You guys are both total goofballs. Your wife is a total fool for asking you to help in the first place. On a positive note, here she is, trying to save some $$ (it can cost at least 40-50 bucks for highlights), and it takes just minutes to do. Since your game was tivo'd, you could have watched it any time. But then you got too caught up in the game and lost track of time.
She shouldn't have fallen asleep and so she had it coming. It ALWAYS pays to go to the stylist, even for more $$.
As for you, I recommend just shaving the moustache now, and get it over with...