Alcohol! I’m sure most of you already knew that, but this is actually my first time doing it. My little nephew and niece got their hands on my makeup, dropped it on the floor, and then said, “Oops. Sorry!” Luckily, I’ve heard about this trick but sadly, I have to use it. Let’s fix this, shall we?
Depending on how much powder is left, add alcohol little by little, until the powder bits look soaked. With your clean fingers, break up the powder into what initially looks like liquid makeup and smooth it out as much as you can. Let it dry overnight and the powder is as good as new!
How easy was that? It’s all about being patient. I have used both powders and found that the alcohol did not change their consistency once it dried completely. I’m more of a fan of how the face powder turned out than the eye shadow. I’m thinking because I didn’t break up the entire eye shadow pan, it appeared darker in some spots, but hey, as long as it works!
Have you tried this trick on your broken powders? How did it go?
Thank you so much for sharing this!!
I just broke my powder 3 days ago and I got so angry about it. Now I can’t wait to try this trick 🙂
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Oh of course! I would have been angry too. I think that’s why I didn’t give my niece and nephew a hard time because I knew exactly how I was going to fix it. I’ve used the powders and it’s like as good as new. Let me know how it works out for you!
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Hahaha !
Ok I will 🙂
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Great!
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Is this the one you’re telling me?
I could just imagine how cute your niece’s face as it says “oops, i’m sorry!” 😊
This, always a makeup saver!
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They are lucky they are so cute!
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Thanks for sharing.
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Of course! I hope it helps.
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I so needed this Joy 🙂 Thanks for sharing …
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Great! I’m glad this is helpful to you 🙂
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Oooh those naughty little monkeys! If you recall, I’ve got this shattered beauty:
It’s still sitting in my drawer – I was debating just crushing it and using it loose but I think I’m going to attempt the alcohol thing, because as you know, I’ve got a lot of alcohol laying around! 😀
I’ve seen people using some sort of metal press to pushed down the powders, I might use a sheet of paper towel and press down using a cup or something.
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My one of them shattered too! I don’t even remember it dropping, so it must have gotten a knock in my bag. I think it broke me out a bit though, so I didn’t fix it and just tossed it. Have you ever found that?
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I definitely dropped mine with my butter fingers! I don’t carry this powder in my purse. I dropped it in my spare bedroom where I do my makeup, I have carpet in that room, but of COURSE I happen to drop the compact right on a hard surface on the way down… but yeah, I think it’s quite fragile!
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Awh no! That’s a nuisance. At least it’s not expensive anyway.
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Naughty little monkeys – perfect way to describe them!
We both have a lot of alcohol laying around!
That’s a good idea — I found that with that particular powder it was really easy to press down with fingers, but that UD eye shadow is a different story.
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I haven’t ever tried this, but it looks so handy and effective. Thanks for sharing! X
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It’s very handy to have alcohol! I never knew until I got this bottle last week. I’ve been using it for so many different things.
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Luckily, I haven’t broken any powder makeup that I got upset over, but this is a good tip to remember. When my kid gets older, I assume I’m going to run into more of these kinds of…accidents.
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Accidents… yes.. that’s what we’ll call them hahaha
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Wow I had no idea! Thanks for the tip!
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No problem! This was a lifesaver 🙂
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I really need to keep this in mind next time one of my powders breaks! I recently tossed an eyeshadow because it was a mess, but with a little patience and this method I probably could have salvaged it! Such is life! Great tip!
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Yes! No worries maybe you weren’t meant to keep that eyeshadow. I actually found it hard to mix in the alcohol with the tiny eyeshadow pan also bc I didn’t want to disturb the other shadows that were completely fine. So unless you can do the entire pan without losing much product, then the method is worth it for sure!
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Good to know, good to know!!!! I can definitely see how it would be hard to work with a smaller pan!
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So no worries! 🙂 Not meant to be.
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