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diane o'thirst
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Post by diane o'thirst » Fri Feb 16, 2007 4:05 pm

I used my Willy Wonka spiral-eye goggles from Hot Topic last year. Drew lots of positive commentary but the foam in them was...errrrr, lacking. They were made to look cool on fankids and hipsters and weren't much use otherwise. I'll bring 'em again this year but for the serious stuff, I have a pair of ski goggles with glare protection.

As for the mask...I have this neat Egyptian cotton scarf that wraps around pretty much anything I want. It's extremely soft, very comfortable, and doesn't come off. When I don't want to deal with nine by one yards of fluffy softness, I just use a sarong.
Note on Egyptian cotton: it's <i>very</i> warm, so it's good for deep night/deep playa excursions if you wear several layers of it. I wore it during my Temple Guardian shift a few years ago when I took the midnight-to-three slot and temps on the open playa were down to freezing. Teeth clenched but never chattered.

Disclaimers: I don't have any allergies, and I'm not too proud to dive for cover when dust conditions approach critical. I also hydrate and Vaseline my nostrils as part of my morning routine [/oversharing].
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Post by BAS » Fri Feb 16, 2007 4:57 pm

Rocket75377 wrote:
BAS wrote:I (in my equally uneducated opinion) think it sounds like they would work..., but, toxic green?!? :shock:


B.
GREEN. Very green.
Well, I have seen sunglasses with green lenses. (I think it would bug me until I got used to it. YMVM.)


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Do things that have never been done."
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Post by pinemom » Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:15 pm

I swear Im thinking of "flour poofing" may face to smell the yummy playa dust for a moment...ahhh
I have one bag of shade clothes that got missed in laundry, if you pat the bag...nice playa scent comes out in a POOFF!

Other then that we bought 2 pair of last minute purchase, googles from the 7-11 across the street that did fantastic...10.99 each!
score...and we still have them, didnt lose them somewhere, extra score!
Names pinemom, but my friends call me "Piney".

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Post by mdmf007 » Fri Feb 16, 2007 6:23 pm

Pinemom -

Be careful Pixie Dust is addictive.
One of the Meanie Greenies (Figjam 2013)

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Post by pinemom » Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:26 pm

keep it next to the salt n pepper! thank you

Hello...my name is Pinemom...and Im addicted...to playa dust.
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Post by mdmf007 » Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:11 pm

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii pinemom, welcome
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