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When ironing an item of clothing, the end goal is to remove the wrinkles from your outfits. There is, however, a chance that your garments will shrink slightly when being ironed. This can be done intentionally or by accident. Several factors impact whether or not your items will shrink when being ironed. These include: The […]

I have a habit of being overly generous with my perfume, revelling in the enduring fragrance that uplifts my spirits and transforms my day. Yet, an unnoticed detail recently caught my attention: tiny droplets left behind on my clothing post-spritz. This got me thinking if my ritual of dousing my wrists, neck and attire in

After a day of hiking, there’s nothing better than kicking off your shoes and socks and snuggling up with a cuppa. That is until you spot a burr amongst your things. Burrs are spiky, sticky seeds that attach themselves to tops, trousers, shoes, coats and even pets. They seem to hook onto garments as if

Suit trousers are typically made from high-quality, smooth fabrics such as silk, wool and synthetic blends. They make great workwear and can offer a sophisticated edge on a night out. However, like other clothes in your wardrobe, trousers must be cleaned at some stage. But how should suit trousers be washed? Can you toss the

Got some ash on your favourite t-shirt after a night sat around a campfire? Perhaps you accidentally dropped some cigarette ash onto your outfit? Or maybe you’ve had some incense sticks on the go and knocked the ashy contents all over your sofa and carpet? Whatever your ash-related story, the aftermath is annoying and looks

Capping off a warm summer’s day with a cold glass of Coke is bliss. That is until you miss your mouth and slosh a load of brown, fuzzy liquid down your top, or worse still, over your sofa! Before anyone catches you in the act, start mopping up the Coke and take out the sticky

Cleaning shoes in a dishwasher seems like a straightforward, stress-free way of washing them! The footwear will be exposed to lots of hot water and spray jets that’ll blast the grime away. This isn’t the case, though. It’s not actually a good idea to wash shoes in a dishwasher, even if, in theory, it sounds