Depotting Shadows/Quads/Blushes/Blushcremes etc.

[ledonatella]

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Originally Posted by indiagirl73 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.

I don't see why that wouldn't work, it would be just like taking a lipstick and putting it in a pill case or lip case. You're not heating anything or depotting, just moving it from one container to another. Just make sure you're BB case is well sanitized first.

 

[martygreene]

In scraping it out you are creating a greater surface area, thus opening the window of contamination, although only slightly.

Most professionals work from palettes, for assorted reasons, but largely it's becuase they take up less space.

 

[jmvuitton]

Depotting pans to press piggies

So I went and got the Claire's palettes to press some piggies. How in the world do you get those pans out?? I tried soaking in hot water and it didnt work. =(

 

[madkitty]

depotting question

can anyone tell me the easiest way of popping out the plastic bit with the shadow in it (not the metal pan) - do you just use a knife? I want to be as gentle as poss so I can keep the pots and use em for B2M so anyone good tips welcome x

 

[kradge79]

I use the tip of a knife and wiggle it back and forth and they pop out really easily. You could really use anything thin and flat. Good luck!

 

[MacVirgin]

That's how i do it to. At first you will be a bit scared but as you go along you will find it's realy easy to do. Good luck!

 

[attacuswings]

I bought an eyeglass repair kit for $1 at a dollar store and use one of the little screw drivers with a flat edge to depot. Works like a dream!

 

[BlahWah]

Ditto to attacus. There's no worry of accidently cutting yourself too, and easier to control b/c it's short, I find.

 

[lara]

http://mac.larahill.com/depotting.htm - has a picture of an eyeglass screwdriver being used to pop out the insert. Visualisation always helps.

 

[KJam]

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Originally Posted by attacuswings I bought an eyeglass repair kit for $1 at a dollar store and use one of the little screw drivers with a flat edge to depot. Works like a dream!

That's exactly what I use!

 

[ben]

i use my finger nail

 

[Eilinoir]

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Originally Posted by ben i use my finger nail

Same here (and I do this w/ my NYX trios as well).
It's easy, it's fast, and it doesn't hurt at all...if anyone was wondering

 

[TippyeMom]

Depotting Accident

I have used the straight iron method for my first third depots, worked like a charm

Yesterday a depotted my fourth. The plastic insert came out fine, the pans itself came out fine. I used an exacto knife to get the pan out using the tip of the knife ever so gently, no dents in the pan at all. I put the label on (stupid me forgot the magnet) and set it in the 4 palette. Realized that I forgot the label and I flipped the palette over to get the pan out and when I pick up the pan half of the shadow was still in my hand. It split the top layer right in half

Now I am afraid to depot my other shadows. Has this happen to anyone else, and if so what did you do differently the next time?

If this isn't in the right spot I apologize.

 

[amillion]

What ever you do don't toss out your eyeshadow. My waternyphm broke after I got it out the pot safely and then stupid me dropped it on the floor. I had just mopped my floor thank god and picked up the pieces and put them in small jar and crushed it into a pigment and placed it back in the pan and grabbed a tissue and pressed the es back into the pan. Was like perfect.

 

[DaizyDeath]

It happened to one of my ben nye pearl eyeshadows beacuse i dropped it right after i depotted it!
and i only got it like 4 hrs before that never even got to use it

 

[KJam]

I dropped my brown palette - my Casino, Gladabout, Falling Star, and more - smashed. I picked up what I could and pressed it back into the pan with some rubbing alcohol. It's not pretty, but it still wears well!

 

[TippyeMom]

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Originally Posted by amillion What ever you do don't toss out your eyeshadow. My waternyphm broke after I got it out the pot safely and then stupid me dropped it on the floor. I had just mopped my floor thank god and picked up the pieces and put them in small jar and crushed it into a pigment and placed it back in the pan and grabbed a tissue and pressed the es back into the pan. Was like perfect.

I did save the piece that broke off. I just placed it back in the pan and in the palette it went to stay.

 

[TippyeMom]

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Originally Posted by DaizyDeath It happened to one of my ben nye pearl eyeshadows beacuse i dropped it right after i depotted it! and i only got it like 4 hrs before that never even got to use it

I feel your pain, I had used this eyeshadow once. But I'm just going to be real careful and use it anyway.

 

[DaizyDeath]

yeah i no longer buy eyeshadow in the pot i only buy in the pan makes my life alot easier and saves me some money 2!

but alot of people dont have the luxury of living next to a pro store like i do

 

[MACActress]

Definitley use alcohol to repress. While I've never had any major depotting accidents, I have a lot of minor ones and I am a bit of a perfectionist. I just add isopropyl alcohol until the eyeshadow reaches a liquidy consistency, then wait for it to dry and press it then, it works very well =)