Thursday, August 16, 2007

This one is just for the ladies....

Has anyone seen those commercials for Veet? The one that shows the chick effortlessly wiping the cream on her legs and then wiping it off with that little shaver, and then she comes out of the bathroom after like 30 seconds and her husband or whoever is there rubs up her leg with that "silky smooth" look of approval on his face? Let me be the first to tell you that this commercial is NOT TRUE. I tried it. Veet. And here's how that commercial should go. A chick with hairy legs in a hurry goes into the bathroom with Veet. She pumps the cream onto her hands like the directions say and instantly throws up inside her mouth a little bit because the smell is something like dog poo mixed with ammonia. While dry-heaving, she rubs the cream onto her legs in a thick layer and starts jumping up and down in pain because the cream feels like it's burning through her flesh. After waiting the grueling 3 minutes she checks a patch of hair with the flimsy little shaver and finds that absolutely no hair is rubbing off. So she waits the maximum 6 minutes and checks again. Still hairy as ever. So she rubs as hard as she can with the flimsy little razor....still hairy. So she grabs a towel and rubs as hard as she can to wipe all the cream away...still hairy. Frustrated, she opens the bathroom door, gets a breath of fresh air, and finds her husband, waiting with anticipation. He takes a look at her blotchy, pink, hairy legs, and says, "I told you that stuff wouldn't work."
Ok, so maybe I embellished a little. The truth is, it does stink, it does sting a little, and doesn't work at all. I am so jealous of you ladies who only have to shave once every couple of weeks. I feel like a gorilla with my have-to-shave-every-single-day legs.

4 comments:

Ann said...

Jen,

I would probably feel sorry for you and your hairy legs, but you're the kind of girl I've been jealous of my entire life--the kind with perfect legs. Even my shaven legs would not hold a candle to your hairy ones. So there. No sympathy here.

I'm just kidding. Well, kind of. Anyway....this was a super fun post!

Brianne said...

I've never tried the stuff, but I'm not going to now...thanks. And the fact that you have to shave your legs everyday totally sucks!! I'm the one that you hate for only having to shave like every other week, huh? Not my fault, just good genes I guess.

Tara said...

You are so funny Jen! I am happy you have a blog. Don't worry I am a hairy monster too. :)

Jen said...

Thanks for the sympathy guys...except you Ann! And my legs are not perfect! I hide the cottage cheese! I'm just glad I could save you gals $7.50 and a tramatic experience. That commercial is so misleading!