I guess I’ve been sidetracked in this weblog. It’s supposed to be about things that make me happy. But I do enjoy being a guinea pig, so I’ll review the miraculous, European, hair removal invention called the “Smooth Away.”

I had read reviews for this, not very many positive things were said. Words like SANDPAPER and BLISTERING RUGBURN SENSATION were thrown around. But my mom bought this for me, since I bought her the ShamWow!, and so I decided to give it a shot.

First of all, it’s not sandpaper. It’s more like rubber. It’s got a crazy strong new tire smell.

I don’t know what the people were talking about with the whole “ripping off layers of skin” thing. No matter how hard I tried, I could not get the thing to leave my legs red. It did exfoliate just enough to make my skin smooth, but it did nothing to the hair. After several tries, I realized that it does work  on hair that is 1/8th of a millimeter long. If you have some compulsive fear of having hair and feel the need to catch those guys as soon as they start poking out of your skin, this is the product for you. If you go more than three or four hours between your normal hair removal routine, this is sure to disappoint.

ShamWow! update- Mom did dry her bangs with the thing, and it worked that time. The rest of the ShamWow!s have stayed in the box. I think she’s afraid of messing them up or something. hmm