Bump It, Baby

I admit it - I get sucked into As Seen On TV products. So when I first saw the commercials for Bumpits, I was, shall we say, intrigued. I thought, I could use more volume in the crown. How come my hair won't tease up properly and ends up looking flat and sad? Dammit, I want to go from FLAT to FABULOUS!

Then, I saw a Tyra show that was reviewing products seen on tv (I searched high and low, but I couldn't find the clip - however, I did find a clip of Ellen, Jenna Fisher and Bumpits that was amusing). The reviewer on Tyra said Bumpits really work!

I didn't want to order them off tv, but then I saw them at Walgreen's for about $10!

I laid down my hard-earned money, said "Bump It, Bump It up" about ten times to myself while snickering, and purchased them. Here's what you get:

Two big Bumpits and one small Bumpit - PLUS a teasing comb and an instruction manual. (I got the one for blonde hair, but they come in other hair colors, too.)

So, did they work? Well, I followed the instructions, which are pretty clear.

You rat up your hair, place the Bumpit behind the teased hair, hairspray it, smooth your hair over the Bumpit, being careful not to push down on your hair, because then the Bumpit teeth will show trough, then spray it some more. They don't feel heavy, they don't cut into your scalp and they do stay in place way better than I expected.

I used the smallest one in combination with an up-do and picked up Aaron at the airport when he got back from Ohio. He didn't scream when he saw me and when I grilled him about it (Welcome home, how's my hair?), he said you couldn't see the plastic through my hair and it looked nice.

That's all fine and good but what about the bigger Bumpits? Well, they give such a dramatic over-the-top Peg Bundy look, that I would never wear them out in public.

But I could just keep using the smaller one, right? Well, the only time that I did put the small one in (the airport pick-up), I just worried the whole time that you could see it through my hair and was vaguely aware that I had a hard piece of plastic on top of my head.

After much vacillation (Maybe I could use them on Halloween?), I decided to return the Bumpits. So, I got my money back, got to re-spend the money (on a shirt and some glassware at the Goodwill!) and avoided

looking like I have a conjoined twin hiding under my hair.