Depotting Shadows/Quads/Blushes/Blushcremes etc.
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Heiaken
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Re: Does anyone else have a problem depotting Carbon?
I just depotted my firts shadows using Enkores no heat method and one of them was carbon. It went smoothly but I noticed that when I was janking the pan out of the plastic holder a litte fracture appeard in the shadow because of the twist, I just stopped and added a bit more solvent to get the glue really dissolve. So I think that mattes are maybe a bit more prone to praking than others.
Maybe you just had bad luck or perhaps the patch that your carbons came from had more glue than others and it's maybe harder to get it out of the pan..?
I just depotted my firts shadows using Enkores no heat method and one of them was carbon. It went smoothly but I noticed that when I was janking the pan out of the plastic holder a litte fracture appeard in the shadow because of the twist, I just stopped and added a bit more solvent to get the glue really dissolve. So I think that mattes are maybe a bit more prone to praking than others.
Maybe you just had bad luck or perhaps the patch that your carbons came from had more glue than others and it's maybe harder to get it out of the pan..?
M.A.C. head.
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Re: Does anyone else have a problem depotting Carbon?
I've never had a problem. All of my depots were quick and painless.
I use the lighter method. It's super fast and I've never been burned, or had a shadow break.
I've never had a problem. All of my depots were quick and painless.
I use the lighter method. It's super fast and I've never been burned, or had a shadow break.
JediFarfy
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This I learned while depotting my eyeshadows and blushes
I used the no-heat method today. Oh what a comedy of errors!
- Don't go cheap on tools. I had a very cheap wire cutter. BIG mistake. It wouldn't cut through the plastic. A couple of plastic bits were completely mangled in an attempt to at least get close to the edge of the pan.
- Watch the pinchers! I crimped a bit of the pan on a couple of eyeshadows. Naturally they are D/C. Still useable, but still....
- Don't move your opening tool until you KNOW it's fully under the plastic holding the pan! I started twisting and turning. No, I didn't hurt myself. Yes I gouged a lovely chunk out of my Sable E/S.
- BLUSHES ARE HARD. I was using a thin screwdriver at first, but even with a longer knife, my blushes were cracking. Every one of them cracked in some way. Poor Style most likely won't survive.
Overall, I'm glad I did it. I'm sad some of my stuff is damaged, but over all it was not hard. My friend and I had an assembly line going (her eyeshadows are still in Australia!
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JF
I used the no-heat method today. Oh what a comedy of errors!
- Don't go cheap on tools. I had a very cheap wire cutter. BIG mistake. It wouldn't cut through the plastic. A couple of plastic bits were completely mangled in an attempt to at least get close to the edge of the pan.
- Watch the pinchers! I crimped a bit of the pan on a couple of eyeshadows. Naturally they are D/C. Still useable, but still....
- Don't move your opening tool until you KNOW it's fully under the plastic holding the pan! I started twisting and turning. No, I didn't hurt myself. Yes I gouged a lovely chunk out of my Sable E/S.
- BLUSHES ARE HARD. I was using a thin screwdriver at first, but even with a longer knife, my blushes were cracking. Every one of them cracked in some way. Poor Style most likely won't survive.
Overall, I'm glad I did it. I'm sad some of my stuff is damaged, but over all it was not hard. My friend and I had an assembly line going (her eyeshadows are still in Australia!
JF
ohnna-lee
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I found that using the 1/4 inch palette knife it is rather easy to get under the pan without too much hassle. You can find them in beauty supplies.
For the ones that broke or crumbled I took a sheet of waxed paper removed all the contents and finely chopped them up with a palette knife then replaced the fine powder back into the pan and tapped it on the counter to get it settled making sure it was even. Then I would go around pressing the shadow with the waxed paper with my index finger til i felt no give, then to finish it I would take a Q-Tip with the wax paper still in place and run it around the rim to get the edges.
I found Enkore's method of the quarter to be more efficient but I still use the wax paper and wrap the quarter, just seems less messy.
For the ones that broke or crumbled I took a sheet of waxed paper removed all the contents and finely chopped them up with a palette knife then replaced the fine powder back into the pan and tapped it on the counter to get it settled making sure it was even. Then I would go around pressing the shadow with the waxed paper with my index finger til i felt no give, then to finish it I would take a Q-Tip with the wax paper still in place and run it around the rim to get the edges.
I found Enkore's method of the quarter to be more efficient but I still use the wax paper and wrap the quarter, just seems less messy.
Heiaken
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Re: Depotting LE eyeshadows..
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Yesterday was my firts time depotting eyshadows, I did all ten I have including parrot and nothing bad happened it's still intact
The only one that chipped a teeny tiny amount in the rim was Juxt and I dont like it anyway..
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Originally Posted by ductapemyheartt
i do not depot the LE ones that are in cool packaging like moonbathe, alexander mcqueen or neo sci-fi... i am also too afraid to depot parrot. i could never forgive myself if i broke it. ohmygosh. i would die. |
Yesterday was my firts time depotting eyshadows, I did all ten I have including parrot and nothing bad happened it's still intact
miss_bailey
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the key to the no heat method its rubbing alcohol and patience.
BunnyBunnyBunny
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Re: Depotting a holiday pallete?
I haven't looked at my holiday palettes recently, but aren't they all in the same technical pan, like it's all attached, not seperate?
I haven't looked at my holiday palettes recently, but aren't they all in the same technical pan, like it's all attached, not seperate?
damsel
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Re: Depotting a holiday pallete?
i depotted my holiday 07' palette. it was very difficult. i just wanted the compact so i could carry it around. i basically followed the no-heat [enkore] method which involves alcohol & a wire cutter.
1st step involves getting alcohol between the case and the actual palette that houses the eye shadows. you can do this by dipping a knife in alcohol and placing it btw the small opening of the case & palette. you may have to do this several times to get enough alcohol in there. wait a few minutes then place the knife in the opening and pop the palette out.
2nd step. i used a wire cutter to do this, but in retrospect it may have been wiser to use the heat method [flat iron, candle etc.] to get the individual eye shadows out. here is what i did: i cut the plastic surrounding each eye shadow two times [this can be difficult as the plastic on the edge is quite thick], then i placed sufficient alcohol in the spaces/underneath ea. eye shadow using a knife, i waited a few minutes then popped each eye shadow out.
to understand what involved in the heat/no-heat method of depotting check out the vids on youtube. here are some examples:
YouTube - Depotting MAC w/o heat
YouTube - How to Depot MAC eyeshadows
i depotted my holiday 07' palette. it was very difficult. i just wanted the compact so i could carry it around. i basically followed the no-heat [enkore] method which involves alcohol & a wire cutter.
1st step involves getting alcohol between the case and the actual palette that houses the eye shadows. you can do this by dipping a knife in alcohol and placing it btw the small opening of the case & palette. you may have to do this several times to get enough alcohol in there. wait a few minutes then place the knife in the opening and pop the palette out.
2nd step. i used a wire cutter to do this, but in retrospect it may have been wiser to use the heat method [flat iron, candle etc.] to get the individual eye shadows out. here is what i did: i cut the plastic surrounding each eye shadow two times [this can be difficult as the plastic on the edge is quite thick], then i placed sufficient alcohol in the spaces/underneath ea. eye shadow using a knife, i waited a few minutes then popped each eye shadow out.
to understand what involved in the heat/no-heat method of depotting check out the vids on youtube. here are some examples:
YouTube - Depotting MAC w/o heat
YouTube - How to Depot MAC eyeshadows
M.A.C. head.
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Re: Does anyone else have a problem depotting Carbon?
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So it was bound to happen sometime, right? LOL
About two weeks ago, I was depotting some shadows and out of the 6 that I had, one shattered. I was shocked and sad because it was one of the colors that I was extra happy about [Kid e/s]. I was using one of those BBQ lighters instead of a regular one, because I couldn't find a working regular one. I didn't want to hold the e/s to the flame for too long, since it's such a bigger flame than usual, so when I went to pop out the pan with the exacto, the content shattered because I put too much pressure [from not melting the pot long enough].
Being the make up savvy diva that I am, I had my dh run to the drug store and buy some alcohol. I mixed and repressed the shadow and let it dry. Good as new!!! Well, it LOOKS ugly in the pan, but the color and finish are fine.
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| Originally Posted by M.A.C. head.
I've never had a problem. All of my depots were quick and painless. I use the lighter method. It's super fast and I've never been burned, or had a shadow break. |
So it was bound to happen sometime, right? LOL
About two weeks ago, I was depotting some shadows and out of the 6 that I had, one shattered. I was shocked and sad because it was one of the colors that I was extra happy about [Kid e/s]. I was using one of those BBQ lighters instead of a regular one, because I couldn't find a working regular one. I didn't want to hold the e/s to the flame for too long, since it's such a bigger flame than usual, so when I went to pop out the pan with the exacto, the content shattered because I put too much pressure [from not melting the pot long enough].
Being the make up savvy diva that I am, I had my dh run to the drug store and buy some alcohol. I mixed and repressed the shadow and let it dry. Good as new!!! Well, it LOOKS ugly in the pan, but the color and finish are fine.
cocolicouss
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is there any way of depotting one of those cream blushes or the metalx cream shadows without melting them ? and also one of my other metal x eyeshaodw cracked in the middle is there anyway of fixing that
Hemons
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I agree about the blushes! I have the hardest time with depotting blush. I was able to depot one blush just fine, but another limited edition one I tried, started to crack so I stopped. I've tried both methods and have had success with eyeshadows with both the heat method and the no heat/wire cutter method. So far, I think I prefer the no heat method because I was always burning my fingers on the hot pans. With the no heat method, I used fingernail polish remover instead of rubbing alcohol which worked great. I also used an exacto knife rather than a paring knife. I think a paring knife is too big; I like the smaller blade on the exacto knife better. I think it's easier to pop the eyeshadow out of the pan with the smaller blade.
| Originally Posted by JediFarfy
This I learned while depotting my eyeshadows and blushes I used the no-heat method today. Oh what a comedy of errors! - Don't go cheap on tools. I had a very cheap wire cutter. BIG mistake. It wouldn't cut through the plastic. A couple of plastic bits were completely mangled in an attempt to at least get close to the edge of the pan. - Watch the pinchers! I crimped a bit of the pan on a couple of eyeshadows. Naturally they are D/C. Still useable, but still.... - Don't move your opening tool until you KNOW it's fully under the plastic holding the pan! I started twisting and turning. No, I didn't hurt myself. Yes I gouged a lovely chunk out of my Sable E/S.
- BLUSHES ARE HARD. I was using a thin screwdriver at first, but even with a longer knife, my blushes were cracking. Every one of them cracked in some way. Poor Style most likely won't survive.
Overall, I'm glad I did it. I'm sad some of my stuff is damaged, but over all it was not hard. My friend and I had an assembly line going (her eyeshadows are still in Australia!
JF |
I agree about the blushes! I have the hardest time with depotting blush. I was able to depot one blush just fine, but another limited edition one I tried, started to crack so I stopped. I've tried both methods and have had success with eyeshadows with both the heat method and the no heat/wire cutter method. So far, I think I prefer the no heat method because I was always burning my fingers on the hot pans. With the no heat method, I used fingernail polish remover instead of rubbing alcohol which worked great. I also used an exacto knife rather than a paring knife. I think a paring knife is too big; I like the smaller blade on the exacto knife better. I think it's easier to pop the eyeshadow out of the pan with the smaller blade.
slick
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I like to depot using a industrial blow dryer/heat gun. Just flip the pan over and blast it with heat for about a minute. Turn it over and dig out the metal pan with an exacto or paring knife. Its super easy!
And for those of you who don't like dealing with the heat, I always wear a pair of those thin stretchy gloves that you can find really cheap at any store. I starting wear those after one time I touched a burning hot pan, and as I quickly pulled my hand back, it got stuck on some glue and I flung the pan straight across the room.....lol. RIP Nylon!
And for those of you who don't like dealing with the heat, I always wear a pair of those thin stretchy gloves that you can find really cheap at any store. I starting wear those after one time I touched a burning hot pan, and as I quickly pulled my hand back, it got stuck on some glue and I flung the pan straight across the room.....lol. RIP Nylon!
Hemons
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That happened to me too with Dazzlelight. I ended up wearing a pair of hot pink kitchen gloves to depot everything else.
| Originally Posted by slick
I like to depot using a industrial blow dryer/heat gun. Just flip the pan over and blast it with heat for about a minute. Turn it over and dig out the metal pan with an exacto or paring knife. Its super easy! And for those of you who don't like dealing with the heat, I always wear a pair of those thin stretchy gloves that you can find really cheap at any store. I starting wear those after one time I touched a burning hot pan, and as I quickly pulled my hand back, it got stuck on some glue and I flung the pan straight across the room.....lol. RIP Nylon! |
That happened to me too with Dazzlelight. I ended up wearing a pair of hot pink kitchen gloves to depot everything else.
3773519
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im nervous. i depotted my eyeshadows but i want to do my blushes now...im scared its gonna be hard but im gonna try all your suggestions. i just am so scared of them cracking.it broke my heart when i saw some of my e/s break or crack.....aaahh but then to b2m is so much fun.lol.
