FASHION TRICKS TO MAKE LIFE EASIER

Ogunyemi Motolani

If you get an oil stain on your favourite handbag, coat the stain with baby powder and let it stand overnight. By morning, the stain should be gone. If a bit still remains, repeat the process until the stain is completely gone.

Never put a cloth on immediately after ironing, as this can actually cause new wrinkles to form. Instead, let it sit for five minutes to set the press.

Panty lines are not okay! Every woman should invest in nude, seamless underwear.

Use hairspray to remove a lipstick stain.

To stretch tight shoes, fill two freezer bags with water and place into each shoe. Let it freeze overnight. As the water freezes, it’ll gently expand your shoes.

Ideally, a pencil skirt should hit just at the top of your knee. Any lower and it will start to shorten your leg.

Still look chic while showing some skin: If you’re wearing a miniskirt or shorts, cover up on top. If your top is skimpy, go for full-coverage bottoms.

Heat can distort your glasses frames, so always keep them in a hard case and never wear them on your head on a hot day.

When in doubt, always choose the smaller denim size, since jeans stretch with wear.

Wrap an empty bottle of your favourite perfume in a handkerchief and tuck it into your underwear drawer for a subtle scent.

To clean dirt off suede, remove the crust from a piece of bread and allow it to become stale. Gently rub dirt and stains with the edge of the stale bread, and they’ll disappear. To de-scuff suede, use an eraser or nail file.

Invest in silk or satin pillowcases to keep your hair from breaking during the night. (They also keep your skin looking smoother than rough cotton cases!)

Thin necklaces always get tangled now and then, hence to avoid this, try storing them in plastic straws, where the necklace will hold its shape and thus remain detangled.

Did your new pair of jeans turn your hands blue? Wash the new jeans with salt, which would set the dye of the jeans and also prevent fading.

Rub deodorant stain out with a pair of jeans or anything else that’s denim. The rough material of the jeans will take the deodorant mark out of your shirt, so it’ll look good as new.