Testing Infomercial Beauty Products So You Don't Have To
Since Consumer Reports hasn't yet stepped up and recruited big-hair aficionados and large-breasted side-sleepers to test infomercial beauty products such as Bumpits or the Kush Support, Lemondrop has stepped up to test these products, as well as beauty and weight loss products ranging from the PedEgg to Colonblow.
The products were rated on a scale of 1 to 5 ShamWows. Consumerist favorite the Wearable Towel recieved a favorable review, which points out one of the hidden advantages of the product:
[L]ittle did I know that when you go to a pool or beach party with the super-dorky Wearable Towel, each and every single person at the party will talk to you. That includes every single cute guy AND all of their friends.
Hmm. No, sorry, still not enough for me to order.
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@missdona: A washcloth or handtowel rolled up is just the right size.
I also do this when I get a massage and need to be flat face down on the table. The table is flat, and I am very far from it. It hurts the girls to be flat on the table while someone is pushing down on my back. So I bring a handtowel in my purse, fold it up flat a few times, and place it in between the girls. It helps to "equalize the pressure."
@Julia789: I do that on the massage table too! I had a therapist clue me in like, 10 years ago. Life-changing.
I don't bring my own though, I've never had the massage therapist turn me down when I ask for one.
I was really hoping the Colonblow was going to be the cereal.
I guess the question I have is.. can you add this Colonblow to your cereal for a similar experience?
@missdona: I started bringing my own because sometimes different places offered a big pillow, or large towel, and it just didn't work. Other times they'd go off hunting for a right-size towel and waste precious paid-for massage minutes. :-)
Now that I have a regular massage person I go to, he keeps a hand towel for me that is just the right size in his office. Best massage guy ever. He beats the hell out of me for an hour and I'm sore for days. It's sickly wonderful.
Before you put spend any money to buy it,
'Give it to me!'
Andy'll try it.
@Julia789: Back when I was going to a chiropractor (Please, no "that was your first mistake comments". I know.) they had this larger, angled thing that worked pretty well. They also had a rather large...I'm not sure what to call it but it was for pregnant women and ran the length the table.
This routine is observed for 24 hours, after which, the magic begins. And by "magic," I mean "slow and terrifying bathroom odyssey."
I think I just found a new site to visit on a regular basis.
@Rectilinear Propagation: Wasn't her writing hysterical? I love the part where she says of the colon cleanse stuff "The only thing I lost was my innocence."
I'm bookmarking the site. She is too funny!
Wait...colonblow is real? I thought it was just what my dad called Kashi. Wow....hehe.
Yeah, sure the Wearable Towel will get hot guys to come up and talk to me. That sounds like something that should be in the cheesy ad.
@missdona: I just use a slightly flat pillow. It gives me the added benefit of having something to cuddle with when my husband's rolled over away from me. That Kush thing, on the other hand, looks extremely uncomfortable and you can't cuddle with it, not to mention it's crazy expensive. Any well-endowed side sleeper has probably developed her own way of dealing with any sleeping discomfort that works just fine, so I'm not sure who these people are trying to sell to.
If you think you need a Kush, just roll up a towel between your boobs.