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Sparkly new shoes!

crawley_girl
crawley_girl Posts: 2,010 Forumite
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I have bought myself some rather spank new shoes. They are proper Dorothy Wizard of Oz style high highs - all red and sparkly!

Problem is... I am loosing red glitter left, right n centre and was hoping someone might have some idea about how I could prevent this... cos I am finding bits of glitter in my underwear draw and I don't want my shoes getting bare and naked! Any ideas folks?

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  • purpleimp
    purpleimp Posts: 189 Forumite
    would spray varnish seal them ok?
  • jessicamb
    jessicamb Posts: 10,446 Forumite
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    I would have suggested a clear nail varnish but spray varnish is probably a better solution.

    I think its nigh on impossible to get glitter to stay in one place though.
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  • black-saturn
    black-saturn Posts: 13,937 Forumite
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    Some spray glue perhaps?
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  • livinginhope
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    How about a thin coat of PVA :confused:
    You must stop clicking your heels together :p
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  • crawley_girl
    crawley_girl Posts: 2,010 Forumite
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    livinginhope wrote:
    How about a thin coat of PVA :confused:
    You must stop clicking your heels together :p

    But I can't help it!!! If you saw the shoes then you'd want to too!
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  • livinginhope
    livinginhope Posts: 1,897 Forumite
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    crawley_girl wrote:
    But I can't help it!!! If you saw the shoes then you'd want to too!
    Well then I can only suggest you follow the yellow brick road to Oz,get the wizard to give the scarecrow his brain,then you could ask a brainy scarecrow what he recommends for your shoes:D
    Perhaps not,never seen the film by the way :p
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  • BWZN93
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    A quick fix might be to spray them with hairspray??

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  • Sujamjen
    Sujamjen Posts: 439 Forumite
    Did you get them from New Look by any chance? If so. I've seen them and they are fab!! :)
  • Nix143
    Nix143 Posts: 1,130 Forumite
    Oh I feeeeeel for you, back in my pre OS days *coff* I spent £70 on my Cinderella shoes

    DaShoes.jpeg

    I love these shoes soooooooooooooo much but the glitter has come off the toes. Friends did suggest rolling them in new glitter but I'm scared of wrecking them so I only wear them for very, very special occasions - like my birthday party next week :T

    Hope you find a good solution because I will so nick it! :D
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  • finc
    finc Posts: 1,095 Forumite
    I was once told in a shoe shop that spraying with hair spray helps the glitter to stay in place. It's also supposed to work for glittery tops as well. I haven't tried it though so can't vouch for it working.
    :smileyhea
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