Eyeshadows...Do you prefer to keep them single or put them in pallets?

[piwicore]

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Originally Posted by janwa09 ^I was able to exchane mine without the tin pans with no questions asked. I don't know why some MAC stores would be so strict about it...I think the plastic materials are the ones that should matter.

It shouldnt be a problem...at my counter we take back everything for B2M. And its not just the plastic, its glass, metal,etc..so even the empty magnetic palette pans count.

And as for palette vs single...i only keep the limited editions in their containers. After a while you end up with so much that it gets bulky to keep everything in the pots. (and the LE ones are so cute..i wouldnt want to ruin them)

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[Purity]

I only have 6 of them so far, and I'm debatting with my self weather I should depot or not when I get more, but I think I will keep them in their pots because 1) there're no pro stores in Sweden, so it's not very easy for me to get ahold of a pallet, and 2) I like the look of them in the pots

will have to find a nice storage sollution soon so that I can easliy find what I am looking for, though. I have about 46 pigment samples and I'm cursing every time I have to rummage through my makeup bag to find the right one

 

[VDUB*BELLA]

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Originally Posted by adegea I prefer my 15 pallet, although I have some EL that I don't want to depot (Barbie's).

Same here
My Barbie, McQueen, Moonbathe and Lure e/s's stay in their pots
Everything else is depotted
I have yet to take them but I did ask my counter and they have no problems with it aslong as the container is not totally mangled

 

[pahblov]

I think I'm one of the few who depots everything and puts them in 4-pan palettes. The quads save room, like the 15-pan, but I like that the top is clear, so I can see inside. They also give me more options for traveling with my kit and storing them.

 

[xoxprincessx0x]

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Originally Posted by KeshieShimmer pots, since I lost a pallet before, not fun

ouch,, i'd be depressed for days

 

[pumpkincat210]

I dropped my greens palette the other day and broke Thunder, waternymph, sprout and juxt. Now i'm keeping them in their pots. :/

 

[LaChinita]

Hmmm I think since I've depotted my first set of shadows, I prefer pallets now because it does save so much time especially when I'm in a rush (which is most of the time!). I used to spend so much time rummaging through my makeup case to find the one I'm looking for...then when I need to go back and add color I end up misplacing the one I used, which again takes time for me to look for...so yeah. Pallets, definitely. And you really can't beat the B2M program...

 

[gatsby]

I depot

not only does this mean that they're all organized and all in one place (no hunting around, no forgetting I have certain shadows) it also prevents me from buying too many because I organize them in rows by colour. ^_^

 

[AtomicMishaps]

OK, I ended up depotting 5 shadows this morning. Since I had 10 pan e/s in my 15 palette I thought I'd fill it up and see how it goes.

I had watched a few video's on YOuTube on how to depot and it ended up being really easy. I was even able to heat and peel off the sticker with the name of the color and put it over the magnet. Very simple, and I know it will save lots of room, but I still like the look of the singles. I'll probably end up depotting the rest though....

I had an empty studio fix bottle, so now I have my 6 for B2M. I just hope they accept them e/s without the tin pans.

 

[Meryl]

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Originally Posted by MACATTAK ^^ It's great to B2M them as long as the store/counter will take them without the pan, a lot of them won't do it.

They are putting the de-potted plastic piece back into the plastic case, aren't they? It's just the silver metal pan with the shadow that's missing? And they still won't take it back? That's so wrong.

 

[foxyqt]

i loved them in their pots but they started multiplying and there was no space for them anymore! hehe.. so now they're depotted

the B2M policy changes from one store to another, in Dubai they wont take the pots without the tin pans and they wont take it if its burned (wtf?) but thankfully in AD where i live they take them in any form ^_^

 

[MACATTAK]

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Originally Posted by Meryl They are putting the de-potted plastic piece back into the plastic case, aren't they? It's just the silver metal pan with the shadow that's missing? And they still won't take it back? That's so wrong.

Yes, just the tin & shadow was missing. When I took them back, they clearly made it a point to look in the shadow pots (even though I was returning a lot of different items)

 

[imperfectbeauty]

I prefer palettes. I just recently made the switch because it was just getting so difficult to keep track of my shadows and when i was in a rush i couldn't find what i needed. This keeps all of them in one place and color coordinated so makes it so much faster. Plus when i travel it'll be much easier. Last year i lugged my collection to india in pots and it was a pain!! This year it'll be better!!

I just did a lot of depotting this weekend. I depotted all 31 of my shadows and took most of them in and got 4 free shadows which i now have to depot and then will be able to take another 6 in for one more free shadow. They didn't make a fuss about how the containers came back so i guess i got lucky. I even asked the MA if it mattered and he said no and i had asked another MA earlier in the week at the same location and she said no too!!

 

[frankenstain]

I think they're cuter in the pots. But I still get Pro Pan and depot because it would eventually be too many to sift through in a drawer. It would take too long to get the one you're looking for you know? And I depot cause I love MAC lipstick.

 

[redambition]

i prefer palettes. it's just easier to store, find and use my shadows.

 

[lara]

I depot everything. I'm a guru at it!

 

[x.DOLLYMiX.x]

I dont depot, I like to keep them in the cases.

 

[liv]

I have almost all of my stila shadows in palettes (8 or 4 pans) and I love having them in palettes because I can reorganize them, color code, etc, but my MAC ones are in pots. I'm too afraid to depot them; plus, I don't have enough to fill a 15 pan so I don't really have a need to palette them yet.

 

[ShauntyXD]

Palette for sure because with the empty pots i can take them in to MAC and get free lipstick. WOO
Plus, having all your colours in the same container in front of you is nice.

 

[Babylard]

i like small quad palettes because:

a. i hate how you cant see through the palette covers. if i don't see you, i won't use you. they are very cute as little quads. lil pots are annoying to carry around. i feel like such a douche having 4 little pots lined up for use in public washrooms. yeah uh... sometimes i have to do my makeup at school lol

b. if you drop a small palette like the quad versus the bigger 15 palette, the smaller one wont be as likely to break. i drop my diana eyes allll the time. lol

c. i can easily stack the quads like a filing cabinet and "flip" through for what i need. i like this better than a bunch of 15s in a pile and having to open them to see whats inside...

d. they are easy to travel and not have to worry about case cracking (kinda like the cd case effect - cds in my bag ALWAYS crack, but never quads)

yep, thats my opinion