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*puts kettle on*BRING CAKE.14
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And sweeties 😂15
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Thriftygifty said:I wore the face mask that we bought for the first time, I feel like it was a failed attempt as couldn't cope with it, I was hot and sweaty as we were running late and because of this is stuck to my face and I felt as if I was being suffocated, I think cotton may be the way forward for me not shiny synthetic fibre.
but I have since got some plain white p2s which don't look like bras
. You might find you do better with a shaped one (that stands proud of the face) as well.
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Pickled eggs are tasty Pinapple, but not much good if you want to do a Yorkshire pudding with your dinner.
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pineapple said:Thriftygifty said:I wore the face mask that we bought for the first time, I feel like it was a failed attempt as couldn't cope with it, I was hot and sweaty as we were running late and because of this is stuck to my face and I felt as if I was being suffocated, I think cotton may be the way forward for me not shiny synthetic fibre.
but I have since got some plain white p2s which don't look like bras
. You might find you do better with a shaped one (that stands proud of the face) as well.
I saw a jokey meme online many weeks ago about making face masks out of bras. It said you should only use the left hand bra cup otherwise you could end up looking like a right t*t.
I'll quit while I'm ahead....Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.
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GreyQueen said:
I saw a jokey meme online many weeks ago about making face masks out of bras. It said you should only use the left hand bra cup otherwise you could end up looking like a right t*t.
I'll quit while I'm ahead....
Love it! rofl
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GreyQueen said:pineapple said:Thriftygifty said:I wore the face mask that we bought for the first time, I feel like it was a failed attempt as couldn't cope with it, I was hot and sweaty as we were running late and because of this is stuck to my face and I felt as if I was being suffocated, I think cotton may be the way forward for me not shiny synthetic fibre.
but I have since got some plain white p2s which don't look like bras
. You might find you do better with a shaped one (that stands proud of the face) as well.
I saw a jokey meme online many weeks ago about making face masks out of bras. It said you should only use the left hand bra cup otherwise you could end up looking like a right t*t.
I'll quit while I'm ahead....12
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