Dryer Balls and Facial Hair

Ok, so the mere fact that these two topics have been combined in a title should make you think twice before continuing to read, right?  Well, here is my own personal review of both!

If you are still looking for a unique gift OR if you need to drop hints to Santa regarding what exactly would thrill you to be in your stocking…look no further. The “As Seen on TV” folks, the very people who bought you the “Snuggie” and  “Green Bags” have two things I actually like. (Not that the Snuggie is bad, I purchased one for our poodle but don’t tell her).

Dryer Balls- These plastic blue prickly looking balls are thrown in the dryer with your wet clothes. They advertise that there will be no need for dryer sheets as it naturally eliminates static.  It also is suppose to speed up the drying process as it bangs and bucks your undies around the sides of the dryer.  Do they work? Yep! I think so. Well, I did notice when used without the static sheets, the clothes did, in fact, come out static free-with an exception of the fleece and poly-blend items (aka dance leotards and tights). It does not come out with the Downy fresh scent which can be a benefit from those who suffer allergies or chemical reactions to perfumes, etc.   As far as the drying process, I learned years ago that if you put two tennis balls in the dryer when drying sheets, blankets, or comforters, it does seem to separate them thus speeding up the process. I really did not notice a different in drying time on regular clothes.  But since discovering dollar days at the local laundry-mat (a place I hold sacred on Tuesday and Thursday), I found that those great big dryers speed up the drying process even more on comforters and blankets. They sell for around $7 give or take a buck or two depending upon which store. I purchased mine at Ross for $5. It was worth it until our basset hound caught one flying out the dryer door and well, I am down one plastic, blue, prickly looking dryer ball. But the good news is my hound is happy.

Facial hair is a pain to deal with especially if you are like me and could easily compete with Santa Claus for a spot at the Mall. Yep, I admit it. I am almost the big 4-0 and on occasion, I look in the mirror and realize that one (or more) of my eyebrows has made a road trip to my chin and decided to set up camp.

And, it is no secret that my nickname on Mafia Wars is Mama Mustacho for a reason. ‘Nuff said! So I purchased Simply Smooth.  These handy little hair scrapers come with sticky attachable sand like pads. You place them on your sweetly colored pink buffers and go to town-knocking off everything from your Santa beard to toenail hair. (Did I really admit that?)  And…yep-THEY WORK.  I knocked off $10 of an upper lip waxing job in less than 60 seconds.

You do get a bigger “sander” to do “other” jobs but you could not even pay me a gazillion dollars to do that AND talk about it on a public website. So I will leave that “review”  to you.   I purchased Simply Smooth for $10 at Walmart. It has paid for itself a few times over now. (And yet, I still admit that). Did it hurt? Nope. In fact, it was a lot less painful than the embarrassment I felt when I had my “catepillar” removed from my upper lip by a professional and my daughter gasped out loud that I was as hairy as daddy! (In front of the fine folks at J. Salon)

Have you ever tried an “As Seen on TV” product and liked it? Let us know. I’m curious.