Fog was never such a big problem before, because how often is it foggy? Most of us don’t live in a Dickens novel. But face masks have turned fog into an annoying common concern for eyeglass wearers.
A few weeks ago, I did a collection of spectacle-wearing masks to help my fellow four-eyed friends on the Internet. When researching masks that wouldn’t fog up my glasses, the Withmoons face mask was the first to pop up in a search for “mask wearer glasses” on Amazon. It also has over 12,000 reviews, which is a lot for a product that was not needed a year ago.
WITHMOONS Fabric Face Mask Washable Reusable 3-Layer Mouth Shield Breathable with Nose Thread – amazon.com
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Reviewers rave about how well they can inhale the Withmoons mask without their goggles fogging up. So I decided to order one and put it to the test.
I am not a mask expert, but I do my best to follow the CDC recommendations for wearing a mask. With those guidelines in mind, I am always looking for masks that meet the parameters, but also don’t fog up my lenses. For me that usually means a mask with an adjustable nose bridge.
It was easy to test the mask to see if it was fogged up: I just had to put the mask on and breathe. When I first did that, my glasses fogged up instantly. I was not at all impressed. Then I messed around with the metal wire that goes over my nose, and it did.
It’s almost comical how pinched the nose thread has to be to work, but once I did, the mask was perfect. My glasses didn’t fog up once after that. I carried it to the supermarket while walking my dog in 19 degree weather and during an eyelash extension appointment. My glasses never fogged up once.
The Withmoons mask looks pretty silly, which is why I was initially unimpressed. But face masks aren’t about fashion for me, so I didn’t care. It did exactly as promised and now I have masks that won’t worry about fogged glasses anymore.