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There's a welcome drive to move away from cheap, 'throwaway' fashion.<br />
If, like us, you want your wardrobe to last, try our tips and tricks to keep<br />
your favourite things looking their best, says Michelle Nightingale<br />
Love your clothes<br />
for longer<br />
give<br />
these<br />
a go<br />
pics: shutterstock, getty images<br />
Make fast work of stubborn stains...<br />
Grease & oil<br />
Red wine<br />
Water-based<br />
paint<br />
Oil-based<br />
paint<br />
Pen stains<br />
Apply washing-up liquid to the stain<br />
and leave to soak for 30 minutes. Use an<br />
old toothbrush to gently massage in the<br />
washing-up liquid. Rinse thoroughly in<br />
hot water and then wash as normal in<br />
the washing machine.<br />
Blot away excess wine (never rub) using<br />
kitchen roll. Pull the fabric taunt, cover<br />
the stain with salt and leave for five<br />
minutes. Remove the salt and repeat if<br />
needed. Wash in the washing machine<br />
on the recommended programme with a<br />
stain-removing product.<br />
While still wet, run water through the<br />
back of the paint stain. Apply a stainremover<br />
product and then wash as<br />
normal. If the paint is acrylic then start<br />
by applying nail varnish remover on a<br />
clean cloth to the stain, before following<br />
the steps above.<br />
Remove excess paint with a spoon. Dab<br />
white spirit onto the area to loosen the<br />
paint. Add a large dose of washing-up<br />
liquid and massage into the stain. Rinse<br />
thoroughly, apply stain remover and<br />
wash in the machine.<br />
Spray with hairspray, blot away the stains<br />
and repeat until barely there. Wash as<br />
normal in the washing machine.<br />
3 ways to fight the fade<br />
Keep your blacks black for longer<br />
with these simple tips…<br />
Wash with dark colours, inside out and with buttons<br />
➀ and zips done up to reduce friction and wear.<br />
Warm water encourages the dye to bleed,<br />
➁<br />
so wash at a cooler temperature and on a shorter<br />
cycle using a special detergent like this<br />
Black Clothing Wash from Waitrose<br />
(£3/18 washes).<br />
Some fade over time is inevitable, so<br />
➂ refresh greying blacks with Dylon’s<br />
Intense Black Fabric Dye (£5/350g).<br />
Try this...<br />
Astonish Oxy Active<br />
Plus Stain Remover<br />
£2.99/1kg, Ocado<br />
Laundry lifesavers<br />
Try our top five handy gadgets to make laundry day less of <br />
Dry Cleaner’s<br />
1 Secret<br />
At-Home<br />
Dry Cleaner<br />
Cleaning Cloths<br />
£10.99/pack of 6,<br />
Lakeland<br />
Skip that trip to<br />
the dry cleaners<br />
and instead<br />
freshen up your<br />
garments in your tumble dryer<br />
with these handy cloths.<br />
Mixed Breed Wool<br />
2 Dryer Balls<br />
£16.95/pack of 3,<br />
Little Beau Sheep<br />
More environmentally friendly<br />
than plastic ones, switch to these<br />
100 per cent wool dryer balls and<br />
you can ditch the softener.<br />
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YOURS n EVERY FORTNIGHT
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