Depotting Shadows/Quads/Blushes/Blushcremes etc.

[eponine]

i haven't seen the creme blushes yet, but i know a common complaint with depotting CCBs is that they dry out... don't know if the creme blushes would do the same.

 

[foreveratorifan]

good point! i don't want them to dry out for sure

 

[odium]

yeah, i think heating up a blushcreme might alter the state of the product. you're probably better off keeping it in it's original container.

 

[Sprout]

My best method of depotting e/s and powder blushes is to pop them in a toaster oven. I can't see putting a blushcreme in one, as the product would melt. I wouldn't be able to depot it without possibly spilling the blushcreme in the melted state.

I'd love to depot these babies and get another B2M lipstick, but don't dare.

 

[foreveratorifan]

yeah i wont depot...just a thought

thanks!!!

 

[Alex]

I love it - that's hilarious.

She sounds like the MacGyver of MAC!!

 

[roxybc]

Haha, I bet she would have felt dumb if she burned her self really bad, or worse, what if she accidently caught the plastic on fire, dropped it on their MAC promo book thingy that shows the up coming collections and then it went up in flames! LOL!! :twisted:

Once I start to depot I think I'l stick with a candle. It's a little safer! 8)

 

[Shawna]

RoxyBC, We should have a depotting party when you get back. I want to get some palettes in June and try my luck. I must have 7 or 8 lipsticks coming back to me.

 

[pleasurekitten]

glad to help! yay!

 

[Lo-Fi_Thriller]

honey i can depan anything in a minute, i use a pair of old scissor tweezers and a lighter thats all you really need

pop the inner pan holder out of the case, use the scissor tweezers to hold it over the flame until a hole starts to appear on the bottom of the plastic pan and push out the metal pan inside of it!

only thing is u gotta put up with a hot pan. but it sure beats using a fork and all that other crap.

 

[Niclyf]

I keep meaning to try that method.. I always use the hairdryer and haven't screwed any of them up .. so I'm nervous about trying anything else.

 

[Oonie]

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Originally Posted by Niclyf I keep meaning to try that method.. I always use the hairdryer and haven't screwed any of them up .. so I'm nervous about trying anything else.

Really? Wow not that is something I need to try!

 

[amandamakeup]

I've actually done it before with just a swiss army knife, a little bit of eyeshadow flaked off, but other than that, it turned out awesome.

 

[Star]

Good for you!! So far I only ruined one e/s - the first one I depotted. It was "Carbon" so I didn't give a rat's @ss since it's remarkably crappy IMHO.

 

[allie02044]

all i do, is after i pop the pan out of the pot is melt the crap outta the plastic by holding it with a fork over a candle. i move it around in circles cuz i get bored... but then i drop it on a towel, and using the towel to just protect my fingers i just pull the metal pan out of the black plastic. there ya go. i havent broken and e/s or knicked any... just be patient and make sure the glue melts. - i focus on the side of the plastic where the pot originally closed... the bigger openeing... that way, its thinner plastic to melt. then i just pry that off, and pop out the metal pan. hopefully this makes sence

) one day ill take pics while doin it.

 

[Janice]

Sounds similar to the Specktra depotting method except without the exacto knife.

 

[Star]

Can you ruin your e/s by depotting?

Can the heat from the candle somehow "change" the e/s? Make it crumbly or otherwise damage it?

 

[midnightlouise]

Hasn't hurt mine a bit! I leave mine over the flame just long enough to barely get that glue melted and then I pry it out. So far no casualties & the shadows are all the same as they were before. *knock on wood*

 

[selina]

nah, i set a few on fire (the trays and the bottom of the e/s) and they were just fine

 

[midnightlouise]

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Originally Posted by selina nah, i set a few on fire (the trays and the bottom of the e/s) and they were just fine

lol! I did that last month. That'll teach me to not be paying attention like I should around fire! Where's Smokey the Bear when you need him? (course I don't live in a forest...)