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Lush bath bomb and glitter = trouble.

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JazzieJeff · 26/04/2011 13:47

I've got glitter in my lady garden. It isn't coming out. Ive tried everything, hopping in the shower, towelling it vigourously, it's not cutting it.

It was one of those royal wedding bath bombs with ticker tape and festive glitter in it. I was enjoying it ever so much up until I started washing, and discovered to my dismay that the glitter went much further than previously anticipated. The stuff is hanging on for dear life. Its like having shiney crabs. (not that ive ever had crabs, but if they were shiney, I bet this is what they'd look like).

For God's sake Hmm I thought I'd spruce myself up on my afternoon off to look nice for DH when he gets back from work. Instead, I've got some sort of accidental vajazzle.

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LaurieFairyCake · 27/04/2011 16:12

I used one of the gold glittery ones around Christmas. Dh went into work the next day with glitter in his moustache and goatie. He had to pretend he was making Christmas cards with dd rather than confess to his year 11's he was er .......

Becaroooo · 27/04/2011 18:03

I use a sieve

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buggerlugs82 · 27/04/2011 18:14

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JazzieJeff · 27/04/2011 18:46

buggerlugs you are welcome Grin

Seriously though, there must be some sort of product for glitter removal from body parts? I'm not actually joking now, more people than I must have had this problem. I'm going to the doctors tomorrow and am beginning to consider bringing it up. I've got a smear test next week and I'd really rather not be sporting my shiney crabs.

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SoupDragon · 27/04/2011 18:50

One of those sticky lint rollers? Waxing strips?

TitsalinaBumSquash · 27/04/2011 18:53

It's funny you should say this OP, I got really drunk the other night and woke up covered in glitter, my bed was covered to, I am yet to find the source..

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JazzieJeff · 27/04/2011 19:02

Oh yes, waxing strips. I don't have any of those though, and I'm DS is upstairs asleep so I can't pop out. Would sellotape have the same effect/be sticky enough?

tits how unnerving....

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Evenstar · 27/04/2011 19:13

Thank you for this I have just started a new job at a day nursery and came in feeling shattered, I have laughed so much at this thread and feel much better now! Grin

LaWeasel · 27/04/2011 19:17

I don't know if this is silly, but maybe you could try and dry out your skin with a hairdryer and then pad them off with a pit of slightly damp kitchen roll...

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JazzieJeff · 27/04/2011 19:23

I have tried the hairdryer laweasel, yesterday. I think I may need to get up close and personal with a mirror and some tweezers. Oh Lordy...

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naturalbaby · 27/04/2011 19:38

what about the wipes you get with home waxing kits? baby lotion and baby wipes are famed for removing anything and everything, got either of those in the house?
just noticed my lush shower gel seems to have glitter in the bottle but not noticed it on my body yet, think i'm due for a glitter explosion when i get to the end of the bottle.
i do like the thought of giving Dh shiny disco balls [csmile]

hab35 · 27/04/2011 22:11

Okay not strictly relevant but I am loving this thread and felt the need to share.... You know that lovely edible cake glitter you get? Well, I discovered from my 2-year-old's nappies that it may well be edible, but is not digested, so it also gives you a glittery bottom & glittery poos when it comes out the other end!

CatPower · 27/04/2011 22:41

Is it wrong that some friends on Twitter and I are planning on buying the street party bath bombs and self-vajazziling in solidarity with JazzieJeff's predicament?

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JazzieJeff · 27/04/2011 22:49

Yes! I shall have fellow pound shop vajazzlers! You can tweet me @JazzyMcJeff Grin and follow my hideous glittery progress....

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Computermouse · 27/04/2011 22:51

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JazzieJeff · 27/04/2011 23:01

No sympathy computer? Oh dear. Me and my glitter are saddened.

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CatPower · 27/04/2011 23:05

Have just followed you, Jazzy! I'm octobrrr on there.

Computermouse · 27/04/2011 23:06

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sprinklingsparkles · 27/04/2011 23:09

Have followed you, i cant believe your still covered. hope it wont last much longer. have the little ones still got some on?

Bellagio · 27/04/2011 23:14

Oh my god, those things are lethal.

They were banned from this house Xmas of 2006 when my dh and I spent roughly a week covered in a red and green festive glow.
The sparkly fun did not end there, oh no.
One of the teeny weeny jaggy wee stars ended up entirely imbedded in my belly button and refused to move.
Once eventually retrieved, it took a small chunk of belly with it.

The pain...I tell ye...

LadyClariceCannockMonty · 28/04/2011 10:05

Jazzie, I do sympathise and I hope it's sorted/will get sorted soon, but ...

it's just so fuckign funny. Thank you for the laffs Grin Grin

PS the only things I dare use from Lush are the minty foot lotion (gorgeous) and the safely non-glittery shower gels. The rest of the place makes me think of kids' art boxes.

BillBrysonsRucksack · 28/04/2011 10:09

'OP have you tried hoovering it off ?'

I am CRYING! [cgrin] [cgrin]

fridascruffs · 28/04/2011 10:30

Full Brazilian?

Timeforabiscuit · 28/04/2011 10:34

I've never cried with laughter so much - vajazzling snigger

A quick google has peanut butter rubbed into the ahem afflicted area

Though you could end up with your husband being served an unconventional reeses cup

northernmonkey · 28/04/2011 10:39

Oh fantastic Grin I now know what to buy my sister for her birthday [insert evil grin emotion Grin ]