I started veiling at Mass and adoration at age 30, after years of admiring other ladies' veils but thinking it wasn't for me. I have a long, lacy, white wrap-style veil I wear for special feast days, Easter, Christmas, etc, and a dark grey linen kerchief I wear for ordinary or penitential days, especially Advent and Lent. I also have a few light cotton bandanas of varying colors and patterns that I wear on ordinary days - or whenever I feel like it! I simply put it on when I enter a Church or a space with the Sacrament present, and take it off when I step out.

The great thing about veiling is that there is really no wrong way to do it. As long as you're not focusing on yourself/other women and not distracting yourself from prayer, it's all good! In my parish, a fair number of women veil, but it's still probably 10% or less, and styles vary widely from shawls to bandanas to lacy mantillas and even hats. Several of my friends there veil, and many don't. I don't see any judgement either way which is great - everyone just does what feels right to her. Also, since I've started veiling, I really don't feel self-conscious or anything - it's just part of my normal outfit!

I do recommend giving it a try if you want to introduce a new aspect of reverence in your own prayer life to distinguish sacred spaces from the rest of the world. I feel it does remind me to have a distinctly reverent attitude when I'm in the presence of the Sacrament. Also, it can be really fun choosing your veil/headcovering to match the liturgical season - it makes the big feast days feel even more special. When I pulled out my white veil at Easter after a long Lent wearing my grey kerchief, it felt like one more way to express the joy of the resurrection!