Depotting Shadows/Quads/Blushes/Blushcremes etc.

[Hikaru-chan]

Depotting Blushcreme's

Have any of you succesfully deppoted these and how have you done it?
I'm thinking heat will make them melt is there any other way?

 

[mel0622]

i only have one blush creme and i depotted it with the candle method cuz the blowdryer didnt work that well haha. ummm mine didnt melt i just put the flame on the edge so it would 'peel' off from the pan. then used a paring (sp?) knife to pop it out! HTH

 

[ben]

depotting with a flat iron

someone posted about this in the mac cosmetics live journal community awhile back. i ended up trying it today and it worked perfectly!!!

i set my iron onto the highest setting and rested the insert containing the pan onto two pieces of tissue and then onto the plate of the iron. i left it for a bit, and eventually i was able to pop the pan out w/o any effort. i then set the plastic pot onto the tissuse and rested it on the plate and was able to peel the sticker on w/o any effort as well!!!

this by far is the best method i have seen out there, i encourge you all to try.

and if you're the one who originally posted about this in the lj community THANK YOU!!!!

 

[YOOTOPiA]

nifty =)

 

[ruby_soho]

This is definitely the best method I've tried, it kicks the candle methods ass. There's no smoke and smelly fumes, and it burns a clean hole right through in like, a minute. It's also great to set the entire pot on the flat iron for about 20 seconds, it heats up the glue under the sticker and you can peal it off amazingly! No messy, scratched, ripped edges.

 

[anuy]

i want to try this but my straightener was $150. .....should i?

 

[Sassyangel26]

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Originally Posted by ben someone posted about this in the mac cosmetics live journal community awhile back. i ended up trying it today and it worked perfectly!!! i set my iron onto the highest setting and rested the insert containing the pan onto two pieces of tissue and then onto the plate of the iron. i left it for a bit, and eventually i was able to pop the pan out w/o any effort. i then set the plastic pot onto the tissuse and rested it on the plate and was able to peel the sticker on w/o any effort as well!!! this by far is the best method i have seen out there, i encourge you all to try. and if you're the one who originally posted about this in the lj community THANK YOU!!!!

What temperature does it need to be set on? And does it do any damage to your flat iron? I'm getting one soon, and this just might work with my shadows, but I don't want to wreck it with melted plastic.

 

[ben]

my iron was $$$ too, and there was no damage and no gooey melted plastic. just keep an eye, and cover with tissue.

to depot i used the hottest setting which was 210

 

[Isis]

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Originally Posted by anuy i want to try this but my straightener was $150. .....should i?

I know, mine too. Maybe when I get a new one I'll give this a try on the old one.

 

[kaliraksha]

Yeah a little scared I would royally screw this up. Maybe a pic tutorial to get a better look at it... and I would feel more confident.

 

[lara]

Use an iron (as in clothing) instead, it's much simpler again. I have a photo tutorial that I made when I last depotted, I just need to get up the enthusiasm to upload it to my website.

Also, as I replied to the post on the lj community, I'd highly recommend not using tissues. They can catch alight very easily, and are often impregnated with chemicals and oils that can ruin the finish on your hair iron. Just using baking paper instead, as it can handle very high heat without curling or burning.

 

[bring_the_rukus]

this is THE only way i depot. ive depotted 30-40 shadows and have NEVER had a problem.


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Originally Posted by lara Use an iron (as in clothing) instead, it's much simpler again. I have a photo tutorial that I made when I last depotted, I just need to get up the enthusiasm to upload it to my website. .

 

[Sushi_Flower]

This is just the kind of method i've been hoping for, no mess, no hassle and no need to be near naked flames!

 

[banana]

So there are no toxic fumes with this method? I will have to try this.

 

[ben]

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Originally Posted by banana So there are no toxic fumes with this method? I will have to try this.

no smoke, no fumes!

 

[asnbrb]

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Originally Posted by ben no smoke, no fumes!

hahahahahaha... I have to admit, as strange as it sounds, I like the smell. It means that no one's going to come near me (including the dog) when I'm depotting. It's also the fresh scent of B2M lippies. *sigh*

 

[kannan]

Okay I'm goign to try this because I swear MAC depotting for me is like the devil I just cannot get it right!

Can I use a cheapie straightener? It's all i have.

 

[72Cosmo]

I'd love to see a photo tutorial of this. I'm such a chicken.

 

[bAbY_cHiCkEn01]

Removing e/s from palettes?

I was just wondering how you chickys remove e/s to put them in another spot in 15 e/s palettes (if that makes sense). Because I've already done a "homemade" quad and when they're depotted, the glues still on the bottom so they're "stuck" in the new quad... How do you guys go about reordering them and moving them about the palettes?

I hope this makes sense?!

 

[scrapbookromance]

if they're not stuck with glue, you could take a safety pin or a tooth pick to help wedge it out from the side. I usually just use my fingernail since there's a little wiggle room around the e/s in each spot.