While checking out a pretty lady some time ago, a good friend of mine commented, “Wow, she has legs up to her neck!” And honestly, it did look like she was all legs and then, head. His comment came to mind when I was whipping up this article.

Lucky Magazine did a fun little article on how to look taller with three easy styling tricks. Because let’s be honest, no matter how tall or short we are, we would all love to have mile-long legs any day of the week, right? So, here are the tips.

Keep the colour palette light. Supposedly pairing up pale tones (like the dress and the shoes duo above) creates a visual space.

Always choose the flared fit pants. The cut makes your legs look long and lean especially if you’re wearing heels.

Punctuate properly like on these two photos above. Lucky Mag says that when wearing shorter pants (or rolling them up), always leave a waistband exposed.

(Photos by/via Stockholm Street Style, Les Composantes, c-aptivate & Wit + Delight)

Hunter Rain Boot Company has the following to say about this white residue wax bloom:

During the manufacturing of the natural rubber compound used to make Hunter boots, a white wax is inserted into the mix to help protect the rubber. During certain conditions, this wax can be brought to the surface giving the boots a white, cloudy look known as “blooming”. It does this to protect the rubber from drying out. This is a natural characteristic of the boot, not a defect, and can be wiped off with a damp cloth.

However, a lot of people find that a simple damp cloth is just not enough to remove this white residue. A lot of people try things like rubbing oil and other shining compounds on the boot which only masks the problem because when that oil or shine wears off, the white residue starts to show again. A lot of those solutions only work for a couple weeks at most.

The solution I have here will remove the white residue from hunter rain boots permanently as well as give them a bright deep lustrous shine. The instructions are very easy to follow when you have the right tools. You will need two things to get started with the white residue removal:

1. Goo Gone Spray Gel
2. UV TECH Protectant & Rejuvenator

You will probably have trouble finding these products in your local store, and a lot of people online tried to tell me this stuff was only available in England! I had to scour the internet to figure out that I could find them on Amazon.com for a pretty good price. The two links above take you to their location on amazon.com

GOO GONE white wax residue removal

Step 1:Remove the white wax residue from your hunter rain boot

Use GOO GONE to remove the while bloom waxy residue. Spray the GOO GONE directly onto the boot or cloth and use the cloth to rub the boot until the wax is gone. You will find it does take a little elbow grease but it does come of pretty easily, especially compared to just a “damp cloth”.

Take a look at the picture to the right. It shows how the GOO GONE has removed almost all of the white residue from the part of the boot I cleaned with it. (See bottom right of image)

Step 2: Use UV TECH to further clean and shine the rubber

UV TECH protectant and rejuvenator will further remove traces of the white wax residue from your hunter rain boot while giving them a deep lustrous shine. Spray the UV TECH onto the boot or a new cloth and rub the formula into the boot.

UV Tech on toe VS GOO GONE on heel

This really is a two step process. Just GOO GONE will clean the white wax residue off but it will still leave them kind of “rough” looking. The UV TECH removes the last traces of the wax and gives them the shine… but you cant just do one of these without the other. You need both to get these hunter rain boots to really shine.

The UV TECH also has the benefit of protecting your boot from UV RAYS and other nasty elements.

The picture to the right shows the difference between just removing the white wax residue with goo gone (on the heel) and doing step to to shine the Hunter rain boot with UV TECH (on the toes).

Now I went through these steps pretty quickly for purposes of demonstration and didn’t spend more than a couple on minutes on the process (which shows how easy it is with these products). You’ll probably want to take a q-tip or something to spend more time around the corners and decorative areas to get all of the white residue “bloom” off of the boot as you can see that I left some near the edges of seams.

BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURE

Take a look at how awful the original hunter rain boot looked with its white waxy residue bloom, and compare it to the 5 minutes I spent cleaning it up (on the left). With these two product, it’s easy to get your Hunter rain boots looking like new again!

Research indicates that a father greatly influences his daughter’s future romantic relationships. Thus, Focus on the Family Singapore (FOTFS), a local charity, is organizing the Date with Dad (DwD) campaign to:

• enhance parental involvement in shaping their children’s values and attitudes towards sexuality and relationships.
• encourage fathers to affirm their daughter’s value and worth by taking her out on a special date, particularly as a rite of passage.

In view of Focus on the Family’s 10th anniversary celebrations, DwD 2012 will take on the additional component of an exclusive high tea for prisoners and their daughters.

SOLE 2 SOLE supports Date with Dad – bring your Dad shopping at our store and find out what promos you can enjoy if you get your dad a pair of shoes! Sounds fab, no?