Extra ;; Oxidation / Tarnish Removal

Yes, seriously.
WHAT THE HELL, CHLOE.
You'd think, after having paid 2 bucks per ml of juice, your Chloe perfume bottle would stay in perfect condition forever.
But no, if you've ever bought a Chloe by Chloe you'd see that in mere months of unboxing, the beautiful metallic sheen of silver has been replaced with an ugly rust.

Some claim, "Oh it adds to the novelty feel" / "Maybe Chloe meant to let the bottle have a vintage / aged design."
I call BULLSHIT.
Chloe, you have yourself a huge hiccup here.
But whatever, i'm not about to rage my way to your headquarters, alright?
I'm here to provide all you rusty bottle owners, a solution.

And yes, thankfully, there is one:)
{credits to http://jadorecouturestore.blogspot.sg/}

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Things You'll Need:
- a Small Bowl
- a Small Saucer
- Aluminium Foil
- Salt
- Baking Soda (bicarbonate of soda)
- a Washcloth
- Water

Steps are simple, now follow me(;

1. Heat up some water till it is hot enough to brew tea, but isn't boiling.
     (personally i simply boiled water in my kettle, and let it cool for a minute)

2. Lay the bowl with aluminium foil.

3. 2 teaspoons of salt, 2 tablespoons of baking soda, into the bowl.

4. Pour the heated water into the bowl. It should bubble a little.

5. Begin a 2 minute soak-off by placing removable parts of the tarnished bottle, into the bowl.
    (cap, nozzle, etc. remember to remove the chloe ribbon!)

6. Lean the bottle of perfume so that the tarnished metal touches the mixture, adding more water if necessary. Soak for 2 minutes. Keep as much of the glass away from the water as possible.
    (it wont taint the glass, but remember that perfume should be kept away from heat as much as possible)

7. Place 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda into the small saucer, and ready your washcloth. This will be your "after bath" scrub mixture.

8. After 2 minutes, remove your bottle, nozzle and cap from the mixture.
    (you should already be able to see a difference in the tarnish)

9. Take your washcloth and dip a corner into the warm mixture. Dip that part into the scrub mix and work this paste into the remaining tarnish.

10. Rinse off and see if any more tarnish remains. If so, repeat till satisfied.

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I'm not going to guarantee you that all the tarnish is going to come off, but i assure you that your bottle is going to look very different from it's previous state.

Here's a photo of mine after the cleaning process!

I think it looks absolutely gorgeous and i got most of it off, save for a few dark streaks at the bottom left corner.
It is a huge improvement from the above photograph i combined with the stock picture!

I've also used it to get some very minor tarnish off the caps of my YSL Babydoll and Lady Gaga Fame.
It is simple to use and takes you 30 minutes tops.

Let me know in the comments section if any of you have found it useful.
Till next time!

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