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Last year I had a problem with Nausea from the initial cold-water face hit - so I used an ice mask - which does keep you very much warmer but I'm not crazy about the insulated-from-the-environment feeling.
This year my new suit is cut closer on the forhead - which keeps the water off the stomach meridian points there - so no nausea - no ice mask. A full face hit is still pretty challenging though - because of the nerves in the eyebrows.

Sebastien - I've been reading some of your stuff lately. Quite awhile ago I noticed my peak breathholds happen when I'm just starting to get a chill going and it's been cool to see your findings. At current temps this is only a couple of dives before the chill itself becomes an issue - but in spring/summer/fall when I'm moving in and out of thermalclines and the surface is 10c and above it works out nicely. I'm not touching the depths/times you do - but it is quite interesting.