If you are like me, it has been a process to find a mask that is comfortable, well constructed, soft on the skin, washable, and protective. I have gone through many kinds of masks and have been disappointed time and time again, until now. While I do not usually endorse products, I feel strongly that the Vivi mask is something important to share with my readers. Barbara Hobart, creator of the Vivi mask spent almost nine months perfecting this mask. It has been lab-tested for filtration protection. There is a link to FAQs in the body of this blog post, but here are the most impressive results:
The Vivi Mask™ stops 90% of particles between 0.2 and 3 um. Here’s how it performs against three different particles sizes:
0.2 um – 77%
1.0 um – 98%
3.0 um – 98%
Since I have returned to school and must wear a mask all day, the Vivi has been my go-to mask for comfort, fit, and protection. I love the adjustable ear loops and flexible nose guard. The best part is that my glasses no longer fog because the fit is so customized. I am encouraging my readers to consider purchasing a Vivi Mask. You can receive a 10% discount by using this special link: Use Discount Code ROBINCOGAN for 10% off your order
The Vivi Mask™ stops 90% of particles between 0.2 and 3 um. Here’s how it performs against three different particles sizes:
0.2 um – 77%
1.0 um – 98%
3.0 um – 98%
Barbara Hobart is a television writer/producer. She is also an inventor and manufacturer of custom products and is the owner of HomePlates Worldwide. (She knows this is a rather odd combination of professions, and way too long a title for a business card!)
The “manufacturing thing” started back in 1994 when Barbara was in LA puttering around her garage (what she does when she doesn’t want to write) and she came up with a fun, new way to decorate light switch covers. (Back then, decorative light switchplates weren’t even a thing, much less considered a tangible product.)
Then in 2003, while visiting friends in London, she offered to make them a switchplate to replace their plain, boring, white switch. She was told: “You can’t. UK switches are wired into the wall and are not removable.” Really? Well, “can’t” isn’t a word in Barbara’s vocabulary. And so, a challenge became an opportunity — and an international business:
Barbara invented and introduced the first injection-molded decorative light switch cover to the UK — which required no rewiring and launched HomePlates across the pond. A few years later, wanting to leave no continent undecorated, in 2008, HomePlates Switch Covers were introduced to the Australian marketplace.
Since that time, Barbara has expanded her company and creates, develops, manufactures, distributes, and consults with companies large and small to help strengthen their brand identity and awareness through custom products.
Some of her clients include Laura Ashley, British Home Stores, John Lewis Department Store, Aspace, BBC America, Organic Girl, Live Nation, House of Blues, WIC, The Coca Cola Company, The Campbell’s Soup Company, Blake Shelton, Netflix, Comcast, Carnival Cruises, Opry Entertainment, WIC, Dark Matter Coffee, Gifford’s Ice Cream, and many others.
One of her current brands is Best Ever Backdrops, the first lightweight, stain resistant, and 100% waterproof backdrop used by food and product photographers globally.
When Covid19 hit, she set out to create a better, safer filtration mask and is pleased to introduce The Vivi Mask™ to help save lives and protect the ones we love.
And yes, she still writes and produces for the stage and television. You can see her latest work: The Quarantine Diaries, a series which started as a fundraiser for The Actors Fund to help those in the entertainment community during Covid19.
