Italian Carnivale Masks

I was having a tough enough time trying to figure out what I was going to do for this blog post that I started looking through some of my old posts to try and get an idea to write about. When I came across my entry about masks, I realized that I still hadn't done anything with Italian Carnivale Masks (Yes, I'm aware that in Spanish it's spelled differently, but this is the Italian spelling and pronunciation). So, I started searching around the internet and this is what I came up with.

I really like how the mask on the left is shaped. It brings to mind the kind of mask a medieval period plague doctor would wear. The lack of bright colors also works very well with the design and makes it look better in the long run. The woman's mask on the right is also very interesting, if not a little creepy-looking. The monotone color scheme of the face and eyes really seems to make the red lips pop.

This second set of masks is also very eye-catching, albeit for different reasons than the first set. Both masks are cream colored with various blue and gold decorative patterns drawn on them. There also seem to be little blue gems placed in a few places on the masks. Whereas the first set of masks were cool because of their subtlety, these ones are cool for the exact opposite reason: they stick out. However, both fit right in with the Italian Carnivale.