Fashion and beauty cons we fall for....

[Dogsby]

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

Boswolox!! WTF?

Threading is much neater than waxing. Some waxers think knowing how to wax is simply knowing the technique of applying and removing wax without any aesthetic skills relating to eyebrow shaping. I have seen so many clients with one eyebrow thicker than the other due to rubbish waxing. Threading takes the hairs out in rows of straight lines, due to the way the thread is held. They can also see what they are doing properly and there's less margin for error. I can always tell is someone's had their brows threaded rather than waxed.

The reason why tea & coffee doesn't count is it's a diuretic so makes you piss a lot more than just drinking water so your body doesn't retain it and it leaves the body too fast to do much good.

Boswellox.... is a load of boswellox in my opinion.

"Contrary to popular belief, caffeine does not act as a diuretic when consumed in moderation, and does not lead to dehydration or to a water-electrolyte imbalance; current evidence suggests that caffeinated beverages contribute to the body's daily fluid requirements no differently from pure water."

From Wikipedia, which I know is not a recognised medical text, but it helps me.

but this IS THE BEST EVER bit.ly/mPnx52

Love that about the coffee and tea bollox. And I remember reading somewher (so it must bw true) that the whole 'five a day' thing was started by the Californian Fruit Marketing board, who came up with it as azway of selling their wares, and the whole thing got taken up as gospel.

Can I add : ageing being marketed as an illness/medical issue?!!

Buying products from people wearing white coats

I can vouch for the caffeine because i drink 6-8 cans of diet coke a day and nothing else...and if it dehydrated you i'd be dead

Loving this thread.

I am an utter and complete gullible fool when it comes to anything promising me that I'd look like a fresh faced 20 yr old model rather than the raddled 40something that I am now.

But my biggest pile of crap waste of money has been Moroccan Oil. THIRTY QUID for nice smelling oil that made my hair look absolutely the same as before.

God, you minger Dropdead.
Is your tongue all brown and furry?

Drop dead that is pretty vile

Yes..it's not good is it. But no, I have all my own teeth and ny tongue is not brown and furry...(why would it be?)
I know i have to break the habit...but managing to get from full fat to diet took some doing...i just love it.

Linen. As if I want to spend the summer months ironing.

Shampoo and conditioner that claims to be able to 'detect' where the hair is dry and where it is greasy. No it fucking can't: we're talking diluted detergent/ synthetic resins VS deceased protein cells. Where exactly can you have scanning techology?!

YY to the 'Military' theme being trailed out as 'new' every year. I'd like to add here... purple. I couldn't give a flying toss if they call it aubergine, berry, plum, or 'morning after a pub brawl eye' it's still fucking purple.

babyliss big hair

Big Hair is shite. It's made me realise, after years of feeling vaguely dis-satisfied with my hair-drying skills, that, given decent brushes and a good hairdryer, I'm actually pretty good.

That you can take a sarong on holiday and turn it into a different outfit for each day you're there.

Ah but don't forget you must also use said sarong as beach towel, face cloth, hold-all, baby sling....

Pissing myself at this thread. Agree with so many of these (although love my Babyliss Big Hair!).

To my shame, I bought into the hype on MN a few years ago re: Waitrose Baby Bottom Butter. The schtick was that if you slathered this arse vaseline over your haggard complexion you would morph into a fresh-faced maiden skipping through a breezy meadow (or something).

It was as greasy as fuck (hmmm...the clue was in the word 'butter'), gave me blackheads and left stains on my pillows. Delightful!

Oh and whats that other bargain-basement-vaseline-mixed-with-cheaps-as-chips-Diprobase cream by Elizabeth Arden (is it? Or one of those up market makes) that parades as a lip salve, face cream, make up remover, burn cream, sexual lubricant and fucking youth elixir

Bought it at great expense in the airport once. Loada bollocks, too.

I've said it before but Havaianas. £27. Flip-flops and branding.

Also any cream that claims to go have any effect on anything underneath your skin eg cellulite. If the cream could go in through your skin then your fat would also leak out.

Anything that claims you lose 9" or whatever in an hour due to being wrapped in mud. Aside from the obvious guff that lying down covered in mud makes you thinner, the total illogical nonsense of adding together inches lost from different arbitrarily chosen body parts makes me want to scream.

Eight hour cream. That is all.

That is it, mamlovesmojitos! That's the one I was waffling about above.

Agree re: Havaianas. Beach flip flops for how much?

Oh yes! ManicAnnie I just saw that post. What a pile of shite. Biggest case of the emperor's new clothes ever!