Are you a fan of socks but careers form just by looking at them?
Are you a fan of stockings but careers form just by looking at them?
That's because you don't know these four effective granny tricks . In addition, we give you some tips so that they last a little longer than usual. This Fall / Winter 2018-2019 you will take care of your socks so well that you will not need to replace them as often.
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Trick # 1 to avoid runs in the socks
Trick # 1 to avoid runs in the socks
The freezer trick: the day you buy your socks, wet them, put them in a freezer bag and put them in the freezer. Leave them there for a while and when you take them out, rinse them with warm water and put them to dry (not in the sun). When you put them on, they will be invincible. Have you already tried it?
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Trick # 2 to avoid runs in the socks
Trick # 2 to avoid runs in the socks
Apply hairspray on heels and toes. This will make the small grid that exists hard, stiff, and very difficult to break.
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Trick # 3 to avoid runs in the socks
Trick # 3 to avoid runs in the socks
The old nail polish trick, which is no nonsense. The only thing we advise is that it be transparent enamel and not the color of the stockings (very common failure). Clear enamel is more discreet and does the same effect. Apply a drop on the start of that race and forget about it the rest of the day.
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Trick # 4 to avoid runs in the socks
Trick # 4 to avoid runs in the socks
The last grandma trick we have is this: when putting on your socks, wear gloves. Why? Very easy, you can have hangnails, a broken nail or who knows what, that causes the breakage and you do not realize it. If you put them on with gloves, they will arrive intact to the top.
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How to extend the life of your stockings
How to extend the life of your stockings
From here, we have the best tips to avoid races but also to make your socks last a lot of time. The first one is very obvious but we can't go without recommending that you buy quality stockings . It is no nonsense, quality stockings are proof of many more factors than something more affordable. Remember that sometimes cheap is expensive and that for every five cheap stockings you buy, a slightly more expensive one would last that long.
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Look at the deniers of the stockings you buy
Look at the deniers of the stockings you buy
In general, what we ask the clerk is to be thicker or less depending on our tastes. This is determined by deniers: the more deniers the thicker. It is clear that with a number lower than 60 DEN, the density of the stockings will be lower and, therefore, it is easier for breaks to occur. If you buy them from 60 deniers, they will last longer.
This is how the stockings are washed
This is how the stockings are washed
Preferably by hand but, in case you want to put them in the washing machine, put them in a separate bag. This way it won't be able to get hooked on any zipper, button or go-know-what. When they are done, lay them out but never in the sun.
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Do not jerk
Don't jerk
The last piece of advice we give you is that when you notice that they fall off (we know that annoying sensation), do not pull up. With them, you get to stretch the fibers and you can create the race yourself. It is better that you wait to get to a bathroom and you raise them correctly from the bottom.
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Now, we leave you some of our favorite tights of the season , so you can go and get yourself a few.
Classic stockings
Classic stockings
Not too thick, not too transparent: one of the classics.
Forever 21 Classic Tights € 7
VERY bushy
VERY bushy
These socks, for example, are more durable because their DEN is 100.
Gipsy Luxury Puffy Tights, € 8.99
With polka dots
With polka dots
One of our favorite prints when it comes to half. They had their boom two years ago but they are still going strong this Fall / Winter 2018-2019.
Calzedonia Polka Dot Tights, € 9.95
Grid
Grid
With the '80s back more powerful than ever, we're giving up on classic fishnet tights again.
Oysho 40 DEN Fishnet Tights, € 7.99
Our favorites
Our favorites
With leopard print being so popular today, how were stockings going to get rid of it?
Calzedonia animal print tights, € 9.95
Of all the mistakes that unknowingly damage your clothes, one of them is washing the socks with very hot water, fabric softener and mixed with the rest of the dirty clothes. Do your socks last a short time and do you race just by looking at them? That is because you still do not know some typical tricks of our grandmothers and some more to extend the life of your panties .
How to avoid runs in stockings and make them last longer
Stocking season is here and it's a good question that many girls ask themselves. It's really annoying having to buy socks every week or being forced to do it four at a time. This can be due to two things:
- You are buying them of very poor quality
- You are not taking proper care of them
In reality, grandma's tricks to avoid or fix runs in stockings are the most effective: both putting them in the freezer before wearing them, as well as the one with the lacquer for heels and tips or the mythical nail polish. However, our first advice to avoid going to these extremes is that you opt for quality stockings , that cheap is sometimes expensive. Another option is to bet on a number of deniers higher than 60 , in this way the fibers are more united and are more resistant to EVERYTHING.
Once you have the new stockings in your possession, be careful how you treat them. For example, don't store them with more things to hook on. You can leave them in their original package or have a special compartment for them . Do not wash them by machine either, if possible, do it by hand and with the water not very hot. When laying them, better indoors. The sun damages them and makes them more vulnerable to breakage .
