Clothing Care Must-Have: Steamer.

Best purchase I have made in a long time!!!

A few weeks back, I purchased this on a random Sunday afternoon.

It's a steamer. Other people at work told me they had one. I know a few boutique owners who use them in their stores as well. I hate hauling out the ironing board... And besides, there are some clothing items I own which are very difficult to iron with a regular iron. Such as this...

Oh! Ruffles! So girlie and divine!

I adore ruffles lately. I own this blouse in black as well. And I have a few other blouses that have layers and ruffles too. They are all washable on a delicate cycle. And I refuse to take things to the cleaners that can be washed by hand, just so they will be pressed beautifully.

With my trusty steamer, I was able to take that wrinkled blouse and make it "pret-a-porter" in less than two minutes.

Voila!

My only word of caution when using a steamer is to be careful with your hands. The steam is indeed blistering hot. And if you get it too close to your bare hand, it will scald. I have mostly mastered the technique. But I often come close to burning myself... I am an Aries, after all.