Depotting Shadows/Quads/Blushes/Blushcremes etc.

[bebs]

heres one. um can you depot a cream blush of macs or is that gonna be one big dont even try it?

 

[BlahWah]

Actually, I've depotted 4 blushes, one of them a cremeblush, and I've had no problem with them. Granted, my method is a bit different from others, taking a bit from the tutorials I've read. I describe my method at the bottom of this thread, where I sought advice for depotting cremeblushes. Go for it, helps a lot in the morning so you're not rummaging for that one colour!

 

[natalie75]

My original depotting post......never had an accident

Depotting so so so easy
I have been fretting and fretting about depotting my e/s. I finally decided to try this an it worked like a charm, NO accidents!


dry towel
exacto knife
blow dryer


I took the e/s out with the exacto over the towel, then held the blow dryer on it until the plastic softened. About a minute, then I slid the knife in and it popped right out. THEN, I used the blow dryer on the label for about 30 seconds and slid the knife under it to remove it! YEAH B2M for me!! Use a q-tip and alcohol to get the rest of the glue off while its cooling off and before you put the magnet on. HTH

 

[natalie75]

B2m

When I return my pots, the MUA just throw them straight in a bag. They never count them or look at them. Don't worry about what they look like. They are going to recycle the plastic after all

 

[xBROKENxHEARTSx]

I have a question about using a soldering iron, I have one, but how do you use it? do you just hold it there til the glue melts?, i'm kinda worried cause the soldering iron's supposed to melt metal, and I don't want the pan to be messed up?

 

[bellaetoile]

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Originally Posted by banana Am I the only one who is more worried about inhaling fumes from melted plastic than ruining an eyeshadow?

the flat iron method never produced any fumes, thankfully. i hated the smell of the fumes from the candle method, which i used to use, then switched to the much easier flat iron method.

 

[vivaciousv1114]

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Originally Posted by bellaetoile the flat iron method never produced any fumes, thankfully. i hated the smell of the fumes from the candle method, which i used to use, then switched to the much easier flat iron method.

^ i use this method too. it's soo easy and really quick, especially since i have a ceramic one that heats up really fast. it works to take the pan out and the label off the pot too.

 

[csuthetaphi]

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Originally Posted by banana Am I the only one who is more worried about inhaling fumes from melted plastic than ruining an eyeshadow?

That's exactly why I use the flat-iron method...no fumes!!

 

[Winthrop44]

I use the hair dryer method. It's as easy as pie once you get over your fear doing the first few, and there are no changes whatsoever to the pots.

 

[I_shop_at_MAC]

I'm a big fan of the flat iron method....it's so easy and conveniant!

 

[Eemaan]

i had too many casualties during blowdrying, i use an ambossing tool now and it works perfect

 

[lara]

Blowdrying sucks. Nine times out of ten you'll overheat the dryer and the safety will go before you get the plastic warm enough to loosen the glue.

I use an iron and it's A+ for me.

 

[Winthrop44]

Wow, really? Blowdrying works perfectly for me. Maybe the power of the blowdryer makes a difference.

 

[indiagirl73]

Can MAC Studio Finish concealer be transfered from the pot?

I have 3-4 different shades of Studio Finish concealer (the one in the pot) that I would like to scrape out and put in an empty BB lip palette. Would this change the consistency of the product or how it worked?

 

[sewpunk]

I was thinking about depotting them and putting them into an empty quad. I have no idea though.

I would not like to scrape it out of the container, but that's just me.

 

[MAC_Pixie04]

melting it down would most likely ruin it. as lara pointed out a similar thread regarding melting down fluidlines, heating it to transfer it would ruin its consistancy and it's humectant properties, so it would dry up faster, also it would kill any ingredients used to keep bacteria from living in it, which is already risk enough since it's a cream product. I think if you are going to transfer it, scrape it out with a sanitary tool and put it in a sanitary container. i personally wouldn't put it in a palette or anything, because if you took it to go or left it in your purse or car and it got hot, it would melt and run all over the place. it's better contained in the pot than in a palette. But if you have to transfer it, scrape it out, don't melt it down.

 

[indiagirl73]

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Originally Posted by MAC_Pixie04 melting it down would most likely ruin it. as lara pointed out a similar thread regarding melting down fluidlines, heating it to transfer it would ruin its consistancy and it's humectant properties, so it would dry up faster, also it would kill any ingredients used to keep bacteria from living in it, which is already risk enough since it's a cream product. I think if you are going to transfer it, scrape it out with a sanitary tool and put it in a sanitary container. i personally wouldn't put it in a palette or anything, because if you took it to go or left it in your purse or car and it got hot, it would melt and run all over the place. it's better contained in the pot than in a palette. But if you have to transfer it, scrape it out, don't melt it down.

Thanks for the help.
I was planning on scraping it out with a spatula and putting into an empty palette that way. Do you think it would melt in a palette vs. in its original pot?

 

[DaizyDeath]

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Originally Posted by indiagirl73 Thanks for the help. I was planning on scraping it out with a spatula and putting into an empty palette that way. Do you think it would melt in a palette vs. in its original pot?

i think either way it wouldnt be good to leave any of your makeup in enough heat to were it could melt down into a liquid. alot of makeup will have warnings not to keep it in the direct sun or above room temperature beacuse it can compermise the consistancy and effect of the product.

as for which one would keep the product cooler in the heat i really dont know the answer to that

 

[bebs]

also with the pot, if you look to take it out its alot deeper then the eyeshadows and doesnt look like it has a pan you could take out so I dont see how you would be able to put it into a quad

 

[indiagirl73]

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Originally Posted by bebs also with the pot, if you look to take it out its alot deeper then the eyeshadows and doesnt look like it has a pan you could take out so I dont see how you would be able to put it into a quad

I was going to use a spatula to scrape out the product and mush (lack of a better word) it into an empty Quad or BB lip palette.