Water repellent products are those items I always think about buying, but always get distracted by the beautiful shoes between me and the display where the shoe accessories live. Thankfully on a recent online shopping expedition, I had $60 worth of shoes in my cart but needed $70 for free postage, so I went on the hunt for a $10ish item to tip me over the minimum required (haha we have all been there, who else is guilty?). Then I went to the "accessories" link and there it was "OMG, I totally need some Water Repellent", bargain price of $11.99 which is probably what I would have paid for postage, so essentially it was free!!
On the evening that my shoes and the water repellent arrived, I gathered all of my suede heels and began spraying them, I really didn't know what to expect in the morning but when I dropped some water on the first pair, it just balled into cute little droplets and didn't soak in - AMAZING - it was like a science experiment from a primary school classroom.
Needless to say I was extremely happy with the results. Now I have plans to spray more than just my shoes; Handbags, Jackets and even our cat that likes playing in water may get a spraying soon! Just joking about the cat :)
Not only is the water repellent effective, but in my experience it is exceptionally easy to achieve results, just spray it on haphazardly and you are on your way to protecting your subject from water and stains.
I have some before and after pics below - truly astonishing!
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| 1. Before any water is dropped on the shoe |
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| 2. After dropping water on an unprotected shoe. |
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| 3. The water droplets on the same pair of shoes as above, after the 'water repellent' has had 1 hour to dry!!! Astounding! |
Will you be investing in some water repellent? Or have you been using it for years and I am an fool for taking this long to embrace it?
Grace x
