Well, what do you know. My Friend P and I got uncommonly caught in the nonsense of Jamaican politics last week and forgot to give you, our dear and blessed readers, a follow up on the previous week's column.

Yes, remember my 'true confession' piece about using liquid hand soap as lotion for nearly three weeks until my skin started to strip? [Oh by the way my skin only really returned to normal about three weeks after I stopped] Yes, you remember that piece and I begged people who shared my sad experience to come clean and 'fess up'?

Well, I knew it! I was not alone.

Actually, I got some responses that made me feel that I might just go pull back out my hand soap and use as lotion because it did seem not that bad an idea after all. I am most grateful for the readers who shared their hilarious experiences of not reading labels and doing some all time real stupid things.

Today we share two choice ones, and these readers, like me, will bask in the glow of anonymity.

Madness in reverse

First we have my scenario in reverse, so where are the suds?

"I just read your column in the Star online and I almost fell off my chair. I was laughing so hard because I did something similar last year. I bought the Ralph Lauren Blue Fragrance set which came with the perfume, body wash and lotion. I learned how to read quite early, and yes, I do have a college degree. However, after using the 'body wash' in the shower a couple of times, I could not figure out why it was not producing any suds. Lo and Behold! I was using the lotion in the shower. LOL!"

Second, face or nails what is the difference?

"C — I just read your article and thought I would share my 'booboo'. The only difference is mine is not about the label, but the similarity in colour of the liquid. I use Oil of Olay cleanser for my face nightly, so one night as I proceeded to clean my face, I realised that my face was feeling quite tight, and the cleanser had a rather high scent. I moistened two more cotton balls with the liquid and wiped my face again and still the cleanser had this high, but now familiar scent. I decided then and there to see if perhaps the cleanser had gone bad, only to see that I had been cleaning my face with nail polish remover. It was sitting right beside the cleanser in my medicine cabinet. I never stopped to see that I reached for the right bottle, I just took out a bottle and because the liquid was blue, hey, it had to be the cleanser."

Now, I asked readers to make me know I was not alone with my booboo and they certainly came through for me. Live examples that says, hey, we all mess up sometimes! Thanks guys, I really needed these.

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