Mr Hicks's eloquent body language and his crisp control of verbal registers really make the mask work as an intensifier.

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You can't go to work wearing a gas mask.

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Heavy make-up or a mask will also work, as will tilting your head at a 15-degree angle, which fools the software into thinking you do not have a face, according to an online guide produced by hacktivist group Anonymous.

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The company concentrated on its mask and physical theatre work in secondary schools, which has led to the development of new masks.

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And I now wear a face mask for my bike ride to work.

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While the designer himself favors chunky, in-your-face styles such as a ring of his that features a Japanese Kabuki mask, he says such conversation pieces work best for weekends and may not be the best idea for most office ensembles.

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First of all, it can be hard to get it to fit right, and a mask that doesn't fit won't work properly.

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Michael Westmore, the legendary Hollywood makeup artist best known for his 18 years of Emmy award-winning work across the Star Trek series, as well as for winning the Oscar for the movie Mask, joins the show as a mentor to the contestants.

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The mask is about four metres tall - so large that it takes a hundred men six months of work to prepare the costume and build an outdoor house to hold it before a performance.

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