Does what it says on the packet ?

[Robinia]

Not if it says 'no streaks bronzer'!!  I've got legs like a giraffe today  (yes knobbly knees as well as patchy)  thanks to some Ambre Solaire tanning spray. Ok I can accept it's my own fault but I'm a bit disappointed & annoyed!  What have you bought lately that didn't do the job - you can blame the product & not yourself?!

[netibiza]

Robinia I have done exactly the same with exactly the same product.  I have been using Delial Self tan for over 20yrs with never a streak, but changed to this silly spray and regret it terribly. I had dark patched all over my thighs which looked liked bruises.  Took DAYS for it to clear. NEVER AGAIN

[Robinia]

Oh I wish I'd asked you first neti!  I'd seen it recommended in a magazine & for the price range it came out tops alongside Clinique bronzing mousse.

Another false claim I've noticed this week is on some Cif Oxy-gel which claims to be an All Purpose cleaner.  You read the small print & it says not on this & that & be careful with the other (always!) So it's not all purpose is it?!!

[shaneystar]

A bit like that awful Cilit Bang stuff I bought which claims to clean everything except as you say this that or the other.Plus it smells dreadful and I get better results with a bit of washing up liquid and elbow grease.Normal Cif is very good though.Sorry to go off track as this has nothing to do with tanning lotion!!

[netibiza]

Yes Cillet Bang is useless - but usually like normal Cif.

[twiglet4frog]

there was a sink unblocker (harpic or something) that u could buy last year that u place of the hole and a gas and gel mix cleared any blockage? u could only use it once and i used 3 just to try and clear the blockage and no avail, ended up getting a manual plunger and fixed it in to plunges!!!

[shaneystar]

And....what about those refillable toilet brush things.Quite useless.I think they were from Harpic or something.How can you clean a loo with one of those.I just buy cheap and cheerful loo brushes which you can scrub with and then chuck them out and buy a new one.They are only 99p in our pound shop and they wanted mega money for those harpic things.

[thikasabrik]

I bought one of those do it yourself electrolysis machines to say goodbye to my bikini line for ever. What a waste of money that was. Take it from me ladies, they DON'T work.

[Robinia]

Thanks all!  We do waste some money don't we?

I had to laugh when I saw Cillit Bang because my sister bought some a while ago - must ask her what she thought -and I said that I refused to have anything called Cillit Bang in my house.  What sort of name is that for heaven's sake!!

[shaneystar]

And.. what about the chap who advertises it !!
He's like a throwback to the 80's.He may be a perfectly nice person but it's a ridiculous advert.

[Peri]

What about the JML products like the Steam Genie.  Even steamed the grease off oven doors.   What a load of "\+=&*^%.  Has anybody tried their - I think its called - magic block - where you cut a chunk off, wet it and it will clean anything.  Hold on though maybe the Steam Genie could take the streaky fake tan off your legs. 

[Robinia]

A steam genie & some cillit bang just might shift it Peri!  We could market them as a new product called Browned Off maybe?  sorry....I'll just go....

[Peri]

I think we have a very saleable idea there Robinia.  I'll take my steam genie out of the bin.

[nicola_red]

I also tried the sink & plughole unblocker (no brand name mentioned!) to no avail.  The bf ended up taking the side panel off the bath and manually unblocking the U-bend - a charming job.  On a beauty note, I have tried at least 4 or 5 different mattifying/shine-free/oil-absorbing products on my unpleasantly shiny nose to little avail.  I'm becoming irritated by that.

[shazzabell]

I begrudged paying over the odds for hair straighteners as I thought they'd all work the same. How wrong I was!I've since bought Ghds, (supposedly the best on the market) which I'm pleased with, after going through four cheaper sets.