Horse Head Mask

This was a gift for my 12 y.o. nephew (after much debate and soul searching). Since it's his gift, I'm typing up his review first. "I love it, but we didn't get the one that they showed with the red tag. It didn't have any tag at all on it and came in a plastic bag and folded in a box. The smell wasn't that bad. It is hard to breathe perfectly in it but it's very hard to see out of because I can only see out of one of the nose holes. The mane is a piece of scratchy fake hair glued on that can't be brushed or it comes out. The paint job is good. The inside of the head is comfy if you like lying down on rubber. Good for quick pictures or if something stupid happens like if you're on the road and stick your head out of the window - someone else has to be driving - so you stick out your head and wait for people in other cars to look at you and laugh. The mouth is okay but I can't see out of it. Good for surprises or scaring someone so that's why it gets five stars." From the adult POV - this mask smelled terribly of plastic and chemicals. We did not get the mask as advertised from Accoutrements (which really irked me as that's why we chose THIS listing and not one of the knock-off/rip-off ones), but from some manufacturer named Miyaya. The mane is a strip of fun fur glued on very poorly and woo boy does it shed. About 1/2" of the edges all the way around are not glued down at all. I had to flip it inside out and wash it with dish soap in order to get the funky powder coating off of it. It's fine for a joke or costume party, though not for a long length of time as the the moist air from your breath starts to build up inside the mask. He's tried walking around the house in it, and has ended up with some bruises on his shins and knees. Now it's only worn when he's standing still and posing for a pic or hiding behind a door frame to jump out and surprise someone. He's also worn it around our three dogs and they are all oblivious to it. There are already bad feelings between him and his sister because she wants to borrow it and he's not willing to let her use it (partly because he doesn't want her sweat, condensation from her breath, or her girl cooties in it - I fully understand the ick factor about not wanting to wear this after someone else has sweat in it and/or made it grossly moist with their breath unless it's somehow wiped down between wearers). If you have multiple kids, be warned that there may be some arguments over who gets to wear this, when, and for how long, so you may want to get more than one. It's a fun, crazy gift that can result in some pretty crazy pictures. The nephew is over the moon and having a great time with it, and we're getting some funny pictures. I'd have to give it three stars to his five, though we've certainly gotten our money's worth when it comes to laughs.