a few minutes. But none are great for long-term use: the homemade ones tend to be a tad tight (my nose gets a bit squished with long usage), and the Amazon ones are somewhat floppy in their center section, especially after washing a couple of times (so I wind up chewing on the fabric after a while).

So I put it out to the lazyweb of my friends: any recommendations? I'm specifically looking for masks that are adequately safe (I'm not worried about N95-level protection, but they should be at least multi-layer fabric), but also somewhat comfortable. That probably means somewhat shaped around the nose so that it doesn't press on it too much, probably not floppity t-shirt fabric, and ideally not excessively hot and stuffy. (And in a perfect world, snug enough at the top to not cause my glasses to fog too much.) Reusability is very strongly preferred: while I'm willing to consider disposables, I dislike them on principle -- something that can be washed would be much better.

Suggestions? Don't worry about cost for purposes of this question -- I want to get a better sense of the options, and am willing to pay a bit for something that's good.

Comments

[cvirtue]

I have some "oversized" cotton ones I made from a nurse's pattern to go over an N95. They have enough room in them that they don't press on my nose, and they go securely under my chin.
You can also buy plastic frames that will tent your mask out from your face.