Last night the unthinkable happened. Beer spilled all over my Alexander Wang Diego!
And on my lace-up wedge Madewell boots.
And on my jeans, my t-shirt, coat, scarf… Um, yeah. It was basically a beertastrophe.
When I came home, damp with beer and regret, I was sort of freaking about having a permanent beer stain on my handbag. (Also worried about the boots, but seriously. WANG.) I forced myself to let both pieces dry over night to see the level of damage, and this morning I cleaned them with Apple Brand Leather Cleaner. They immediately looked like new! The beer stain is totally gone from both. I swear, Apple Leather Cleaner is magic!
I think this has a lot to do with the fact that I pre-treated both the handbag and the boots with Garde Rain Stain Repellent, though. I think it’s a two-step magic trick. But whatever the case, the beer stains are GONE. After the Apple Leather Cleaner dried, I sprayed them again with the Garde Stain Repellent. And made my husband promise to stop dumping beer on me. 😉
You can find more information on both products from Apple Polishes’ website, including where to buy, but I got mine from Amazon.com.
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Gorgeous purse, wow! shoes and what a husband! Oh dear! Glad it was fixable with those products.
Arline: He felt really badly! But it was pretty hilarious, actually. 21-year-old me would have been fine with it & just kept on drinking, but not so much anymore. 😉
What a bummer! But, accidents happen. I’m glad you could work it out because that bag is gorgeous!
Katie for Ouidad
Hi Katie: thanks! I love the bag & very glad I was able to remove the stain.
I love the blog its very simple yet looks so expensive! I think I’m beginning to love this blog=) One of my favorite! See yah!
My sister
http://www.glamour.com/weddings/2011/01/vera-wang-dresses-glamour-readers-in-her-davids-bridal-wedding-dress-collection?currentPage=5
would comiserate about the spill…i,however, really like the *wang* metaphor 🙂 xoxo
Thanks for the reminder to pre-treat! My mom ALWAYS made me wait to wear new shoes until they had been properly pre-treated, and since I’ve grown up that is something that didn’t stick with me! So glad your beautiful purse is stain-free again!
Amy: I keep checking it, half expecting the stain to come back, but it totally worked. That stuff is amazing.