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Fashion and beauty cons we fall for....

103 replies

Dogsby · 16/05/2011 13:49

conditioner in a pot rather than a tube is a LOT better

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Dogsby · 16/05/2011 13:49

lip plumping lipsticks make a visible difference

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Dogsby · 16/05/2011 13:49

a lipstick MAY WELL change your life

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Dogsby · 16/05/2011 13:53

you coudl tell one masacara apart from another

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Dropdeadfred · 16/05/2011 13:54

that black clothes make you look slim

Dogsby · 16/05/2011 16:15

onyl if you stand always against a black background

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TattyDevine · 16/05/2011 16:15

"Detox". I'm sure its all bollocks. Just dont tox for a while, that's a de tox, well its a not tox. Your liver is perfectly capable of filtering out shite from your blood, all it needs is a bit of water and a lack of alcohol not a kit of foul tasting stuff I could have got from my gran's garden that cost £189 Grin

(Disclaimer: I have never fallen for this but so many people seem to, even shlebs. In fact, particularly shlebs)

cyb · 17/05/2011 16:21

30 minutes of walking a day will make you lose 2 stone

FoundWanting · 17/05/2011 16:27

Avon 'Plump Pout' lip-gloss actually did make a visible difference.

So, they stopped making it. I think they were nobbled by the other make-up manufacturers. Hmm

strictlysauvignon · 17/05/2011 16:29

water with added echinacea or some other essential ingredient. Bollocks.

LindyHemming · 17/05/2011 16:35

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dexter73 · 17/05/2011 16:51

That you need to replace make up after 6 months or else your eyes will explode. I have some make up that is ancient and I can still see!

Dogsby · 17/05/2011 17:57

suncream
i never bin mine

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Tanyaaah · 17/05/2011 18:58

Hair products! They are all either glue or grease in a pot.

bigkidsmademe · 17/05/2011 19:46

Moisturiser with DNA in Hmm

BinEnd · 17/05/2011 19:52

Anything advertised by people in white coats to make it look scientific.

pollywollypeptides, gamma rays 5+6+7+8.0000256, etc.

ggirl · 17/05/2011 19:56

moisturising body wash
how the hell canit moisturise when it's on your skin for about a second

sort of same with shampoo and conditoiner you wash straight out
it's not a bloody miracle worker

thefirstMrsDeVere · 17/05/2011 19:58

Dry body brushing.

For GODS SAKE MAKE SURE ITS ALWAYS TOWARDS THE HEART!

What would happen if you brushed away from the heart? Would it fall out?

Dogsby · 17/05/2011 20:00

lol at body brushing

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nethunsreject · 17/05/2011 20:05

hot cloth cleansing - IT'S A FLANNEL!

HazeltheMcWitch · 17/05/2011 20:07

Toner. No, it wont condition your skin.

UrsulaBuffay · 17/05/2011 20:10

light reflecting illuminating face shit that bounces light off your big hooter & undereye bags so no one can see them.

Yes Touche Eclat I mean you.

BelovedCunt · 17/05/2011 20:12

diets that claim to 'not be a diet and addresssing your emotional eating isshoos'

mosschops30 · 17/05/2011 20:12

Lol at body brushing, i wouldnt dare brushaway from the heart, no idea why, and im a bloody nurse Grin

That bf makes you skinny in 4 weeks to a size 8
Ditto 'running around after your kids'
What bollocks, id have much more respect for dannii, denise, mylene, tess etc if they just told the fucking truth

BelovedCunt · 17/05/2011 20:13

i do prefer shiney clinique lippy to no.7, if i can't have nicely packaged lipstick what is the point in living?

BelovedCunt · 17/05/2011 20:15

every fucking autumn every fashion editorial gushes on about 'military' like it has jsut been invented and not wheeled out again for the 20th consecutive year

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