Lifehacks: How To Repair Broken Eyeshadow
May 26th, 2011

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I’m a clumsy person. I drop things, stub my toes, and this week I’m sporting a huge bruise on my leg from making the bed. I’m a big fan of using mineral powder makeup because, well, you can’t break it. You can spill it, but you can’t shatter it! I do, however, own a beautiful eyeshadow palette from Sephora that will one day lose its battle with gravity — I’m prepared.

These things happen to everyone at some point, so I was over the moon when I stumbled across a tutorial to save your precious eyeshadows.

Steps!

1. Further break up the eyeshadow with a pencil or tweezer until it’s a fine dust.
2. If you’re working with a palette, cover the eyeshadows with a piece of paper, leaving a square open around the broken one.
3. Apply isopropyl alcohol to the dust with a sprayer or dropper — make sure that it is wet, but not pooling.
4. Take a coin of the proper diameter, wrap it into a dry, clean piece of fabric, or a tissue.
5. Press the wrapped coin firmly onto the eyeshadow dust for about 30 seconds.
6. Let it dry. At this point it may be discolored, so don’t freak! It will go back to normal once it’s dry.
7. Wipe up the dust around the palette or container, and you’re good as new!

[Original images from kosmetichka.in.ua]

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