This Phantom Mask worked extremely well for my 5-year-old son's Phantom of the Opera Halloween costume. It fit well when we put the string above his one ear and below the other ear. The mask does have a thin white cloth-like material on the top layer that started to peel up on the nose; however, I bought two masks just in case something happened to one of them. Thank you for helping us have a true Phantom of the Opera experience!