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As the harried and overworked Butler that I am (ha!), I've finally found a few moments to catch up on some reading! 

In Town & Country's November 2011 issue, there's an article entitled "At Your Service", about things a Butler should know, and do.

One of those things was about "bowing from the waist as you back out of a room."  omg!

As the bad Butler I apparently must be, let me tell you this is NEVER going to happen around here!  Ha!

But wait!

In the article, Christopher Ely (who was once a Butler at Buckingham Palace!) mentioned that WD-40 was great for removing lipstick from fabrics!

What?

Around the Mrs' vanity mirror,  there's always makeup, eye shadow droplets and lipstick smudges in the beige wool carpet in her boudoir!  (Usually I just call in a professional once a month to spot clean this area.) 

But I decided to try Mr. Ely's recommendation.  And I'm absolutely stunned!

I sprayed the lipstick and the black eye-shadow specks with WD-40, wiped the spots with a dry cloth -- and voila!  Gone!  omg!

Will this work on napkins?  On clothing? 

I've yet to experiment!

And what I also don't know yet is if this will this leave a residue in the carpet (like most spot cleaners) -- which will eventually attract dust and create a "brown spot"? 

But who cares?  The lipstick is gone!  And residues can usually be eliminated with a general carpet cleaning, once or twice a year.  (Any more than that will destroy your carpets, of course.)

As I learn more about this, I'll let you know. 

But I was so stunned today I couldn't wait to tell you!  Ha!

WD-40?

Thanks for stopping by tonight!

Andrew