Woo Hoo for my Froo Froo

It's a Sunday afternoon. The sun is out, you've just had brunch. It's all a bit of shock to suddenly walk past a giant lifesize image of a girl shouting about the joys of her wonderfully smelling fanny. Or 'froo froo' as she likes to call it.

With the lines 'Whatever you call it, make sure you love it' and 'Woo Hoo for my Froo Froo', there's no doubt about it, products for 'down there' are becoming more and more in your face. Not that that's a bad thing - I'm all in favour of open conversations. But there's some things that guys should just not be subjected to.

This is an ad for FemFresh - a range of washes, wipes and deodorants, especially for your nooni, lala, lady garden, or whatever you want to call it.

Making periods special

Whilst I admire The Red Box Company for promoting the onset of puberty and periods as a celebration, I still wonder whether it's just another money-making venture to try and 'own' an occasion. I mean, look at what DeBeers has done to loved-up men's wallets...

The Red Box Company look to celebrate menstruation and also support parents and young women with advice and information on what to expect and how to manage puberty.

As well as advice, they also sell products to help deal with periods. If you're feeling flush, you can buy 3 types of Gift Boxes too, the most luxurious containing (amongst other things), a bracelet kit, skin cream, a journal, tea bags, chocolate and obviously, a selection of femcare products also. However, at £75, I think my mum much rather settle for a Tampax & Always selection, oh, and a hug if I were lucky. She'd also sigh at the added expense of femcare products. My dad would probably just pat me on the head and tell me not to have sex.

It's definitely a nice idea though and there's obviously been a lot of thought into what products should go into the gift boxes. You also have the choice to buy the products separately.

The Red Box Company are also associated with a charity, Wellbeing of Women. For every box (I'm assuming they mean Gift Boxes) sold, £1 will go towards raising funds to invest in research and development on reproductive and gynaecological health.

Did you know: A girl's first period is called a Menarche. Nope, I didn't either.

Crotchet Catnip Tampon Toy

Excited? So are we! Now your furball friend can also enjoy a bit of tampon fun. Shana, Meowadays creator, bases her crazy creations on the Ren & Stimpy gross/fun mentality. Indeed, a bloody tampon is pretty tame by her standards - you can also invest in a delightful eyeball, poo or foetus. Delightful!

All toys are tested on Meowadays creator - Shana's, cat. "All my toys pass 'The Dr. Zombie Durability & Nuzzle-bility Test'.

See the rest of the Meowadays collection here >

USB Holder... or knitted tampon. You decide.

To my utmost delight I recently discovered that the most awesome handcraft site, Etsy, had a little sister, Folksy, in the UK. This has yet to grow into the indulgent dribblesome labyrinth but is definitely a site to watch for future presents (for oneself and of course, others).

Some of the items for sale however, are decidedly dodge. Not least the pink and white knitted USB holder which is currently retailing at £1.99. Poke me in the eye with a fork if I'm wrong, but this isn't so much a USB holder as a freaky woollen tampon. With 2 strings. Why, you can even wear it for fun, to ACCESSORIZE.

Fark that.

Homemade Gifts - Slippers

Stuck for the perfect present for your loved one?

Never fear. This year, it's all about the thought that counts and what better way to demonstrate this with a useful home-made pressie?

Let me present to you.. the Maxi-Pad Slippers! This is the ultimate gift for those who suffer from chilly feet and they’re incredibly easy to make. Plus, you can be as inventive as you like with customising these. You can add bottle tops, pieces of material, glitter, dried flowers – pretty much anything. What’s great about the Maxi-Pad slippers is that you can even use felts to colour these in and write personalised messages on the soles.

For full instructions on how to build these, take a look here: http://familycrafts.about.com/od/giftstomake/ss/Maxi-Pad-Slippers-Craft.htm

WARNING: Not suitable for use in wet weather.

A brief education: The Marvel "Whirling Spray" Syringe

Now apart from the word 'syringe', you could be forgiven for thinking this is perhaps something jolly. An old-fashioned game maybe, made out of brightly-coloured wood that kids had innocent fun with. Or even something to be used in the kitchen for cake-decorating.

It saddens me that you're wrong. Although it's not really that surprising considering you're on a blog that's all about The Fanny.

The object in question is an early version of a vaginal douche. It was originally thought to have a number of benefits, none of which have been proven. For example:

• It promises to clean the vagina of unwanted odours
• It can be used to help prevent covering your partner's nether regions in a gush of menstrual blood if you fancy doing the naughties whilst on rag week
• It has also been touted as a form of birth control (to anyone who's reading this and is wondering.. THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA).

It's even made it's mark in comic book history (surprising, yes I know). In the DC Comics The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, by Alan Moore Volume, the DC Executive spotted this Whirling Spray authentic ad (Volume 1, Issue #5) and took offence at the Marvel-Branded product. As a result, the entire print run was destroyed (apparently there are about 100 copies hiding out somewhere in the UK and are thought to be the rarest modern comic book around. If you have one, send it over. Ta.) What I love is that none of the more offensive, made up ads were removed - if the 'Yankee Rubber Whore' had actually existed, you'd be hard pressed to work out which product you'd get more diseases from.

Personally, I reckon the best thing to have come out of this is the term 'douchebag'.

The Anti-Panti. Just... Wrong

Admittedly, G-strings and thongs don't ever really seem to do anything apart from cheesewire your ass but the thought of NO PANTIES at all is just a little too.. um.. *makes strange face*

The Anti-Panti is a circular piece of fabric that has adhesive on one side. When you're after a bit of a breeze in your trousers, you remove the backing and stick it on. It means that there's no chance of unsightly pants creeping up over your jeans, and because of the patch you don't have to watch your trousers each time you go commando. Plus, they also comes in a variety of patterns and colours!

Still wrong.