Tips & Tricks : Fixing Broken Eyeshadow
As you can see, my eye shadow need some extra tender loving care… what you didn’t see is, I actually broke this eye shadow intentionally. Yup, it was just too chalky I threw it against the wall. Okay I’m kidding. The real story is, I’ve never gotten to use this chalky makeup. I didn’t want it to retire with out serving any purpose, so I did a little experiment with it, I’ve always wanted to try fix cracked makeup.
PS : I got the chance to write a few things for Hazel’s lovely blog this month, you can say hello to her and check it out here :)
I wish I had this trick in my head when I broke my good ol’ bronzer many years ago. It’s every makeup owners nightmare to see their “babies” shatter into pieces. Good thing there’s a way to fix it, and if you didn’t know this yet it may come in handy for you in the future.
The first thing you have to do is break the eyeshadow into smaller pieces using a sanitized stick or hair pin. Gently pour alcohol on it until it’s gooey. Other people use a spray bottle – tried that and it was super messy. A part of my table basically turned bronze.
Let it dry a little for around three minutes, then gently press the eyeshadow using folded tissue paper. Some girls use a coin wrapped in tissue paper. But I feel like a coin is dirty for this, so I used just the tissue instead. This pretty much does the job to compress the eyeshadow into one piece. Let your eye shadow dry completely and it is once again ready for use.
Have you had your makeup break before?
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yes! i love this tip :D whenever I will need this.. going to come back here. great color btw!
What a great tip. Touch wood, I've never shattered an eyeshadow x
Awesome trick Shayne! I'm lucky not to have broken any shadows yet, but now I know what to do if I did! Approximately how long does it take to dry it out? Half day maybe? Overnight?
Yes I love this trick but had not as of yet try great job on the tutorial.
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This reminds me of a small incident I had two weeks ago with my Naked 3 palette…Let's say that I saw my life passing by and I stop breathing…
Luckily nothing got broken or scratch…other wise I would need to do something like this.
Thank you very much for the tip and I'll be sure to check what you wrote for your friend's blog (and who knows, subscribing her as well? )
Take care dear! Have a nice day!*
I broke a new blush today , thanks to you I can use it :)
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Oh great idea! I have had my makeup eyeshadow palettes break really easily and I didn't know what to do about it! Thanks! :)
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super helpful! I'll definitely be trying this out next time :) xx
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I'm sightly flabbergasted at how easy that seems! :O
and TOUCH WOOD I have yet to smash any makeup I really use, but this is so handy! Thankyouo ^_^
and as always beaaaautiful photography!
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OMG GREAT TIP!! now i don't have to chuck out my broken eyeshadows hahaha
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Great tip! I've certainly dropped makeup and broken it by accident before, though I don't think I've ever intentionally smashed one for blogging purposes, heh.
This really works! I did this to my UD Naked Flushed. Sadly it broke while in-transit from US to PH. But good thing i fixed it with some tissue and alcohol! :)
A lot of times! Haha. Mostly blush-on. This is very helpful, you're a genius! Thank you! :D
I've seen this trick a few times. Thankfully, I don't have any broken products just yet. This should come in handy once that time comes. Haha, thanks for this! :)
This is uberrrr helpful!thanks shayne for that step by step process super easy and ayun Im hapoy with the results haha. I even tried it sa basag kong pressed powder and works the same din.
I should've done this when my favorite maybelline eyeshadow got broken!!! I also broke my bronzer, but instead of the product itself that shattered, its the packaging. boohoo. clumsy me!
It's more applicable to eyeshadows more than anything else. I've tried compacts, bronzers and blushes and they were never the same. The alcohol and it's other properties effs up the powdered product's ingredients. For eyeshadows though it was never an issue for me :>
Thanks for the tip! I thought it would be a complicated process but you made it sound easy. :)
I love the creamy texture of this one. In love with this colour. I saw this trick on Michelle Phan. It's great way to save your make up rather than throwing it out because it's broken.
Read your interview. Great job Shayne. I know what you mean about buying make up non stop. I did that as well but not anymore. It's so easy to get carried away
I've had colours in palettes smash everywhere. x.x I recently managed to salvage one with this method, using a coin. It was a life saver!
AHHH.
I BROKE MY FAVORITE BLUSH LAST YEAR AND I THREW IT AWAY. ;;;;;
I didn't know where was a way to fix powers shfuighfjgh-
Oh well, I know now for future breaks. *^* Thank you for sharing! <3
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My makeup breaks all the time – this is super helpful, going to try this!
Great tip.
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Throwing makeup against the wall now, drama queen much, Shayne?? (loljk)
I've never broken any makeup before (surprisingly), but I have a flower mold I'm planning on using when that time comes so I can reshape the powder into a flower. Or something. 2fance.
(Curious though, what product did you use in the photos? That's a really pretty shade :( )
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helpful. thanks.
Oh I've broken mine plenty! I've tried this tip before but I find that once you break an eyeshadow… it's just prone to breaking again because I broke the eyeshadow I fixed a few weeks after I fixed it! :P
Great post doll :)
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This is seriously so clever! I told my mom about it and she tried it last night. It really worked! Hahaha. Thanks again for always sharing useful tips Shayne! :))
wauw great tip girl! love it ! x
Nagkaron ako bigla ng idea because of this and a similar entry by Carina (Softly Sometimes). Sprayan ko kaya yung face powder ko ng alcohol. It's not broken, pero it kicks off too much powder.
great tips!
What a great idea! I feel like some of my super soft eyeshadows break all the time. Definitely going to use alcohol to fix it up now :]
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I've broken so many Make Up For Ever powders. Great tip, definitely very useful!
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Wow… I've never tried it but guess I will!!! Does it only work for eyeshadows? My compacts have a habit of always shattering on me *cry* but I thought if I add alcohol to it it'll make it drier…? ANy thoguhts? BTw, I just followed you on GFC, hoping to hear back from you!
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thanks for this! I have a lot of broken eyeshadows due to shipping issues!
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Finally posting abou the tip you gave me some months ago! This really works wonders, because I still use my orangy golden eyeshadow.
Actaully I saw someone, many months ago, “repotting” some makeup items including the Etude House eyeprimer, so I already knew what was going to happen. I thought that it was such a good idea. I always love a cute packaging, but some aren't really that practical so we have to make use of our imagination! Just like fixing the eyeshadow!
Now that it's coming to it's real end, the eyeprimer has hardened even more. Still usable though. I think that the original container, kept the product “fresher”…
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I love how you just broke it for it serve some purpose and it did for this blogpost! xD I would totally do the same thing!:) Ahaha, the color looks real pretty in the pot though!:)
If the whole eyeshadow was too chalky, maybe you can break it again into a powdery mess and mix it with some Vaseline or shea butter and use as a bronze lip gloss or leg illuminator/bronzer?:)
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This is really helpful shayne! i had an experience of having broken makeup when i accidentally dropped my powder from human heart nature. what i just did was at least use half of it (apply powder before leaving the house and not carry it with me anymore since it is messy). looking forward to more of your tips. great day!
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lovely color dear :D
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you got me there! thought you really broke it on purpose. haha! hashtag vulnerable soul. :| anyway, thanks for sharing this, although, all i ever broke was a compact powder.
Ive done this a lot of times and I agree it truly breaks your heart :( hehe
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thanks natasja! :)
thanks! :)
Just a few hours, i think somewhere between 2-3 hours the eyeshadow was all dried up but im guessing that if its a bigger makeup, like a blush, would take longer :D thanks sis!
thanks jackie! :)
what happened haha ^^ i am still waiting for mine to arrive, its taking forever :P and thank you for dropping by hazel blogs i really appreciate it <3
oh sorry to hear that, thanks pooja! :)
thanks savanna! :)
thanks chanelle! :)
thank you thank you! :)
thanks rach! and sure :)
hahaha, wanted to use it for something else before i throw it away :) thanks rebecca!
oh hate to see that happen on my online purchases, sorry to hear that fred im glad its all fixed now :)
hahaha thanks sis!
thanks victoria! :)
oh nice good to hear that sis i havent tried it with anything else other than eye shadow :)
oh thats worse actually especially if the makeup case is pretty :) but thankfully now there are those palette cases that you can buy to store cosmetic pans
oh thats interesting, i was actually hopping that the alcohol would make this eyeshadow more pigmented at least, after it dries but its still as chalky as before :P
thanks sis! :)
thank you naaj! :) yes esp with new beauty bloggers, it quite hypnotizing to constantly read about beauty products, makes you want to keep buying them :P
i feel like its easier to compress it with a coin, using just fingers can produce an uneven surface ^^ if only i wasnt too OC about it i would use a coin :P
oh sorry to hear that, at least next time you can find a way to saalvage whats left of a broken makeup, thanks gin! :)
thanks sasha! :)
thanks aleyna! :)
hahaha! ooooh that would be really pretty :) whered you get the flower mold? its some random eye shadow from ELF, its really bad quality tho :(
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really? i ended up throwing this eye shadow after my little experiment didnt get that chance to check on this, thanks for giving the heads up :)
hahaha thanks for sharing it with your mom! ^^
thanks rachel :)
aah hm when you try it sis let me know if it works ha :) thatd be a nice trick for powdery makeup
thanks rhea! :)
thanks deborah! :)
thanks raizel! :)
it should work on most powder make up :) from what ive heard the alcohol evaporates completely and from my experience with this eyeshadow, its quality didnt change after i fixed it, its the same ol chalky eyeshadow :P
thanks angel! :)
that sounds like a good idea! too bad i already threw this eyeshadow, next time i get a makeup i can experiment with ill try this. thanks charm! :)
thank you sally! :) ya it can be messy nga, happened to my bronzer too before. i kept using it while its broken until i couldnt take how messy it was anymore :P
thanks!
thanks sis! :)
hahaha :D thank you too sis!
hahaha yes! :) im traveling soon and im thinking of buying little atomizer to transfer some of my skincare & make up to make it more compact, just like what you did only for a different purpose :P
Oh sweet! I know many of us girls has a few to fix…thanks for sharing!!
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I've broken so many eyeshadows…especially when i'm rushing in the morning and I'm fumbling through all my makeup. This is such a wonderful idea, thank you for sharing! :D
thanks keena! :)
thanks melissa! :)
Is this also working on other type of make up? Preferably on blushes?
I got the flower mold from a craft store! The mold is for making cabochons, but I figured I'd repurpose and use them to shape…other things)
ERGH, so pretty; shame it's bad quality ;-;
This is an amazing tip! Thank you for sharing. Just stumbled onto your blog and love it already xoxo
from what ive heard it does sis, as long as it is powder and not cream i think :D
thank you so much! i appreciate it <3 welcome to my blog raya :)
I've tried this trick before intentionally to one of my fave blush since I'm nearly hitting the pan (I'm guilty of abusing the center part only haha) to smooth out the surface.
PS: Love the eyeshadow you used in the photos.
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hahaha thats actually a good idea! ill try that the next time i hit pan on something (in the middle) :D