Depotting Shadows/Quads/Blushes/Blushcremes etc.

[Love Always Ivy]

anyone know where to find really thin effective magnets for the bottom of pans? i got this pack of 24 self adhering 1"x1" magnetic squares from office depot (and i cut each square into quarters to stick on the bottom) but i feel theyre so thick and make the pans stick up in the palletes


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i got some great ones at staples. the business card sticky magnet ones. so so so thin!

 

[erine1881]

i got my magnets from hobby lobby. they come in a rectangle sheet, and i just cut them into 1# squares, then cut the corners off to fit the bottom of the pan. it ends up covering the majority of the bottom, more that the store bought pan's magnet does. and it is the same thickness as the store bought pan's. i get 54 magnets per sheet that way.

 

[rmartini65]

Hi Everyone - I'm new here. I just started getting into Mac and I have about 8 pots that I want to transfer to 2 quad palettes. I read the instructions on how to depot, my question is, why do you need magnets if the palette is already magnetic? Just curious if I have to purchase magnets.
TIA

 

[erine1881]

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Originally Posted by rmartini65 Hi Everyone - I'm new here. I just started getting into Mac and I have about 8 pots that I want to transfer to 2 quad palettes. I read the instructions on how to depot, my question is, why do you need magnets if the palette is already magnetic? Just curious if I have to purchase magnets. TIA

yes, the palette is magnetic, but when you depot, there is no magnet on the bottom of the pan, just glue. when you buy the pans from the store, they have magnets on the bottom. you have to buy magnets for depotted shadows, unless you want to glue them into the quads.

 

[allthatglamour]

depot! depot! depot! you won't regret it- Back2MAC AND more space in your kit.

 

[allthatglamour]

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Originally Posted by Love Always Ivy *edit* i got some great ones at staples. the business card sticky magnet ones. so so so thin!

Keep your eye out for free/complimentary fridge magnets from businesses in your area. They are great to cut up as well and you wouldn't have to buy them!

 

[rabideloise]

I don't know why so many people damage the pots to get out the products when all you really need is a razorblade! I've depotted about 7 shadows using a razorblade and a pair of tweezers. The glue is concentrated around the perimeter of the pot, so once you get that free, it's just a matter of wiggling the metal pan around until the glue in the center of the pot snaps. I also use small adhesive-back magnets I found at Joann's craft store.
http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.j...ource=se arch

 

[asian_eyes]

I have questions about the 8-pan palattes, do they fit blush cremes? Are they only availible at pro stores? and how much are they?

 

[Astroglidealyss]

I dont think there is a limit. I took back 62 eyeshadow pots today and I didnt have a problem.

 

[starangel2383]

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Originally Posted by rabideloise I don't know why so many people damage the pots to get out the products when all you really need is a razorblade! I've depotted about 7 shadows using a razorblade and a pair of tweezers. The glue is concentrated around the perimeter of the pot, so once you get that free, it's just a matter of wiggling the metal pan around until the glue in the center of the pot snaps. I also use small adhesive-back magnets I found at Joann's craft store. http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.j...ource=se arch

were you depotting the quads or were you depotting the actual pots? and if it was the pots, do you think you could do like a mini tutorial on it with pictures? i would love to not have to use any form of heat to remove the pans from the plastic pots.

 

[stickles]

I just tried the dental floss method of depotting blushcremes and thought it was fantastic as I was afraid of heat methods. I'm going to go on a depot spree with all my blushes, but it's too bad this method doesn't work on shadows.

 

[Keysten]

I used the candle method the first time I depotted. Then I wanted to try to do a method that I saw on Youtube where you cut the edge and put alcohol underneath of the pan but I didnt have any wire cutters! After fumbling around in my bf's tool box, I found a heat gun which is normally used to remove paint/wall paper. It goes up to 1000 degrees!

I popped the eyeshadow out of the pot and turned on the heat gun and in about 10 seconds the eyeshadow pan came right out!

 

[gigglegirl]

I can't believe it, I had depotted 20 of my e/s about a month ago at a friends place who had a high quality high temp hair straightener, and since she's depotted many pots before, she showed me. No real issues with the first 20, a little tiny x-acto knife line in a couple, no biggie. But today I decided I'd depot on my own the 4 I've gotten in the last month. And 1/2 of them (2) end up chipping a bit (Like I've seen other ppls on here do). So bummed, one was my Beautyburst barbie and the other was my new Matte 2 Flourishing I love. :S So my word of advice is to reallllyyyy make sure your hair straightener goes to a high enough temp, otherwise it kinda melts the glue but the pan stays so rigid that the pressure chips it.

But hopefully I can B2M next month in the USA for some e/s!!! I cannot wait!!! ROAD TRIP!

 

[KimSwim]

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Originally Posted by gigglegirl I can't believe it, I had depotted 20 of my e/s about a month ago at a friends place who had a high quality high temp hair straightener, and since she's depotted many pots before, she showed me. No real issues with the first 20, a little tiny x-acto knife line in a couple, no biggie. But today I decided I'd depot on my own the 4 I've gotten in the last month. And 1/2 of them (2) end up chipping a bit (Like I've seen other ppls on here do). So bummed, one was my Beautyburst barbie and the other was my new Matte 2 Flourishing I love. :S So my word of advice is to reallllyyyy make sure your hair straightener goes to a high enough temp, otherwise it kinda melts the glue but the pan stays so rigid that the pressure chips it. But hopefully I can B2M next month in the USA for some e/s!!! I cannot wait!!! ROAD TRIP!

Awww. If you ever need to, bring your e/s pots to my place again to depot! You know you are always welcome.

 

[ash10spro]

i depot everything but my mattes and matte2 e/s. i ended up chipping my beloved passionate e/s, so i decided that mattes are staying in their pots. XD

 

[Edie]

The Pros and Cons of Depotting

Okay I am in a serious dilemma....to depot or not to depot..that is the question! hahaha.

I would love to hear your opinions and/or pros and cons of depotting.

Im confused on what to do.

 

[COBI]

Re: The Pros and Cons of Depotting

I love depotting. It saves so much room and makes colors so much easier to find IMHO. (I stole someone's idea from here and added round labels to the inside of my pallette covers with the names of the colors like you see on the top of some chocolate boxes.)

I also have a couple of empty 4-pan pallettes that I can just put a couple of colors in for travel.

I do not miss flipping through all of my pots to find the colors that I want. Plus I can switch around how I have them sorted in the pallettes based on my current whims.

 

[gigglegirl]

Re: The Pros and Cons of Depotting

There have been a lot of threads on depotting and people's opinions.

This is quite a large thread but talks about various pros with depotting like you can Back to Mac to get a free lipstick (or e/s or lipgloss if you go to a freestanding Mac store), your e/s are all in one or a few palettes for easier access instead of trying to find/open several individual pots, etc.
http://www.specktra.net/showthread.php?t=23331

Hope that helps!

 

[MsCuppyCakes]

Re: The Pros and Cons of Depotting

I love depotting, I use my iron and can depot 6-8 in five minutes. I don't depot LE.

 

[Edie]

Re: The Pros and Cons of Depotting

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Originally Posted by gigglegirl There have been a lot of threads on depotting and people's opinions. This is quite a large thread but talks about various pros with depotting like you can Back to Mac to get a free lipstick (or e/s or lipgloss if you go to a freestanding Mac store), your e/s are all in one or a few palettes for easier access instead of trying to find/open several individual pots, etc. http://www.specktra.net/showthread.php?t=23331 Hope that helps!

Ooh thanks. I thought there would be. I did a serach and I came up threads but I mainly saw things about how to depot. Sorry. Will check this out