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ornate. Theyusuallyareof bright
colourswithmetallicgoldand
silver details. Someare full face
maskswhileothers just cover
theeyearea.Much like thecover
picturewhichwas takenby
Egyptianphotographer, Ayman
Lotfy,well known for hisFine
ArtPhotographywithmany
international exhibitionsunder
hisbelt. Ayman’swork focuses
on faces andmaskswhich iswhy
hispiecepairedperfectlywith
thecover andcompliment this
articleaswell.Now let’s takea
lookat someof themost popular
typesofmasks…
TheBauta:
Covers the full face
witha square jaw, pointychin
andnomouthat all. It isusually in
white, silver or gold. This styleof
mask ismoremasculineandcan
be scary.
TheColombina:
Acolorful,
decorativehalfmask that usually
features twodifferent colours
for each side. Thismask ismore
commonandcanbe foundat
several party stores inCairo.
Mostlywornbywomenbut it can
alsowork formen.
TheVolto:
A full facemaskworn
bymenorwomen. It is very
anonymous sinceonly theeyes
show. A famousexampleof this
mask is theV forVendettamask.
ThePantalone:
Amoregruesome
mask that typically features
a largebeakor a largenose.
Traditionally, thismask represents
awittyandmischievousperson.
TheArlecchino:
Turn intoa royal
court jesterwith thismaskusually
withabig smileandahat.
Thereyouhave it! Fivedifferent
typesofmasks thatwill sureadd
glamour or horror toyour next
partyoutfit. If youdon’t feel like
goingall outwithmake-upand
acostume this festive season,
findamask thatwill goperfectly
withyour outfit.Not onlywill it
giveyouaboost of comforting
confidencedue to its anonymity
but it canbeeasily foundat gift
shops andparty stores.
ThePantalone
TheVolto
TheColombina
TheBauta
TheArlecchino
