Stuff that has other uses!

XxlauraxX · 09-10-2008 9:32pm

vaseline!!! it has so many uses, works great if u have no mascara nd need a bit of a lift, just spread a bit on your finger and brush over eye lashes!!

beaushalloe · 09-10-2008 9:37pm

hairspray is great for getting fresh hairdye out of your towels. (is this turning into a laundry thread???!!!)

a tiny bit of handcream can temporarially calm frizz in your hair.

My handbag doubles up as a grocery bag/overnighter/bed for the cat/weapon etc

use mascara to hide those straggly grey hairs inbetween colours (my god i am a lazy b***h!!!!!)

dr.bollocko · 09-10-2008 9:41pm

I use conditioner to shave at a pinch. Sometimes, you know what, my glorious sideburns are in need of a trim, and I am completely out of shaving foam, and I tell you what, the better half's gloriously smelling strawberry conditioner is perfect. Smooth, non burny, I cant say enough about the stuff.

Madame Razz · 09-10-2008 9:58pm

Eye make up remover can make a terrific quickie stain remover if your stuck.....the blue estee lauder one is so bloody good at it it scares me to think what it really does to your eyelids!!!

bellapip · 09-10-2008 10:00pm

Vaseline is brilliant for re moisturizing old wood.

Some sugar in mosturizer is a great and gentle facial scrub.

Bell:D

Aisling(",) · 09-10-2008 10:44pm

if your sleeping with curlers in and havent got a hairnet a pair of knickers or tights works just as well.

Skellington · 09-10-2008 10:47pm

dr.bollocko wrote: »

I use conditioner to shave at a pinch. Sometimes, you know what, my glorious sideburns are in need of a trim, and I am completely out of shaving foam, and I tell you what, the better half's gloriously smelling strawberry conditioner is perfect. Smooth, non burny, I cant say enough about the stuff.

+1
Very handy when you're stuck.
Just don't use the fancy stuff, you could get your eyes clawed out:(.

Madame Razz · 09-10-2008 10:50pm

I've also heard that Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream has a *ahem* wide variety of uses....

Maple · 09-10-2008 11:20pm

manukahoney wrote: »

I've also heard that Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream has a *ahem* wide variety of uses....

explain yourself lady!

and is this one of those instances where your "friend" told you?

CDfm · 09-10-2008 11:24pm

good one . cheap shampoo on shirt collars and cuffs and t-shirts as a way to remove grime is very effective. Its great with white shirt collars.

and Oil of Ulay has often been used by facially folicly challenged guys to get hairy faces.

bealbocht · 09-10-2008 11:44pm

ellscurr wrote: »

Hair conditioner as fabric softener. Because you're worth it

And in the vein of 'babywipe uses'....chuck a couple in the dryer with your clothes...cheaper than dryer sheets and yum smell.

And no I don't have a laundry fetish...

hair conditioner as fabric softener.
Baby wipes in the dryer..
great stuff

have you tried them the other way around ??

pseudonym1 · 09-10-2008 11:54pm

Baby wipes are ammmaaazzing - wonderbar for getting out make up stains out of clothes!
If jeans /trousers are skimming and you dont want them to get really frayed a coat of nail varnish at the ends will keep them in check.

CDfm · 10-10-2008 12:33am

Is it ok to say a whole girl to hold the torch while you change a wheel or is that bold:D

Ps great thread BTW

chickenhawk · 10-10-2008 12:56am

Baby wipes are great for wiping dust from the dashboard and all the other places in your car.

nkay1985 · 10-10-2008 5:59am

dr.bollocko wrote: »

I use conditioner to shave at a pinch. Sometimes, you know what, my glorious sideburns are in need of a trim, and I am completely out of shaving foam, and I tell you what, the better half's gloriously smelling strawberry conditioner is perfect. Smooth, non burny, I cant say enough about the stuff.

Come on. In this instance you've just got to man up and shave with just hot water or leave it for another day

:D:D

Rovi · 10-10-2008 8:59am

In hot weather, motorcycle racers have been known to slap a panty liner on their forehead before donning the helmet; it'll soak up a whole race worth of forehead sweat and keep it from getting in their eyes.

10-10-2008 9:36am

Rovi wrote: »

In hot weather, motorcycle racers have been known to slap a panty liner on their forehead before donning the helmet; it'll soak up a whole race worth of forehead sweat and keep it from getting in their eyes.

liar. Sticky backed waterproof plastic isn't the worlds most absorbant material.

pow wow · 10-10-2008 9:40am

Moonbaby wrote: »

liar. Sticky backed waterproof plastic isn't the worlds most absorbant material.

Unless they're the breathable (read: useless) kind

Rovi · 10-10-2008 9:53am

Moonbaby wrote: »

liar.

Moonbaby wrote:

Sticky backed waterproof plastic isn't the worlds most absorbant material.

They certainly use/have used some sort of feminine hygiene product for this purpose; sanitary towels were mentioned when I first heard this years ago. I take it they're not the same thing then?

I'm pretty sure it wasn't tampons anyway

litup · 10-10-2008 10:04am

Moonbaby wrote: »

liar. Sticky backed waterproof plastic isn't the worlds most absorbant material.

They use them the other way around, i.e. sticky bit on inside of helmet, absorbant bit facing their head.

CDfm · 10-10-2008 10:19am

Stripper heels - strippers can also wear them

Clare Bear · 10-10-2008 12:53pm

This is turning in to a shrine to Babywipes!

All hail The Babywipe!

Madame Razz · 10-10-2008 1:05pm

maple wrote: »

explain yourself lady!

and is this one of those instances where your "friend" told you?

No, genuinely, i know somebody who used to work on an Elizabeth Arden counter. As part of the sales spiel they were always told to ask the customer what they used the stuff for. People would reply with the usuals, dry skin, flyaway hair when they're stuck, dry lips etc....... but she had an older woman tell her once that she(the older woman) was very dry 'Down below' and that it worked much better for 'relations' than KY jelly, and she and her partner couldn't imagine what they'd do without it......

NOICE:D

Clare Bear · 10-10-2008 1:10pm

manukahoney wrote: »

No, genuinely, i know somebody who used to work on an Elizabeth Arden counter. As part of the sales spiel they were always told to ask the customer what they used the stuff for. People would reply with the usuals, dry skin, flyaway hair when they're stuck, dry lips etc....... but she had an older woman tell her once that she(the older woman) was very dry 'Down below' and that it worked much better for 'relations' than KY jelly, and she and her partner couldn't imagine what they'd do without it......

NOICE:D

Eeeep!

Nelopee · 10-10-2008 1:14pm

Apply a really thick line of black eyeliner along your top lashes then smudge with a eye shadow brush for a really quick smokey eye without having to use eyeshadow...

JaneyMc · 10-10-2008 1:15pm

I know clear nail varnish already got a mention, but it's also good if you are allergic to nickel, put some on whatever part of the offending item is touching skin, and there is no reaction.

JackieO · 10-10-2008 1:56pm

Use a ghd to heat the home waxing strips rather than rubbing them between your hands. Just make sure the Ghd doesn't get too hot and only run the strips through very quickly.

Maple · 10-10-2008 2:19pm

manukahoney wrote: »

No, genuinely, i know somebody who used to work on an Elizabeth Arden counter. As part of the sales spiel they were always told to ask the customer what they used the stuff for. People would reply with the usuals, dry skin, flyaway hair when they're stuck, dry lips etc....... but she had an older woman tell her once that she(the older woman) was very dry 'Down below' and that it worked much better for 'relations' than KY jelly, and she and her partner couldn't imagine what they'd do without it......

NOICE:D

:eek::eek: Hysterical!!!! I have the lip balm, wonder if that works as well??

nkay1985 · 10-10-2008 6:50pm

manukahoney wrote: »

No, genuinely, i know somebody who used to work on an Elizabeth Arden counter. As part of the sales spiel they were always told to ask the customer what they used the stuff for. People would reply with the usuals, dry skin, flyaway hair when they're stuck, dry lips etc....... but she had an older woman tell her once that she(the older woman) was very dry 'Down below' and that it worked much better for 'relations' than KY jelly, and she and her partner couldn't imagine what they'd do without it......

NOICE:D

That is truly vomit-inducing :eek:

PurpleBerry · 10-10-2008 10:12pm

shellyboo wrote: »

My Venus razor vibrates. Nuff said.

Wouldn't want to get that the wrong way around...

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